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I thought that was part of what Troi did. Don't think it was an official function, but in practice Troi fed info on emotional state to try and support communication (among other things).
Still not sure why there wouldn't be a backup interpreter if you're a ship on a diplomatic mission, and you're often getting fired on with shit that can fuck up your systems.
...oh god, I'm turning into a Trekkie, aren't I? Is this how it starts?!
If they had a full on telepath, the whole episode would have been wrapped up in 5 minutes.
Troi would get called up on to advise on emotions, but she wasn't a true diplomat. When it came to going through the text of treaties, Data would typically be the one to explain it.
I feel like Troi would have been a more interesting character if she was a diplomatic attache instead.
And yes. One of us! One of us!
Especially on a ship as large as the Galaxy-class, which had a crew of thousands.
ONE OF US. ONE OF US.