Rufus J. Cooter<p>Ok, so this post from <a href="https://mstdn.social/@SeanAloysiusOBrien@tenforward.social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@SeanAloysiusOBri</span><span class="invisible">en@tenforward.social</span></a> (and subsequent replies from <a href="https://mstdn.social/@Taweret@octodon.social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@Taweret@octodon.</span><span class="invisible">social</span></a> et al.) got me thinking: What are the Star Trek Extended Universe versions of Chekhov&#39;s Gun?*</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/@SeanAloysiusOBrien/110794351529449709" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tenforward.social/@SeanAloysiu</span><span class="invisible">sOBrien/110794351529449709</span></a></p><p>Off the top of my head we&#39;ve got:<br />nebulae<br />terraforming/colonization/et al.<br />experiment<br />warp drive modification<br />novae/supernovae<br />treaty negotiations</p><p>Any I&#39;ve missed?</p><p>*All puns intended. Deal. With. It.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/STTOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>STTOS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/STTNG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>STTNG</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/STDS9" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>STDS9</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/STSNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>STSNW</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/STBD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>STBD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/STP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>STP</span></a></p>