mythme, I kind of love you now, because your Home/CS12/Daedalus explanation has completely validated a whole storyline in a fanfic I wrote. If I divorce my husband, I could marry you (no matter what gender you are) because I live in Massachusetts.
Which reminds me. My sister was born overseas, but moved to the States at 6 months old. It completely depends on who she's talking to whether she says she's from Boston or Bermuda. And it's not a nationality thing, either. There really is no continuity issue with Archer saying I was born here but lived my whole (or adult -I forget) life there. Both can be true. If, say, Henry moved the family to SF to work on The Project when Jon was a small child, what's the problem? Living someplace all your life doesn't necessarily mean counting from conception. Even if you don't make up a reason, it's maybe just a matter of it being an expression you wouldn't use, but someone else might.
Hoshi is a white knuckle liver. I did think the "I broke my intructor's arm because he discovered my illegal poker game" was far fetched (and I kind of tuck it away as something I pretend was never said). But in terms of her being a coward - I don't think that's true. She lacked self-confidence. I mean, I am a just-on-the-border-of-hysterical flyer, I'm wicked claustrophobic, and the first time I stood up in court, I was a hot mess. But that doesn't mean I'm completely helpless and a scaredy cat. And I know enough judo (learned, oddly enough, in order to give myself some self-confidence and coping skills) to kick somebody's butt if I have to. I think people exaggerate Hoshi's fear because of a natural reaction to her first time in space (who wouldn't be afraid of the first Klingon anyone's ever seen?) just as they assumed Trip was a hick because of his accent and his taste for catfish and pecan pie.
Which reminds me. My sister was born overseas, but moved to the States at 6 months old. It completely depends on who she's talking to whether she says she's from Boston or Bermuda. And it's not a nationality thing, either. There really is no continuity issue with Archer saying I was born here but lived my whole (or adult -I forget) life there. Both can be true. If, say, Henry moved the family to SF to work on The Project when Jon was a small child, what's the problem? Living someplace all your life doesn't necessarily mean counting from conception. Even if you don't make up a reason, it's maybe just a matter of it being an expression you wouldn't use, but someone else might.
Hoshi is a white knuckle liver. I did think the "I broke my intructor's arm because he discovered my illegal poker game" was far fetched (and I kind of tuck it away as something I pretend was never said). But in terms of her being a coward - I don't think that's true. She lacked self-confidence. I mean, I am a just-on-the-border-of-hysterical flyer, I'm wicked claustrophobic, and the first time I stood up in court, I was a hot mess. But that doesn't mean I'm completely helpless and a scaredy cat. And I know enough judo (learned, oddly enough, in order to give myself some self-confidence and coping skills) to kick somebody's butt if I have to. I think people exaggerate Hoshi's fear because of a natural reaction to her first time in space (who wouldn't be afraid of the first Klingon anyone's ever seen?) just as they assumed Trip was a hick because of his accent and his taste for catfish and pecan pie.
