WHEN SOMEBODY WHOSE WRITING YOU REALLY ADMIRE REBLOGS YOUR FANFICTION AND YOU SUDDENLY RE-READ IT AND REALIZE THAT YOU’RE GETTING YOUR GENDER PRONOUNS FUCKED UP AND DROPPING WORDS CONSTANTLY AND YOU KEEP FORGETTING TO CONVERT /SLASHES/ TO ITALICS OH GOD
this episode starts with whump from the first scene.
after some star trek-y explanation like “plasma conduit blew out..” or something, it is explained that Miles has a mild case of radiation poisoning. And later we find out that a cloaked vessel orbiting the station is sending out something that is pulling the Chief’s slightly radiated body forward in time for brief moments.. Basically he gets premonitions.
So, this involves a lot of Miles keeling over unexpectedly.
Julian: Well, the pain you experienced appears to be a muscle spasm, caused by a sudden decrease in your serum calcium levels.. it’s a common side effect of radiation poisoning. I’m giving you some [crazy trek medicine name] for the pain.
Miles: What about the vision I had?
Julian: mild hallucinations are also a fairly common side effect..
Miles: it was anything but mild. I really felt I was standing on the promenade watching myself talking with Quark
Julian: What was the conversation about?
Miles: He was complaining about some klingons.. said they’d damaged two of his holosuites..
Julian: Well.. you do have one problem [pause] if all you can hallucinate about is Quark’s maintenance problems you have a sadly deficient fantasy life.
Miles: [sarcastic] thank you for your professional opinion
Julian: ohh anytime… my doors are always open to you chief.. [grin]
GUYS! Do you remember Julian and Miles’ adorable banter? I love it!
The writers really had fun with this time-shifting thing- Miles got to see himself dead.. twice!
Very unsettling indeed.
Miles: feeling my own neck for a pulse that wasn’t there…
Julian: could’ve been worse– could’ve been me.
Julian: It’s alright chief.. you’re okay
Miles: no I’m not.. you have to run a basilar arterial scan..
Julian: .. why?
Miles: Because if you don’t.. I’m going to die in less than 5 hours..
Julian: who told you that..?
Miles: You did. In the future.
Julian: oh.. well who am I to argue with me?
har-har.. :)
but wait.. there’s more!
so they figure out how to send Miles into the future in oder to avert the station getting blow up.. which involves giving him severe radiation poisoning. In the end he actually dies and swaps places with a slightly different time version of him.
So yeah, Miles dies three times in this episode. Hooray.
I wrote another thing, chapter 2 of The Orb of Possibility will probably be up later tonight once I figure out how to write human garak SO FOR NOW
HAVE SOME CUTES
Julian Bashir and the Masters of Evil Rating: ??? PG I guess? Pairings: None. Maybe some shipping goggles if needed. Description: When Miles can’t play antagonist for his and Bashir’s usual holosuite adventure, Garak steps in with a new game…
oh yeah update on my guitar neighbor since y'all were so interested in them: they moved to a building further from mine and now i don’t hear them playing their guitar anymore