Bill is Here
[captioned]
(with reversal & promo)
by iamaphoney
Bill is Here.
"NUMBER ONE
(AKA WILLIAM RYKER) –
A 30-35 year old Caucasian born in Alaska.
He is a pleasant
looking man
with sex appeal,
of medium height,
very Agile and Strong,
a natural Psychologist.
Number One, as he is usually called, is
Second in Command
of The Enterprise
and has a very strong,
solid relationship
with The Captain."
Other background details which were eventually added to Riker's preproduction character bio claimed Riker "doesn't fully appreciate The Female Need
to be needed"
and that he is
"privately called
William by Picard
and Bill by 'female friends'"
(Troi does refer to him as "Bill" in "The Naked Now" and "Haven",
although this nickname
was apparently dropped
in favour of "Will".
However, in the script for "Encounter at Farpoint", Picard refers to him as "Bill".)
Thomas is Here!
RIKER:
Riker to Enterprise.
Do You Hear Me?
DATA:
Perfectly, Commander.
I will be monitoring you continuously.
TROI:
Mintakan emotions
are quite interesting.
Like The Vulcans,
They have highly ordered minds.
A very sensible People.
For example, Mintakan Women
precede Their Mates --
It's A Signal
to other women.
RIKER:
“This Man's Taken,
Get Your Own”?
TROI:
Not precisely -- More like,
“If You want His Services,
I'm the one You have
to negotiate with.”
RIKER :
What kind of Services?
TROI :
All kinds.
RIKER :
….They ARE a Sensible Race (!)