to boldly go | a starfleet meme

[midship]

Time to live long and prosper and/or die quickly in space where no one can hear you scream. Whichever.

Eras
OS (Original series), TNG (The Next Generation), DS9 (Deep Space Nine), VOY (Voyager), ENT (Enterprise), AOS (The new movies), ST:D (Discovery)

Starfleet
Departments: Command & Control, Medical & Science, Engineering & Security
Ranks: Crewman, Chief; Cadet, Ensign, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Admiral

Non-Starfleet
Federation citizen, Federation enemy, mercenary, pirate, trader, mirror universe-er, planetary politician, Q; the list goes on.

Prompts
Exploration & Discovery -
1) Observing astronomical phenomenon. This will be fascinating! For science!
2) Away mission. It's probably nice to be on solid, possibly hostile land again.
3) First contact. What was the Prime Directive again?
4) Space-time anomalies. Something weird is happening with the ship…
5) Survival. You're stranded on a new planet/crash-landed and must survive, either among the local culture or in the wilderness.

Fighting & Peril-
1) Space battle. Time for some intense sci-fi graphics and/or Styrofoam planets.
2) Boarded! Time to fight compartment to compartment to take the ship back.
3) Covert operations. Going undercover, disguised, to find information.
4) Disaster. Systems are out, there's no communication, and the ship that did this to you is still out there somewhere.
5) Rescue. Someone's in danger--go rescue them!

Diplomacy & Politics -
1) Negotiations. End wars, craft trade, get your shipmate out of jail; whichever.
2) Playing host. You have diplomats/kings/leaders on your ship, and you have to impress them.
3) Planetary intrigue. Time to decide if meddling in local affair will somehow actually wind up helping the Prime Directive... somehow...?
4) Asylum. Welp, someone who needs help is just on your ship now.

Rhythm & Routine -
1) Shore leave. Finally, a chance to not be in outer space during your space-travels.
2) Normal shifts. Better hope you don't get tribbles on your watch.
3) Basics of life. You have to eat, exercise, and accidentally pass out from exhaustion sometime.
4) Academy blues. Surely you're spending every hour at Starfleet Academy wisely.

lovingly scrunched from this and th'other memes.