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Captain's log, stardate 50460.3.
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We've been investigating
an inversion nebula.
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This phenomenon hasn't been seen
in the Alpha Quadrant
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and is something of a mystery.
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According to astro-theorists,
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inversion nebulae are supposed
to burn out within a few years,
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but this one appears
to be centuries old.
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Maybe the theorists were wrong.
They never looked at the real thing.
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Not entirely wrong. These plasma
strands look ready to ignite.
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Back us off 2,000 kilometres.
Give us a safety margin.
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Harry, set the sensors
for full spectrum scans.
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If that nebula does flare up,
I don't want to miss a beat.
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Mr Kim, your attention on the sensors.
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Sorry, Captain.
Full spectrum scans. I'm on it.
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Astro-theory never predicted
this would be so lovely.
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Beauty and mystery,
a tantalising combination.
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No argument here. Right, Tuvok?
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I am capable of appreciating
this phenomenon
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without extraneous
human sentimentality.
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Emotion isn't always extraneous.
Sometimes it's the whole point.
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Enter.
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Mr Kim, can I help you?
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Um...
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That's <i>kal</i>- <i>toh,</i>
isn't it? Vulcan chess?
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<i>Kal</i>- <i>toh</i> is to
chess
as chess is to tic-tac-toe.
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- I should have known.
- What is on your mind, Ensign?
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Tuvok, I need your help.
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I want to eliminate emotions,
like Vulcans do.
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- Mr Kim, it is a lifelong process.
- I realise that.
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I also know that Vulcans
use certain techniques.
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The <i>t'san s'at,</i> the intellectual
deconstruction of emotional patterns.
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- I'm willing to learn.
- May I ask why?
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I have... feelings I don't want to have.
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That is self-evident.
What is the nature of those feelings?
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I'm in love and I don't want to be.
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I see. And who is
the object of your affections?
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Her name is Marayna.
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I am not aware of anyone
with that name.
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She's not a member of the crew.
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She's a character on the holodeck.
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You love a computer subroutine?
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That's the problem.
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Interesting.
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To see through an emotional complex
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is to rob it of its power.
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The first step is to identify the complex.
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I told you. I'm in love.
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There are different kinds of love.
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You met this individual only days ago.
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Yet you feel overwhelmed.
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I can't get her out of my mind.
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- Have you been able to sleep?
- No.
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- Have you eaten?
- No.
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- Does your daily routine seem empty?
- Yes.
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You are experiencing <i>shon</i>- <i>ha'lock...</i>
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the engulfment.
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It is the most perilous form of eros.
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Humans call it "love at first sight".
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But it's a holodeck character.
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Irrelevant. The emotional complex
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is the same and so is the cure -
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Iogical deconstruction followed by
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a regimen of meditative suppression.
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As I shall demonstrate.
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Uh... a little further to the left.
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- No. That's too much.
- Neelix.
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- Have you seen Marayna?
- Perfect.
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Welcome. Just getting things ready
for tonight's get-together.
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- I forgot. The luau.
- Polynesian style. I did research.
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Tuvok, you neglected to RSVP.
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That was not an oversight.
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- Where's Marayna?
- Who?
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- She's part of the program.
- Doesn't ring a bell.
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How could you miss her?
She's tall, athletic, blonde.
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One of the entertainment directors.
She's giving Kes a hydrosail lesson.
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No, not there.
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There.
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- The lake is perfect today.
- Hello, Harry.
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- Hi.
- We were just talking about you.
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- You were?
- She said you're an excellent student.
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- She's a great instructor.
- Ready to get your ears wet?
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- Vulcans do not hydrosail.
- Why not?
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He prefers the solitude
of his quarters and a game of <i>kal</i>-
<i>toh.</i>
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- We can do better than that.
- I'm going. Thanks.
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You're welcome. There's a volleyball
game starting down on the sand.
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Mr Kim and I would prefer conversation.
Care to join us?
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All right.
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I tried a reverse curl this morning.
I pulled a tendon. Feel that.
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- It's like a knot.
- I'm sure it is.
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You're friends?
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- Yes.
- No. We're colleagues.
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I respect Mr Kim's intelligence
and integrity
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and I assume he holds me
in the same regard.
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So Vulcans don't have friends?
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We have fellowships and associations,
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but without the emotional dimension
humans experience.
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- You and I are friends, aren't we?
- Um... yeah.
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- Good.
- Tuvok and Kim, report to the bridge.
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Acknowledged. We're on our way.
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There's a luau tonight.
Are you coming? Both of you?
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- No.
- Yes.
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- You've got to stop doing that.
- Ensign.
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Your responses were
mathematically formulaic.
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- Meaning?
- Your facial expression,
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when Neelix did not recall her,
was annoyance.
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- That's not true.
- It is.
