Observer Effect Line-by-Line

[Athena28]

Hello, Welcome!

We recently completed the Enterprise Incident thread in the TOS forum!

For any unfamiliar with our "game," you are asked to post only a single line (defined as one character speaking without interruption by another character) per message. You can post as often as you like, but someone else must post a line in between your posts.

Our "rule" is that if the episode has a "To Be Continued..." on the end, it is done in a single thread, but if it's just an arc of related episodes (like the Dominion Occupation Arc on DS9 or the Xindi Arc on ENT), each episode is a separate thread.

Get ready for a story, here we go!

 

[Athena28]

[Mess hall]

TRAVIS: You'll win in 8 moves.

 

[May 20]

Yay! A new episode!

(Reed turns the board around so they can set up a fresh game.)
REED: You're really starting to get a feel for the game.

For those who want/need the transcript: http://www.chakoteya.net/Enterprise/87.htm

 

[Kertrats47]

TRAVIS: Thirty-two pieces, sixty-four squares; it's not as if it's difficult. The total number of possible outcomes is limited.

 

[May 20]

REED: Ten to the one hundred twenty third power.

 

[mattman8907]

TRAVIS: That's what I mean. Chess is so predictable, I'm surprised anyone bothers to play it.
(The new game starts quickly, with Travis playing white.)

(A/N: Just got the whole series on Blu Ray on amazon, and just watched this episode.)

 

[May 20]

REED: Their average life span's only about a hundred years. With no time to play all the possible games.

 

[Kertrats47]

MAYWEATHER: What a waste.

 

[Hopeful Romantic]

REED: Careful. No emotional involvement.


@sekundant: My top 3 ENT eps are Observer Effect, E2, Similitude. E2 and Sim inspired a whole lotta fanfiction (and SNW10 ) but OE wins by a hair because it made me

 

[Athena28]

TRAVIS: I know the rules. Observation without interference. You'll win in 5 moves.

 

[May 20]

REED: I'm the ship's champion. I win all the tournaments.

 

[Kertrats47]

MAYWEATHER: How do you think they'll react to what's on this planet?

(Anyone else find it strange that the transcript site lists everyone by last name EXCEPT for Mayweather and Sato? It's Tucker, Archer, Reed, Travis, Hoshi for some reason)

 

[May 20]

REED: Well, that's what we're here to find out, but in my experience, all physical species are alike. I don't expect humans will be any different.

(Hmm...I didn't notice it until you mentioned it, but you're right - it IS strange.)

 

[mattman8907]

TRAVIS: Do you think our hosts will die tonight?

 

[Hopeful Romantic]

MALCOLM: It's possible. For some of the species that have come here, I've seen the whole crew die. For others, only a few.

 

[May 20]

TRAVIS: But somebody always dies.

 

[Athena28]

REED: Always. Your move.

 

[Kertrats47]

[Shuttlepod]

SATO: I can't wait to get back.

 

[May 20]

TUCKER: Two days ago, you couldn't wait to get off the ship.

 

[LeadHead]

Hoshi: Sifting through a Klingon garbage dump. Not exactly my idea of exploring strange new worlds.