Date: 17 Sep 2010 10:23 Title: Chapter 5
One would think that at this point in their journey home, Janeway would have come to trust Chakotay's assertions without hesitation. They've been through so much up to this point, it's unconscionable for her to simply dismiss her XO's report out of hand.
And getting one of the locals drunk enough to spill information about the cloud and the true nature of the station surely isn't an outrageous breach of Starfleet protocol.
I'm wondering if Janeway's under the influence of some kind of mind-altering drug or telepathic manipulation at the hands of the sovereign? It's the only way I could explain her cavalier disregard for Chakotay's warning.
Then again, as mercurial as Janeway was often portrayed in the series, it's not terribly difficult to see her doing something this inexplicable.
Again, terrific, thought-provoking, and emotion-churning stuff here. Well done!
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