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Captain's log,
stardate 49655.2.
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We have located a flower which may
prove to be a nutritional supplement.
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I have sent Mr Neelix and Mr Tuvok
to collect samples.
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Smell that air, Mr Vulcan.
Look at that sky.
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It's an exhilarating day, isn't it?
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As you well know by now, Mr Neelix,
I do not experience exhilaration.
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Let's not quibble about semantics.
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A breeze is blowing.
The sun is shining. It's beautiful.
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The weather is adequate
for our purposes.
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Adequate?
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You know something? You're more
Tuvokian than usual this morning.
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I am who I am. It is impossible for me
to be more or less like myself.
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There you go with the semantics again.
But you know what I'm talking about.
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I'm afraid I don't.
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Then I'll explain it to you.
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- You're a nature lover, aren't you?
- I appreciate nature.
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We have that in common.
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And here we are, on a perfect day,
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foraging for a lovely variety of orchid,
your favourite flower,
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and all you can say about
the experience is that it's adequate.
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I don't see
why you're not having fun.
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We are here to collect samples,
not to have fun.
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Does some regulation say
we can't do both at the same time?
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I know. Why don't we
sing a song while we toil?
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It will cheer you up.
Now, I've been studying Vulcan music.
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Do you know that lovely
tune that starts,
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That "lovely tune"
is a traditional funeral dirge.
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I know. It was the most cheerful song
I could find in the Vulcan database.
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Come on, Tuvok, join me.
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Mr Neelix. Could you possibly behave
a little less like yourself?
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- Are Neelix and Tuvok back?
- Not yet.
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We're having trouble
with the transporter.
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There's a minor glitch. Ensign Kim
should have it working in a few minutes.
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Try narrowing
the annular confinement beam.
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- How's that?
- Let's try it again.
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Kim to away team. Sorry for the delay.
We're ready to bring you back.
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Energise.
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There's something wrong, sir.
I'm only getting one pattern.
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Tuvok or Neelix?
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- I don't think it's either of them.
- Abort.
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It's too late.
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Kim to security. Intruder alert.
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- Identify yourself.
- I am Lieutenant Tuvok.
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And I'm Neelix.
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According to the bio-scanners, he's right.
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Somehow their patterns have merged.
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I think the logical thing
is for me to go to sickbay.
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And you recognise all of us?
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Of course. Doctor, Captain Janeway,
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Ensign Kim, Kes.
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All biological matter
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was merged on a molecular level -
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proteins, enzymes, DNA sequences.
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The man you see
is literally a fusion of two men.
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He's healthy. All vital signs are stable.
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What's the last thing you remember?
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I... we... Tuvok and Neelix...
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We had just gathered the samples.
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We were beaming back to the ship.
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The next thing I knew, I was on
the transporter pad, as you see me now.
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There are traces of a third
genetic pattern. It's plant-based.
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The orchids. We had collected
several dozen samples of orchids.
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They were in our sample containers.
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They're part of your
genetic structure now.
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They're not affecting your biochemistry.
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You had trouble
with the molecular imaging scanners?
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That's right.
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Maybe this plant life
affected the scanners.
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Possibly. I'll know more after
we've run a diagnostic on the bio-filters.
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Get on it.
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In the meantime, I'll send an away team
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to collect fresh samples
of the orchid for further study.
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Doctor, let me know
when you have something more.
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Kes, take our patient to the science lab
and perform a full bio-spectral analysis.
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I'll start examining the genetic data.
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This situation must be
very difficult for you, Kes.
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Perhaps it would be easier if
someone else administered these tests.
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Thank you but I'll be fine.
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This scan is delicate
so try to remain still for 20 minutes.
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- I'll do my best.
- Don't worry. We'll figure it out.
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I'm not worried.
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I'm in good hands.
You're consummate professionals.
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You're my friends, my family.
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Worrying would be illogical,
don't you think?
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Would you mind if I asked you
about what you're going through?
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Not at all.
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Do you feel as if you're thinking
with two separate minds?
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Are Neelix and Tuvok inside of you,
talking to me, talking to each other?
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I'm not suffering from some form
of multiple personality disorder.
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I do have the memories of both men,
but I have a single consciousness.
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You must find me very odd, Kes.
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No, of course not. Try to keep still.
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So what should I call you?
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A name? I hadn't thought of that.
What an intriguing question.
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I see why the doctor's
finding it difficult to choose one.
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A name can have a significant effect
upon a person's sense of identity.
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I've got it.
