Spectre of the Gun story
For trespassing on an alien world, Captain Kirk and his companions are forced to re-enact the famous shoot-out at the O.K. Corral with themselves cast as the losing side.
16 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the instinct for violence | choice | The aliens decide to execute the landing party in a way befitting for humans |
| future point of view | major | the Morgans and the Earps scenario |
| isolationism | major | Melkotians |
| telepathic ability | major | The Melkotians communicated telepathically. |
| telepathic being | major | Melkot :: The Melkotians communicated telepathically. |
| xenophobia in society | major | Melkots saw the humans as a disease |
| xenophobic isolationist society | major | The xenophobic Melkotians sentenced Captain Kirk and his party members to death for having entered Melkotian space without permission. |
| coping with the death of someone | minor | Kirk pointedly mourned the loss of Chekov who was shot dead by Morgan Earp. |
| desperation | minor | hopeless situation for the landing party |
| fight vs. flee | minor | Kirk tried to flee the town |