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madimpossibledreamer) wrote2018-02-12 11:52 pm
madimpossibledreamer) wrote2018-02-12 11:52 pm
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One Woman Leader
(like many of these, this is basically an episode reaction. They managed to make it to the last episode before there was an absolutely sexist episode [as opposed to characters' positions that are shown to be problematic even from beloved characters--which is pretty rare] and it would've been fine if Janice Lester had been operating under a persecution complex (that was later shown to be unwarranted--perhaps she'd been turned away due to psychological issues and refused treatment, believing it was just targeted at her for being a woman, and Kirk calls one of his old Captain buddies that just happens to be a woman or goes through the list and says 'she could've been on there' or something)
(I guess like the hippy episode, it could've been salvaged with just a few dialogue/scene changes. hippy episode, to me, was a warning against the happy friendly face of cults shortly before they force all their followers to drink hydrochloric-acid infused kool-aid...)
~dreamer~
Main Points:
Star Trek (the 2009!movie verse) Cambion AU
Summary: Jim looks into one of the memories from the mind meld...
Word Count: 844
Rating: Gen
(I guess like the hippy episode, it could've been salvaged with just a few dialogue/scene changes. hippy episode, to me, was a warning against the happy friendly face of cults shortly before they force all their followers to drink hydrochloric-acid infused kool-aid...)
~dreamer~
Main Points:
Star Trek (the 2009!movie verse) Cambion AU
Summary: Jim looks into one of the memories from the mind meld...
Word Count: 844
Rating: Gen
It suddenly occurs to Jim, the way a lot of Ambassador Spock’s memories hit him, that Janice (Lester, not Rand, she had a doctorate and other issues that Rand, thankfully, doesn’t) had been convinced that women weren’t allowed to become starship Captains. It’s an odd thought, because they’d disavowed sexism so long ago that it doesn’t even seem realistic. He remembers some diagnosis about a persecution complex, and realizes, uncomfortably, that at the time Spock had considered it proof of the reason why they shouldn’t be; that Ambassador Spock’s perception of women had been colored unfavorably by the emotionalism of his mother in an environment in which that was considered distasteful.
He waits until after his shift to begin looking through the library.
He’s relieved to see that it wasn’t true. In fact, he actually recognizes one of the guest lecturers from the Academy: Captain Jenny Morabito, who’d been Captain of the derisively nicknamed ‘plague ship’, the Avicenna, one of the few Constitution-class ships that hadn’t been scrapped after the incident with the Kelvin. She’d started out as a CMO, but when most of the command staff had died stepped in to capably serve as Acting Captain. She’d been promoted to Captain and given what most would’ve considered a lesser assignment with an older ship. More of the staff was medical than an average crew, but as they got most of the medical emergency assignments, that wasn’t a problem, particularly when several of her officers including the CMO undertook unofficial onboard training to serve in other capacities. During a crisis in the third year near Eonus IV, they’d held the ship together, medical staff working alongside the engineers. Her lecture was mostly over the need for continually learning and stepping out of your comfort zone, because space was an unforgiving place and you don’t want to be stuck dead in space when your Chief Engineer dies. A lot of students had complained about that one, but it made perfect sense to Jim, who wanted to learn everything there was to know about any topics that caught his attention, anyway.
T’liroth was one of the first Vulcans serving in the Federation, commanding the USS Intrepid. She’d discovered a new type of life form existing in deep space, and due to her considering a number of viewpoints with equal consideration, managed to get most of her crew though intact. He’d read about it in passing, but he’d only found the article a few days before he’d taken the Maru for the first time and forgot about it, a little. He makes a mental note to ask Spock about her, where she is right now. It’d make sense to become more insular, to try to focus on rebuilding, and he’d never judge or disparage the choice if she decided not to continue her Starfleet career, but there’s something to be said, too, for morale, for logically deciding that keeping Starfleet’s sense of unity high was, also, an important goal.
There’s Captain Amanda Leroux, dead in service of the Federation, protecting an entire planet full of people against a Klingon incursion. Only pieces of the USS Drake were found. Pike had one in his office. He would’ve liked to meet her. Number One spoke highly of her.
Of course, currently, there’s also Captain Number One, serving on the USS Zhuge Liang, but that’s more recent. She probably would’ve been content to continue serving as Pike’s First Officer, but necessity dictated a lot of promotions, and if nothing else she was rational and valued duty. He still hadn’t gotten a straight answer from her or Chris as to whether she was actually human or not. Not that it really mattered much other than to fill his sense of curiosity, briefly anyway.
