here’s my take: i think way more people on star trek should have pets.
like i get that its like a cgi budget issue or whatever and also probably they dont want a bunch of dogs and shit just running around where all the doors are automatic, but consider. same rules as dorm pets. if they can live happily in containment u can bring em.
show me space hamster. space lizard. space super fucked up fish. space birds! thats a big one.
like could you imagine how choice it would be if riker had a pet lizard that he let crawl around on his shoulders and sometimes he gets called to the bridge for an emergency and doesnt have time to put it back so he just shows up with the lizard still on him and the whole crew has to pretend everything is normal when they get video transmission from a hostile planet and their first officer is negotiating peace with a little scaly dude crawling on his head and sticking its tongue out
Plus I just wanna see all the alien pets :)
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