Alcohol/Synthehol

[storvik]

Ever since the Ferengi "sold" Starfleet on their alcohol-replacement, synthehol, real alcohol has been mostly banned on Starfleet ships, much as Romulan Ale always was. Replicators won't create it, and unless you're a posh ship like the Enterprise with their own bar and bartender (big whoopie for them) you can't requisition any. Keeping the

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[storvik]

What was the quote from Commander Montgomery Scott, found by the Enterprise-D? When Data introduced him to synthehol, he made a derisive comment about artificial people drinking artificial booze...

I don't see a real replicator problem

[mib_khan]

The replicators let us make unlimited quantities of sugar, right? Humans (and others) have been turning sugar into alcohol for eons.

It's only a 9-atom molecule (CH3CH2OH), after all. Who needs replicators? I can make it with a straight chemical synthesis, if you so desired.

Re: I don't see a real replicator problem

[storvik]

Do you know how much time and effort it would take to produce the quantities required for this crew? You'd be required to work at it, full time, with assistants. However, the alcohol from the nebula ought to last us a long time.

Re: I don't see a real replicator problem

[notchad]

Burp... What was that you just said?

Re: I don't see a real replicator problem

[storvik]

Good thing our official mission is to look for alcohol smugglers.

And that I switched the door signs so that you drank the decay booze in cargo bay 4...