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What?
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Why don't you call me Neevok?
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Wait. This is better.
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How about Tuvix?
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Tuvix it is.
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I am so glad you're here to help me
through this, sweeting.
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I'm sorry. It was instinct.
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Why don't we finish the scan?
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Chief medical officer's log,
supplemental.
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Scans on the merged humanoid
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have thus far yielded no clue as to
a cause or a method of separation.
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Captain. So good of you to come.
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- How are you feeling?
- I feel well.
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You might even say exhilarated!
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I'm glad to hear it.
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In the past 24 hours,
I've undergone rigorous testing,
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submitted to
an extensive psychological profile,
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and I've been poked and prodded
in organs that I didn't even know I had.
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While all this testing may no doubt
be necessary, frankly, I'm restless.
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We could use
a little help in the mess hall.
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I'd be glad to give you a hand.
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But, after careful consideration,
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I've decided that the most sensible
thing to do is resume the tactical post.
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Tactical?
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I do possess
Tuvok's knowledge and expertise.
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And while I have no doubt that
the crew misses Neelix's cooking,
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you need your most experienced
tactical officer.
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That's me.
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If I may, Captain.
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- Mr Tuvix...
- Tuvix?
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That's what he likes to be called.
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Mr Tuvix is in perfect health.
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And there's no reason I can't continue
my investigation without him for now.
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And he does possess Tuvok's
knowledge and expertise.
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He also possesses Tuvok's
sense of intellectual superiority
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and Neelix's annoying ebullience.
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I would be very grateful to you
if you would assign him some duty.
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Any duty. Somewhere else.
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Well, Mr Tuvix, I'm not ready
to assign you to the bridge yet.
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But join us for our noon briefing,
and we'll see how it goes from there.
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Captain, has anyone told you that you
are as fair-minded as you are lovely?
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As a matter of fact,
Neelix has told me that occasionally.
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And if you really do possess
his memories,
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you'd know that flattery
will get you nowhere.
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The transporter was functioning
normally. Everything checked out.
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And the molecular imaging scanners?
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They were optimal
at the time of transport.
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It was a routine beam-out sequence.
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No anomalies, no power overloads,
no malfunctions.
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Our scans of the planet
show nothing out of the ordinary.
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There's no evidence
of any alien interference.
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Frankly, we're at a loss.
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Is there anything unusual
about the orchids?
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I ran a biochemical analysis
on a few samples.
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They contain the usual chloroplasts,
lysosomal enzymes, proteins.
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There's nothing unusual.
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An accident like this
has never been recorded.
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It can't be a random malfunction.
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I recommend we try
recreating the accident.
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Sex.
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I beg your pardon?
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What I mean to say is, and I apologise
for cutting you off, Commander,
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I think we're on the wrong track.
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Kes, you said that the flowers
contained lysosomal enzymes.
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The presence of lysosomal enzymes
could be evidence of symbiogenesis.
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Symbiogenesis?
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Symbiogenesis
is a rare reproductive process.
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Instead of pollination or mating,
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symbiogenetic organisms
merge with a second species.
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Andorian amoeba, for instance.
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They can merge with other organisms
to form a third unique species, a hybrid.
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- Like you.
- Exactly.
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Interesting. But we're talking
about microcellular organisms.
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I've never heard of symbiogenesis
occurring in a humanoid.
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Actually Captain, we were broken down
to a microcellular level during transport -
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DNA, protein,
all in a state of molecular flux.
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And if the enzymes
that cause symbiogenesis
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interacted with their DNA
while in the matter stream,
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their patterns might have merged.
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- Like an Andorian amoeba.
- Just like that, Tuvix is born.
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It's the best theory I've heard so far.
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The only theory.
And it's worth investigating.
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Mr Paris, go and collect
more flower specimens.
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I'd recommend waiting until morning.
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The weather on the planet
is nasty at night.
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Very well. You'll depart at 0600 hours.
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Good work, Mr Tuvix.
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- Kes.
- Hello.
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Hello.
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Do you need something?
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I was wondering
if you'd like to join me for dinner.
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- Well, I uh...
- You've already eaten?
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- Well, no.
- You're not hungry?
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Actually...
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If memory serves me, on Wednesdays
Neelix always cooked Trellan crepes.
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- Your favourite meal?
- That's right.
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Why break with tradition just because
of a transporter accident?
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- Somebody's eggs are burning.
- Mine. Can you flip them?
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- I can't find a spatula.
- Just try tossing them.
