Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek: Voyager. No infringement is intended.
Timeline: Takes place immediately after the episode Retrospect.
Personal Log- Seven of Nine, Stardate 51658.2
The events of the past week have been disturbing to me. Since keeping a log has been suggested by others as a way to understand my emotions, I will record.
After Kovin violated me, I felt vulnerable. I am Borg. I am not vulnerable. Being made to feel vulnerable made me angry. I saw how Captain Janeway has stood up for her crew even when it is not prudent, and I believed that she would do the same for me. I was wrong.
One by one, my crewmates, who are supposed to be my friends, turned against me. First Tuvok, then Captain Janeway. They disbelieved me even when I was telling the truth. Then, even the Doctor turned against me. The Doctor was the one who made me remember what had happened, and then he took Kovin's side.
I believe I am experiencing another emotion. Betrayal. I feel as if I have been violated a second time.
The others were wrong. Making this log has not made me feel better. I only feel worse. Personal logs are irrelevant.
--End Log--
Author's Note: I found this episode to be disturbing because of the implications this attitude has for rape victims, and I wrote this log to underscore the other side of the issue. Just as, in the end, nobody believed Seven of Nine, making excuses for her memories, people often do not believe victims of rape when they report it. One in four women and one in ten men will be a victim of sexual assault. Let us treat them better than the crew of Voyager treated Seven of Nine.