Reach Out and Embrace Someone: Riker and Troi
“Imzadi!” (”Sweetheart”, “Lover”)
When William T. Riker and Deanna Troi were reunited aboard the Enterprise-D, they resumed the close friendship/relationship they’ve had for years. Of course Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the rest of the crew don’t mind this, as long as it didn’t interfere with their duties in Starfleet. Troi may have gotten used to Riker’s short beard, but in “Insurrection” she made him shave it off. (This kind of behavior was caused by the metaphysic radiation coming from the rings around the Ba’Ku homeworld.) By the time “Nenesis” premiered, his beard had grown back...and he was all set to marry Troi at last, according to Betazoid tradition. For those who don’t know, a Betazoid wedding is kind of like an Earth wedding, except for two major differences:
1. The groom takes on the bride’s surname. (So Riker will now be called William T. Troi.)
2. Everyone in the wedding, including the marriage couple, is NAKED!
If you had your choice of these weddings, which one would you want?
This is the last in my series of Valentine’s Day artworks using the base I made for just this occasion. Hope you enjoyed them.
Characters belong to CBS/Paramount