"Star Trek" Quotes Part 12: "ST:TNG" Season 5 Worf: "You bore that well." --"Disaster", Stardate 45 Worf: "You are ten centimenters dilated. You may now give birth." --"Disaster", Stardate 45 Worf: "You will feel a sharp pain while I remove the placenta." --"Disaster", Stardate 45 Lefler: "Your neutrinos are drifting." --"The Game", Stardate 45 Brackett: "Three weeks ago, one of our most *celebrated* ambassadors and advisors to Federation leaders for generations, disappeared. He left no word of his destination. Two days ago, intelligence reports placed him on Romulus, and I assure you it was an unauthorized visit." --"Unification I", Stardate Unknown Picard: "A defection?" Brackett: "If it is, the damage to Federation security would be immeasurable." --"Unification I", Stardate Unknown Picard: "Captain's Log, Stardate 45236.4 As I study the intelligence reports and Ambassador Spock's disappearance, I cannot help but feel a *deeper*, more personal concern about his mission. For I know this man, through his father. It was barely a year ago that I shared a mind meld with the Vulcan Sarek. Now we must meet again, as I attempt to find an explanation for his son's actions." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "The man is dying. And it's my honor to tell him that his son may have betrayed the Federation." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Riker: "How well did you know Spock?" Picard: "I only met him once. What I know of him comes from history books. And, of course, a mind meld with his father." Riker: "Well that must cover a lot of ground." Picard: "Not as much as you'd imagine. Sarek and Spock. Well, sometimes, fathers and sons--" Riker: "Mmm, understood." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Perrin: "Mint tea. It's been years since I had any. Vulcans have some kind of strange concoction they call 'mint'. You'd never recognize it." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Perrin, do you know why I've come to Vulcan? I must talk to you about Spock." Perrin: "He didn't even say, 'Good-bye' to his father before he left!" Picard: "Is it possible he could've been abducted?" Perrin: "No! He wrapped up all of his affairs carefully. He knew he was going." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Do you have any idea why he may have disappeared like this?" Perrin: "Captain, as far as I'm concerned, he disappeared a *long* time ago." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Would it be inappropriate to ask what happened between you and Spock?" Perrin: "Not between us...between Spock and his father. Oh, they had argued for years. That was family. But when the debates over the Cardassian War began, he attacked Sarek's position...*publicly*! He showed no loyalty for his father." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "I was not aware that Sarek was offended by Spock's opposition." Perrin: "*I* was offended. I made sure that Spock knew it. I'm very protective of my husband. I do not apologize for it." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Perrin: "If you could see Sarek as I do, wasting in bed, whispering to himself. He wants to see his son. He wants to heal any...rift that may still remain. Now it may be too late." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Perrin, would you allow me to see Sarek?" Perrin: "If it were anyone else, I would never permit it. But you are a part of him, and he of you." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 LaForge: "This is going to be like putting together a big jigsaw puzzle when you don't even know what the picture's supposed to be." Riker: "Yup." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Perrin: "He is like this...most of the time. His emotions have taken over." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Perrin: "Sarek, you will listen!" Sarek: "Go from me!" Perrin: "Picard is here." Sarek: "No more chaos! No more!"" --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Sarek! I've come a long way to see you." Sarek: "I will not answer!" Picard: "I must talk to you about your son." Sarek: "I wish no one with me!" Picard: "About Spock." Sarek: "Spock?" Picard: "Yes. He's *missing*." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Sarek: "Is that you...Picard?" Picard: "Hello, old friend." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Sarek: "You're here, on Vulcan." Picard: "I need your help. I must find Spock." Sarek: "He's not here, I know." Picard: "He's been reported on Romulus." Sarek: "'Romulus'?" Picard: "Yes." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Is there anyone on Romulus he might know, or choose to contact?" Sarek: "Pardek?" Picard: "Who is Pardek?" Sarek: "It could be...Pardek!" Picard: "Who is Pardek?" Sarek: "He is a Romulan senator. Spock has maintained a relationship with him over the years. I don't know how they met. At the Khitomer Conference, I'd imagine." Picard: "Pardek represented Romulus." Sarek: "Yes! I'm sure he did. In fact, I recall Spock coming to me with optimism about maintaining a continual *dialogue* with the Romulans. I told him that it was illogical to maintain such an expectation. Spock was always so impressionable. This Romulan Pardek had no support at home! Of course, in the end, I was later proven correct." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Sarek: "I gave Spock the benefit of experience, of logic! He never listened. Never listened." Picard: "It has been suggested that Spock might have defected." Sarek: "Never! I will accept many things, but never that!" --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "But you believe that he might have gone there to see Pardek." Sarek: "The Romulan senator? How do you know Pardek?" Picard: "I've heard of him." Sarek: "That's what he's done! He's gone to see Pardek." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Do you know what business they might have together?" Sarek: "No! No, I never knew what Spock was doing. When he was a boy he would disappear for days into the mountains. I would ask him where he had gone, what he had gone, he refused to tell me. I *insisted* that he tell me. He would not. I forbade him to go, he ignored me. I punished him, he endured it. Silently, but always he would turn to the mountains when night arrived." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Sarek, we are a part of each other. I know that he has caused you pain. But I also know...that you love him." Sarek: "Tell him, Picard." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Peace, and long life." Sarek: "Live long and... And... Live long and... Spock! My son!" Picard: "And prosper." --"Unification I", Stardate 45235.4 Picard: "Captain's Log, Stardate 45240.1. To cross the Neutral Zone, I will require a cloaked ship. To that end, I have set a course for the Klingon homeworld. After all we did for Gowron during the recent war, I'm certain he would be happy to return the favor." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Picard: "Still no response from the Klingons, Mister Worf?" Worf: "No, sir." Picard: "He's ignoring me, what other explanation is there?" Riker: "It'd seem after hailing him for three days, he could've found a *minute* to talk to you." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Worf: "I believe I know why our messages are not being answered. Gowron has been rewriting Klingon history." Riker: "'Rewriting history'?" Worf: "Yes, he is claiming that it was his courage, his *genius*, that brought an end to the civil war." Picard: "I see." Worf: "In the new version, there's no mention made of the Federation's help in his rise to power." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Picard: "Mister Data, your resourcefulness never ceases to amaze me." Data: "Thank you, sir." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Worf: "Captain, we are being hailed by the Klingon homeworld." Picard: "Gowron or K'Tal?" Worf: "Neither, sir. It is the junior adjutant to the diplomatic delegation." Riker: "'Junior adjutant'." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 B'Ijik: "Greetings, Captain. I regret to inform you that Gowron and the High Council are quite busy and won't be able to speak with you today." Picard: "Is Gowron aware that we have been transmitting messages for the past three days?" B'Ijik: "Captain, Gowron wishes that it were possible to talk with everyone who wants an audience, but he is only one man. The demands on his time are formidable. If you would like me to take him a message--" Picard: "'A message'?!" --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Picard: "Very well, tell Gowron, Leader of the High Council of the Klingon Empire, that his Arbiter Of Succession, Jean-Luc Picard, needs...a favor." B'Ijik: "'A favor'?" Picard: "I require a cloaked vessel." B'Ijik: "'A cloaked vessel'...is no small favor, Captain." Picard: "It is for a mission that could have repercussions throughout the quadrant." B'Ijik: "How would it benefit the Klingon Empire? I'm sure Gowron would ask." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Picard: "The only benefit to the Klingon Empire...would be our gratitude." B'Ijik: "That is what you want me to tell him?!" Picard: "Yes. And, please add that, if he is unable to provide us with a ship, then I am sure there are others in the Klingon Empire...who would be willing to help me. And then, they would have our gratitude." B'Ijik: "I see." Picard: "Also, please tell Gowron that I am *immensely* gratified that he is prospering so well. A tribute to his skilled leadership." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Beverly: "They're not removable, are they, Data?" Data: "'Removable'?" Beverly: "Your ears." Data: "No, Doctor. They are fully integrated components." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Beverly: "Your right eye is point zero zero four higher than the left." Picard: "Nobody's perfect, Doctor. But--" Beverly: "If you want a proper fit to your prosthetics, trust your tailor." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Picard: "Anything from Gowron?" Riker: "No, sir, but if when you're done with your tailor, you join me in the cargo bay. Mister LaForge has made some progress with the metal fragments." Beverly: "These two still have an appointment with Mister Mott to have their hairpieces designed." Picard: "Twenty minutes, Number One." