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