theory: the reason that deanna has an accent and lwaxana doesn’t is that deanna is speaking standard with a betazoid accent, but lwaxana is speaking betazoid and we’re hearing it through the universal translator
omg hold on i love this. when we see deanna’s memory of her father, he doesn’t share her accent. lieutenant ian andrew [maiden name] troi spoke standard, of course, but probably learned betazoid upon falling in love with the fabulous lwaxana troi (because they’re not going to have universal translators on all the time, and a daughter of the fifth house isn’t going to be tooling around on space duolingo to speak another language In Her Own Home, right?). he probably spoke standard to deanna, though, at least sometimes, so she grew up in a bilingual household while he was alive – and now deanna has been speaking standard and living off-world for so long that her accent has shifted and she sounds like her father when she speaks betazoid
Series:Imzadi Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation Author:vegawriters Pairing: Deanna Troi/Will Riker
“Imzadi, you taught me that word means Beloved.” - Will Riker
Summary: In 2361, Lieutenant Deanna Troi was on leave from Starfleet while finishing up a degree in interspecies psychology. Already a trained psychologist and First Contact Specialist, she was hoping to use her education to bring the 5th House of Betazed off the planet, giving them a further reach than the planet’s government and diplomatic corps. When she meets William Riker, a striking Lieutenant who is assigned quite against his choice to the planet, they begin a relationship that will change each other forever.
A/N: It’s time to correct the record on Deanna Troi and Will Riker. Who they were on Betazed (let’s ignore that book by Peter David, shall we?) Who they were on the Enterprise. And who they are to each other. You want your soulmate romance, I’ll give you your soulmate romance.
Let us never, ever forget that Deanna Troi and Kira Nerys both continue to show GENERATIONS of women that you can experience trauma, recover, find peace, move on, and celebrate who you are as a person. And you can do it multiple times over the course of your life, and still grow and change and love and laugh and get up in the morning and find purpose. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a warrior or a princess or both - your ability to survive and thrive is bigger than you can ever, ever imagine. You can love, you can have friends, you can laugh, you can play, you can pray, you can celebrate your family, and you can find joy in your work. Of everything these two women gave us, this is so very crucial.
Series:Imzadi Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation Author:vegawriters Pairing: Deanna Troi/Will Riker
“Imzadi, you taught me that word means Beloved.” - Will Riker
Summary: In 2361, Lieutenant Deanna Troi was on leave from Starfleet while finishing up a degree in interspecies psychology. Already a trained psychologist and First Contact Specialist, she was hoping to use her education to bring the 5th House of Betazed off the planet, giving them a further reach than the planet’s government and diplomatic corps. When she meets William Riker, a striking Lieutenant who is assigned quite against his choice to the planet, they begin a relationship that will change each other forever.
A/N: It’s time to correct the record on Deanna Troi and Will Riker. Who they were on Betazed (let’s ignore that book by Peter David, shall we?) Who they were on the Enterprise. And who they are to each other. You want your soulmate romance, I’ll give you your soulmate romance.
Series:Imzadi Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation Author:vegawriters Pairing: Deanna Troi/Will Riker
“Imzadi, you taught me that word means Beloved.” - Will Riker
Summary: In 2361, Lieutenant Deanna Troi was on leave from Starfleet while finishing up a degree in interspecies psychology. Already a trained psychologist and First Contact Specialist, she was hoping to use her education to bring the 5th House of Betazed off the planet, giving them a further reach than the planet’s government and diplomatic corps. When she meets William Riker, a striking Lieutenant who is assigned quite against his choice to the planet, they begin a relationship that will change each other forever.
A/N: It’s time to correct the record on Deanna Troi and Will Riker. Who they were on Betazed (let’s ignore that book by Peter David, shall we?) Who they were on the Enterprise. And who they are to each other. You want your soulmate romance, I’ll give you your soulmate romance.