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 K'Vada: "I know my duty, Captain. When I am given orders, I follow them, but I do not like secrets! I want to know* why* we are going on this mission." Picard: "I'm sorry, it's a classified matter." K'Vada: "You're going after the defector, aren't you?" Picard: "'Defector'?" K'Vada: "Do you think information like that *stays* a secret? Ambassador Spock has gone to Romulus, and you are going after him." Picard: "Captain, your orders are to take us to a set of coordinates near Romulus and to bring us back. And that is all I am prepared to discuss." K'Vada: "If we are discovered by the Romulans, it means death for us all!" Picard: "I realize that." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 K'Vada: "It may not be what you're used to on a Starfleet ship." Picard: "Quite nice, thank you." Data: "Captain K'Vada, is this the captain's quarters, or my own?" K'Vada: "Both. We have limited space. We are a military ship, not a pleasure craft." Picard: "Of course, this will be fine." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 K'Vada: "You will sleep Klingon style! We do not soften our bodies by...putting down padding." Picard: "Good! I prefer it that way!" --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 K'Vada: "You will take your meals with *us*! But we do not serve Federation food." Picard: "Ah, I've been looking forward to gagh! Haven't had it for quite a while. Very fresh." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 K'Vada: "Well, Captain, we are at the border of the Neutral Zone. You mean to do this, do you?" Picard: "Yes I do." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.1 Riker: "First Officer's Log, Stardate 45240.6. The Enterprise is nearing Qualor II, home of a Federation surplus depot operated by the Zakdorn. We hope to find out how the salvaged deflector array ended up in the hands of the Ferengi." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Riker: "I'm Commander William Riker from the Starship Enteprise." Dokachin: "Dokachin, Quartermaster Surplus Depot Zed One Five." Riker: "I need some information about a Vulcan ship, the T'Pau. It was sent to you a few years ago." Dokachin: "Did you arrange an appointment?" Riker: "'An appointment'? No." Dokachin: "The I will be unable to help you. You may communicate with Scheduling." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Riker: "Who does he think he is?" Troi: "The quartermaster of the supply yard, with information you need." Riker: "Right." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Riker: "Mister Dekachin?" Dokachin: "Dokachin. Krim Dokachin." Riker: "Mister Dokachin, the information I need involves a matter of major importance to the Federation. I'll need access to your logs, your files, my people can do the work." Dokachin: "I don't allow outsiders into my computer system." Riker: "All right, one of your people can do the work." Dokachin: "I wish I had the people to spare, I don't." Riker: "Well, sir, what would you suggest?!" Dokachin: "I don't know. Contact me when you reach orbit." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Riker: "I don't believe this!" Troi: "He's king to his particular hill, Commander. You have to treat him that way." Riker: "Counselor, this feels like a perfect job for you." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Riker: "Thank you for coming on board, Mister Dokachin." Dokachin: "Quite a ship you have." Riker: "We're tied into your computers if you'd like to access the files." Dokachin: "I usually don't see them in such good condition. By the time they get to me they're always falling apart." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Troi: "Mister Dokachin, we must find this ship and you're the only one who can help us." Dokachin: "Who are you?" Troi: "Deanna Troi, ship's counselor." Dokachin: "He probably figures that we don't get to see a lot of handsome women out this way. And someone like you might get a little more coorporation from me. He's probably right." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Dokachin: "I suppose this is your first visit to a junkyard, isn't it?" Troi: "Mm-hm." Dokachin: "You'd be surprised at some of the things I find onboard these ships." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Dokachin: "I once found a fourteen foot Caldorian eel aboard a freighter, in someone's locker." Troi: "Are you serious?" Dokachin: "If you have time, I'll show it to you. I still have it. Nursed it back to health." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Riker: "The T'Pau is missing?" Dokachin: "The T'Pau...is missing." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Dokachin: "In all the time that the Zakdorn have operated this depot, nothing has ever been lost. Never!" --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Data: "These quarters were obviously intended for one crewman, sir. There is but a single sleeping space." Picard: "I'm sure the Klingons found it amusing to put us in here together." Data: "Since I do not require sleep, I propose you take the...shelf, sir. I am content to stand." Picard: "Very well, Mister Data, thank you." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Data: "Are you comfortable, sir?" Picard: "I suppose so." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Data: "Good night, Captain. Sleep well, sir." Picard: "Thank you." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Picard: "What're you doing?" Data: "Sir? Was I making noise, sir?" Picard: "No, not exactly." Data: "I was processing all of the information we have accumulated on Romulan society. I am preparing for the task of impersonating a Romulan." Picard: "I see." Data: "Would you like me to discontinue, sir?" Picard: "No. No, please, go on." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Picard: "What're you looking at?" Data: "I am not looking at anything, sir. I am continuing to organize my files." Picard: "But you were looking at me." Data: "I am sorry if I was disturbing you, sir. I will not look in your direction." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Data: "Do you not wish to sleep, sir?" Picard: "I don't think so, Mister Data." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 K'Vada: "Captain, we've monitored a subspace message that might interest you." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Picard: "Sarek is dead." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Picard: "Well, Mister Data, what do you think?" Data: "I would not have thought it possible, sir. I am eager to test the success of our efforts. It does remain to be seen whether the Romulans will accept us." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Data: "Captain, you have seemed unusually pensive since we received the news of Ambassador Sarek's death." Picard: "Sarek and I shared a particular bond. Our lives touched in an unusual way. I admit I feel the effects of his death. The tenure of this mission has changed, Mister Data, at least it has for me. We were sent to confront Spock about his disappeance, and now I also have to tell him that his father is dead." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Data: "I do not entirely understand, sir. As a Vulcan, Ambassador Spock would simply see death as the logical result of his father's illness." Picard: "It's never quite that simple, not even for a Vulcan. Certainly not for Spock, who is half-human. Years spent in conflict. And now the chance to resolve those differences is gone." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Data: "Considering the exceptionally long lifespan of Vulcans, it does seem odd that Sarek and Spock did not choose to resolve those differences in the time allowed." Picard: "Father and son. Both proud, both stubborn, more alike than either of them were prepared to admit. A lifetime spent building emotional barriers, they are very difficult to break down. And now the time has come when it's too late. It's a difficult moment. It's a lonely one. It's a moment that Spock is about to face." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 K'Vada: [Laughs] "Don't you two look *sweet*?!" --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 K'Vada: "Be careful, android! Some Romulan beauty might take a liking to you! Lick that paint right off your ears." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 K'Vada: "You! Do you know what the Romulans will do to you if they discover who you are?" Picard: "I have a good idea." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 K'Vada: "Just so we understand each other...my orders don't include rescue missions!" --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Neral: "What do you know of this human? Jean-Luc Picard. A Starfleet captain?" Pardek: "I know nothing of him." Neral: "Then you haven't seen him recently." Pardek: "To my knowledge I have never seen him." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Picard: "Data, you're moving about in a very...well, *android* way." Data: "I am sorry, Captain. I will be more careful." Picard: "Don't call me 'captain'." Data: "I understand, sir." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Data: "I have clearly determined Pardek's routine. On days when the Senate is not in session, he invariably comes to this section at the medium hour." Picard: "Very well, let's um, sample the local cuisine, shall we?" --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Soup Woman: "I haven't seen you before." Data: "We are here for the day, from the city of Rateg." Soup Woman: "'Rateg'? I don't think so." Data: "Why do you say that?" Soup Woman: "You don't sound like you're from Rateg." Data: "It is a misconception that all Rategs speak with a particular inflection. In fact, there are twelve different--" Picard: "We come from several kilometers outside the city." Soup Woman: "Or perhaps you come from the security forces to watch the intersessor's office. Is he in trouble?" Picard: "You're mistaken, madam." Soup Woman: "Doesn't matter to me. I don't know when he opens. Eat your soup, courtesy of a *loyal* establishment. Jolan tru." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Picard: "I don't think we can stay here too long." Data: "We may not have to. Direct your view to the far corner, sir." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Picard: "Perhaps you should appear to enjoy your soup, sir." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Romulan #1: "Do not move." Picard: "What? Hey, you've made a mistake." Romulan #2: "Quiet, come with us." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Pardek: "Welcome to Romulus, Captain Picard." