ST:TNGeez: 6.9 "The Quality of Life"

The Enterprise D is paying a visit to Tyrus VII A! We assume Tyrus VII was booked for the weekend, so they were stuck with Tyrus VII A. Bummer. Anywho, what Tyrus VII A lacks in prestige it makes up for in kick ass particle fountains! The grit and grime and danger of mining got you down? Well, Dr. Farallon has the answer for you, shooting a particle cannon from space to do your mining for you! Sounds perfect except the particle fountain is a temperamental bit of tech that threatens to overload every ten minutes. That seems pretty dangerous in and of itself! But don’t worry, Dr. Farallon has a solution for that, too, in the guise of Exocomps! That’s right, Exocomps, little balls of robot who can be sent into perilous situations to fix problems before they blow up and kill everyone on board! Yay! Sounds good until the Exocomps decide they aren’t doing that shit any more. Seems they’ve gained a degree of sentience that comes with a healthy dose of self-preservation. Dr. Farallon says she’ll strip them of their smarts and send them in anyway until one Lt. Commander Data says no. Seems he feels a kinship with the little robotic rascals, and he intends to defend their right to choose, even if it means Picard and Geordi’s lives! Will Picard and LaForge be able to stop the particle fountain from exploding? Will Riker and the crew be able to rescue their stranded colleagues? Will Data come to his robotic senses and realize there’s no show without Sir Pat? Find out in this all-new episode of ST:TNGeez, Not Another Star Trek Podcast,Even more available at: https://tngeez.com