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Have a seat.
I'll be with you in a minute.
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- What's going on here, crewmen?
- We're making dinner.
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I see. All right, everybody out!
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- On whose authority?
- Chief of security or head chef.
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Out, out, out!
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Come, come. Out.
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- So you enjoyed the crepes?
- They were delicious.
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Neelix made them too spicy.
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These were different.
Did you change the recipe?
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More moderate seasoning brought out
the flavour of the mushrooms.
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- I loved the mushrooms.
- I'm glad.
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This galley was so disorganised.
It's a wonder Neelix ever found anything.
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He says he has a system.
But I guess you already know that.
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- I admire your strength, Kes.
- Why do you say that?
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I'm not Neelix but I know
that if the situation were reversed,
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if suddenly he found himself without you
in his life, he'd be absolutely lost.
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I have to go.
Thanks again for dinner.
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- Good morning.
- You're here bright and early.
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I've been here since 0400 hours,
working on that proximity detector glitch.
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- How's it going?
- I managed to correct it.
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Tuvok said it could take up to ten days.
How did you fix it so fast?
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- I had a hunch.
- A hunch?
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You'll have a report on your desk
first thing this afternoon.
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Kim to Mr Tuvix. We're almost ready
to start the transporter tests.
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I'm on my way. Excuse me, Captain.
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He's certainly fitting in, isn't he?
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"The whole is never greater
than the sum of its parts."
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Tuvix might be disproving that notion.
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Give me the flowers
from the airponics bay.
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Here you go.
One prize-winning chrysanthemum.
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One garden-variety clematis.
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And last but not least...
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one symbiogenetic alien orchid.
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I never thought that botanical science
class would come in so handy.
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Torres to transporter room 1.
We're ready.
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Acknowledged.
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Energising.
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We've made over 100 attempts
to reverse the symbiogenesis,
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and each time, this has been the result -
complete cellular collapse.
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The genetic codes of the two flowers
are so scrambled
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that the scanners
can't recognise the original patterns.
238
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It's like trying to extract the flour, eggs
and water after you've baked the cake.
239
00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:48,031
Mr Tuvix is obviously a much more
complex organism than a flower.
240
00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:51,909
We're talking about
recreating two humanoid life-forms
241
00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:55,038
without a single discrete strand of DNA.
242
00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,829
Are you saying
I'm going to be this way forever?
243
00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,991
I am an incredibly skilled doctor,
244
00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:05,472
and I will continue to pursue
a treatment until I find one.
245
00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:11,351
But I won't lie to you. I'm not optimistic.
It could take years to find a solution.
246
00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:16,196
We must face the possibility that
this condition is simply untreatable.
247
00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:21,029
I feel as though I've lost two patients.
I'm sorry.
248
00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:28,117
I'll inform the rest of the crew.
249
00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:49,234
Come in.
250
00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:54,557
- I hope I'm not disturbing you.
- It's all right.
251
00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,513
Please, sit down.
252
00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:02,593
Ocampan prayer tapers.
For Tuvok and Neelix?
253
00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,355
It's funny.
254
00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:11,310
If something happened to Tuvok,
Neelix would be the first to comfort me.
255
00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:17,635
And if I lost Neelix, Tuvok would be
the first person to guide me spiritually.
256
00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,356
Now I don't have either of them.
257
00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,829
You have me, Kes.
258
00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:30,596
- Thank you. But...
- I remind you of what you've lost.
259
00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,752
- It's not your fault.
- I know.
260
00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,196
And I'm trying to accept
who I am now.
261
00:21:37,360 --> 00:21:40,955
Captain Janeway says
there's a place for me on this ship,
262
00:21:41,120 --> 00:21:47,116
but I can't help feeling
like some sort of impostor.
263
00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,840
Maybe we can help each other
get through this.
264
00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,991
That's what I've been hoping.
265
00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:59,753
This is going to sound very strange
to you, perhaps even illogical,
266
00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:04,311
since in a way we've only
known each other a few days,
267
00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:08,917
but I want you to know...
I love you, Kes.
268
00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:13,196
But I hardly know you.
269
00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:19,356
And besides...
what about Tuvok's wife, for one thing?
270
00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,795
He was completely devoted to her.
271
00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,316
When Voyager gets back home,
will you just forget her?
272
00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:29,519
I could never forget T'Pel.
I carry Tuvok's love for her inside me.
273
00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,638
And I would never ask you
to forget Neelix.
274
00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,275
How can you talk this way?