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Pardek: "I am Pardek. You are among friends, Captain." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Picard: "I have come on an urgent mission from the Federation. I am looking for Ambassador Spock." Spock: "Indeed! You have found him, Captain Picard." --"Unification I", Stardate 45240.6 Spock: "What are you doing on Romulus?" Picard: "That was to have been my question of you, sir." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Spock: "It is no concern of *Starfleet*." Picard: "On the contrary, it is very much Starfleet's concern. You're in a position to compromise the security of the Federation." Spock: "You may assure your superiors, Captain, that I am here on a personal mission of peace, and *I* will advise Starfleet when it is appropriate." Picard: "That is not satisfactory." Spock: "You cannot remain here, Captain Picard." Picard: "And I will not return without a full explanation." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Picard: "Ambassador, with great respect for all that you have achieved on behalf of the Federation, this sort of...cowboy diplomacy, will not easily be tolerated anymore." Spock: "'Cowboy diplomacy'." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Picard: "If you wish to undertake a mission with obvious repercussions for the Federation, then you should *discuss* it with the Federation. I am here as their representative. You'll have to discuss it with me." Spock: "That is precisely what I had hoped to avoid." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Picard: "I also have the responsibility of being the bearer of unhappy news." Spock: "Sarek. Sarek is dead." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Spock: "Walk with me, Picard." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Spock: "I know of your mind meld with my father, which enabled him to complete his last mission." Picard: "It was an honor. He's a great man." Spock: "He was a great representative of the Vulcan people and of the Federation." Picard: "I was with him before coming here. He expressed his pride in you... his love." Spock: "Emotional disarray, it was a symptom of the illness from which he suffered." Picard: "No, those feelings came from his heart. He shared them with me, I know." Spock: "Sarek would no more approve my coming here than you do, Picard." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Spock: "For some time now, I've been aware of a growing movement here of people who seek to learn the ideals of the Vulcan philosophy. They've been declared enemies of the state, but there are a few in the Romulan hierarchy like Pardek, who are sympathetic. *He* asked me to come now, because he believes it may be time to take the first step toward reunification." Picard: "'Reunification'? After so many centuries? After so many fundamental differences that've evolved between your peoples?" Spock: "It would seem unlikely to succeed, but I cannot ignore the potential rewards that a union between our two worlds would bring." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Picard: "Why would you not bring something so important to the attention to your own people? Or the Federation? Spock: "A personal decision, Captain. Perhaps you are aware of the small role I played in the overture to peace with the Klingons." Picard: "*History* is aware of the role you played, Ambassador." Spock: "Not entirely. It was *I* who committed Captain Kirk to that peace mission and *I* who had to bear the responsibility for the consequences to him and to his crew. Quite simply, I am unwilling to risk anyone's life but my own on this occasion." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Spock: "So I ask that you respect my wishes and *leave*." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Picard: "Ambassador, your logic escapes me. If I didn't know better, I would say that your judgement is influenced by your emotions." Spock: "You speak as if my father would if he were here, Picard." Picard: "I speak as a Starfleet officer. And I cannot ignore the risks to you." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Spock: "I was involved with 'cowboy diplomacy', as you described it, long before you were born." Picard: "Nevertheless, sir, I am not prepared to leave until your affairs are complete." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Spock: "In your own way, you are as stubborn as another captain of the Enterprise I once knew." Picard: "Then I'm in good company, sir." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown K'Vada: "We have more important things to attend to than acting as your nurse-maid!" --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown K'Vada: "I cannot reveal classified Klingon entry codes to Starfleet." Data: "Your entry codes can be easily reconfigured after we depart. And Captain Picard has authorized me to share with you any information we obtain from the Romulan databanks." K'Vada: "Mmm." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Data: "We would also need to communicate with the Enterprise in Sector 2-13." K'Vada: "You do, and the Romulans would instantly know our cooridinates!" Data: "Using conventional means that would be true. However, I suggest we piggyback our signal on Romulan subspace transmission." K'Vada: "'Piggyback'?" Data: "A human metaphor, pardon me." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Data: "We would use a Romulan signal as a carrier for our own, thus disguising its origin." K'Vada: "It will work?" Data: "I believe it would. During the last hour, I have conducted a systematic review of the entire Romulan subspace grid. I have compared my findings with the specifications of your own transmission array. They appear to be compatible." K'Vada: "Cha." Data: "Thank you for your coorporation." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Spock: "I sense you have a closed mind, Captain. Closed minds have kept these two worlds apart for centuries. In the Federation, we have learned from experience to view the Romulans with distrust. We can either choose to live with that emity, or seek a way to change it. I choose the latter." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Picard: "I will be the first to cheer when the Neutral Zone is abolished." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Picard: "But I wonder if this movement is strong enough to reshape the entire Romulan political landscape." Spock: "One can begin to reshape the landscape with a single flower, Captain." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Pardek: "So what do you think of your enemy, Captain Picard?" Picard: "These people are no one's enemy, Senator." Pardek: "Many of my colleagues fear what they have to say. But I have learned to listen carefully. Children like D'Tan are our future. Old men like me will me will not be able to hold on to ancient prejudice and hostility. Young people won't allow it. But now, now that they've met their first real Vulcan, it has only inspired them more." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Spock: "I did not anticipate such a passionate response to my arrival." Pardek: "Romulans are passionate people. The Vulcans will learn to appreciate that quality in us." --"Unification II", Stardate Unknown Riker: "First Officer's Log, Stardate 45245.8. The Enterprise remains at Qualor II as we continue to investigate the theft of the surplus Vulcan ship. The trail has led us to the former wife of a desceased smuggler." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Amarie: "A new face." Riker: "Same one I've always had." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Amarie: "And what would you like to hear?" Riker: "Know some blues?" Amarie: "Look at me, mister. What'd you think?" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Amarie: "Suck salt?" Riker: "Never cared for it." Amarie: "Hmm, good for you. Nasty habit." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Amarie: "So who are you looking for?" Riker: "Who says I'm looking for anybody?" Amarie: "Your face, your uniform, in a place like this?" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Riker: "Okay, I'm looking for you." Amarie: "Oh, you just made my day." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Riker: "I have to ask you about your husband." Amarie: "Well, it was nice while it lasted. Which husband?" Riker: "The dead one, I'm afraid." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Riker: "He was into some bad business. And he took the evidence with him." Amarie: "His one endearing quality. He always cleaned up after himself." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Amarie: "And what do you want from me?" Riker: "I was hoping you might know his business partners." Amarie: "And why should I help you?" Riker: "To be honest, I can't think of a good reason." Amarie: "Well, you did kill my ex-husband. And that's not a bad start. So why don't you drop a few coins into the jar and I'll see what I remember." Riker: "I don't carry money." Amarie: "Well, you don't offer much, do you?" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Riker: "Move over." Amarie: "Oh, just what I need, another set of hands." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Riker: "Know this one? Twentieth-century Earth. Maybe I can teach you a lick or two." Amarie: "You already have." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Pardek: "Ambassador Spock, of Vulcan." Spock: "Proconsul."" Neral: "Oh, please, I have never liked titles ever since I was a lowly yulan in the Romulan Guard." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Neral: "It's been years since 'ol Pardek's been invited to an official function. He's, he's far too attached to the common man for most people's comfort." Spock: "That is their loss. I have found Pardek to have a unique insight into many issues." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Neral: "Let me tell you something, Spock. We are going to start something here, you and I, that will redraw the face of the quadrant." Spock: "Are you prepared to support reunification?" Neral: "I believe must eventually come. Our two worlds need each other." Spock: "Forgive me, I...I did not expect to hear a Romulan proconsul speak like a member of your underground." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Neral: "Times are changing. And leaders who refuse to change with them, well, will no longer be leaders." