Date: 01 Jun 2013 23:23 Title: Chapter 12
Well, an interesting example Q brings forth here from the future. Responsibility a parent has to his family, to his children, and how that’s going to factor in any conversation about breeding. Qs right, starting a family is inherent with responsibilities and you have to be prepared for that. You have to accept that and understand that, when it comes to priorities, you have to put around you at the top of the list.
But Q seems to miss the bulk of this point and instead focuses on the big gestures that Doug uses to convince Uhura (relation to canon? Seems likely) to stand down from the horrible course of action he’s thinking of taking. Q has already tried big gestures (well, big to us humans but not to him, I imagine he can do bigger and better) and Lili is right that, ultimately it’s the little things that add up to make grand gestures. It’s not something done in one moment but something done in many moments, something done over time.
I’m very much enjoying the philosophical and deep discussion you’re presenting here on a number of fronts. This is a story that makes me think and I like thinking this deep. It takes skill to bring up these themes and not beat the reader over the head with it but rather let the story take a natural course.
Author's Response:
Oh, I'm glad.
I studied philosophy lo these many years ago, and was always dying to add it to a story. Fortune is that story.
The scenes with Uhura are, in part, Doug defends his personal choices, and also speaks for opening up your heart to the differences among people, despite their species. Ultimately, anyone who's sentient cares about the future, about their own personal fortunes. And that usually leads to caring about family, whether it's your own or the greater family of man.