275
00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:43,118
I carry Neelix's love for you
inside me as well, and I always will.
276
00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:50,152
It could be years before the Doctor
can bring Tuvok and Neelix back, if ever.
277
00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:55,195
For you, that might be a lifetime.
278
00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,591
Please go.
279
00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:07,276
I'm sorry.
I should have controlled my emotions.
280
00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:13,834
All I really came to say is that
I'll be here for you if you need me.
281
00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:43,393
- Kes.
- Captain.
282
00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,518
Sorry. I shouldn't have
bothered you this late.
283
00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:50,355
I was having trouble sleeping.
I could use some company.
284
00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,917
Would you like some hot tea?
Please, sit down.
285
00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,229
I was reading some letters Tuvok sent
286
00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,756
when he was temporarily assigned
to Jupiter Station.
287
00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:10,678
Most people would say his writing is
cold, analytical, detached, but...
288
00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:17,791
I've always found it to be
concise, efficient... thoughtful.
289
00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:23,992
I hear his voice when I read the words.
290
00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,435
And Neelix...
291
00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:32,394
I'd become so fond of him. I can't
imagine what you're going through.
292
00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,755
I wanted to talk to you about Tuvix.
293
00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:37,593
He came to see me this afternoon.
294
00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:42,515
He said...
he said that he loves me.
295
00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,596
I can see how that's possible,
given the circumstances.
296
00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:52,719
I wasn't sure what to say.
At first I was angry.
297
00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:59,432
But I know how he's trying to comfort
me and I know he feels alone, too.
298
00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,194
To tell the truth,
he's a wonderful person.
299
00:25:02,360 --> 00:25:04,794
Do you have feelings for him, too?
300
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:09,556
No, I don't.
I mean, how could I?
301
00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:16,068
I still love Neelix,
and I'm not ready to give up on him.
302
00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,994
I know how you feel.
303
00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:24,032
This is what this crew
has been going through
304
00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:28,273
since we first got stranded
in this quadrant.
305
00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:33,230
Do we accept that we're separated
from our loved ones forever?
306
00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:38,554
Or do we hold onto the hope that
someday we'll be with them again?
307
00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,069
What do you do, Captain?
308
00:25:43,120 --> 00:25:45,236
I struggle with it every day.
309
00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,312
Sometimes I'm full of hope
and optimism.
310
00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,069
Other times...
311
00:25:54,280 --> 00:26:00,833
I dream about being with Mark...
and it's so real.
312
00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:10,159
Then when I wake up and realise it's
just a dream, I'm terribly discouraged.
313
00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:16,716
In those moments, it's impossible
to deny just how far away he really is.
314
00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,116
And uh...
315
00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:25,988
I know that someday...
316
00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:32,629
I may have to accept that
he's not part of my life any more.
317
00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:38,196
Are you saying that I should just accept
that Neelix isn't part of my life any more?
318
00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:43,239
I would never tell you or anyone else
to give up hope.
319
00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:49,549
I think the best thing you can do now
is give yourself time.
320
00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,948
Thank you, Captain.
321
00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:58,513
I'll go now and let you sleep.
322
00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,712
My door is always open to you, Kes.
323
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,955
Captain's log,
stardate 49678.4.
324
00:27:25,120 --> 00:27:29,636
It's been two weeks since the accident
that created Mr Tuvix.
325
00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,110
It's still not clear
that he's with us permanently,
326
00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,352
but he's been doing his best
to settle in.
327
00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,114
The crew is growing
used to his presence,
328
00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:44,593
and he's a very able tactical officer
who isn't afraid to express his opinions.
329
00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,672
While he's forging many relationships,
330
00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,276
he seems to be keeping
a respectful distance from Kes,
331
00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:55,274
allowing her to adjust to
the circumstances on her own terms.
332
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,908
As for my relationship with Tuvix,
333
00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:02,517
he is an able advisor, who skilfully
uses humour to make his points.
334
00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:08,708
And although I feel a bit guilty saying it,
his cooking is better than Neelix's.
335
00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:12,475
My taste buds are definitely happy
to have him around.
336
00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:37,550
Ensign Kim, please turn to your
medical holographic channel.
337
00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:45,876
How can I help you?
338
00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:51,160
If I found a radioisotope that could
attach itself to specific DNA sequences,
339
00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:54,949
could the surgical transporters
lock onto those sequences
340
00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,839
and separate them
from the remaining DNA? '
341
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:02,357
I think so but we'd have to modify
the molecular imaging scanners
342
00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,432
and compensate
for the higher radiation.