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Neral: "Jolan tru, Spock. Oh...live long and prosper." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Picard: "You let their emotions sway you." Spock: "On the contrary, I am pursuing the most logical course." Picard: "You're as skeptical as I am. Is it logical to ignore your own good sense?" Spock: "I fear the influence of Sarek has covered your attitudes, Captain, toward reunification and perhaps toward me." Picard: "That is the second time you have accused me of speaking with another man's voice. It's true he will always be a part of me. His experience, his spirit. But I speak with my own voice, not his." Spock: "Curious. That I should hear him so clearly, now that he is dead." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "It is possible that I have brought my argument with Sarek to you, Captain. If so, I apologize. Picard: "Is it so important that you win one last argument with him?" Spock: "No, it is not, but it is true that I will miss the arguments. They were, finally, all that we had." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Picard: "But your fight with Sarek is over, Spock. You have none with me." Spock: "I always had a different vision than my father. The ability to see *beyond* pure logic. He considered it weak. But I have discovered it to be a source of extraordinary strength. Sarek would've seen this mission of reunification as a fool's errand. Somehow I think it is not." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "Logic cannot explain why, I only know that I must persue this." Picard: "Even if it leads you into a Romulan trap?" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "If the Romulans do have an ulterior motive, it is in the best interests of all concerned that we determine what it is. So, I will play the role that they would have me playing." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "May I assist you, Commander? I have had some experience in these matters." Data: "By all means, Ambassador." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Picard: "I'll take this opportunity to remove my ears." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "Intrigues me, this Picard." Data: "In what manner, sir?" Spock: "Remarkably analytical, and is dispassionate, for a human. I understand why my father chose to mind-meld with him. There is almost a Vulcan quality to the man." Data: "Interesting. I have not considered that." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Data: "And Captain Picard has been a role model in my quest to be more human." Spock: "'More human'?" Data: "Yes, Ambassador." Spock: "Fascinating. You have an efficient intellect, superior physical skills, no emotional impediments. There are Vulcans who aspire all their lives to achieve what you've been given, by design." Data: "Hm." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Data: "You are...half-human?" Spock: "Yes." Data: "Yet you have chosen a Vulcan way of life." Spock: "I have." Data: "In effect, you have abandoned what I have sought...all my life." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Data: "Ambassador Spock, may I ask a personal question?" Spock: "Please." Data: "As you examine your life, do you find that you have missed your humanity?" Spock: "I have no regrets." Data: "'No regrets.' That is a human expression." Spock: "Yes. Fascinating." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Worf: "Do you know any Klingon opera?" Amarie: "I don't get a lot of requests for it." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Worf: "Surely you must know at least one theme from 'Actoo and Maylorta'?" Amarie: "I may be little rusty." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Worf: "Maylorta..." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Omag: "What is that dreadful noise?! It sounds like a Bardakian pronghorn moose!" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Omag: "You know what I want to hear." Amarie: "Yeah, yes, I know." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Worf: "A *fat* Ferengi has just entered the establishment." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Omag: "Where's the waiter? Isn't there a waiter in this sorry place?!" Riker: "Is there a problem?" Omag: "Yes. I need more napkins!" Riker: "Use your sleeve." Omag: "What did you say?!" Riker: "Use one of their sleeves, I don't care." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Omag: "What are you?" Riker: "Commander William Riker, U.S.S. Enterprise." Omag: "Oh, am I supposed to stand up and *salute*?!" [Laughs] --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Omag: "Can't somebody get me a napkin?!" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Riker: "Who would want a Vulcan ship?" Omag: "Hypothecially speaking?!" Riker: "'Hypothetically speaking'." Omag: "I never learned to speak hypothetical." [Laughs] --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Riker: "Let me explain what'll happen to you if you don't tell me about the Vulcan ship. Your rite of passage though this sector will be revoked, and more than that, I will be *very* unhappy." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Riker: "Enjoy your dinner." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Pardek: "Why would they need a Vulcan ship?" Sela: "That will become clear very shortly." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Sela: "Captain Picard, welcome to Romulus. I trust you've enjoyed your visit? And this is the android I've come to respect in battle." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Pardek: "How could they know of this location? Someone has betrayed us!" Spock: "Yes, you did." Pardek: "Spock, we've been friends for eighty years." Spock: "It is the only logical conclusion. You asked me to come to Romulus, you arranged the meetings with the proconsul. And you knew that Picard and Data had returned to the surface with new information." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Sela: "The great Spock." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Pardek: "Jolan tru, Spock." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Sela: "Do not be distressed. Your dream of reunification is not dead. It will simply take a different form. The Romulan conquest of Vulcan." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Riker: "First Officer's Log, Supplemental. The Enterprise has reached Galorndon Core, near the border of the Neutral Zone." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Sela: "Excuse me, I'm just finishing up a speech, for you, Mister Spock. I rather enjoy writing, I don't get to do it very often in this job." Data: "Perhaps you would be happier in another job." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Sela: "Please feel free to change any words that you wish. I tried to make it sound Vulcan, a lot of unneccessarily long words." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "I will not read this or any other statement." Sela: "If you do not, you will die! All of you will die!" Spock: "Since it is logical to conclude that you will kill us in any event, I choose not to coorperate." Sela: "I hate Vulcans! I hate the logic! I hate the arrogance!" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "This is Ambassador Spock of Vulcan. By now, Federation sensors are tracking three Vulcan ships crossing the Neutral Zone. These ships carry the future of the Romulan and Vulcan people. Our long conflict is finally over." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Sela: "Impossible! There's no way they could've gotten out of this room!" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 "Riker": "That's far enough! Stay right where you are. Drop your weapons." Sela: "How did you get in here?" "Riker": "Drop your weapons. Drop your weapons." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "I'm afraid I don't know too much about Romulan disruptor settings." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "'Cowboy diplomacy'?" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Picard: "Well done, Mister Data. Though...I don't think you got Commander Riker's hair quite right." Data: "I will be more observant in the future, sir." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "This is Ambassador Spock of Vulcan. By now, Federation sensors are now tracking three Vulcan ships crossing the Neutral Zone. These ships carry a Romulan invasion force and must be stopped. I repeat, these ships carry a Romulan--" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Sela: "You'll never get out of this building." Data: "I disagree, Commander. After studying the design of this structure, I have determined that our best route of escape would be the underground exit to the east of this wing. I have disconnected certain security scanners to assist us." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Data: "I am afraid we cannot allow you to warn your guards." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "Not bad." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Picard: "What will you do now?" Romulan #2: "What we have always done. Continue to teach, pass on the ideals to a new generation, work for the day when new thoughts may be spoken aloud." Picard: "The Federation will welcome that day." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "Captain, I will not be coming with you." Picard: "Ambassador--" Spock: "The reason for my coming here has never been more clear. The union of the Vulcan and the Romulan people will not be achieved by politics or by diplomacy. But it will be achieved. The answer has been here before us all along. An inexorable evolution toward a Vulcan philosophy has already begun. Like the first Vulcans, these people...are struggling to a new enlightment. And it may take decades or even centuries for them to reach it. But they will reach it. And I must help." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Picard: "I have learned that it is useless to argue with you once your mind is set." Spock: "Not at all, Captain. I have found our arguments quite useful...almost as useful as those I had with my father." Picard: "Would it surprise you to learn...that he found them equally valuable?" --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Spock: "Ironically, you may know Sarek better than his own son does. My father and I...never chose to meld." