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Star Strip page 146

bravo1102

on Sept. 29, 2015

The second to last page wrapping more stuff up.  This actually goes back to page 2 where Scotty wants to look at the Aordian dreadnought and Rickover replies that it is unlikely as the Aordians are very protective of their technology. And here is Jenny offering a guided tour with the second officer. Rickover is probably off sulking and will feel even worse when he finds out that he wasn't invited but Pike was. Jenny lets Scotty's compliment slide by without even a thank you. It's how she interprets the "no sexual interaction" order. Another reference back to the first few pages. Wow you'd almost think I was doing some kind of circular plot thing.

Another Trekkie joke with the Picard maneuver being the pulling down of the shirt/jacket. Patrick Stewart often adjusted his in Star Trek:TNG.
Notice Pike refers to Picard as THE Jean-luc Picard. That'll come up in a later story.  Pike is a figure of Jeff Hunter from The Cage. 

Scotty's reference is to a certain doctor who hates the transporter is an oblique reference to Dr. McCoy. Another bit of Trek trivia.