Date: 19 Jun 2013 21:32 Title: Interlude I
And the tradition continues, as Jean-Luc Picard is given the opportunity to behave in a way that was denied him otherwise in life - as a patriarch, and not as a captain. Nice nod to canon with Kirk's words from Generations and the mentionings of Archer and Spock as well. No mentioning of April and Pike, but it is not necessary to play every single one of the greatest hits.
Date: 16 Nov 2009 20:28 Title: Interlude I
Aw what a really nice thing for Jean-Luc to say. A powerful and affirming message if ever I heard one. Mind you, with the confidence Beth has she hardly seems a candidate in need of affirmation. Gotta admire her self-belief and conviction and her determination to reach her goal. I wonder does she ever suffer a bout of worry, self-doubt?
Author's Response: *Grins* I can't thank you enough for the feedback. Beth's self-confidence is a detriment that's for sure. It actually becomes a problem for her in this tale. When she has a moment (and there's a few - but a big one in Interlude Seven) of self-doubt, it almost annihilates her. She learns to deal with her own self-absorption too - which you will see when it kicks her in the teeth at the climax of this tale. ;)
Date: 17 Sep 2009 15:53 Title: Interlude I
A touching interlude, so great to see Picard at this point in his career - but I wonder what happened to make him so tired??
Author's Response: Other than the fact that he's 90 years old and maybe feeling a little worn politically? Over the course of the trilogy you will find that Picard does in fact determine that he's still too young to have retired - so he decides to pursue one, last great expedition in his life - a 30 year archaeological mission that he undertakes at the age of 95. :)