Everyone who suddenly realizes we are all inside O'Brien's permanent pattern buffer gets immediately erased from existence.
O'Brien's Basilisk
TODAY: STARLINER RETURNS TO EARTH WITHOUT CREW AMID SAFETY CONCERNS
Anchor: ...and tonight we have with us transporter specialist Miles O'Brien, to talk about the potential difficulties and implications of beaming people off of this derelict, ancient spacecraft.
Much better than: "Miles O'Brien suspected, crew was last seen boarding the starliner"
Miles has enough pain, I try to not imagine more for him.
If Chief O'Brien is in charge everything will be fine. If anything goes wrong he'll just reverse the polarity.
Also happens to be a technology specialist, a pilot, and one who must suffer (amputation).
Colt Gray > Miles O'Brien
Except for the whole murder thing.
What do you expect when you name your kid after a gun...