343
00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,079
Thank you, Ensign.
344
00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,630
Wait a second.
What's going on?
345
00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,554
It's pure speculation at this point.
I'll tell when I know more.
346
00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:19,510
This is about Tuvix.
I'm on my way.
347
00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:31,715
Eight ball, corner pocket.
348
00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:44,518
- That's game again, Commander.
- We've created a monster.
349
00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,989
Best out of five?
350
00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:02,029
- Would you mind if we did this later?
- Not at all.
351
00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,035
- Hi.
- Hi.
352
00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:18,276
How have you been?
353
00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:23,036
- Good days and bad days. You?
- Me, too.
354
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,317
I'm sorry I've been so distant lately.
355
00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:29,392
You don't owe me an explanation.
356
00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,790
I've been doing a lot of thinking.
357
00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,998
And I'm hoping that we can be friends.
358
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,713
I would like that very much.
359
00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:46,237
- And I'd like our friendship to grow.
- You would?
360
00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:49,915
Yes. But it's going to take time.
361
00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,235
I'm not going anywhere.
362
00:30:57,720 --> 00:30:59,711
Doctor to Lieutenant Tuvix.
363
00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:06,231
- Tuvix here.
- Please report to sick bay immediately.
364
00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:13,874
Until late in the 21 st century, physicians
sometimes administered barium.
365
00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,237
The barium made the lining
of the intestines visible
366
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,278
with a primitive imaging technology
called X-rays.
367
00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:23,716
Instead of barium,
we've come up with a radioisotope
368
00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:28,112
that attaches itself to the DNA
of just one of the merged species.
369
00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,874
Then we simply beam out
the selected DNA
370
00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:33,270
and segregate the two merged species.
371
00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:38,996
You see these?
372
00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,674
They used to be
a single merged flower.
373
00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:44,149
And you can use this same process?
374
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,436
It will require detailed reprogramming,
375
00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:51,754
but yes, I believe we can restore
Mr Tuvok and Mr Neelix.
376
00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:54,798
That's wonderful. Isn't that wonderful?
377
00:31:56,400 --> 00:32:00,552
There's nothing to worry about.
We've accounted for every variable.
378
00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:07,469
Except one. I don't want to die.
379
00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:23,230
If we could have separated them
the moment Tuvix came aboard,
380
00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:26,472
- I wouldn't have hesitated.
- Of course not.
381
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:33,591
But now, in the past few weeks,
he's begun to make a life for himself.
382
00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,513
He's taken on responsibilities,
made friends.
383
00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:39,399
I count myself as one of them.
384
00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:42,313
So at what point
did he become an individual
385
00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,472
and not a transporter accident?
386
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,471
Come in.
387
00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:54,909
You wanted to see me, Captain?
388
00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,799
Yes, Mr Tuvix. Please, sit down.
389
00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:07,836
I feel as though I've been dragged
in front of the Numerian Inquisition.
390
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,673
Will you excuse us, Commander?
391
00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:18,469
We've been discussing
the unfortunate... predicament
392
00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,108
that we're all facing.
393
00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:26,916
I'd like to get your perspective
before making a decision.
394
00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:30,390
Are you suggesting that
this is your decision to make?
395
00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:32,676
I am the captain of this ship.
396
00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:37,755
Begging your pardon, it's my life.
Isn't it my decision?
397
00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:43,509
Aren't there two other lives to consider?
What about Tuvok and Neelix?
398
00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:46,399
Two voices
that we can't hear right now.
399
00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:52,556
As Captain, I must be their voice,
and I believe they would want to live.
400
00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,553
But they are living in a way, inside me.
401
00:33:55,720 --> 00:34:00,157
It's not the same
and I think you'd agree with me.
402
00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:08,233
They have families, friends,
people who love them and miss them
403
00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:11,437
and want them back, just as I do.
404
00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:15,673
But restoring their lives
means sacrificing mine.
405
00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:20,516
Captain, what you're considering
is an execution.
406
00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:25,470
An execution, like they used to do
to murderers centuries ago.
407
00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:30,156
- And I've committed no crime.
- You're arguing for an execution, too.
408
00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:34,871
- Of Tuvok and Neelix.
- I'm here, alive.
409
00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,315
Unfortunate as it is, they're gone.
410
00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:40,950
And I have an opportunity
to bring them back.
411
00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:45,591
Don't you think that I care about
Tuvok and Neelix? Of course I do.