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 Picard: "I offer you the chance to touch...what he shared with me." --"Unification II", Stardate 45245.8 LaForge: "I'm talking to the wrong crowd." --"New Ground", Stardate 45 Picard: "Captain's Log, Stardate 45397.3. Two days ago, Starbase 514 lost contact with the Research Vessel Vico, which was sent to explore the interior of the Black Cluster. We are en route to investigate." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Picard: "Captain's Log, Supplemental. A young boy, shielded from our initial sensor scans, has been discovered pinned beneath a fallen beam. The degree of damage to the Vico is making our rescue attempt difficult." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Riker: "It's going to be okay." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "Are you going to lift that?" Data: "Yes." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "How can you lift something so heavy?" Data: "I am an android. My strength is many times that of a human." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "It is going to be...okay." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Picard: "Captain's Log, Supplemental. A thorough search of the Vico has revealed no additional survivors. We have begun the process of counseling the boy with regard to the tragedy." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Beverly: "You've got your work cut out for you." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Troi: "His world is gone, Data. You're going to have to help him build a new one." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "Geordi, as a child, did you ever experience a traumatic event?" LaForge: "You're wondering about Timothy?" Data: "Yes." LaForge: "I was...caught in a fire once. I must have been, I don't know, about five, I guess? It was before I got the first VISOR. And, it was only a couple of minutes before my parents found me and pulled me out. And nobody got hurt, but...I tell you...that was the longest couple of minutes in my life. It was a while after that before I could even let my parents get out of earshot. It was like...I absolutely needed to know that they were there, you know?" Data: "Timothy no longer has that kind of support." LaForge: "Yeah." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Teacher: "Dara and her brother found themselves in the land of Targus, where the ruler, Eliamos the Magnificent, had proclaimed his law, 'No children will be tolerated within the great kingdom.' When Dara saw the proclamation she just laughed, and said, 'How magnificent a ruler, to be frightened by the likes of us!'" --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Teacher: "Timothy, we're done with sculpture for now." Timothy: "It's not finished." Teacher: "We'll come back to it next period. Why don't you pick up your mythology book and follow along?" Timothy: "But it's not finished!" --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "What do you think?" Data: "Do you wish a frank evaluation?" Timothy: [Nods yes] Data: "It lacks the harmony that characterized this particular temple, and the Docharan culture in general." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "You hate it." Data: "No. I am not capable of hatred." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "I can't do anything right." Data: "You are making an unwarranted extrapolation." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "Incredible." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "Data, how come you can do that?" Data: "I am designed to exceed human capacity, both mentally and physically." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "Androids are better than humans?" Data: "'Better' is a highly subjective term. I do not for example possess the ability to experience emotion as humans do." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "No emotions? You mean you can't be happy...or sad?" Data: "That is correct." Timothy: "Why not?" Data: "My positronic brain is not capbable of generating those conditions." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "Data, can we build something else...later?" Data: "That would be acceptable." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "'I am designed to exceed human capacity.' 'That is correct.'" --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Troi: "Hello, Timothy. Are you ready to go?" Timothy: "Yes, Counselor, I am ready." Troi: "How do you feel?" Timothy: "I am functioning within estabished parameters." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Troi: "'Established parameters'? You sound like Data!" Timothy: "'I am an android.'" Troi: "I see. Well, let's go for a walk, shall we?" Timothy: "'That would be acceptable.'" --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Troi: "So, what would you like?" Timothy: "Androids do not eat or drink. However, we sometimes like to taste things." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "Would you like anything, Counselor?" Troi: "No, I'm fine, thank you." Timothy: "As you wish." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Troi: "So, you're no longer human." Timothy: "'I am an android.'" Troi: "When did this happen?" Timothy: "I've always been an android." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Troi: "What's it like being an android?" Timothy: "'I am designed to exceed human capacity, both mentally and physically.'" Troi: "You don't? No emotion at all?" Timothy: "'That is correct.'" --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Picard: "Data, I would like you to make Timothy the best android he can possibly be." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "Timothy, your head movements are counterproductive. Can you be still?" Timothy: "But you do it." Data: "The servo mechanisms in my neck are designed to approximate human movements. I did not realize the effect was so distracting." Timothy: "I like it." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "Data, are there any other androids in Starfleet?" Data: "No. I am the only one." Timothy: "How come you're not captain?" Data: "My service record does not yet warrant such a position." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "Data, what's the most scariest thing that ever happened to you?" Data: "Fear is not a quality that I possess." Timothy: "Because you're emotionless." Data: "Correct." Timothy: "Well, what, what if you, you had a nightmare?" Data: "I have never had a nightmare. I do not require sleep. Are you having disturbing dreams?" Timothy: "'I do not require sleep.'" --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "Is that satisfactory?" Timothy: "It's perfect." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Beverly: "Transfer circuits are functioning properly." Timothy: "Within established parameters?" Beverly: "Absolutely. Input processing, pattern recognition, all 'within established parameters.'" Data and Timothy: "Thank you, Doctor." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "Perhaps you should return to your quarters." Timothy: "I'm fine. 'The servo mechanisms in my...' mouth '...are designed to appoximate human movements.'" --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: [Practices yawning] Timothy: "That is not bad." Data: "Thank you." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "Timothy, you understand that you may speak to me about anything you wish ...any subject." Timothy: "I understand." Data: "At times, I too find it...difficult to share my thoughts with others. I am not always confident that I am...expressing myself in a manner which humans can comprehend." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "He laughed." Troi: "Yes, it's nice to see, isn't it?" Data: "It is certainly not consistent with his android persona." Troi: "I'd say that he is beginning the process of letting go of that fantasy." Data: "Hmm. Then my work with him is done." Troi: "No, I, I don't think it is, Data." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "This is great. How is yours?" Data: "The complex polysaccharides, in reaction with the carbon dioxide, produces an unusual combination of texture and effervescence." Timothy: "But how does it taste? Is it good?" Data: "I am not capable of tasting in the manner you suggest. However, I can analyze the composition of a dessert, then make comparative conclusions about its possible effect on the human palatte. But I neither like it, nor dislike it." Timothy: "Oh, I didn't realize that." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "I have often wondered what it must be like to have one's mouth...water in anticipation of the arrival of a confection. Or to feel the pleasure I have observed in humans as they consume it." Timothy: "You sound like you don't want to be an android." Data: "I am an android. That will never change." Timothy: "But if you could change, would you?" Data: "I have often wished to be human. I have studied people carefully, in order to more closely approximate human behavior." Timothy: "Why? We're stronger and smarter than humans. We can do more than they can." Data: "I cannot take pride in my abilities. I cannot take pleasure in my accomplishments." Timothy: "But we never have to feel bad either." Data: "I would gladly risk feeling bad at times, if it also meant that I could ...taste my dessert." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "Timothy, androids do not lie." Timothy: "It was...me." Data: "Please explain." Timothy: "It was me. I killed them all." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "That's how it was...when it started on the Vico." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "Sir, drop the shields." Riker: "That's suicide, Data." Data: "Captain, *drop* the shields." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Picard: "Make it so." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Troi: "Timothy's a boy feeling a great deal of pain. But, he is a boy again. Is this difficult for you, Data?" Data: "'Difficult'?" Troi: "To watch him, moving away from being like you." Data: "That would require an emotional context which I cannot provide." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Data: "Hello, Timothy." Timothy: "Hi, Data. How are you?" Data: "I am operating within established parameters." