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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 8569363" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>I kinda feel it makes sense that many of those "explorer" type Captains that would go on a 5 year mission for Starfleet might seek out a "quiet" life in the wilderness. </p><p>They went out to the stars to explore the unknown and a lot of that time is probably just holding watch while the ship hurls through space, retreating to your cabin between shifts. It is then interpunctuated by encountering some new civilizations and space anomalies. There is certainly also a lot of camaderie and tight-knit communities aboard these ships - but Captains like Picard, Kirk or Pike tends to keep some professional distance from a lot of that, and their job can be very lonely.</p><p>If you can't handle it well, chances are you won't even go on a 5 year mission...</p><p></p><p>When they decide to retire after some 5 year exploration missions, many will still need that quitness - and they can easily go to the next big city if they think it's time for some excitement again. Or, if they want just some camaderie, they might remain in close contact with some smaller town in the area. But they'll still have their Captain's cabin a bit further out...</p><p></p><p>Of course, that lone cabin in the wild will be the extreme spectrum - Riker and Troi built a family, for example - but they are still somewhat outside the big cities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 8569363, member: 710"] I kinda feel it makes sense that many of those "explorer" type Captains that would go on a 5 year mission for Starfleet might seek out a "quiet" life in the wilderness. They went out to the stars to explore the unknown and a lot of that time is probably just holding watch while the ship hurls through space, retreating to your cabin between shifts. It is then interpunctuated by encountering some new civilizations and space anomalies. There is certainly also a lot of camaderie and tight-knit communities aboard these ships - but Captains like Picard, Kirk or Pike tends to keep some professional distance from a lot of that, and their job can be very lonely. If you can't handle it well, chances are you won't even go on a 5 year mission... When they decide to retire after some 5 year exploration missions, many will still need that quitness - and they can easily go to the next big city if they think it's time for some excitement again. Or, if they want just some camaderie, they might remain in close contact with some smaller town in the area. But they'll still have their Captain's cabin a bit further out... Of course, that lone cabin in the wild will be the extreme spectrum - Riker and Troi built a family, for example - but they are still somewhat outside the big cities. [/QUOTE]
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