futurestarfleetcaptain | Character Appreciation: Kira Nerys

An appreciation post for Kira Nerys in "Emissary" (parts 1 & 2)

The brash way she just says her opinion
"We're only here to help." "That's what the Cardassians said 60 years ago." like wow??? What a powerful line???
The way she just gets down and dirty with the rest of the crew, cleaning up the promenade in between her regular duties as first officer
Her reaction to Bashir calling his assignment there "frontier medicine" and calling it a "wilderness". "This 'wilderness' is my home."
The very first time we hear her say Dukat's name on screen she spits it out like it's a dirty word. I'm here for that
How she just wants to MOVE AN ENTIRE SPACE STATION IN A DAY OMG
When she begrudgingly admits to needing Starfleet's assistance. I like it because it shows that although she may be brash, opinionated, and stubborn, she's not unreasonable and knows when to accept help
When she orders O'Brien to fire all the torpedoes they have and then pretends like they have a sh** ton more defenses. What an icon
"But I'm just a Bajoran who's been fighting a hopeless cause against the Cardassians all her life."
When the wormhole opens and she's just like I TOLD YOU SO!!!
"If you don't take that hand off my hip, you'll never be able to raise a glass with it again."

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