Oh this is scary, the doctor's mind is too powerful for the collective
I think

Lol the last sentence was gold, absolute gold oh who am I kidding, this entire is gold

Oh god, I loved every moment of this chapter, every single moment

The doctor bought Picard along hoping not to have phasers pointed him and thrown in the brig, u know what they say about plans lol
I love having my two favorite star trek captains meet face to face, love it

Poor guardian being yelled for not providing the answers, the doctor's attitude with it reminds Mr of the doctor's attitude when angry with the tardis, like a toddler throwing a tantrum

So the plan to depart the enterprise before anything goes wrong time did not work huh

So the doctor is trying to find the doctor of this universe and instead becomes the doctor of this universe big ball of timey wimey stuff

The doctor was feeling a bit miffed about the nothing special bit huh lol the vanity

Oh doctor shenanigans are gonna lead to a lot of excitement, danger and running

You are really quite clever dear author, vlever indeed

Oh Picard has my heart, his my favorite, just brilliantly trying to do the right thing despite the bureaucracy trying to stifle his innate goodness and Riker, also a favorite of mine, his poker face is a gift to the universe, this chapter was very exciting for sure

I loved the interactions between the guinan and the doctor as well guinan and Picard, Guinan was actually one of my favorite star trek characters although I did have a lot of favorites

The doctor is a hoot, his backhanded compliments are always fun also starfleet intelligence are gonna regret that forget the borg or watever species they have ever faced, becoming the doctor's enemy never ends well

I am grinning in glee right now, so massively excited to what's next

of course the doctor refuses to simply stay still when he could do something, especially if people's lives are in danger