Explorers story
Sisko builds a replica of an ancient Bajoran space vessel and with Jake attempts to prove that the Bajorans developed interstellar travel before Cardassians. Directed by: Cliff Bole. Story by: Hilary J. Bader.
16 total · 3 choice · 8 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| father and son | choice | Benjamin and Jake build a solar sail spacecraft and fly it all the way to Cardassia |
| interstellar space travel | choice | Benjamin and Jake flew a rickety solar sail spacecraft all the way to Cardassia in imitation of the Bajorans of old. |
| solar sail spaceship | choice | Benjamin and Jake build a solar sail spacecraft and fly it all the way to Cardassia |
| beating one's self up | major | Bashir was self-conscious about having finished second to Elizabeth Lense in Star Fleet graduating class |
| child leaving the nest | major | Jake was offered a scholarship to study creative writing in New Zealand |
| creative writing | major | Jake was offered a scholarship to study creative writing in New Zealand. |
| historical revisionism | major | The Cardassians wanted to suppress knowledge that Ancient Bajorans had mastered interstellar space travel and flew to Cardassia Prime. |
| inferiority complex | major | Bashir had a chip on his shoulder the size of a saucer section over having finished second in his class |
| international issue | major | Benjamin and Jake sparked an international incident between the Bajorans and the Cardassians when they tried to prove that the Ancient Bajorans had mastered interstellar space travel. This was a sensitive matter for the Cardassians as a success would mean they'd have to accept the accomplishments of the Ancient Bajorans that they'd long ago dismissed as "fairy tales". |
| male bonding | major | Benjamin and Jake bonded over talks about creative writing and women while on solar sail spacecraft voyage; Bashir and Miles got drunk together |