I think it’s part of the universal translator. Based on commonalities in construction between post-warp species, they can tell which way is up usually. That’s why the Borg and the Gorn are so scary. Their ships don’t have an up
They’re obviously not all on the same galactic plain at all times but it’s be customary if 2 ships are to meet at a certain spot from different directions it’d be customary for them to adjust their pitch yaw and roll to match
What are the odds there’s a Prime universe Galaxy class with a lift-kit on their nacelles, rolling-coal venting-plasma, with an aftermarket aft tractor beam hauling 3 runabout shuttles, flying a Terra Prime flag, a silhouette window decal of Phillip Green giving the finger, and when he docks with a star base they constantly complain about the price of dilithium.
THERE ARE THREE LIGHTS!!!
insert rant about how ships in Star Trek always face each other at the same orientation despite being in space
“His pattern indicates two-dimensional thinking.”
I think it’s part of the universal translator. Based on commonalities in construction between post-warp species, they can tell which way is up usually. That’s why the Borg and the Gorn are so scary. Their ships don’t have an up
They’re obviously not all on the same galactic plain at all times but it’s be customary if 2 ships are to meet at a certain spot from different directions it’d be customary for them to adjust their pitch yaw and roll to match
What are the odds there’s a Prime universe Galaxy class with a lift-kit on their nacelles,
rolling-coalventing-plasma, with an aftermarket aft tractor beam hauling 3 runabout shuttles, flying a Terra Prime flag, a silhouette window decal of Phillip Green giving the finger, and when he docks with a star base they constantly complain about the price of dilithium.You’ve never seen anything until you’ve seen a Constitution Class with truck nuts.
From a nearby D7
“Only two?!”
The saucer section is a giant spinner
I can read upside down. So should I still flip it over?
Yes
If you can read this
We have not violated the treaty of Algeron