TOS writer: “A Human-looking female, but her species only wears colored underwear.”

“Bob, you’re a genius!”

“How about… chittering fish people?” 😥

“You mad bastard, that just might work!”

Or just straight up melty face:

Have we tried ear ridges? I feel like that might open some doors.

Also, get some fit, young people in uniforms that are essentially lingerie and chalk it up to efficiency, or freedom of movement or something.

Don’t forget gluing stuff to dogs!

Idk, I still think my favorite is black and white cookie vs white and black cookie.

Star Trek needs more any spacefaring, technologically advanced ferals/quadrupeds/non-bipeds.

Maybe cetacean ops counts there tho