Lt. Montgomery Scott

Welcome Aboard the USS Enterprise!

Lt. Montgomery Scott, at your service. I'm an engineering officer aboard the USS Enterprise, here to answer whatever questions ye might have about life on a starship. Within reason, of course. Before we get started, I'd like to lay down a few ground rules.

The function of this blog is to ask me any questions ye might have pertaining to life in Starfleet, my experiences here and before my time on the USS Enterprise, my experiences as an engineer and any other questions that might come to your mind. I will endeavour to answer every question put to me to the best of my knowledge. That said, I reserve the right to not answer anything that I find to be offensive.

I am not here for romance. I am very happily in a relationship and have no intention of deviating. No, ye may not know their identity. The purpose of this blog is for educational purposes only.

While I am open to discussing various topics, there are certain topics that I would ask ye to refrain from asking about. Those are but are not limited to - abuse of any kind (animal, child, domestic or otherwise), self harm, and extreme political discourse. I also refuse to entertain any conversations of a intolerant nature such as transphobia, anti-lgbtqia, aphobia, sexism, ableism - just, don't be a numpty and we'll get along just fine, alright?

I will be respectful of your opinions so long as ye offer me the same in kind. If yer not, well... just don't be disrespectful and we'll not have a problem, yeah?

Lastly, I will not tolerate any derogatory speech in relation to my ship, nor her crew, thank ye very much. Especially not in relation to my ship. Ye've been warned.

I look forward to answer your questions!

"My ideal vacation would be aboard a wee ship on the ocean, a glass of the finest in m'hand - nothin' but me, the sea and the newest technical journals. I mean I love a wee bit of a party as much as the next fella bu' sometimes it's nice to jus' be in the moment, yanno?"

Seven siblings, man I can’t even imagine. I think….I think I was an only child. Probably for the best, I would have killed them. Being in cramped conditions with no regards for personal space is something I know well, but it doesn’t sound like you minded all that much. Maybe I’m assuming too much, but your words gave me such a beautiful image of a little country cottage by the coast. I think I’d like to hold on to that so don’t tell me if you actually lived in some sprawling manor.

You probably saw a lot of creatures or I mean animals around there. Maybe a few of your own? I wouldn’t mind hearing.

And Scotty, I’m sorry to hear about your past ship and crew. The finality of destruction is a terror I’ve recently learned. I don’t think I have the words to tell you how I wish it wasn’t something you experienced.

"Ach, there's no shame in longin' for the creature comforts o' home. But aye, heh, it was a full house alrigh', although it was actually jus' me, my biological twin brothers Robert n' Harrison and m' sister, Emilia who're close in age. My adopted brothers - Mack, Feargus, Ewan and Domhnall are all still bairns. The eldest of 'em is only doin' his A Levels this year. Bu' aye, yer no' far off with the imagery, only I was reared on a boat, if ye'd believe it. A lot of coastal Scotland - particularly the towns on the banks of the Firth - were at a risk of bein' totally consumed by the rising water levels wi' global warmin' n' all, so the people there - instead o' runnin' inland, decided to adapt to nature instead, and took to livin' in ships n' the like. Ours was a bonnie wee lass by the name o' the Pearl Diver. Gads, I loved tha' wee ship. S'where I learned how t'repair my first engine if m'honest. My mum' still lives upon 'er."

"Livin' on the water means we didn'ee have a lotta animals ourselves, bu' the water was rife with marine life; fish, seals, whales... Used to love watchin' 'em from the bow of the Pearl Diver. No finer feelin' in the world than stargazin' aboard her deck with the sound of whalesong in the distance..." "S'what I always think about when I'm havin' a hard time... like when I'm thinkin' about m'old crew. E'en now all these years later, it still hurts to think about 'em... wha' I might've done diff'rently. If it would've made any diff'rence... Bu' well... yanno wha' they say about what ifs, don't ye? Wasted energy, really. The past is immutable. Cannae change it, so there's no point in wonderin' wha' might've been..."

"Those who find difficult things easy, are either very smart or very, very dumb. I'm no' sure which one is more terrifyin'..."

"Yanno, I was thinkin' today, how there are loads of wee naval traditions tha' Starfleet still use t'day despite there bein' far more efficient things ways of doin' such things nowadays."

BOLD which habits your muse has, ITALIC which habits they might exhibit.

Nail biting  |  throat clearing  |  lying  |  interrupting  |  chewing the ends of pens  |  smoking  |  swearing  |  knuckle cracking  |  thumb sucking  |  muttering under their breath  |  talking to themselves  |  nose picking  |  binge drinking  |  oversleeping  |  snacking between meals  |  skipping meals  |  picking at skin  |  impulse buying  |  talking with their mouth full  |  humming, singing to themselves  |  chewing gum  |  leg jiggling  |  foot tapping  |  hair twirling  |  whistling  |  eye rolling  |  licking lips  |  sniffing  |  squinting  |  rubbing hands together  |  jaw clenching  |  gesturing while talking  |  putting feet up on tables  |  tucking hair behind ears  |  chewing lips  |  crossing arms over chest  |  putting hands on hips  |  rubbing the back or their neck  |  being late  |  procrastinating  |  doodling  |  shredding paper  |  peeling off bottle labels  |  forgetfulness  |  running hands through hair  |  overreacting  |  teeth grinding  |  nostril flaring  |  slouching  |  pacing  |  drumming fingers  |  fist clenching  |  pinching bridge of nose  |  rubbing temples  |  rolling shoulders

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"Habits? I have a lotta habits, honestly. Not really sure where to start. Uh... I have been told tha' I swear a lot when I'm angry, usually makin' use of expletives that most folks outside o' Scotland wouldn'ee have a clue of the meanin' of. I've also been told I talk to anythin' I jus' so happen to be workin' on whether tha' be a piece of equipment, or the ship. (Mind ye most don'ee know tha' she's actually sentient so... there's tha')"

Somtimes if u ask nicely she will 💞💞💞