It makes sense to find a Captain Ajhiva Zh’vhaoqoth of the USS Weytahn in the record, as well as a couple of warnings about excessive use of force. It’s not that unexpected from an Andorian, he thinks with a slight smile. Jim hadn’t really minded experiencing their aggressiveness first-hand when on shore leave. If nothing else, it’d been interesting to be the one approached for once. Honestly, in the sectors she’d been assigned, she’d probably been using excessive restraint and patience.
Chugm Juhruv of the USS Zhukov was not, under any circumstances, to make first contact, even without calling the Prime Directive into the picture (she’d probably caused too many diplomatic issues with planets not used to dealing with Tellarites, Jim thinks, sipping his coffee). Despite this, she went on to win renown when she was sent on diplomatic missions to the rest of the Federation.
Commander Rulniax might count. Maybe. Or the gender might not correspond with human ones. He’s not entirely certain on that point.
He continues scrolling. Erika Hernandez, Philippa Gergiou, Margaret Alexander, Sylvia Tilly, T’seraal, Luxvak, Zadra Daeli, Tixigan. Keeps scrolling. There are less female Captains than male ones, he notes with a frown. Even fewer Captains from species less influential in the foundation. He makes a note to bring that up to Chris.
He waits until after his shift to begin looking through the library.
He’s relieved to see that it wasn’t true. In fact, he actually recognizes one of the guest lecturers from the Academy: Captain Jenny Morabito, who’d been Captain of the derisively nicknamed ‘plague ship’, the Avicenna, one of the few Constitution-class ships that hadn’t been scrapped after the incident with the Kelvin. She’d started out as a CMO, but when most of the command staff had died stepped in to capably serve as Acting Captain. She’d been promoted to Captain and given what most would’ve considered a lesser assignment with an older ship. More of the staff was medical than an average crew, but as they got most of the medical emergency assignments, that wasn’t a problem, particularly when several of her officers including the CMO undertook unofficial onboard training to serve in other capacities. During a crisis in the third year near Eonus IV, they’d held the ship together, medical staff working alongside the engineers. Her lecture was mostly over the need for continually learning and stepping out of your comfort zone, because space was an unforgiving place and you don’t want to be stuck dead in space when your Chief Engineer dies. A lot of students had complained about that one, but it made perfect sense to Jim, who wanted to learn everything there was to know about any topics that caught his attention, anyway.
T’liroth was one of the first Vulcans serving in the Federation, commanding the USS Intrepid. She’d discovered a new type of life form existing in deep space, and due to her considering a number of viewpoints with equal consideration, managed to get most of her crew though intact. He’d read about it in passing, but he’d only found the article a few days before he’d taken the Maru for the first time and forgot about it, a little. He makes a mental note to ask Spock about her, where she is right now. It’d make sense to become more insular, to try to focus on rebuilding, and he’d never judge or disparage the choice if she decided not to continue her Starfleet career, but there’s something to be said, too, for morale, for logically deciding that keeping Starfleet’s sense of unity high was, also, an important goal.
There’s Captain Amanda Leroux, dead in service of the Federation, protecting an entire planet full of people against a Klingon incursion. Only pieces of the USS Drake were found. Pike had one in his office. He would’ve liked to meet her. Number One spoke highly of her.
Of course, currently, there’s also Captain Number One, serving on the USS Zhuge Liang, but that’s more recent. She probably would’ve been content to continue serving as Pike’s First Officer, but necessity dictated a lot of promotions, and if nothing else she was rational and valued duty. He still hadn’t gotten a straight answer from her or Chris as to whether she was actually human or not. Not that it really mattered much other than to fill his sense of curiosity, briefly anyway.
It makes sense to find a Captain Ajhiva Zh’vhaoqoth of the USS Weytahn in the record, as well as a couple of warnings about excessive use of force. It’s not that unexpected from an Andorian, he thinks with a slight smile. Jim hadn’t really minded experiencing their aggressiveness first-hand when on shore leave. If nothing else, it’d been interesting to be the one approached for once. Honestly, in the sectors she’d been assigned, she’d probably been using excessive restraint and patience.
Chugm Juhruv of the USS Zhukov was not, under any circumstances, to make first contact, even without calling the Prime Directive into the picture (she’d probably caused too many diplomatic issues with planets not used to dealing with Tellarites, Jim thinks, sipping his coffee). Despite this, she went on to win renown when she was sent on diplomatic missions to the rest of the Federation.
Commander Rulniax might count. Maybe. Or the gender might not correspond with human ones. He’s not entirely certain on that point.
He continues scrolling. Erika Hernandez, Philippa Gergiou, Margaret Alexander, Sylvia Tilly, T’seraal, Luxvak, Zadra Daeli, Tixigan. Keeps scrolling. There are less female Captains than male ones, he notes with a frown. Even fewer Captains from species less influential in the foundation. He makes a note to bring that up to Chris.