So we have a random gripes thread, and a random joy thread.
What if I have a thought that is neither a gripe nor a joy, but just a random thought?
Was just watching part of an episode of ST:TNG and some other aliens show up and beam someone off the Enterprise for a meeting on the alien ship.
And I was thinking how absolutely terrifying that would be. Knowing the growing pains the Federation had perfecting transporter technology, would you ever just blindly trust some random alien to show up and beam you over?