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* NoTrueScotsman: T'Lyn believes that her empathic outburst, and her inability to remain completely calm, stoic, and logical, show that she's "not Vulcan enough" and "not a true Vulcan". Mariner counters that T'Lyn's distant attitude, her ability to neck pinch, and her ability to project her stressful feelings onto others proves that she's "Vulcan as a [[PrecisionFStrike motherf**ker]]".
** Never mind the fact that T'Lyn is biologically and physiologically a Vulcan, follows Vulcan cultural practices, suppresses her emotions like most Vulcans, and served on a Vulcan starship. "''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...]]''"
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* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: The three Betazoids behave like this despite being diplomats, much to T'Lyn's irritation. Subverted when it turns out that [[ObfuscatingStupidity they only behave like this to hide their status as spies]]. Parodied at the end when Mariner orders herself a piña colada and T'Lynn a glass of room temperature water.

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* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: The three Betazoids behave like this despite being diplomats, much to T'Lyn's irritation. Subverted when it turns out that [[ObfuscatingStupidity they only behave like this to hide their status as spies]]. Parodied at the end when Mariner orders herself a piña colada and T'Lynn T'Lyn a glass of room temperature water.
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* BattleStrip: When dropping their cover, the Betazoid agents took off their dress skirts, revealing their ModestyShorts underneath.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Expanding on Shaxs becoming Boimler's "bridge buddy," he sees the Lt. JG stressing out and brings him to the security team to see what they do on their off hours. While Boimler was off-put by [[IncrediblyLameFun the board games and charades]], Shaxs reveals this was also intended as a lesson on a balanced work/social life. You need to relax because perpetual stress may make you less effective in emergency situations.


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* LetsGetDangerous: Shaxs and his security team spend their downtime playing board games in the armory, which disappointed Boimler hoping they were always doing weapons drills and CQC training. But when an emergency actually happens, the team handily [[TranquilFury takes care of the crisis with calm efficiency]].
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* KarmaHoudini: The Romulans, judging by distance that they decloaked from the Cerritos, were WITHIN the Neutral Zone themselves and as such having their ship there lurking, without good reason, means they have committed an act of war against the United Federation of Planets.
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* AssInAmbassador: It would appear that ''all'' Betazoid diplomats are like Lwaxana Troi - entitled, vampish and more concerned with having a good time than actual diplomacy. Subverted in that this behaviour was an act, and the "diplomats" are actually undercover agents trying to extract information about the mysterious ship from different starship crews.
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* AgeInsecurity: The Betazoid women are ''very'' offended by the suggestion they might be old enough to have Zanthi fever.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Though it's no secret that Vulcans [[LongLived can live for a longer amount of time than humans]], T'Lyn reveals that despite her looking as young as Mariner and the others, she's actually 62 years old, with Mariner even commenting about how great she looks for her age.
** This keeps in step with the fact that Subcommander T'Pol of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' was also in her early 60s, but appeared to be the same age as a 25-to-35 year old human.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Though it's no secret that Vulcans [[LongLived can live for a longer amount of time than humans]], T'Lyn reveals that despite her looking as young as Mariner and the others, she's actually 62 years old, with Mariner even commenting about how great she looks for her age.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Though it's no secret that Vulcans [[LongLived can live for a longer amount of time than humans]], T'Lyn reveals that despite her looking as young as Mariner and the others, she's actually 62 years old, with Mariner even commenting about how great she looks for her age. This keeps in step with the fact that Subcommander T'Pol of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' was also in her early 60s, but appeared to be the same age as a 25-to-35 year old human.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Though it's no secret that Vulcans [[LongLived can live for a longer amount of time than humans]], T'Lyn reveals that despite her looking as young as Mariner and the others, she's actually 62 years old, with Mariner even commenting about how great she looks for her age. age.
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This keeps in step with the fact that Subcommander T'Pol of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' was also in her early 60s, but appeared to be the same age as a 25-to-35 year old human.
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* FurryReminder: [[BirdPeople Dr. Migleemo]] requests a meal from the replicator that emulates regurgitated food and is frustrated that it barely tastes like how his mother used to spit up.

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* FurryReminder: [[BirdPeople Dr. Migleemo]] requests a meal from the replicator that emulates regurgitated food and is frustrated that it barely tastes like how the meals that his mother used to spit up.puke into his mouth.



** The running cycle T'Lyn performs is similar to the one Spock has in ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness''.

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** The T'Lyn's running cycle T'Lyn performs style is similar to the one Spock has uses in ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness''.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: T'Lyn initially believes Zanthi fever to be the cause of the emotional instability, but the Betazoids, beneath their mask of calmness, are secretly freaking out as much as everyone else and break character when Freeman refuses to allow them to leave. This hints they aren't behind it, because they wouldn't be affected if they were somehow responsible.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: T'Lyn initially believes Zanthi fever to be the cause of the emotional instability, but the Betazoids, beneath their mask of calmness, are secretly freaking out as much as everyone else and break character when Freeman refuses to allow them to leave. This hints they aren't behind it, because they wouldn't be affected acting so irrational if they were somehow responsible.driving everyone else to do the same.



* OlderThanTheyLook: Though it's no secret that Vulcans [[LongLived can live for a longer amount of time than humans]], T'Lyn reveals that despite her looking as young as Mariner and the others, she's actually 62 years old, with Mariner even commenting about how great she looks for her age.
** This keeps in step with the fact that Subcommander T'Pol of [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Star Trek: Enterprise]] was also in her early 60s, but appeared to be the same age as a 25-to-35 year old human.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Though it's no secret that Vulcans [[LongLived can live for a longer amount of time than humans]], T'Lyn reveals that despite her looking as young as Mariner and the others, she's actually 62 years old, with Mariner even commenting about how great she looks for her age.
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age. This keeps in step with the fact that Subcommander T'Pol of [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Star Trek: Enterprise]] ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' was also in her early 60s, but appeared to be the same age as a 25-to-35 year old human.

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