Q-Less story
Q and Vash arrive on Deep Space Nine. However, Vash has realized the annoyance of Q and wants him to leave her alone. Directed by: Paul Lynch. Story by: Hannah Louise Shearer.
10 total · 2 choice · 2 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| greed for riches | choice | Vash and Quark tried to sell plundered artifacts in auction. Vash would choose profit over science every time, she said. Quark was lectured by Odo about the pointless accumulation of material possession. |
| transcendental being | choice | Q bids Deep Space Nine a visit |
| to settle down vs. to keep on trekking | major | Should Vash give up her life of adventure for a quiet life on Earth with a cushy job at the Daystrom Institute? |
| unrequited love | major | Q at Vash |
| archaeological looting | minor | Vash came to Deep Space nine to auction off some artifacts that she'd taken from the Gamma Quadrant. |
| archaeology occupation | minor | The disgraced archaeologist Vash had some to Deep Space nine to auction off artifacts that she'd found in the Gamma Quadrant. |
| coping with getting dumped | minor | Q dumped Vash |
| love triangle | minor | Vash, Q, and Bashir |
| spaceborne being | minor | crystal turned into a living creature in space |
| the art of salesmanship | minor | Quark auctioning looted artifacts |