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "I, I think that was pretty silly when I had my hair like yours and everything." Data: "I have been told that imitation is the highest form of flattery." --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Timothy: "Can we still do things together? Even if I'm not really an android?" Data: "I have many human friends. I would be pleased to count you among them." Timothy: "'That would be...acceptable.'" --"Hero Worship", Stardate 45397.3 Picard: "Captain's Log, Stardate 45429.3. While on a mapping survey, we are conveying a delegation of Ullian to Caldra IV. These telepathic historians conduct their research by retrieving long forgotten memories." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Tarmin: "Perhaps someone else would care to try?" [To Beverly] "You, Madam? You're thinking about that first childhood kiss. Would you like to remember more about it?" --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Jev: "Father, you know you're not supposed to probe someone's memory unless they've given you permission." Tarmin: "You are right. But sometimes, with a beautiful woman, I cannot help myself." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 LaForge: "How about you, Commander? Have any memories you feel like digging up?" Riker: "None that I'd care to share with an audience." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Data: "It is perplexing to me that the Ullians' ability to retrieve memory is so highly prized. If an event were important enough to be recovered, why would it have been forgotten?" LaForge: "Well, it's not quite the same for us as it is for you, Data. You record every second of every moment of your life." Data: "That is correct." LaForge: "And then if you want to recall anyone of those moments, you just access the proper memory circuit." Data: "My understanding of the human brain suggests the process is the same for you. Each memory is encoded in chains of molecules. If you want to retrieve it you simply access the proper RNA sequence." LaForge: "Yeah, that's true." Data: "Then in what way is it different?" LaForge: "Sometimes there are memories we just can't access at the spur of the moment. For instance, I have no recollection of how I'd spent my last birthday. Birthdays are important occasions, and you would think that I remember how I spent the day. Right now, I can't even remember...where I was." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 LaForge: "On the other hand, I remember everything about the time I got my first pet, a Cirkacian cat. I was eight. I remember how funny-looking he was, I remember how excited I was. It was if it happened yesterday." Data: "Perhaps you remember the pleasant memories and forget the unpleasant ones." LaForge: "No, sometimes the bad memories can be the most intense of all." Data: "It would seem there is no predictable pattern to human memory." LaForge: "'It would seem'." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Beverly: "Captain, Mister Tarmin gave us a demonstration of his abilities this afternoon. It's fascinating. Perhaps you would like to resurrect some memories?" Tarmin: "I'd be happy to probe your recollections, Captain. Most people find it an enjoyable experience." Picard: "I'm sure. However, I don't think I would make a particularly good subject." Beverly: "I'm sure you'd be ideal. And, you must have some *intriguing* memories." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Tarmin: "We won't be on your ship for long. This may be your last chance." Picard: [Laughs] "Yes. Well..." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Tarmin: "Well you, Mister Worf, I would love to explore Klingon memories." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Worf: "Klingons do not allow themselves to be...probed." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Tarmin: "But there is nothing to fear?" Jev: "Father..." Worf: "I am not fearful." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Tarmin: "I have rarely encountered such squeamish people!" --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Troi: "It's not easy having an overbearing parent. Believe me, I know how you feel." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Jev: "Oh, that's right, you're an empath." Troi: "Oh, I can't read Ullians. But I do know a certain Betazoid mother who is a great deal like your father." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Troi: "I've learned to remind myself that my mother and I are two separate individuals." Jev: "And have you enjoyed much success with this approach, Counselor?" Troi: "No. But I do keep reminding myself." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Jev: "Imzati..." --"Violations", Stardate 45429.3 Picard: "Captain's Log, Stardate 45430.9. Counselor Troi has fallen into a deep coma. After thorough examination, Doctor Crusher has been unable to find signs of illness or infection." --"Violations", Stardate 45430.9 Riker: "Deanna, I don't know if you can hear me, I've, I've heard doctors say that even when someone's in a coma, they may be able to hear when people talk to them. But it might help, to stimulate the brain...speed healing. In fact, I think you did that for me once, when I was in pretty bad shape. I just thought...it might help to hear a friendly voice...even if you don't know you're hearing it. We've been buzy mapping the sector. It's been pretty routine. Themost unusual thing we've seen is a binary star system. Let's see, what else. I finished the personnel review that we were working on. You can check it out...when you wake up. I miss you. Please don't stay away too long." --"Violations", Stardate 45430.9 Jev: "You killed her!" --"Violations", Stardate 45430.9 Beverly: "Medical Log, Stardate 45431.7. Commander Riker is the second officer who has fallen into an unexplained coma. I have examined the Ullians and ruled out the possibility that they carry a harmful organism." --"Violations", Stardate 45431.7 Tarmin: "I have been accused of putting people to sleep with one too many stories, Captain. But this is the first time it's ever been suggested that I might be the cause of someone's coma." --"Violations", Stardate 45431.7 LaForge: "How did I know you were going to say that." --"Violations", Stardate 45431.7 LaForge: "I spent two hours having a cozy little chat with the computer." --"Violations", Stardate 45431.7 Troi: "It's like waking up from a nightmare and not remembering what it was about." --"Violations", Stardate 45431.7 Tarmin: "We're to be prisoners?" Picard: "No, please, don't look on it like that." --"Violations", Stardate 45431.7 Jev: "It's a pleasant memory, stay with it." --"Violations", Stardate 45431.7 Troi: "It's Tarmin. It's your father." --"Violations", Stardate 45431.7 Picard: "Captain's Log, Stardate 45433.2. We have set a course for Starbase 440, where the Ullians will disembark and return home." --"Violations", Stardate 45433.2 Jev: "My father has never been one to admit that he's wrong." --"Violations", Stardate 45433.2 Jev: "So lovely." --"Violations", Stardate 45433.2 Jev: "Why do you have to be so nice? So...so nice." --"Violations", Stardate 45433.2 Troi: "It was you. It was always you!" --"Violations", Stardate 45433.2 Picard: "Captain's Log, Stardate 45435.8. Doctor Crusher, Commander Riker regained consciousness while we were en route to the Ullian homeworld. The slow process of their recovery has begun." --"Violations", Stardate 45435.8 Tarmin: "It's been three centuries since we treated anyone for this...this form of rape. But there are medical records from that era. It was a time of great violence for my people. A time we thought we had put far behind us. That this could happen now...is unimaginable." --"Violations", Stardate 45435.8 Picard: "Earth was once a violent planet too. At times, the chaos threatened the very fabric of life, but like you, we evolved. We found other ways to handle our conflict. But I think no one can deny that the seed...of violence ...remains within each of us. We must recognize that...because that violence is capable of consuming each of us...as it consumed your son." --"Violations", Stardate 45435.8 Picard: "Captain's Log, Stardate 45494.2. We're investigating a series of subspace signals that may indicate intelligent life in the Epsilon Solar system. We are within sensor range." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Data: "A characteristic response to the Kriskoff Gambit is to counter with the El Mitra Exchange, particularly since I have already taken both of your rooks. By missing that opportunity, you have left your king vulnerable." Troi: "We'll see." Data: "As you wish, Counselor." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Data: "Intriguing. You have devised a completely unanticipated response to a classic attack. You will checkmate my king in seven moves." Troi: "Data, chess isn't just a game of plays and gambits. It's a game of intuition." Data: "Hmm." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Data: "You are a challenging opponent, Counselor." Troi: "Thanks. But don't think a compliment's going to get you out of our bet. You owe me one Sumerian Sunset made in the *traditional style*...as you can only make it, Data." Data: "I will honor our agreement." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Kristin: "What do you think?" Beverly: "Well, it looks like you tucked when you should've flattened out." Kristin: "Something like that." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Beverly: "If I remember correctly, the last time you graced my Sickbay, you were diving off the Cliffs of Heaven on Sumico IV, Holodeck Program Forty-Seven C." Kristin: "Same thing, only that time I flattened out when I should've tucked." Beverly: "Well, as your doctor, I would like to recommend the Emerald Wading Pool on Sirus IV. A lot safer." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "The navigators on this ship have been doing flight handling assessments the same way for years, Ensign!" Ro: "And I found a better way." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "Do you mind if we discuss changes in procedure before you make them?" Ro: "If I had to come to you in advance and ask you to do it my way--" Riker: "I might have said--" Ro: "No." Riker: "Yes, maybe." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "The point is that I didn't get the chance." Ro: "'The point is', with all due respect, Commander, you are trying to turn me into your idea of the model officer." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "The rules on this ship do not change just because Ro Laran decides they do." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Data: "One Sumerian Sunset, made in the traditional style." