I could write this all off to alien customs except that Crichton presumably goes by John all the time at home.
Actually, D'Argo starts to refer to Crichton as John quite a bit. So does Scorpy, now that I think about it.
Zoe: Planet's coming up a mite fast. Wash: That's just cause, I'm going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all. Mal: Well, that happens, let me know.
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Frankenbuddha - Mar 17, 2005 8:43:39 am PST #285 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
alienprayer - Mar 17, 2005 8:44:26 am PST #286 of 10001
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I think Ka may be an honorific, sort of a Mr. for Luxans.
Dana - Mar 17, 2005 8:45:25 am PST #287 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Doesn't Pilot call John "Commander" in the early episodes?
§ ita § - Mar 17, 2005 8:47:25 am PST #288 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you're looking for a pattern, I wouldn't try and find one across species.
Also -- Officer Sun may not be an issue of politeness. It's a military thing. Rank is important.
Betsy HP - Mar 17, 2005 8:48:48 am PST #289 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Doesn't Pilot call John "Commander" in the early episodes?
Good point. Pilot tends toward formality. There was one big moment in which Pilot said "Officer Sun... Aeryn..."
Nutty - Mar 17, 2005 8:50:35 am PST #290 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
It becomes clear later on that native-born Peacekeepers are matronymic. Which makes no sense, having 50 officers Sun in the fleet, but whatev.
For a long time, maybe into S3, Pilot called Crichton by his title (Commander) as well -- Pilot is just a polite guy. I don't know why nobody picked up his familiar name for 2-3 years, but they didn't, until they suddenly did.
Betsy HP - Mar 17, 2005 8:50:42 am PST #291 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Except that Aeryn doesn't actually have any rank nowadays, being under sentence of death and all.
Does anybody first-name Crais?
Frankenbuddha - Mar 17, 2005 8:53:04 am PST #292 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Another thought - does Harvey call Crichton ANYTHING but John?
§ ita § - Mar 17, 2005 8:55:42 am PST #293 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Except that Aeryn doesn't actually have any rank nowadays, being under sentence of death and all.
I don't have any difficulty imagining a culture so military that first names become less irrelevant than rank, even when you're a wanted fugitive, and no longer even considered a Peacekeeper.
Pilot should certainly start by calling her Officer -- he was part of the same hierarchy.
Betsy HP - Mar 17, 2005 8:57:05 am PST #294 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
he was part of the same hierarchy.
Was he? I don't think he had a rank; I think he was more of a slave than an actual Peacekeeper.
Does Aeryn have an actual title, or just "Officer"?