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The United Empire of Planets? The future Empire has to be smarter than the Federation of the 24th Century! Kirk wouldn't allow it otherwise (and can they possibly be dumber?)
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With Kirk in charge, how could it not be smarter? I think with Kirks love of getting into a fight, the klingons may even sign up!Captain Picard's Hair wrote:The United Empire of Planets? The future Empire has to be smarter than the Federation of the 24th Century! Kirk wouldn't allow it otherwise (and can they possibly be dumber?)
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"The life is precious to me, the life killed."
"That's it, Captain. The sanctity of life!"
"Probe, you... cherish life, yet you cause an entire planet to... die! Where is the logic, the common sense here? Your very actions show... howwrongyouare!"
"No, I seek justice for those killed, the ceteaceans senselessly butchered-"
Like you butcher the denizens of Earth, some not even from this planet? Illogical."
"Probe, you... areright. Life is precious, yet you... punish innocents! We didnotkillthewhales! You do not cherish life! Your very actions show that you don't!"
"I-I-I cherish... life..."
"Then prove it! Cease the transmission! Save the lives of all those on Earth!"
"That's it, Captain. The sanctity of life!"
"Probe, you... cherish life, yet you cause an entire planet to... die! Where is the logic, the common sense here? Your very actions show... howwrongyouare!"
"No, I seek justice for those killed, the ceteaceans senselessly butchered-"
Like you butcher the denizens of Earth, some not even from this planet? Illogical."
"Probe, you... areright. Life is precious, yet you... punish innocents! We didnotkillthewhales! You do not cherish life! Your very actions show that you don't!"
"I-I-I cherish... life..."
"Then prove it! Cease the transmission! Save the lives of all those on Earth!"
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What if the probe is female and Kirk tries to charm her pants off
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I stop paying attention to this thread for five minutes, and it devolves into Freud's worst nightmare. Again.
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"