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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: [QB] Riker's no diplomat. He was far more a man of exploration and action - and at that, SHIPBOARD action - than Picard ever was. Not that he'd be the one to shoot first and get the Doctor to autopsy later, but he'd not resort to the diplomatic pussyfooting some people think TNG is characterised by. I think his character would be far more matched to exploration than Picard ended up being, and that the Titan will be a good vehicle for his zest. Riker is finally going on the very mission type he was tapped to do fifteen years before, because finally the ship and the mission were right. I'll conjecture that he turned down the low-and-slow Drake so he could come aboard the high-tech and new Enterprise-D, to open his career to better opportunities; he turned down Aries because it wasn't his kind of ship (Constellation, old and patchwork), and Melbourne because it wasn't his kind of mission (while larger, we've conjectured often that neither Excelsior nor Nebula classes were serious explorer starships, but rather utility ships in TNG, which covers both Melbournes). Now, when offered the Titan on a mission of exploration, he's finally got a brand new ship on his kind of mission - so off he goes. Anyone see where I'm going with this? Voyager didn't have a counsellor because Janeway didn't figure they'd need one for their short term mission - this is established in dialogue somewhere in the first season or two. Voyager, while a ship certainly capable of long-term exploration, probably reflected Starfleet's need to fill the gap of needing a small ship that could do all the stuff the big explorers needed to do - though not necessarily all at once. I envision this Luna class to be at the opposite end of this spectrum from the Intrepid, with the "Jack of all Trades" ships like the Galaxy and Sovereign occupying a comfortable middle. Quick and smart, but built for the long haul and with the resources to stay in shape for a long time without visiting a major starbase. Remember those REALLY deep space explorers that Admiral what's-his-noodle was talking about in Voyager's final season, being merely 5-6 years away from Voyager (and by extension, about 30,000 ly from Earth)? I see the Luna class being the kind of ship that could be sent on this sort of mission. Not that Riker and company would ever find themselves on that deep a mission of exploration, but Titan should be the kind of ship that Starfleet would send way, WAY out there. Mark [/QB][/QUOTE]
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