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Troi: "It's beautiful." Data: "I hope you enjoy it." [Flash] "I hope you enjoy it." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "What happened?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 LaForge: "What the hell?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "I don't know who any of you are." Picard: "Neither do I. I don't...I don't even remember who I am." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 LaForge: "Looks like we're all in the same boat." Riker: "Make that 'the same starship'." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "Well, it looks like I'm the pilot." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "This console is tactical configuration." Worf: "Yes, phaser power status, intruder scan, torpedo guidance." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "A good chance, this is our ship. Looks like you're the leader." Worf: "Perhaps we should not jump to conclusions. *I* am decorated as well." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "The remains of another ship." LaForge: "It's a good possibility." Worf: "Or perhaps, we were engaged in battle."" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Um, Computer, status report." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "That rules out our distress signal." Riker: "If we even knew where to send it." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "This ship must have a crew." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Worf: "Bridge to all personnel, select a representative from your group to contact the Bridge and report on your status. Remain where you are, and stay calm. Bridge out." Kristin: "Well that helps a lot." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Kristin: "This hurts." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Beverly: "At least I have an idea of what I'm doing here." Kristin: "But, what about me? I mean I'm a patient in a bathing suit. That doesn't say much." Beverly: "No it doesn't." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Kristin: "Do you have any clothes around here I could borrow? At least until I figure out where the swimming pool is?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 MacDuff: "There are over a thousand people onboard." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Worf: "I've just completed a survey of our tactical systems. We are equipped with ten phaser banks, two-hundred and fifty photon torpedoes, and a high- capacity shield grid." MacDuff: "We're a battleship." Worf: "Yes, it appears so." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "We should start with the most crucial areas first." Ro: "Main Engineering, Deck Thirty-Six, I'm on my way." Riker: "Whoa, wait a minute. We've got to coordinate our efforts here first." Ro: "I just need to *do* something." Riker: "Look, I feel the same way, we all do, but if anything's going to get done..." Ro: "I know, I just...it's really an ugly feeling I don't like being so out of control." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "We're going to search the ship." Worf: "Very well, *proceed*." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "It'd be nice if we all had names." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Worf: "As soon as the ship is operational, we must make it combat-ready." Picard: "Well, I would recommend that before we prepare for combat we try to access the ship's logs, find out who we are, what our purpose here might be." Worf: "Well I disagree. We must first make ourselves ready for battle. *That* is the highest priority." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Worf: "Now we are ready." Picard: "Question is, for what?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "We should run a full diagnostic on all command systems." Worf: "A 'full diagnostic' would require us to take our systems offline. We would be defenseless." Picard: "If we're going to trust *our* lives to these systems, we should be certain that they're not going to fail." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Worf: "What have you found, Doctor?" Beverly: "Not much. The brain scans I've run are unusual, but there's no damage to the hypocampus. That suggests that we still have our long-term memories, but somehow they're being blocked." Picard: "Is it possible to bypass these normal pathways, to get at these memories some other way?" Beverly: "That's what I'm hoping. What I need now is to see some normal brain scans for a comparison. Is there any chance I can get the crew's medical files?" Worf: "No, we are currently running a full diagnostic. Computer resources are limited." Picard: "The medical records are our next priority." Beverly: "Thank you." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "Well, that's it for the living quarters on this deck. What's next?" Riker: "There's a large room up ahead called Ten Forward." Ro: "Let's go." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "So if everything were back to the way it was supposed to be, what do you think you'd be doing now?" Riker: "I'd be having more fun than searching this ship, I'd imagine." Ro: "Fun." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "Well, with that Holodeck we just saw. I think I could conjure up an interesting program or two." Ro: "Now that's disappointing." Riker: "Why?" Ro: "You don't strike me as a man who needs a Holodeck to have a good time." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "Have you found out anything that might give us some insight into what happened?" Troi: "Not specifically, but there are two things that seem unusual. The bartender is an artificial lifeform." Data: "Can I get you something? A beverage?" Riker: "No, thank you." Ro: "No, I'm fine." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "Your memories are gone as well?" Data: "The databanks that identify who I am...are not functioning." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "You're going to mention something else?" Troi: "I don't know if it means anything, but I seem to have an ability that the others don't. I have a very strong sense of what other people are feeling. At times, it's...almost..." Riker: "Is something wrong?" Troi: "No. Just for a moment, you seemed familiar." Riker: "You remember me?" Troi: "Not exactly, I, I mean I don't know who you are, but...there's something about you." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Computer: "Commanding Officer, Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Executive Officer, Commander Keiran MacDuff. Second Officer, Commander William Riker. Operations Officer, Lieutenant Commander Data. Chief Medical Officer, Doctor Beverly Crusher. Ship's Counselor, Lieutenant Commander Deanna Troi. Chief Engineer, Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge. Security Chief, Lieutenant Worf. Helm Officer, Ensign Ro Laran." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Commander...MacDuff, have the other officers listed here report to the Bridge." MacDuff: "Aye, sir." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Your next priority will be to retrieve any information you can about this ship's mission. Contact the Operations Officer to assist you." LaForge: "Aye, sir." Ro: "He's in Ten Forward, waiting tables." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Worf: "Captain...I regret my recent behavior. I assumed an attitude of authority that was...unwarranted." Picard: "Mister Worf, we're all doing the best we can in a difficult situation. Think nothing more of it." Worf: "Thank you, Captain." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Data: "This vessel is called the 'Enterprise'. We are part of an organization called 'The United Federation Of Planets'." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Worf: "Our choice is clear." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "These are your quarters." Troi: "Thanks for your help. Come in for a minute?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Troi: "Nothing feels right. This room, this ship, most of all, this war we're fighting." Riker: "I don't imagine war ever feels right." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "What is it?" Troi: "That same feeling. *You* seem familiar, you're the only thing that does." Riker: "Can you remember anything specific about us?" Troi: "I don't know... It's, it's more like remembering an emotion, feelings that you're somehow associated with." Riker: "I hope they're good feelings." Troi: "Yes they are." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Troi: "This entire situation is a little bit unnerving." Riker: "It's been a long day, we've all been through a lot." Troi: "We certainly have." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "Hi." Riker: "I know I didn't get the wrong room." Ro: "I just didn't like the way my quarters were decorated. Besides, I have this funny feeling that maybe I spend most of my off hours here." Riker: "Really." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "For all we know, you and I could be married." Riker: "'For all we know', you and I could hate each other." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "Sort of exciting, isn't it? You just don't know?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "We might regret this." Ro: "Regret *what*? Aren't you being a little presumptuous?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "Like I said, I just didn't like the way my quarters were decorated." Riker: "Then maybe we should switch quarters." Ro: "Maybe we should stay right here and see what happens." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "What if I snore in my sleep?" Ro: "What makes you think you're going to *get* any sleep?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Tactical analysis, Mister Data." Data: "The destroyer has minimal shields. Their disrupter capacity appears to be only two-point-one megajules." Riker: "They're no match for the Enterprise." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Return fire." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 MacDuff: "Well done, Captain." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Doctor, the success of this mission would be much more *likely* if we could get our memories back." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Proceed." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 LaForge: "You must have been one hell of a bartender." