couple of places in mind

[ethnobotany]

Excuse me for saying this, but are you out of your mind? As nice as it is to get a little recognition, I don't want to be separated from the Enterprise and I certainly don't want to be trapped somewhere alone, where I won't have anyone from the Enterprise with me. [ pause. ] The ones I've served aboard.

I've told you this is a bad idea and now you want to "toss me" into a place you feel you'd have to uproot someone else from just so you won't have conflicts to worry about? What, because we're both doctors? That's hardly fair to her or to me. And I'd also prefer not to go to the other one you're thinking about. I've had enough of god-like entities. So stop thinking about it and send me back to the Enterprise. Doctor's orders.

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[fingersnapping]

I heard your dulcet tones and had to come running. What were you saying about god-like entities? Why--say it isn't so, Doctor. Nobody can have too much of moi.

[ethnobotany]

[ she gives him a look like "oh it's you." ]

I was saying how much I'd rather not deal with them. They tend to make life difficult.

[ this face forever, q. now she's missing the day when he was human. ]

[fingersnapping]

Make life difficult? Why yes, I suppose I do do that. But you're resilient little beings, or so you keep telling me. You can "take it".

[ethnobotany]

Just because we're resilient doesn't mean we deserve to have our lives needlessly complicated. Or have you forgotten what it's like to be human?

[ yeah she remembers that great day. ]

[tobeexiles]

Speaking from experience, my dear young lady, I am rather tired of such entities myself. I find a stern talking to usually gets these Mun fellows to attention, hmmmm?

[ethnobotany]

[ young lady? now that's something she hasn't been called in a long time. ]

That's what I'm hoping will help this time. Usually people are smart enough to listen to their doctors.

[tobeexiles]

[Even when you're the youngest version of the Doctor you're still four hundred odd years old, so young lady seems to apply to most humans.]

Quite right madam, quite right! Though I do know some tiresome types who would be prone not to do so when it suits them. I myself happen to be a Doctor. The Doctor, in fact. And what is your name, my dear, hey?

[ethnobotany]

[ it would indeed! if only she knew. ]

As do I. [ looking at you, jean-luc. ] Looks like you and I have something in common. Dr. Beverly Crusher, chief medical officer of the Enterprise. Nice to meet you, Doctor.

[candothat]

You are also from the Enterprise? May I ask what the year is in your time?

[ethnobotany]

At the moment? 2367, though I don't doubt that will change before she "throws" me somewhere.

[candothat]

Then are you familiar with Captain Janeway? She is from the same century.

Ay, 2367... I will either be very dead or very old by then.

[ethnobotany]

I'm actually not familiar with her at all and likely won't be. I'm a little ahead of her time, or so I've heard [ and someone is getting a look at that ], and if the same source can be trusted, they'll be gone for a long time. I might not ever know that crew, not personally.

[joined]

Which Enterprise?

[ethnobotany]

The Enterprise-D for now, though I've been told that changes.

[joined]

It does, but you're not supposed to know that yet.

[ethnobotany]

Tell that to everyone else.

[ and the headcase she lives with. ]

My name is Dr. Beverly Crusher. Do I know you?

[ or will she in the future? ]

[hischair]

You'll have people from my ship there, right? Hedging my bets on the most likely odds, wherever it is you'll be thrown.

[ethnobotany]

In one of the possibilities, yes. I take it your crew is popular.

[ of course they are. they're captain kirk's crew. ]

[hischair]

They're hard workers and good people, I'm not in the least surprised others aspire to emulate their like.

[ Family!love 5eva. ]

[ethnobotany]

And you're proud of them. I can tell.

[ sounds like how her captain speaks of his crew. a fond smile crosses her face. ]

They're lucky to have a captain who supports them.

[ethnobotany]

[ just ignore the happy smile she adopts when she sees him. it's been less than a year since he left for the academy (for her, at least) and she's missed seeing him around. ]

So are doctors. [ as he should well know. ] She'll find I'm just as stubborn as she is.

Have an aquatic Navigation Officer. [Which according to the TNG Tech Manual is a real thing]

[cetaceanops]

Dr. Crusher!

Godlike entities aren't exactly what anyone would call fun. Anyone who isn't Q anyways.

[ethnobotany]

Let's not mention Q. He might come back.

[ and she's had enough headaches from him for one day. ]