412
00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:49,912
Without them, I wouldn't exist.
I think of them as my parents.
413
00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:53,038
I feel like I know them intimately.
414
00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:58,351
Then you know Tuvok was a man
who would give his life to save another.
415
00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,318
And I believe the same
was true of Neelix.
416
00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,236
You're right, Captain.
417
00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:09,194
That is the Starfleet way.
418
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:14,598
And I know there will be some people
who'll call me a coward
419
00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,991
because I didn't
sacrifice myself willingly.
420
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:21,630
Believe me, I've thought of that.
421
00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:25,156
But I have the will to live of two men.
422
00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:28,914
Look at me, Captain.
423
00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:31,833
When I'm happy, I laugh.
424
00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:38,238
When I'm sad, I cry.
When I stub my toe, I yell out in pain.
425
00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:45,351
I'm flesh and blood,
and I have the right to live.
426
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,468
Kes.
427
00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,596
I need your help.
428
00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:11,156
I've just come from the Captain.
429
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:16,075
She's thinking about forcing me
to go through with the separation.
430
00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:21,193
If anybody can make a difference,
it's you. She'll listen to you.
431
00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:23,396
We've helped each other through this
432
00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:27,109
and I know that you care
about what happens to me.
433
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:33,949
Please, Kes, you may be my only hope.
434
00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,993
Come in.
435
00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:49,798
Captain, Tuvix has asked me
to speak to you on his behalf.
436
00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:58,274
- But I can't.
- He shouldn't have put you in the middle.
437
00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:02,513
But I am in the middle. I have been
since the moment of the accident.
438
00:37:04,720 --> 00:37:07,837
I don't know how to say goodbye
to Neelix and Tuvok.
439
00:37:10,240 --> 00:37:15,234
I know this sounds horrible,
and I feel so guilty for saying it...
440
00:37:17,720 --> 00:37:20,632
and Tuvix doesn't deserve to die...
441
00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:25,233
but I want Neelix back.
442
00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:42,635
You're excused, Ensign.
443
00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:52,435
- Mr Paris, what is our present speed?
- Warp 6.5.
444
00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:56,559
I'd like to conduct a field test
of the aft sensor array.
445
00:37:56,720 --> 00:37:59,553
Please, slow to impulse.
446
00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,114
Commander?
447
00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:07,910
Until the Captain makes a decision,
Mr Tuvix is still the tactical officer.
448
00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:37,398
Mr Tuvix, I'd like to speak to you alone.
449
00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:40,996
Can I assume that you've
come to a decision, Captain?
450
00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:44,156
I have.
451
00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:48,518
I think we all should hear
what you have to say.
452
00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:51,240
Please come with me, Mr Tuvix.
453
00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:55,074
No.
454
00:38:55,240 --> 00:38:58,152
I'm ordering you to come with me.
455
00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:05,196
Security to the bridge.
456
00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:08,796
Will you stand by and do nothing
while she commits murder?
457
00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:14,070
Mr Ayala.
458
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:17,440
Yes, Lieutenant Paris.
459
00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:20,351
You...
460
00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:25,434
Doesn't anyone see that this is wrong?
461
00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:46,831
Let him go.
462
00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:55,870
Each of you
is going to have to live with this...
463
00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:04,149
and I'm sorry for that
for you are all good, good people.
464
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,275
My colleagues...
465
00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:12,635
my friends...
466
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,116
I forgive you.
467
00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:35,351
Commander Chakotay, advise the
Doctor we're on our way to sickbay.
468
00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:40,356
Deck 5.
469
00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:01,991
I'm sorry, Captain, but I cannot perform
the surgical separation.
470
00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:07,151
I am a physician,
and a physician must do no harm.
471
00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:10,278
I will not take Mr Tuvix's life
against his will.
472
00:41:11,240 --> 00:41:14,994
Very well, Doctor. Please step aside.
473
00:41:23,720 --> 00:41:26,280
I assume this is the radioisotope.
474
00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,429
Please sit down on this bio-bed.
475
00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:06,749
Locking surgical targeting scanners
onto the isotope probe.
476
00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:09,593
Initiating separation sequence.
477
00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:20,394
Energising.
478
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,070
Neelix!
479
00:42:37,240 --> 00:42:39,196
Hello, sweeting.
480
00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:44,114
- Greetings, Captain.
- Mr Tuvok.
481
00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:46,475
Mr Neelix.
482
00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:48,596
It's good to have you back.
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