A young Ensign Chekov ending up on the B5 era when Bester was young would be discovered as a non-telepath (not to mention non-Psi Cop) instantly because chances are he'd end up among other telepaths, and even if he wasn't, if, say, young Alfred B. was on a mission among mundanes, he'd give himself away instantly.
He sure would - young Parvel is a trusting sort, and finding himself in a strange situation his first instinct would be to ask where the hell he was and how he could get back to the Enterprise. Which would result in mind scans and the Psi Corps being deeply confused. I agree entirely that Bester in Chekov's place would have a much more elaborate plan *g*.
(How on earth he's going to convince her he's not Bester playing games, I have no idea.)
Hopefully either Talia or Lyta is around to scan him, because there is now way in hell she would believe him at first. And Ivanova would find Bester 'pretending' to be a Russian space commander unbelievably annoying.
Whatever happened when Bester met Khan, it would be bound to be interesting. And probably even more horrible for the Enterprise crew than the canon version, which is saying something. Meanwhile, I wonder how he'd react to other telepaths in the Trek universe like the Vulcans and the Betazoids ... (I mean, he must be used to encountering aliens who manage without any equivalent of the Psi Corp, given that the Minbari exist and the Centauri also have their own way of doing things, but still.)
Oh God, don't remind me. Patterns of Force is so dumb, and I never can decide whether the "historian" who in it supposedly founded this society or Marla McGivers in Space Seed are a more insulting depiction of the profession.
And Carolyn Palamas the archaeologist and anthropology officer in Who Mourns For Adonais? isn't much better. Methinks the TOS writers had a low opinion of the humanities.
Marla McGivers is the main reason I just cannot love Space Seed, despite its other good qualities. 'Star Fleet officer falls for Khan' could have worked OK, but I did not need all that 'woman secretly long for Strong Uncivilised Supermen' nonsense with it.
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Date: 2018-06-05 02:10 am (UTC)He sure would - young Parvel is a trusting sort, and finding himself in a strange situation his first instinct would be to ask where the hell he was and how he could get back to the Enterprise. Which would result in mind scans and the Psi Corps being deeply confused. I agree entirely that Bester in Chekov's place would have a much more elaborate plan *g*.
(How on earth he's going to convince her he's not Bester playing games, I have no idea.)
Hopefully either Talia or Lyta is around to scan him, because there is now way in hell she would believe him at first. And Ivanova would find Bester 'pretending' to be a Russian space commander unbelievably annoying.
Whatever happened when Bester met Khan, it would be bound to be interesting. And probably even more horrible for the Enterprise crew than the canon version, which is saying something. Meanwhile, I wonder how he'd react to other telepaths in the Trek universe like the Vulcans and the Betazoids ... (I mean, he must be used to encountering aliens who manage without any equivalent of the Psi Corp, given that the Minbari exist and the Centauri also have their own way of doing things, but still.)
Oh God, don't remind me. Patterns of Force is so dumb, and I never can decide whether the "historian" who in it supposedly founded this society or Marla McGivers in Space Seed are a more insulting depiction of the profession.
And Carolyn Palamas the archaeologist and anthropology officer in Who Mourns For Adonais? isn't much better. Methinks the TOS writers had a low opinion of the humanities.
Marla McGivers is the main reason I just cannot love Space Seed, despite its other good qualities. 'Star Fleet officer falls for Khan' could have worked OK, but I did not need all that 'woman secretly long for Strong Uncivilised Supermen' nonsense with it.