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 LaForge: "Well it's too bad there aren't more of you around. We could certainly use the help." Data: "Yes." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 LaForge: "I wonder why you're the only one on board?" Data: "I have expended considerable thought with respect to my apparent uniqueness among the crew." LaForge: "Any conclusions?" Data: "Several possibilities suggest themselves. I may represent an entire *race* of artificial lifeforms. If so there may be a home planet for others of my kind, a shared history and a culture of which I am not presently aware." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 LaForge: "Then again, you could've been built just for this ship." Data: "I have considered that possibility as well. It may also be the case that every starship in the Federation is equipped with an artificial lifeform such as myself." LaForge: "Hmm. If that's true, maybe you all look alike. A standard-issue android, hard to construct, so only one allowed per vessel." Data: "Hmm." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Data: "There is another possibility. Perhaps my origin is unique. In that case I am alone." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Troi: "I'm restless. Mind if I visit for a while?" Riker: "Please." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "What's wrong?" Troi: "Everything. Every time I think about this war, our mission, I feel a sense of panic like a hand is closing around my throat." Riker: "You're never going to feel good about this war, none of us will. But we've got to complete our mission." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "I've been doing a little research. Trying to find out more about William T. Riker." Troi: "What have you discovered?" Riker: "He's a musician, for one thing." [Plays trombone] Troi: "Very impressive." Riker: "No one was more surprised than I." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Troi: "So what else has your research uncovered about William Riker?" Riker: "Exactly medically inclined, loves to climb mountains, is from somewhere called 'Alaska', enjoys exotic food, and takes his vacations on a planet called 'Risa'." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Troi: "_Ode To Psyche_ by John Keats." Riker: "Open it." Troi: "'To Will. All my love, Deanna.'" Riker: "That may explain some of the familiar feelings we have." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Troi: "I don't know what to think." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "Counselor?" Troi: "Ensign." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "Am I interrupting anything?" Riker and Troi: "No." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Troi: "I was just visiting, uh... We'll talk again soon, Commander." Riker: "Of course. Thank you, Counselor." Ro: "Bye." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "And what was all of that about?" Riker: "Oh, we were just discussing the...situation we're all in." Ro: "Mmm, good. Because I have a feeling that I used to be the jealous type." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Doctor, is it absolutely necessary to see the medical files to attempt treatment?" Beverly: "It would be *dangerous* to do without them." Riker: "It's a risk I think we have to take." MacDuff: "He's right, Captain. I volunteer for the procedure." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Beverly: "We're lucky we didn't lose you." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Beverly: "Do you remember anything more about yourself?" MacDuff: "No, I'm sorry, Doctor." Beverly: "Back to square one." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "I find myself having grave concerns about our mission." MacDuff: "'Concerns' as, as to its success?" Picard: "No, no, no, more fundamental doubts. Whether or not it can be *justified*." MacDuff: "I have been asking myself the same thing. I'm sure our superiors feel their orders are justified." Picard: "Orders we can't even *verify*." MacDuff: "Orders we can't *ignore*." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "But I can't also ignore that we greatly outclassed the *one* enemy vessel we encountered. And every single possible shred of information which might shed some light on this situation has been conveniently eliminated! I feel...as though I have been handed a weapon, sent into a room, and told to shoot a stranger. Well I need some moral context to jusify that action." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "I'm not content simply to obey orders." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "I need to know that what I am doing is *right*." MacDuff: "So do I. I'd feel a lot better if all the questions were answered. And if you want to abandon our mission until our memories return that's your choice, but I must ask you...is it right to risk prolonging this war? To allow the needless deaths of thousands on both sides...solely on the basis of our moral discomfort?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 MacDuff: "Memory or no, it seems clear that you and I were born for battle... more so than the others." Worf: "I thought this as well." MacDuff: "It's conceivable that that is the very reason why we have been assigned to this vessel." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 MacDuff: "The Enterprise has science officers, medical specialists, engineers. Our captain is undoubtedly an *accomplished* diplomat. But we...we are the warriors. There are times for diplomacy, this is not one of them." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Worf: "You are concerned about the captain." MacDuff: "I am concerned about completing our mission and ending this war...in victory." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 MacDuff: "We may soon face a critical moment. The success of our mission may hang on a split-second decision. Hesitation would kill us all. I know that they're counting on us would surely die as well. We cannot let this happen. That'll be all." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Tactical analysis, Mister Data." Data: "The pods are equipped with fusion-generated pulse lasers and minimal shielding." Riker: "Not much power there." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Data: "We are through the perimeter, sir." Riker: "That was too easy." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Worf: "We have yet to encounter any battleships. They may lie ahead." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 MacDuff: "Approaching Central Command." Picard: "Mister Data, scan for defenses." Data: "I am picking up no vessels, no additional sentry pods." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 MacDuff: "Phaser banks ready, loading torpedoes." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "What are the defensive capabilities of the Central Command?" Data: "Armaments consist of four laser cannons and thirty-nine cobalt-fusion warheads with magnetic propulsion. Defensive shield output is four-point- three-kilojules." Riker: "One photon torpedo ought to do it." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Troi: "Data, how many people on that station?" Data: "Fifteen-thousand, three-hundred-eleven." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 MacDuff: "We're within range, Captain." Picard: "Standby." MacDuff: "Waiting on your orders, sir." Troi: "Captain, this isn't right." MacDuff: "The rest of our forces are depending on us." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "How could our mortal enemy be over one-hundred years behind us in weapons technology?" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 MacDuff: "Their battleships will be on their way right now. We must attack!" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "I do not fire on defenseless people." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Mister Worf, open a channel to the Lysians." MacDuff: "Delay that order! There's something wrong with the captain, I'm taking command of this vessel! Fire all weapons!" --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "Captain's Log, Supplemental. We are on a course to Starbase 301. Doctor Crusher has been working steadily, and has restored the memories of most of the crew." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Picard: "One photon torpedo would've ended their war." Riker: "It almost did." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "I hope I'm not interrupting." Ro and Troi: "No." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: [To Riker] "I was hoping to run into you." Troi: [To Riker] "Please, sit down." Riker: "Well, I'm glad that I ran into the, the two of you. When you have no memory of who you are, or who anybody else is, you find yourself in a hairy--" Ro: "The counselor tells me that at times like that, we might do the things that we've always wanted to do." Riker: "She said that?" Troi: "It's psychologically valid." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Ro: "Commander, don't worry about it. But as far as I'm concerned, you and I have shared something that we will treasure forever." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Riker: "Well, I'm a little confused." Troi: "Well, if you're still confused tomorrow, you know where my office is." --"Conundrum", Stardate 45494.2 Hugh: "Locutus..." Picard: "Yes, I am Locutus of Borg." --"I, Borg", Stardate 45 Hugh: "Why are you here?" Picard: "This is a primitive culture. I am here to facilitate its incorporation. Identify yourself." Hugh: "Hugh." Picard: "Identify yourself!" Hugh: "We are Hugh." Picard: "This is not a Borg identification." Hugh: "Third Of Five." --"I, Borg", Stardate 45 Picard: "This culture will be assimiliated." Hugh: "They do not wish it." Picard: "Irrelevant." Hugh: "They will resist us. Picard: "Resistance is futile. Hugh: "Resistance is *not* futile. Some have escaped." Picard: "They will be found. It is inevitable. All will be assimilated.". Hugh: "Must Geordi be assimilated?" Picard: "Yes." Hugh: "He does not wish it. He would rather die than be assimilated." Picard: "Then he will die." Hugh: "No, Geordi must not die. Geordi is a friend." --"I, Borg", Stardate 45 Picard: "You will assist us to assimilate this vessel. You are Borg. You will assist us." Hugh: "I will not." Picard: "What did you say?" Hugh: "I will not assist you." Picard: "I"? Hugh: "Geordi must not be assimiliated." Picard: "But you are Borg." 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