I cannot resist the siren call of Orion women

[igrockspock]

So, sainfoin_fields posted an amazing picspam of all the unnamed women in the background of the Enterprise and various other starships. You should definitely go examine its awesome if you haven't already. We are discussing having a drabble fest or ficathon in where_no_woman to tell these ladies' stories, but I was not able to resist getting a jump on things

Comments

[boosette]

We totally need an "unnamed spacewoman" tag at WNW. (I've seen them called "original canon characters" before, because they obviously exist, we just don't know their names.)

Also, IL your Leira a lot, and also also, she looks nothing like Gaila.

[igrockspock]

Ooh! Good idea about the tag. I shall use my modly powers to investigate how to make it...

I agree that she looks nothing like Gaila. That's part of why I'm so glad they cut the scene - it makes Jim look like *such* an ass that apparently all he saw of Gaila was the color of her skin.

[boosette]

Now, if they'd put Gaila's own actress in a compression vest and a french braid, I can see how it could have flown without making him look ... much ... douchier than he did in the deleted scene as it stands, but ... no.

Just, no.

[danahid]

Very, very lovely. I love how much you are able to convey with so few words, in such an economical space.

[igrockspock]

Thank you very much!

[izzyfics]

This is exactly what I wanted when I saw the deleted scene. I was so glad they cut that part out, because it really made Kirk into someone I did not really like at all. This unnamed Orion, beautifully named by you, really deserves this tribute.

[igrockspock]

Thank you so much! I am relieved they deleted the scene too. It made Kirk way too much of an ass.

[coasterchild]

Ack! Now I'm torn! While I too am glad they cut that scene (at least partially because I don't subscribe to the one-sided Kirk-taking-advantage-of-Gaila thing), you just made Leira real and I don't want to let her go.

I love green girls.

[igrockspock]

I love green girls too! I don't think we have to let Leira go; we just have to let go of Kirk being such an asshole that he apparently only remembered the color of his lover's skin and gave a big giant apology to the wrong woman.

[joyeuses]

I am so impressed at your ability to flesh out characters in so few words. I really love this characterization.

(Weirdly enough, Leira was my nickname all through elementary school and middle school!)

[igrockspock]

Thank you! I'm glad she didn't come off as too uptight or hateful - I was a little worried about that when I was writing!