When I was eight years old star trek showed me a woman who had a symbiote in her that gave her the memories and personalities and talents of her predesessors. They said

"hey, this person is a trill, they're a woman, but also a man, and they're also a hundred other people and things and really it's not important they're just them"

And I thought

"Cool, makes sense" and had zero followup questions.

*a pause as squeaks can be heard*

[Oh right, I should introduce myself, I’m Captain Star-reader, and with me now are my heads of staff, Cheese-finder Chief navigator, No-sparks Head engineer, Miss-Q Lead medic, Chunks the Head Cook, and finally Dark-fur captain of security.]

[we may have came here by accident, but while we are here, we come with the message of peace and equality, we hope that we are not a bother, and that our different cultures can come together. Even though we meet in an albeit accidental way, we hope that this meeting can foster a new friendship, not just in between the stars, but between realities.]

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“Well, what are you going to do now? Stranded in alien space decades away from your ship. Who will you turn to?” Q mused, that impudent smirk on his face. 

You glared. “Return me to Enterprise immediately.” 

“No.”

“What’s your game this time?” You made no effort to mask your contempt. 

“I wanted to see if you would be honest.” 

“What on earth does all of this have to do with honesty?!” 

“Well, I knew you would never confess your undying love in front of your critical mortal superiors.” 

“My what?”

“Your undying love for me.” 

You stared, too shocked to respond immediately. “You are delusional.” 

“Well then,” the entity responded, still smirking but sounding almost irritated, maybe even unsure, “What exactly do you feel about me?” 

You hesitated. “I…I don’t know what I feel, but that’s irrelevant. I have to return to the ship…” 

Middle-Earth is the distant, pre-historic, past of our now. Star Trek is the advanced future centuries from our now. The same now. LOTR is the past of Star Trek, and Star Trek is its future.