Tuesday 3 April 2018

The Teller of Uncomfortable Truths.


"Part of Angel's trouble is that he refuses to listen to the person who most frequently Tells him The Truth in the course of this season : Spike, who reverts to his Buffy Seasons Two to Four status as 
The Trickster Teller of Uncomfortable Truths. "

Kes is certainly an Elf or a Pixie - 
a Trickster, to be sure, but an entirely too benign one.

She lacks Danger.

What you need instead, is...
A Dark Fairy



FEMALE CADET
Admiral? Some of us were talking 
before class and we were curious. 

How extensive was Seven of Nine's 
involvement with Unimatrix Zero?

JANEWAY
I'd, er, prefer not to discuss 
Seven of Nine.

FEMALE CADET
Yes, ma'am. Sorry.


[Cargo Bay two]

(Seven is regenerating. Janeway enters and turns off her alcove.)

SEVEN: 
Captain. 

JANEWAY
Step down, please. 

Seven, you disobeyed my direct orders
and as a result you condemned 
A Sentient Being to its Death. 

[ But she isn't part of the Command Stucture - neither were Kes and nor is Neelix. Her subordination to the onboard hierarchy is volitional and only The Captain can give her orders. And we know this - for example - because not Chakotay or Torres can tell Neelix what to do in his kitchen, except as directed to by The Captain, when acting with her authority.  ]

SEVEN
By doing so, I also diverted the Hirogen attack. 
An attack which would have destroyed us. 

JANEWAY
Maybe not. 
In any case, The Decision wasn't yours to make. 

[ It bloody well was if it could have killed her (or others), which it could. ]

SEVEN
The creature broke through the forcefield. 
I had no choice. 

JANEWAY: 
I didn't come here to debate your decision. 
I came here to inform you of the consequences. 

When you first came to Voyager, 
I decided to grant you the same liberties and freedoms 
of any crew member, 
because I wanted you to be 
A Part of This Family.
 
And I've been willing to accommodate 
your unique way of doing things, 
even when you rubbed somebody the wrong way 
or violated protocol. 

But this time, 
I can't accommodate you. 

From this point forward, 
you will no longer have access 
to any primary systems on this ship. 
Not without my direct authorisation. 

If you attempt to circumvent me, 
I'll throw you in the Brig. 

I still need your expertise 
in the Astrometrics lab if you're willing. 

If not, you can spend your time here 
in the Cargo Bay. 

Is that understood? 

SEVEN : 
Yes. 

(Janeway turns to leave.

SEVEN
It is puzzling

JANEWAY
What's that? 

SEVEN
You made me into 
An Individual. 

You encouraged me to stop thinking 
like a member of The Collective, 
to cultivate My Independence 
and My Humanity. 

But when I try to assert 
That Independence 
I am punished

JANEWAY : 
Individuality has its limits, 
especially on a starship where there's 
A Command Structure. 

[ Which she, very explicitly, is not in. ]

SEVEN
I believe that you are punishing me 
Because I do not think the way you do. 
Because I am not becoming 
more like you. 

You claim to respect My Individuality, 
but in fact you are frightened by it.

JANEWAY: 
As you were.

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