• ummthatguy@lemmy.worldOPM
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      3 days ago

      I’d concocted a long-form concept wherein O’Brien’s penchant for buffering was for the sake of saving everyone from some galaxy wide catastrophe. He’d use a subspace channel to remotely activate any and all transporter buffers to house all nearby people.

      It was a fun thought experiment, but without any meaningful comedic payoff. Had to let that one go.

      • MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website
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        2 days ago

        Is O’Brien is faking transporter mishaps so he can sacrifice them to the void and keep the writhing eldritch horrors from swallowing the galaxy? I want to say yes.

      • negativenull@piefed.worldM
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        3 days ago

        I’ve pondered an O’Brien and Ghostbusters mashup with the Ghost trap being a Transporter buffer. Not sure what to do with it either.