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Tough questions for me to answer, because my favourite fiction is my own, the one I created so I'm pretty biased to my own headcanon; however if I exclude that I can probably answer. Though I'd definitely pick it if I didn't restrict it.

1. Star Wars. 2. Probably also star wars because I love the idea of travelling the cosmos and space, I'd love to nyoom about. 3. Probably hostile races, hostile planets and rebel scum.

As for my characters, well I have a fair few; I based my main character, Rheviun on my affinity and pure love for thunderstorms, rain and wind. My Xalakai are the main race of my headcanon, which are creatures I concepted while playing Spore ironically, then loved them so much I decided to build an entire sci-fi canon world around them.

As for a superpower...Uhhh, probably some sort of shapeshifting!


How about you? Same question back at ya.

Thanks for being the first response! I'll need to give your fiction a read and see what it's all about! And shapeshifting? Well, can't go wrong with that at all! Lots of disguising and masquerading you can do. ;)

1) Much like yourself, I would pick my own Mythos as my favorite. But since most people aren't aware of it, my go-to's would be: Star Trek, Elder Scrolls, and Star Wars. Star Trek because it's basically a "utopia" where you can be whatever you want to be. Elder Scrolls for the magic, fantastical, and enjoyable world to live and or experience. And Star Wars because I lived in and breathed it as a kid, so I'd be biased towards it.

2) Purely from a rational standpoint? Star Trek. I'd be able to pursue writing, maybe pick up art, and other creative outlets I'd love to indulge in.

3) The Borg would be my main concern. Besides that, I'd probably be chilling back on Earth. ^ ^

Bonus 1) Reydran wasn't the first character I created despite him being my "main."

Bonus 2) As for this one? The only one I'm taking a N/A on. XD

Hah! Thanks for that, but I admittedly don't really have any of it posted anywhere, it's just wrote in documents and inside my own head mostly.

I approve of a fellow Star Wars fan! I lived and breathed it too, know almost everything about it.

If he wasn't your first, I wonder who was...Also N/S on superpower!? Mysterious...Maybe you already have your superpower?

1) Star Trek: The Next Generation. Utopia can be boring, but the ability to journey to other planets and see new species and cultures really seems appealing. That's if you could drag me out of a holodeck long enough to do it "for real."

2) Same, really. Runner up might be as a Dracthyr in World of Warcraft. Being a derg living among so many other good looking dergs just is very alluring in and of itself.

3) Regarding answer to 1) Utopia can be so devoid of conflict, it's lacking in any excitement and drama if you're not an explorer. I expect many of those without starship assignments are holodeck addicts, or get buried in the past one way or another because those were more interesting and dramatic times. 2) That trope of impending doom threatening the whole planet or cosmos repeating over and over would also get very tiresome. And your life would be this ever repeating grind for the occasional better piece of gear or reputation or "funny money" required to acquire things you really wanted. Why everything can't be bought and sold for one currency standard is well beyond my understanding.

Bonus) I live in the town Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, was born in.

Bonus #2) I was going to say full, undetectable (even via infrared/ultraviolet imaging) invisibility at will, including things I am touching (clothing, carried items). But better still on 2nd thought would be teleportation into and out of anywhere I pleased, even if I'd never visited the location previously.

Yea, the main critique of Star Trek or any type of fiction that lives in a post-scarcity or utopia-esque society is that normal, everyday people might become locked in a state of staticness; arrested development. Only because when there isn't something to challenge yourself. With the absence of something there to test or hon yourself against, (or at least the convenience of such) it becomes easy to fall into hedonism and simply indulge in what is available. If you aren't actively colonizing or exploring beyond, why would you do anything but live your life to achieve the most pleasure as possible?

And that's really cool fact. Perhaps even a reason you became interested in Star Trek? XD

And invisibility or teleportation, eh? I wonder what mischief you'd get up to with a power like that.

Last question first, "Do crimes" xD Of course more of the Robin Hood type, being my own judge and jury about who can afford one less yacht or multi-million home and reducing their hoard a bit and turning it into anonymous cash donations (which in turn I could learn for myself which charities are for real and which are just a scam).

Star Trek (TOS) came out when TV was a wasteland of stupid shows, Lost In Space, Gilligan's Island and what have you. Star Trek really was standout entertainment, and was relevant for issues of the day. Dad had a business trip to Los Angeles coinciding with a Star Trek convention and that cemented the fandom for me. Cosplay, actors, writers, fan-created artworks, lectures... all totally fascinating a young teenage boy in the early 1970s. As well I came across a CRT terminal some university student had set up in the public telephone room of the hotel basement playing that battleship-like game Star Trek on a timesharing computer via acoustic modem (where you dropped the phone handset into a cradle, blazing 300 bps data rate).

It was later coming into possession of a copy of that software on punched paper tape that led me to learn about computers and realizing these monolithic calculators could also be used for fun and games. That set the course of my career and life from then on.

I think the extant challenges in the Star Trek future is about being a member of a meritocracy. The jobs and pursuits you get basically are earned, so there's likely a lot involved in education and research. You either create what is the equivalent of a PhD or you become a tradesman or artist of such skill you merit being a teacher or popular content producer. Or diplomat, or many other jobs with prestige and careful selection. The rank and file though, those of average ambition and below, I do expect would basically be consumers, collectors mostly. The creative and productive people are the faucet, and faucets need a drain.

Hmm. Definitely makes me think that if you came into the fandom as a result of cartoons, another media, or if you came upon it by pure accident then. Either that, or your fascination with these "monolithic calculators," eventually led to a much wider world as it has developed into today. That said, Star Trek developed enraptured the audiences back then, equally if not more so than Star Wars despite being a culture icon.

Though, on your last note, I do have to admit I just find Trek society an interesting study. Although it doesn't go too much into, (at least to my knowledge) when we apply our own history to it, I do wonder if there was a vast rearrangement of ideals or a redefinition of values given the fact living in a meritocracy or more communal societal utopia would bring on a radically different worldview. I don't doubt there will be those who put more value on the arts, sciences, and the like. Nor a government who actively encourages purpose-driven activities, but there are going to be those who reap the rewards of the system. I suppose what I'm getting at is what would be the breakdown of the two extremes and how does the integrity of such a system last long-term. But hey! That's what the fans get to theorize and discuss about after all, eh?

Social studies was one of my worst subjects. Human nature is too aggravating to consider how it's remotely possible to change some of our most ancient foibles and exchange them for virtue. Star Trek alleges sometime after WWIII and Eugenics Wars these changes occurred. Maybe the bio-engineered humans released some virus that affected consciousness of generations that followed? Just seems the humans of that future are about as alien as they come.

Fandom gateway was werewolf movies. IRC (the 'telegram' of the day) led to people mentioning furry in passing and it was a downhill ride from there~