damn all green-skinned teenagers on this ship [closed]

[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

Picard sat at a table in the Sensoriums, the area now keyed to appear like an original Enterprise recreation room. Rubbing his temples to soothe the migraine he felt on the way, the captain idly wondered if all teenagers were like this. As much as he could respect someone having a healthy concern for the security of things like communications networks, the Brainiacs seemed to have little to no semblance of respect for the privacy of others. Now, Picard found himself in the unenviable position of teaching that respect to them.

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[brainy-bot.livejournal.com]

Hmm. The nature of the game made play subtly different from that of normal chess... He shifts a bishop, part of his intellect working on adapting to the differences and predicting the best strategy for the game.

Of course he's still more than capable of paying attention to the conversation.

"I agree with my... with Brainiac 5's presumption."

[clear-horizons.livejournal.com]

With the movement of another pawn, Picard was ready to start in on his strategy -- both in the conversation, and the game. "Lwaxana Troi is a Betazoid. A natural telepath, and a powerful one at that. She doesn't even have to try and she can still hear thoughts coming at her. What are the odds of anyone being able to best a telepath at any sort of game of strategy?"

[brainy-bot.livejournal.com]

"Telepathy is an advantage in this type of game, but hardly ensures an automatic victory," Brainiac 5 answers, bringing a knight into play now.

"Knowing your opponents moves doesn't mean you also have the skill to counter them effectively, not to mention that some of us have the ability to think of several different things at the same time, which can be confusing to anyone attempting to 'listen in', as it were."

[cabbage-butt.livejournal.com]

"Or someone may be resistant to telepathy for similar reasons," Brainy says. "But I can see how one who lacks such capabilities may find that a significant challenge."