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I'd also go for Data, Riker, and LaForge.
You need O’Brien to act as a lightning rod for any misfortune.
Please.... No more...
I didn't realize there was a Miles O'Brien floating around on Lemmy!
We're friends now. Just accept it.
Oopsie poopsie, you got Lore!
Also the other Riker...
I'll take Thomas Riker any day over Ensign Picard.
Thomas Riker was alright, it's not like he's from the mirror universe
And Geordi has gotten fixated on your engineering skills…
Now roll for shirt color.
Alright.
1d4, and this is the order; 1 = red, 2 = yellow, 3 = blue, 4 = green.
And I got 3, so that's blue! :D
Ehhh debatable if Data is a "man", and LaForge... well, he wouldn't be on my list. My picks from TNG to share a turbolift would would be Picard, O'Brien and Riker. Picard would be either ruminating on some deep crisis or current drama and be quiet and majestic. O'Brien would be preoccupied and anxious about some project and trying to build up the courage to talk to the senior officers about it. Riker would be relaxed, polite and crack a joke that would make you chuckle.
If counting non-human male characters across ST, then Data, Odo and Spock.
non-zero chance Riker tries to flirt with you
Sure but he would handle rejection well and laugh it off. Riker, afaicr, respected signals and consent. He flirted with people who seemed open to it and was perfectly professional to those who weren't. What makes flirting feel unsafe is the threat of men taking it badly if rejected.
I mean... No Worf? I feel like he'd be the safest choice together with Data
Eh, he can have a temper, I know it doesn't necessarily come up day to day but when he's pissed he doesn't always contain his anger. He's safer than a lot of people but no he doesn't make my top three. My runner up for top three male non-humans was actually Garak.
He's a cutie! What temper?
Cheery Littlebottom?
Can't recall him hurting anyone out of anger.
Plus zen-Worf is about the only good thing that came out of PIC. Love the look as well.
I'll choose chaos. Picard, Riker, and Q.
I feel like you'd have more chaos with Picard, Martok, and Q
Mariner, Martok, and Q
I said chaos, not Galaxy wide devastation
Pretty sure Data's status was solidified in Measure of a Man. I was also keeping it era and crew consistent, so no cross-era or cross-crew groups. The reason being that it is in keeping with the meme above.
As for why I chose Data, Riker, and LaForge; for their technical problem solving skills. And that they work really well together solving technical problems. I don't need anyone to be majestic or fret about some project. I need them to fix the elevator. XD
Luke, Han, and R2D2.
I don't know about feeling "safe" with Han, but unsafe in a good way. Like I trust him but not myself. Artoo could probably plug in and fix the elevator, too.
Not Obi-wan?
I'm old school. He didn't make it out of the first movie.
If I grew up with prequels, then yeah. Chewie as well if I could fit a fourth.
What about that boy, what was his name? Anie i think. He seems innocent enough.
On one hand, he's the negociator. On the other hand he's the hand and legs taker. (Whether or not you want him in the elevator, depends on the hand he chooses to take.)
That's a good combo too.
Eh, I'd say R2-D2 doesn't count as a "man" at all, being neither human nor clearly gendered in any way.
C-3P0, our translator for R2's boopspeak uses he/him pronouns for the little guy and so does at least Luke so he's effectively masc presenting. One could argue he's a man but the society he's in effectively classes sentient droids as property without the reserve they do for non-artificial species and are unlikely to confer the other cultural aspects "manhood" onto a droid.
LaForge is occasionally kinda creepy...
Only if there's a particularly attractive hologram nearby. Not a problem when stuck in an elevator.
The Doctor, with his mobile emitter, disagrees.
Riker?
He's charismatic and playfully flirty but receptive to signals and a good communicator. He wouldn't do anything untoward without consent.
Sure, but you'd still come out of the elevator pregnant.
But that would happen completely consensual.
Yeah, but it might be inconvenient if you weren't planning to become pregnant. Your husband or wife might be upset too.
I hardly even know ‘er!