tv is bad for you

[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

Picard was sitting, watching television.

To be precise, he was watching episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He remembered the Farpoint mission, remembered Q and his 'trial for humanity'. He only grew more sullen when he switched it ahead many episodes to First Contact with the Borg. He watched as a model of the Enterprise was bombarded with weapons fire, glaring when an actor dressed as him came on screen, pleading with Q to help him.

"It's entertainment to them," he said, his voice flat. "It's just entertainment to them."

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[anoldtrickster.livejournal.com]

"That is, indeed, the question," Wednesday says with a nod. "Perhaps some measure of... assumed predictability."

[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

"Is it monitoring us and selecting us through our fictional portrayals, then?"

[anoldtrickster.livejournal.com]

"That would be my guess." Wednesday lets out a 'hnn'. "If there's an infinite set of possibilities, why not pick and choose from the ones you already know something about?"

[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

"That would be logical, but I haven't seen any sort of fictional information in here regarding other crew members. So while this might be where they began, it certainly isn't their only resource."

[anoldtrickster.livejournal.com]

"I don't know..." Wednesday says a little dubiously. "It may be that we just don't know what to look for—if someone here is a side character—" (and he makes little airquotes) "—would it be so clear just what media they're involved in? You and I both know that most people aren't so easy to pigeonhole on sight..."