What Trek character would you like to hang out with?

[Gul Sengosts]

This is not about who you identify with. Nor is it about who you have a crush on. It's just: for every Trek series, which character is the one you'd like most to hang out with? Having a drink at Quarks, having a drink at their quarters, or not even having a drink at all--who would you like to spend time with, no romance involved?

I'll start then.

TOS: I find Spock very interesting, Kirk and McCoy are cool too, but I have to say Scotty is my guy. Two bottles of scotch for warmup and we're just getting started. He understands me.
TNG: Data. Easily. I find him utterly fascinating and I know it wouldn't be a one-way thing like with the Vulcans, Data is actually fascinated to hear what I, as a human, can tell him too.
DS9: Garak. I mean, there's no competition here, no one is more charming than the innocent tailor who some conspiracist nutters believe to be a Cardassian spy. But if we're talking about the main cast... I'm not sure. I'd like to hang out a little with Odo, a little with Kira, a little with Sisko, and even a little with Quark for crying out loud. Dunno, I could spend an eternity with Garak but I'm not that excited about the main cast in this regard. Perhaps... Bashir? Yeah Bashir seems fairly interesting to talk to, I'll go with him.
VOY: Having trouble here. To some extent I identify with Tuvok, but he's not the most sociable person. EMH is cool but not quite my kind of guy. The people I'm probably most interested in are B'Elanna and Seven. Probably B'Elanna.
ENT: I heavily identify with T'Pol, but I'm afraid in social situations she'd not be the most comfortable/interested person to be around. It feels like the most comfortable social situation for her is to be alone. And I respect that. It's just... ok when I'm looking for someone to hang out with, T'Pol is probably not first choice. I think I'll go for Hoshi. She's nice and sociable and smart, and I'm interested in linguistics so I could just listen endlessly to whatever she can tell me about languages.
DIS: I'm struggling here. There are people who I can imagine hanging out with at a bar, but not anyone I really feel like I want to to be honest.
PIC: Raffi. I heavily identify with Raffi because I'm familiar with that dark place full of booze. I don't care about the rest, I want to be around Raffi, care for her, be there for her. She's too much used by the rest and doesn't get the attention she deserves in return.

Alright. Your turn.

 

[Farscape One]

TOS: Sulu. I was going to say Spock, but Sulu has a very wide variety of interests and hobbies. He certainly wouldn't be boring.

TNG: Data. Not even a contest. For much the same reasons you said.

DS9: Garak. By a good margin. I love a LOT of characters here, but Garak has the most intrigue. Would definitely have thousands of wonderful conversations.

VGR: Tom. Fun person to be around, great sense of humor, practical jokes, and just an easygoing manner.

ENT: Trip. Pretty much the same reasons as Tom Paris.

DSC: Detmer. Badass pilot and seems like a fun person all around.

PIC: Laris. Seriously, we need more of her.

LD: Tendi. I would probably be most like her if I was in Starfleet. Definitely would get along well.



Cool topic.

 

[EnriqueH]

Kirk and McCoy. That early scene in Wolf in the Fold—I almost wish the whole episode was about Kirk and McCoy (and Scotty) bar hopping.

 

[freethinker]

No romance huh?

Because if there was to be any romance then Uhura, Deanna, Jadzia, Seven, Hoshi, Michael, Dahj.

Now that that's out of the way if no romance then...

Scotty, Data, O'Brien, Tom, Trip, Tilly... For Picard... I don't know...

 

[Lord Garth]

Martok.

 

[dantini]

TNG: Spot!

 

[dupersuper]

I'd likely end up hanging out with the mid tier characters who are often actually shown just hanging out: eating, hitting the holodeck, seeing the sights on shore leave, etc. Well, actually I'd far more likely be back on Earth in a holodeck with nice safeties and no real hostile aliens shooting at me, but assuming I was in Starfleet:

TOS: Uhura/Sulu/Checkov/Rand
TNG: poker night!
DS9: Julian/Miles, Dax (maybe Jake and Nog back in the day when I was watching first run DS9)
VOYAGER: Tom/B'ellana/Harry
ENTERPRISE: Hoshi/Travis
DISCOVERY: Tilly and her buds (which would mean Michael, who'd probably be the annoying friend making everything about themselves)
PICARD: Um...that old captain Kestra hangs out with sounded fun...
LOWER DECKS: I'd try to hang out Tendi and Rutherford, but would likely get stuck with Boimler and Mariner more than I'd like as I wasn't smart enough to talk shop with the other two.

Nor is it about who you have a crush on..

This caused me to change my answer...

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Morn. He seems like a chill dude when he's not talking your ear off

 

[F. King Daniel]

Jadzia Dax would be amazing fun on a night out. 3am, we can't walk straight but she's already planned our next stop. And she'll make sure we're acting sober enough to get in.

