Okay, so by the time of Tomorrow is Yesterday, time travel is a known, if not understood, thing in Star Trek. My personal theory is that after that point, Starfleet started making sure that all of its technology was as backwards compatible as possible, so if you got stuck back or forward in time, all your gear would still pretty much work.
Like, there’s at least an adapter to connect this:
…into this:
and share data. In fact, there could be some kind of hardware or software solution that filters any information that could contaminate the timeline.
Star Trek Captains, A Review and Categorization III - The Search for Captains
So there was little enough response to the last poll (a single vote) that I didn't think anyone was interested in more...but this is one of those posts that keeps on giving, so I'm going to at least finish this up with the two that I've gotten the most anecdotal (non-poll) feedback to do.
If you missed it, the first post in this series.
And since nearly EVERYONE missed it, the second.
Captain Seven
Star Trek said Trans Rights! So very done with your shit! Hasn't yet met her younger brother Dal, but probably will approve of every single choice he's ever made. She doesn't know everything, but she knows more than you. Only marginally less of a badass with a phaser than Admiral Crusher. Can make a Sapphic's panties spontaneously combust from a lightyear away. Can make a starship spontaneously combust from a lightyear away, it just takes more effort on her part. Borg Queen? Nah... my Queen!
Scorecard
Found Families: 3
Timelines she's personally been involved in rewriting: At least 3
Hearts broken: 3 (No, Raff, you only count as one)
Mothers: 3
Category: Sempai!!!
Captain Shaw
Salty? Salty! Just some dipshit from Chicago. Walking trauma nerve, do not cross. Does NOT like jazz. Will work his way into your heart while still being the Doctor House of the Starfleet Engineering Corp. Ride or die, but goddamn had you better be ride or die, too, or he'll break you. He'll find a way. The angry sonovabitch that says all the words that tell you he hates your guts but will make you into the best version of yourself against your will.
Scorecard
Times he handed Starfleet legends their ass in verbal spars: Countless
Times he managed to keep an aging, neglected starship from falling apart around his ears in such a way as to make other Starfleet legends amazed: At least 1
Times he's set aside his personal (almost justified) prejudice against Borg to nurture and promote his first officer: 1
Times he was traumatized in such a way that we can kinda understand why he's such a massive tool: 1
Category: Angry Neighbor Shouting At Kids When They Lose Their Ball Over His Fence...then the ball is 'mysteriously' on the kid's porch the next morning with the leaks patched, re-inflated, cleaned up, and with a note about proper throwing technique
Will there be more? Maybe, if there's enough of a demand I might just do another post like this.
So, I'm going to repurpose this blog a little, because keeping track of all the side-blogs is becoming a little tedious. This started out as a Christopher Pike blog during the second season of Discovery, and much as I love Pike; he's now vying for my affections with two other Starfleet captains - who are as complex (and potentially broken) as he is, but much more snarky. So this is now the Pike/Rios/Shaw blog. I am planning to keep my separate Shaw blog for now because I don't want to lose the posts I've already made, but everything will be reposted here as well. And, Cris gets a home, rather than being orphaned in my junk-drawer blog, which has like 9 followers.
ETA: Updating again; to add Captain Seven of Nine; just a little obsessed with her too.
