I put my car keys on anything I don't want to forget; one of the best pieces of advice I've learned. Can't leave the house without them, and it immediately triggers my memory of where they are because I never put them anywhere else without purpose
It's an audio processing disorder thing that some have (myself included). Once you get used to subtitles, you kinda don't focus on them unless you weren't sure exactly what they said. Which is often for me. They just kinda become a part of the audio... unless there's a delay, then they're distracting to me and I'll just blast the sound or watch something else
We call them "fair bees"; they are drunk and aggressively non-violent about drinking your daiquiri, as well as rummaging through every trash can. Never been stung by one, but they can be aggravating sometimes cause they won't leave me or my drink alone... like any obnoxious drunk, really
So I can see how you can get to thinking about wasps from "carnival". The "fair bees" definitely remind me of wasps being assholes
Wish I was knowledgeable enough to create my own malicious link for scammers. "Sure, I'll send you what I can to help! Just click this link so my bank can confirm it's me who's sending the money"
Are "Phase-shifted crewman" even considered in Starfleet protocol? It's not a "Mirror, Mirror" parallel universe, it's just a light time variance. They should still be considered starfleet graduates, if it's a light phase/time-shift and not a parallel universe... I think?