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Jeremy Aster
Starfleet-trained (ranked officer)
defensive
soothing
grieving / repressed anger
dutiful
potential-guardian (unconfirmed)
repressed-grief
vulnerable / endangered
cherished
illusory
narratively catalytic
family-affiliated
earth-resident
nonverbal
guarded
seductive
technically opportunistic
tactile
parasitic
emotionally guarded
ephemeral
energy-dependent
mentioned-but-unseen
passive
manipulative
maternal
domestic
physically compromised
vulnerable
dependent / traumatized
Jeremy Aster is a twelve-year-old orphaned shipboard civilian on the USS Enterprise. He is the bereaved son of Lieutenant Marla Aster (mother killed by an explosive; father deceased earlier) whose guarded, stoic behavior masks grief, anger, and vulnerability. He becomes the focus of adult care and cultural conflict when Lieutenant Worf attempts to claim him through a Klingon R'uustai bond and Counselor Deanna Troi warns against rushed emotional interventions. Technicians discover he is the intended target of a parasitic manifestation attempting abduction via the transporter, placing him in acute physical danger and anchoring the crew's protective and therapeutic response.
36 appearances
Shipboard Civilian Welfare / Child Safety
Also known as:
orphan Jeremy,
ship's child,
LIEUTENANT ASTER,
Lieutenant Aster,
Jeremy,
the puppet,
Jeremy Aster,
Marla,
the figure,
Uncle,
the luring presence,
the boy,
Jeremy's uncle,
bereaved son,
she,
the creation,
Jeremy's mother,
the apparition,
the child,
your mother
Jeremy Aster's Journey
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