Do you think everyone in the Confederation went along with it? Like I know Picard was EVIL, and we’re led to believe that President Annika and Head of Security Raffi, Colonel Rios attacking Vulcan, mad scientist Jurati etc. are all also EVIL

But… like everyone?

I get that the Confederation has been building for generations, and that this type of world is all these people know, but everyone? Nature vs nurture a bit I guess.

Just playing with the concept that if the Borg couldn’t erase Seven’s innate “fighting for the little guy” thing that she evolved into with the Rangers, that being born into an evil world maybe wouldn’t either. What if she ascended to the position to try and make the world better from the inside? Tearing it down as a rebel doesn’t work – the system is too strong, reforming slowly from the inside and making people think it’s their idea might be the only way

Hmm I may work this into my Confederation AU 🤔

Another thought!

Q did something to send them sideways into the Confederation world WITH their memories of the ‘real’ reality intact. BUT it wasn’t their ‘real’ bodies – they were in their Confederation bodies.

So I’m guessing that Picard for the duration of the show (up until finger snap back onto the Stargazer) wasn’t actually a robot? Unless he was also a robot in Confederation times. Which yes he was now I think about it.

Also if they were ‘possessing’ these bodies. Could the Confederation memories have still been there but just ‘supressed’ at the back of their consciousness? Perhaps using the old fiction staple of “it started to come back to them in dreams…”?

I’m not trying to steal anyone’s ideas. Just rambling about some wild thoughts floating in my head is all

Aaaaand this is what I love about prompts + fanfic. Same starting point of a “confederation AU” and then soooooo many different directions to take it in 🙂