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Wow. So, I know that the 21st century generally doesn't have any evidence of "UFOs" or "alien life" in general, but this sort of question is really kind of silly. We've had proof of "aliens" for a while here. And I'm putting "alien" in quotations because alien implies a separation between humans and life from other planets, and let me tell you, that is... really not the case. Seriously, if you ever want to have a really good time, go to a kegger with a Saurian. But never get drunk with them, it leads to really awkward mornings-after.
This question actually sort of reminds me of this Orion who lived on my floor in the dorms, what with the "empirical evidence" part and all. She was in training to be a helmsman as well, so we ended up spending a lot of time together. She was really pretty good, actually, and I'm a little disappointed that she didn't come on the Enterprise with me, since I'd definitely trust her with the stick. Even though I've been doing this since I was a teenager, I still looked up at her a lot, since she was pretty new at it. Then again, Orions are pretty good at picking things up quick. Like, really quick. Actually, they probably invented most of it.
So this whole idea of "believing" in UFOs and all that is kind of a moot point. I mean, I have empirical proof of the existence of aliens. It's kind of hard to pretend that they don't exist when you're up close and personal with them, you know? And trust me, if you don't believe in aliens, having a green girl up on you is pretty much the most amazing way to be proven wrong.
On a completely unrelated train of thought, has anyone ever looked at a chair and really thought about all the things it could be used for?
((OOC: Sulu has no idea that any of this sounds nearly as sexual as it does, and he won't until you tell him. FEEL FREE TO NOT NOTICE THE INNUENDO EITHER, if you want. He'll just keep going until you point it out to him, probably.))