He left to go buy a bottle of blood wine and never came back.
To be fair, it’s weird as hell that there are a bunch of children on what is essentially a warship. Can you imagine what happens in the school when red alert is called and the ship starts shaking from enemy fire? Those kids must be losing their shit. There’s no way they grow into adulthood without serious problems and a decent amount of PTSD.
Worf is the sane one for sending this kid off to live in a safe home that doesn’t almost get blown up every other week.
The single most important demographic factor that determines how likely someone is to join the military is the veteran status of their close family members. Starfleet encouraging officers to have kids is just good recruitment policy.
It’s not a warship, it’s an exploration and science vessel. The fact that they were constantly fighting enemies on the frontlines is a different topic.
Come to think of it, there are no war ships in the Federation with the possible exception of the USS Defiant.
Come to think of it, there are no war ships in the Federation with the possible exception of the USS Defiant.
More like the unofficial but very definite exception.
Remember that whole thing about how the Big D could separate the saucer section before going into battle, to protect the civilians?
Yeah, neither did the TNG writers.
Ah yes, the biannual tradition of Worf remembering he has a son.
It’s still a biannual tradition if we skip it some years, right?
It’s the kind of biannual that means “every two years,” not “twice a year.”
That’s why she betrayed Schran.