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Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :

http://www.trektoday.com/news/040304_01.shtml

So, T'Pol's going to be turning into a druggie, eh? How nice. All I can say is that we've got an explanation for her behavior in "Azati Prime"...

T'Pol was trippin'. [Big Grin]

Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :

Addiction to a neuro-toxin? Is that anything like being addicted to the hot, metallic embrace of a .45 hollow point? I mean, from what we saw of those Vulcan Zombis, the substance isn't something you get addicted to, no more than mustard gas or VX.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

On the other hand, any number of deadly substances can have interesting effects provided the dosage is low enough to keep you from dying instantaneously. I mean, we use the impressively deadly excretions of C. botulinum to make people look slightly younger for a few months. Let's have some perspective.

Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :

She could be taking the neural-toxin in effort to develop an immunity to it...

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

In case Enterprise ever has to go up against a Sicilian?

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Inconceivable.

Posted by Manticore (Member # 1227) on :

You say that word a lot. I do not think it means what you think it means. [Razz]

Posted by TheWoozle (Member # 929) on :

Sure it does mate!

Posted by Guardian 2000 (Member # 743) on :

Funniest. Flare. Exchange. Ever.

Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Sol System:
On the other hand, any number of deadly substances can have interesting effects provided the dosage is low enough to keep you from dying instantaneously. I mean, we use the impressively deadly excretions of C. botulinum to make people look slightly younger for a few months. Let's have some perspective.

I dunno if that anology works... I mean, Trillium D is suppose to destroy Vulcan neural system, period. Substance abuses usually involve using stuff that inhibits or stimuates normal body functions in order to achieve a certain desired state. Any damage to the body results from long term use or OD, but the fact remains that the substance manipulates the body to achieve the desired result, not destroys the body to do so. Destroying the neural system in order to achieve a high is a bit... Farfetched.

I suppose it can be like some utterly uber form of beer, but somehow I'd imagine that Trillium-D would lack alcohol's ability to make oneself seem sexier, or invincible...

Posted by J (Member # 608) on :

Perhaps she was simply trying to take small doses so she could become tolerate to larger doses.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Kinda like Futurama Guy said?

Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :

Sounds familiar...

Posted by David Templar (Member # 580) on :

The forum's been flying too fast and too close to a blackhole again...

Posted by Wes1701J (Member # 212) on :

quote:
Originally posted by David Templar:
[QUOTE]I mean, Trillium D is suppose to destroy Vulcan neural system, period. Substance abuses usually involve using stuff that inhibits or stimuates normal body functions in order to achieve a certain desired state. Any damage to the body results from long term use or OD, but the fact remains that the substance manipulates the body to achieve the desired result, not destroys the body to do so. Destroying the neural system in order to achieve a high is a bit... Farfetched.

No its not, what do you think Heroin, Cocaine, etc do to your brain in small doses?

As for the episode itself, I like the idea. A Star Trek episode tieing in to real-world problems today. Oldschool.

Posted by Krenim (Member # 22) on :

I can believe the getting addiction to Trellium-D. But how would she get it? They sealed all the Trellium-D they had in biohazard containment, didn't they?

Posted by Dat (Member # 302) on :

Isn't it only a biohazard to T'Pol? In which case if it was sealed that way, it was to protect her.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

She's the first officer. I'm sure she had clearance to access the stuff, even if it was sealed away.

Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :

I can't believe nobody liked my joke that T'Pol was trippin'! [Razz]

Posted by Bond, James Bond (Member # 1127) on :

I'm just waiting for T'pol to go fully "Trainspotting" and sell half the ship's anti-matter for just... one... more... hit.

I agree with Futurama Guy's assessment that she was probably attempting to develope an immunity to the Trellium-D so that they could use it in reinforcing the ship's hull against the anomalies but it got out of hand.

Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :

I guess the answer to this thread wasn't so much an effort to develop an immunity but in fact an addiction...

Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :

quote:
Originally posted by David Templar:
Addiction to a neuro-toxin? Is that anything like being addicted to the hot, metallic embrace of a .45 hollow point? I mean, from what we saw of those Vulcan Zombis, the substance isn't something you get addicted to, no more than mustard gas or VX.

...well, nice try, but no cigar.

MinutiaeMan wins the booby prize...but I win the booby!! [Wink]