January Meme: Introducing Saru to Picard

bimo asked: Imagine you were at a multi timezone social gathering at Starfleet Headquarters. How would you describe or introduce Captain Saru to Admiral Jean-Luc Picard?

Okay, first of all, I would let Captain Tilly - because you know some years into the future, she'll make Captain, too - do the introducing. In case you're wondering, she herself has met Jean-Luc through Kirk, with whom Tilly was at the academy. (This is is a popular fanon I'm fond of, ever since someone in fandom decided they are the same age and would have shared classes at the Academy.) Tilly:

( Spoilery description spoiling two and a half seasons of Discovery ensues )

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