Tilly would be a laugh, as would Kelvin Kirk until he inevitability started a fight or got emotional. Riker would probably do something stupid/crazy but mostly harmless when drunk enough.

 

[Henoch]

I love listening to old war stories, technology stuff and things of the past as people experienced them. Based on this:

TOS: Scotty
TNG: Picard (once you get him to relax and start talking)
DS9: Jadzia Dax
VOY: Janeway (once you get her to relax and start talking)
ENT: Trip
DSC: Emperor Philippa Georgiou​

Haven't watch PIC or LD, yet.

 

[tesral]

Well Poo, I don't drink. Hang out? McCoy and Uhurua, the former because he has been there, seen that, and Uhurua because she (based on her actress) can wrap a room around her finger.

TNG: Geordi, when they are not making a joke about him trying to get a date, the man has interests and competencies. Data as well, I identify with the outliers.

DS9: O'Brian, give me the everyman.

Voy: Janeway. It would be nice to find out who she is when the writers are not making her psychotic.

Ent: Archer: Quiet, understated competency.

 

[1001001]

TOS: Kirk
TNG: Data
DS9: Garak or Jadzia
VOY: Janeway
ENT: Phlox
DSC: Tilly

 

[Oddish]

TOS: Scotty, because he's awesome.
TNG: Barclay. I'm a lot like him.
DS9: Odo. I know what it's like to be the outsider. If I can choose two, Bashir and O'Brien. We'd do the Alamo together.
VOY: Hmmm... if I can't do Barclay again, then Kes. I think she would understand me despite my crap people skills.
ENT: Trip. We could drink beer and eat lots of catfish. Or maybe Phlox, he's... interesting.
DIS: Tilly. We both suffer from interpersonal difficulties. Georgiou is tempting, but I think she'd probably kill me.
PIC: Not sure.
LD: The Dog.

 

[Vger23]

TOS: Kirk, or if he's too busy...McCoy
TNG: Riker
DS9: Miles and Julien
VOY: 7of9 or The Doctor if she's regenerating
ENT: Phlox
DSC: Tilly
PIC: Rios
LD: The guy with the cybernetic thing. No idea what his name is, but he's cool.

 

[Orphalesion]

TOS:Nobody
TNG:Troi or Dr.Crusher
DS9: Ezri
VOY: uuuuh....Kes?
ENT:Nobody
DSC:Tilly or Stamets
PIC: Nobody
LD: All of the Four Main Characters plus Dr. T'na

 

[Kilana2]

TOS: Uhura, McCoy
TNG: Data, Troi
DS9: Bashir, Ezri
Voyager: the Doctor, Tom
PIC: Rios, Raffi

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Most of the answers my brain comes back are people I could play holodeck with.

Bashir and O’Brien, Paris, maybe Quark.

 

[Qonundrum]

TOS: Scotty or Sulu.
TNG: Data and Geordi.
DS9: Bashir and Dax.
VOY: Chakotay.
PIC: Seven.
DSC: Tilly and/or Mudd.
LD: Timeshare between Shaxs, Mariner, and Boimler.

 

[Cyfa]

I'm not bothered about deep, meaningful conversations, or getting drunk with them, and would be very happy to just hang out with these characters while chatting about their hobbies & interests

TOS: Sulu - I'd love to get caught up in the enthusiasm he has for his latest hobby!
TNG: mid-late seasons Troi.
DS9: Ezri.
VOY: Chakotay. Or maybe Kes.
ENT: I want to say Trip because he seems the most down-to-Earth and fun, but I have a massive crush on him which would probably make things awkward, so I'm going to go with Phlox.
DISCO: Linus! (I wanted to say Pike but, again, massive crush...) Or Owo.
PIC: Laris.
LOW: Rutherford. He's so endearing and adorable, and like with Sulu, I expect his enthusiasm for for whatever we're doing would be infectious.

 

[freethinker]

I'm not bothered about deep, meaningful conversations, or getting drunk with them, and would be very happy to just hang out with these characters while chatting about their hobbies & interests

TOS: Sulu - I'd love to get caught up in the enthusiasm he has for his latest hobby!
TNG: mid-late seasons Troi.
DS9: Ezri.
VOY: Chakotay. Or maybe Kes.
ENT: I want to say Trip because he seems the most down-to-Earth and fun, but I have a massive crush on him which would probably make things awkward, so I'm going to go with Phlox.
DISCO: Linus! (I wanted to say Pike but, again, massive crush...) Or Owo.
PIC: Laris.
LOW: Rutherford. He's so endearing and adorable, and like with Sulu, I expect his enthusiasm for for whatever we're doing would be infectious.

I wouldn't want to be around Linus when he has a cold...