The Outcast story
Riker falls in love with an androgynous person after rescuing some others trapped in "null space."
16 total · 3 choice · 9 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| forbidden love | choice | Riker/Soren :: Riker and Soren |
| gender neutral being | choice | J'naii :: J'naii had only one gender |
| social oppression | choice | the J'naii persecuted gendered people. |
| alien point of view | major | The humans, and especially Riker, had trouble accepting that the J'naii eschewed gender. |
| civilization vs. savagery | major | Federation tolerance vs. J'naii intolerance |
| coming out of the closet | major | Soren of the genderless race known as the J'naii paid a heavy price for openly identifying as a female. |
| conflict of cultural norms | major | Some humans, Riker foremost, could not stand idly by while the J'naii persecuted the gendered members of their culture that were seen as sexual deviants. |
| duty vs. love | major | Riker :: Riker about saving Soren |
| interfering in the internal affairs of other powers for humanitarian reasons | major | Riker violated the Prime Directive in an effort to save Soren from lobotomy. |
| male homosexuality | major | Soren was like a gay guy in 80s society |