what a shame she went mad

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS (2020-)

↳ Canon!Garashir in Fissure Quest, 5x09

And Data saying things like "I would gladly risk feeling bad at times, if it also meant that I could taste my dessert."

And Bashir saying things like “You can't go through life trying to avoid getting a broken heart. If you do, it'll break from loneliness anyway."

And Odo sayings things like "It has been my observation that one of the prices of giving people freedom of choice is that sometimes they make the wrong choice."

the invention of fanfiction has resulted in friendships and marriages, people moving across the planet to meet likeminded individuals. the fabric of our world changed because of how hard people loved star trek, a show that very nearly did not happen.

i've never cared for my own family history or tradition very much, but feeling connected to those first fanfic writers through my own fic writing is so bizarrely wonderful.

- Ethics of cannibalism (Julian brings up Kuru Disease and wonders if it exists in Cardassians)

- The different views on an afterlife between a variety of cultures

- Can stabbing be homoerotic? (The answer is yes [Garak thinks about when Julian shot him])

- Whether or not altruism exists

- Tolerance paradox

- Censorship (they have this talk A LOT)

- So many moral dilemmas. I have a list.

- Do we actually love pets or only what they can do for us?

- If you can have children for selfless reasons

- Is it my obligation to help?