The Harsh Light of Day

“Parker’s problem 

with Intimacy

turns out to be, that 

He can’t get 

Enough of it…”

“Raising the drinking age in this country from 18 to 21 

has had a direct result in these disasters 

of binge drinking fraternity parties — 

Let college students, the way we could :

Go out as 26 Freshmen, Have a Beer, 

Sit in a protected Adult Environment, 

Learn How to Discourse with The Opposite Sex 

in a safe environment. 

And now Today, 

because of this stupid rule that

Young People can’t even buy a drink 

in a bar until they’re 21, 

We have these fraternity parties 

that are like it’s The Cave Man Era. 

Well of course in this Modern Age 

this advantages Men. 

Men want to hook up. Men want to have sex. 

Women don’t understand What Men Want. 

Women put out because they’re hoping 

The Man will continue to be interested in them;

The Man just wants experience. 

The hormones drive toward. . . 

To Me, I theorise that The Sex Drive in Men 

is intertwined with Hunt and Pursuit. 

This is what Women don’t understand.”

— Paglia

Cut to Buffy and Willow walking through the campus late at night.

Buffy : So what I'm wondering is, does this always happen? 

Sleep with a guy and he goes all evil. God, I'm such a Fool.

Willow : Well maybe you made a mistake. But that's okay. Next time - what?

Buffy : Parker said it's okay to make mistakes. It was sweet.

Willow : No it wasn't. He was saying that so you would 

take a chance and sleep with him. He's a poop head.

Buffy : You're right. He's manipulative and shallow. 

And why doesn't he want me. Am I repulsive? 

If there was something repulsive about me you would tell me, right?

Willow : I'm Your Friend. I would call You repulsive in a second.

Buffy : Maybe Parker and I could still work it out. Do you think we could still work it out?

Willow : I think you're missing something about this whole poop head principal.

Buffy : I think I'm gonna take a walk. You go on ahead.

Willow : You sure?

Buffy : Yeah. 

She heads off leaving Willow behind. She walks along alone, then we see both Anya and Harmony, all looking downtrodden walking along.

BLACK OUT

The Teller of Uncomfortable Truths.

"Part of Angel's trouble is that he refuses to listen to the person who most frequently Tells him The Truth in the course of this season : Spike, who reverts to his Buffy Seasons Two to Four status as 

The Trickster Teller of Uncomfortable Truths. "

Kes is certainly an Elf or a Pixie - 

a Trickster, to be sure, but an entirely too benign one.

She lacks Danger.

What you need instead, is...
A Dark Fairy

FEMALE CADET: 

Admiral? Some of us were talking 

before class and we were curious. 

How extensive was Seven of Nine's 

involvement with Unimatrix Zero?

JANEWAY: 

I'd, er, prefer not to discuss 

Seven of Nine.

FEMALE CADET: 

Yes, ma'am. Sorry.

[Cargo Bay two]

(Seven is regenerating. Janeway enters and turns off her alcove.)

SEVEN: 

Captain. 

JANEWAY: 

Step down, please. 

Seven, you disobeyed my direct orders, 

and as a result you condemned 

A Sentient Being to its Death. 

[ But she isn't part of the Command Stucture - neither were Kes and nor is Neelix. Her subordination to the onboard hierarchy is volitional and only The Captain can give her orders. And we know this - for example - because not Chakotay or Torres can tell Neelix what to do in his kitchen, except as directed to by The Captain, when acting with her authority.  ]

SEVEN: 

By doing so, I also diverted the Hirogen attack. 

An attack which would have destroyed us. 

JANEWAY: 

Maybe not. 

In any case, The Decision wasn't yours to make. 

[ It bloody well was if it could have killed her (or others), which it could. ]

SEVEN: 

The creature broke through the forcefield. 

I had no choice. 

JANEWAY: 

I didn't come here to debate your decision. 

I came here to inform you of the consequences. 

When you first came to Voyager, 

I decided to grant you the same liberties and freedoms 

of any crew member, 

because I wanted you to be 

A Part of This Family.

 

And I've been willing to accommodate 

your unique way of doing things, 

even when you rubbed somebody the wrong way 

or violated protocol. 

But this time, 

I can't accommodate you. 

From this point forward, 

you will no longer have access 

to any primary systems on this ship. 

Not without my direct authorisation. 

If you attempt to circumvent me, 

I'll throw you in the Brig. 

I still need your expertise 

in the Astrometrics lab if you're willing. 

If not, you can spend your time here 

in the Cargo Bay. 

Is that understood? 

SEVEN : 

Yes. 

(Janeway turns to leave.) 

SEVEN: 

It is puzzling. 

JANEWAY : 

What's that? 

SEVEN: 

You made me into 

An Individual. 

You encouraged me to stop thinking 

like a member of The Collective, 

to cultivate My Independence 

and My Humanity. 

But when I try to assert 

That Independence 

I am punished. 

JANEWAY : 

Individuality has its limits, 

especially on a starship where there's 

A Command Structure. 

[ Which she, very explicitly, is not in. ]

SEVEN: 

I believe that you are punishing me 

Because I do not think the way you do. 

Because I am not becoming 

more like you. 

You claim to respect My Individuality, 

but in fact you are frightened by it.

JANEWAY: 

As you were.