Poll Who would you be?

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' started by PPatters, Aug 8, 2020.

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If you were in “Lower Decks,” who do you think you’d be most like?

Poll closed Aug 15, 2020.
  1. Boimler

    12 vote(s)
    44.4%
  2. Mariner

    3 vote(s)
    11.1%
  3. Rutherford

    3 vote(s)
    11.1%
  4. Tendi

    5 vote(s)
    18.5%
  5. An Upper Decker

    4 vote(s)
    14.8%
  1. PPatters

    PPatters Boimler sun, Garak moon, Jadzia rising Fleet Captain

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    One of the things I loved most about the first episode is how much it feels like some of these characters are almost like fans in the universe. How many of us wouldn’t react like Tendi if we arrived to our first starship assignment? Or fool around in the holodeck like Mariner? Who do you feel like you’re most like, based on this first episode’s setup?
     
  2. BillJ

    BillJ The King of Kings Premium Member

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    Rutherford. All over the place and not always having my priorities straight.
     
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  3. Tim Thomason

    Tim Thomason Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    I'm not sure I'd want to be an upper decker. That sounds disgusting.
     
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  4. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    I'm a Boimler, my best friend was a Mariner back in the day.
     
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  5. NCC-73515

    NCC-73515 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Tendi - I got to hold a heart!! XD
     
  6. Lord Garth

    Lord Garth Admiral Admiral

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    In my 20s, I would've been Boimler. But nowadays, I'd be Mariner.

    At work, as a Videographer/Editor, I went from staff (at a college) to freelance (as a contractor) to staff again (at a public access station). Which is sort of like being "demoted" and "re-promoted" again. I was more likely to go "by the book" before. Then I realized "the book" and "what you're supposed to do" never did a damn thing for me (not just at work, but with life in general). I'm not a fan of work-place politics. If you think they wouldn't have that at a college, you'd think wrong.

    Plus I didn't really drink that much in my 20s. That came later. So another way I'd relate to Mariner more now. Where's the Romulan Whiskey?
     
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  7. PPatters

    PPatters Boimler sun, Garak moon, Jadzia rising Fleet Captain

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    Yeah, I wonder if he was like that
    before the augmentation or if that’s a result of it. He’s definitely is super into engineering and problem solving, but maybe that’s about the augmentation.

    LOL I thought seriously how I should word that...

    I too am a Boimler, but when I was in college, many of my friends were Mariners. I’m still by-the-books, though, and “ambitious” (but not as ambitious as Boimler — I’m okay with not being a captain, I’d rather be a department head).

    Her reaction at the end
    of how much she loved holding that heart? I loved that! That said, I could never haha

    I drank way more in my 20s for sure haha I think that’s the way in which I used to be most like Mariner, but I’ve always been pretty Boimler-esque. The anti-anxiety medicine I take certainly helps haha
     
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  8. Michael

    Michael Good Bad Influence Moderator

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    ^ Please be mindful of spoilers in a thread without the Spoilers label. I edited portions of your post with some mild spoilers for the first episode. :)
     
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  9. Janeway’s Girl

    Janeway’s Girl Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Tendi. Her excitement about everything is me! Except I don’t wanna hold a heart or any other organ!
     
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  10. The Wormhole

    The Wormhole Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    I guess I see some of myself in Mariner. Mostly in the sense I know the job well and am generally well meaning, but won't be advancing in rank anytime soon due to my attitude and disregard for bureaucracy.
     
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  11. Vger23

    Vger23 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Probably Boilmer.

    I take things too seriously sometimes.
     
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  12. NCC-73515

    NCC-73515 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    I held a human brain once (and helped dissect it), and it felt great. Having the entirety of someone's personality and memories in ones hands, and then looking inside it piece by piece...
     
  13. PPatters

    PPatters Boimler sun, Garak moon, Jadzia rising Fleet Captain

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    I shudder to think! I know that I would be so uncomfortable with that.
     
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  14. Serveaux

    Serveaux Fleet Admiral Premium Member

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    Third zombie from the left in the corridor run-and-shoot.
     
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  15. PPatters

    PPatters Boimler sun, Garak moon, Jadzia rising Fleet Captain

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    Sorry I forgot to include that in the poll! Haha
     
  16. NCC-73515

    NCC-73515 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Actually I'd be...
    ...the spidercow. I'd also wanna suckle Boims :whistle:
     
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  17. Qonundrum

    Qonundrum Vice Admiral Admiral

    :techman:
     
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