SH Trek by Tuitey Fruity
Shaenon: Because I really, really like Star Trek, I am delighted by this illustration of the cast as a starship crew. Tuitey Fruity has also written bios for everyone!
Captain’s Fancy Valentine Sweetheart
Sweetheart is a member of an alien race that looks exactly like earth dogs and are just as blindly loyal. To combat their natural loyalty from getting the better of them, their names are always include their honorific in the possessive form, to remind themselves that they belong to themselves. Ex: Fancy Valentine Sweetheart is a Captain, and is thus Captain’s Valentine Sweetheart. Who is the Captain? She is! If she was a Lt., she would be Lt.’s Fancy Valentine Sweetheart.
First Officer Commander Unity, Chief of Security
A failed Federation Experiment who joined Starfleet because no one else would take her. She has one blue sleeve because “she is science”.
Dr Dennis “Tip” Wilkin, Ship’s Counselor and Communications Officer
Tip made the rank of captain but would rather be the ship’s counselor/communications officer than have his own command. Still has the captain’s rank stripes on his sleeves.
Chief Engineer Lt. Commander Sergio “Power Surge” Mendoza
Sergio is the Chief Engineer and is always making custom modifications to the engines. Often electrocutes himself.
Lt. Junior Grade Berenice Jones
Works directly under Lt. Commander Mendoza. Is a prodigy of an engineer (goes “mad” after passing through a mysterious nebula and gains godlike powers and intelligence).
Lt. Senior Grade Arthur Narbon
Polymorphic alien. Member of the Changeling Link until cast out. Was cast out in the form of a gerbil-like creature; however, he can also become human-like at will. Was found by Helen Narbon and experimented on for years while in his gerbil state, eventually unlocking his ability to turn into a human.
Dr. Virginia “The Brain Butcher” Lee, Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Lee is the Chief Medical Officer. She did not know that her defunct experiment UNITY was the first officer when she accepted the position.
Chris and Marcie, Lts. Senior Grade, Chief Science Officers
Joint science officers, have spent too much time near the dilithium.
Channing: This is amazing, and works far better than it has any right to. Now I want to play Star Trek Adventures with this crew. Thanks so much for this!
Well, the claim was those “NextGen” outfits were unisex…
I’m so glad you love this! I had so much fun drawing it and making up the lore!
This is adorable!
My favorite part is Sweetheart’s name/title.
Btw for those wondering, Gavotte is an admiral and thus not part of the crew. That’s why i didn’t draw her! Definitely didn’t forget to draw her.
That’s my story I’m sticking to it
So Nick is the ship’s AI then?
Absolutely
And Tip’s fear of Admiral Gavotte is not, of course, another reason why he prefers not to have a ship of his own, which would imply reporting directly to Gavotte.
This is great, and I love the bios! Especially the parts about Tip technically being Captain and keeping a reminder of that on his uniform, Unity BEING science and Sweetheart’s entire backstory.
And don’t forget that they all fly aboard the sentient space ship, the USS Nick. just wait for the mangled expletives on those “red alert” messages!
The USS Zerhakker
He’s not called Nick. He would also be another of Dr Lee’s experiments that she was unaware were on the ship
Of course, there’s only one choice for a filk …
(TUNE: “Banned From Argo”, Leslie Fish)
I got online this morning and beheld, to my surprise,
The central cast of Skin Horse on the Starship Enterprise!
This pic by Tuitey Fruity is a beauty and a hoot!
And so I thought, “This art has got to have a filk, to boot!”
[CHORUS:]
It’s the
Cast of Skin Horse, one and all!
Cast as Star Trek, and they’re having a total ball!
This lovely art, it warms my heart and makes it start to sing …
(And Shaenon didn’t have to draw a thing!)
Now Sweetheart is the Captain who commands her loyal corps;
At walkies time, she’ll boldly go where no one’s gone before!
First Officer is Unity, and this you can believe,
Her syntho-heart she li-ter-al-ly wears upon her sleeve!
[repeat CHORUS]
Tip Wilkin is the Counsellor, a mission he has got,
Seducing lady aliens from here to Fomalhaut …
Mendoza is the Engineer who keeps the jets ignited,
And Tigerlily parties (and Mad Science is invited!)
[repeat CHORUS]
And Artie is a bimorph who can change his shape at will,
But when he’s turning human, he appears in deshabille …
Virginia is the Doctor who constructed Unity,
And we all think she’s on the brink of true insanity!
[repeat CHORUS]
Now Chris and Marcie get irradiated quite a lot;
From radioactivity, they find each other “hot”!
They’re all exploring strange new worlds, and strange new life they seek
On NBC, on Friday nights at ten o’clock each week!
[repeat CHORUS]
(That’s all, folks)
AHHHH THIS IS AMAZING THANK YOU!!!
A second generation filk. Bravo!
Woo hoo!
full of awesome
The problem with Tip is that in the strip he is an army captain, not a navy captain. A captain in the army is equivalent to a lieutenant in the navy.