Love your discussion of these, and I'd never consciously thought about the difference between how the non-teeps treated Talia and Lyta, but you're right.
I also wonder if it might have had something to do with what was going on around them. In s1, everyone's still getting to know each other, the professional and personal dynamics haven't settled yet, everyone's still new to the station and each other, they're building bonds. By the time Lyta arrives, however, they're settled in, their relationships and patterns of daily life and habits are all set. People are much less likely to reach out to newcomers in that circumstance. Also, s1, they're at peace, they're not under horrible stress and they have more free time. By the time Lyta shows up that's not true. So there are a lot of reasons for the difference, but it still has the effect of isolating Lyta and providing the impetus for her striking out on her own.
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I also wonder if it might have had something to do with what was going on around them. In s1, everyone's still getting to know each other, the professional and personal dynamics haven't settled yet, everyone's still new to the station and each other, they're building bonds. By the time Lyta arrives, however, they're settled in, their relationships and patterns of daily life and habits are all set. People are much less likely to reach out to newcomers in that circumstance. Also, s1, they're at peace, they're not under horrible stress and they have more free time. By the time Lyta shows up that's not true. So there are a lot of reasons for the difference, but it still has the effect of isolating Lyta and providing the impetus for her striking out on her own.