MarkB
Legend
On the other hand, in "Arena" he bemoans the irony of being surrounded by a fortune in precious gems, which he'd gladly trade for a decent weapon. Star Trek tends to trade out consistency in favour of the needs of the current plot.Given what Kirk said about gems and such in “The Squire of Gothos”(?), I’d have to think that gold pressed latinum would be reconned into something akin to bitcoin, but taken to the nth degree, and not merely a refined material.