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This should prove interesting. If I might ask, what have former ports been like? I would appreciate some foreknowledge, whether they have been similar or not.

Severus, have you had any survival training? I would like to know where we stand.

Lieutenant Reed, are you planning to disembark tomorrow?

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Well, for the most part, they've usually got at least one nasty little surprise for everyone.

That and something cataclysmic, right at the end.

Without fail?

The last, and only, port I went to, Commander, I fell off the Barge, lost all sense of myself, and ended up enacting the part of Brutus to the Master's Julius Caesar. I say Caesar. I mean a combination of the worst qualities of Caesar, Nero and Caligula.

I have higher hopes for this port, however.

...I see. How did you manage to return to the ship?

Almost...

We went to a theme park, once, but it's pretty rare to get something 'nice'. Considering these things are meant to be tests for whoever we've been paired with, that doesn't surprise me.

I am lead to believe that Q brought me back through some sort of power of his. Were you here when Q was?

Indeed. What is a theme park?

I recall references to him, but I don't believe we spoke.

Now that he is gone, perhaps you should avoid falling off the Barge, sir.

Oh, this'll be difficult...

They're huge parks constructed almost purely to provide customers with entertainment. The bigger resorts house, like, entire zoos and hotels and stuff in them, too. They're usually based around a theme decided by whoever owns them.

That one was Disney, so... It had Disney characters, rides and products coming out the whazoo. Should be something in the library about it, if you're interested.

I believe I will, thank you. Was that port without incident?

I tried to avoid it at the time, trust me, Commander. I think many people managed to be persuaded they were actually themselves before the end of the port.

Interesting. What happened to those that didn't fall off?

I think that depended on where they ended up. I got the lasting impression of drinking, debauchery and excessive violence, from what I found out afterwards.

Then even the regular port was not without its problems.

For the most part, I believe so. Unless someone fell off one of the rides.

But that is the only instance you are aware of?

Not particularly, no. But it was Ancient Rome, I don't think it really came with a 'problem-free' option.

No, but it would seem a curious plays to...'stop at,' so to speak.

It was, indeed. I'm hoping we don't stop at other places in history. That could be... troublesome.

In any of our histories.

I would dread to land any of you in mine. ~~even if it might give me another chance~~

A shared sentiment, sir.

Ancient Rome would seem placid in comparison to Vulcan before the Time of Awakening.

I personally would not like to imagine. I think it'd make even my time look calm.

Although I do not think many here would be used to the strict enforced morality of my time.

No, I would imagine not. Especially not with the varied beliefs held by those aboard.

It's the only one which comes to mind, yeah.

For the most part, they're generally horrific. Hence, why I hate us having them.

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If she weren't so Vulcan, she'd wonder what was wrong with stabbing the Master thirty-odd times. :|

No! With epic fail!

Sexby wonders what's wrong with it too. He'd have done the same if he were him.

The best kind!

Best Brutus ever.

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I don't think she has any idea what Disney is.

sexby in canon pretty much = brutus-who-failed

D: You had to have better than a knife, Sexby, come on.

he had five loaded pistols, but an unreliable co-conspirator who snitched on him.

That dick. :|

It might own Starfleet!

:O The mouse-eared horror!

and cromwell lives and sexby shoots himself. :(

D: Worst Caesar story ever.

brutus of massive fail, this man is. D:

You let Caesar ruin Rome, Sexby. D:

at least he managed his assassination of the master. :D

...You know what, that fixes everything.

totally. never mind, you missed the guy that counted, but the master's a fair replacement.

Better than fair. It rights allwrongs. Yay Sexby! They will cheer in the streets!

Boldly merchandising where no company has merchandised before...