"It may be the warriors who get the glory ..."

History had never been B’Elanna’s favourite subject. She preferred to live in the here and now. She liked physical activity – running or sparring or hoverball or something – and she liked engineering. She liked holonovels that involved a lot of participation. In short, she liked being in control. Learning about things that she couldn’t affect wasn’t her idea of fun.

( She sat at the back of ‘Early Starfleet History’, attempting to take notes. )

Prompt: "Things would be different one day. But you had to start small, like oak trees."
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