coping with a loose cannon theme
Someone copes with having an unpredictable and uncontrollable person around who is likely to cause unintentional harm.
Examples
Captain Picard and Wesley found themselves stranded on a desert moon with the cantankerous mining shuttle captain Dirgo in tng4x09 "Final Mission".
8 total · 4 major · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Serenity (2005) | major | Simon's fellow crew members, Malcolm in particular, had to deal with that he was something of a hot head who could go off any time. |
| pieceofcake1988e1x03 | major | Rex struggled to keep Chris Hart under control. He openly questioned the fighting tactics used by Hornet Squadron. |
| theamericanshortstory17 | major | Jack Smurch was such an unpredictable and ungovernable character that the various people who tried to control him had no choice but to govern him by force in the end. |
| voy4x21 | major | Janeway with Seven |
| ahh1x22 | minor | Daniel was told off by his boss several times for being a loose canon. In particular, his boss objected when Daniel took it upon himself to inform the press about the pulmonary anthrax outbreak that was imminent. |
| tng4x09 | minor | Picard, Wesley :: Picard and Wesley at Dirgo |
| voy1x03 | minor | Janeway with B'Elanna |
| voy4x17 | minor | Janeway with Seven |