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Neelix was functioning as the <i>soo</i>-
<i>lak,</i>
the third party,
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who, by his very lack of interest,
trivialises your own.
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Kes's arrival with Marayna precipitated
the <i>k'oh</i>- <i>nar,</i>
the feeling of exposure.
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I was embarrassed. I was sure
Kes would know what I was feeling.
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- When Marayna placed your hand...
- Let's not even talk about that.
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- Bridge.
- It's all so predictable.
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That's what I tried
to get you to perceive.
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To the Vulcan intellect, romantic love
is a set of stereotypical behaviours.
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Not having our discipline, humans
are swept along by it until it ends.
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How does it end?
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Either in conversion to a more balanced
relationship, or in tragic circumstances.
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I can't have a relationship with her.
Marayna's a computer program.
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- She could never feel what I feel.
- Exactly.
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Logic dictates a single course of action.
Retreat.
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To tell you the truth,
I don't even like hydrosailing.
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The temperature's 5,000 degrees kelvin
and rising.
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We've located a plasma strand
that is seconds from igniting.
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There's an unknown process keeping
the nebula from going up like a torch.
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- If there isn't?
- My hand is on the controls.
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We'll be gone
before it touches our shields.
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The temperature is 9,000 degrees. I'm
getting a subatomic cascade reaction.
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There she goes.
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The plasma strand burned itself out.
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- Without causing a chain reaction.
- What put out the flames?
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A dampening effect between
the strands, but I can't isolate it.
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Like a firebreak in space.
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If we understood this, we might find
a way to contain a warp core breach.
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Or any plasma reaction.
It's an investigation worth pursuing.
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Take us in
for short-range sensor scans.
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Let's find out all we can
about this phenomenon.
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I'll see all of you at Mr Neelix's luau.
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I'm sure everyone will be attending.
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- Lieutenant, you look absolutely...
- Tropical?
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More along the lines of smashing.
Nothing can measure up with this shirt.
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This recreation of a 1962 Big Daddy-O
surf special is an American classic.
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- You put too much thought into that.
- You're wrong.
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We're picking Vorik up at 1600 hours.
He gets so Vulcan if you're late.
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- What about Harry?
- He's not coming.
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- Why not?
- He's busy.
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- With what?
- I don't know.
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Harry and I will meet you
at the luau.
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You're confident
about your persuasive powers.
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Yes, I am.
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- Come in.
- Surf's up, Mr Kim.
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Hi, Tom.
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This is a luau. You're dressed
for a funeral. What are you doing?
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- A Vulcan meditation.
- What for?
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To suppress my emotions.
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- Is something wrong?
- Not really.
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The resort woman?
What was her name?
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Marayna. How did you know that?
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Every time I've looked for you
it's always, "He's in holodeck 1."
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Since you don't like hydrosailing,
I figured something was going on.
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Am I that predictable?
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- You sound like Tuvok.
- Tuvok?
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He told you to do all this?
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"Logically, the best course is retreat.
Meditation helps."
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Retreat! A classic case
of Vulcan denial, if you ask me.
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Come on, Harry. We have all fallen
for a holodeck character. It happens.
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Deal with it by staying with your routine,
not by hiding out.
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I'm not hiding out. I'm deconstructing
the emotional complex.
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OK. Have fun.
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Wait.
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Computer, standard illumination.
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I'm getting tired of this anyway.
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Computer, one Hawaiian shirt.
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- Specify parameters.
- Pineapple motif.
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- Greetings, Mr Vulcan.
- No, thank you.
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I've done a great deal of research
on Earth's Polynesian cultures.
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The flowered garland, or lei, is said
to represent the flowering of love.
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- It's a marvellous tradition.
- Marvellous.
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Oh, my.
Did I program a centrepiece that big?
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Computer,
open parameter adjustment file.
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The life of a recreational hologram -
dining, dancing, non-restrictive clothing.
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I see the allure. Your turn.
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Thank you.
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Tuvok, I'm glad to see you here.
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I would never disobey an order,
no matter how burdensome.
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There's a difference between
"order" and "suggestion".
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The evening's young. Let's mingle.
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Vulcans do not... Curious.
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- What's that?
- If you will excuse me.
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A common error among novice players.
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By placing the <i>t'an</i> on opposite sides
of the <i>kal</i>- <i>toh,</i>
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you attempt to introduce
a spatial balance.
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- That strategy will fail.
- Why?
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It is not about striving for balance.
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It is about finding the seeds of order,
even in the midst of profound chaos.
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- May I?
- Please.
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How beautiful.
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- It is not about beauty.
- I understand.
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But it's still beautiful.
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Did you learn to play on Vulcan?
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Yes. From the age of five,
I took lessons from a master.
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I thought you may enjoy
having an opponent.
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Playing alone must get
a little predictable.
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- You are perceptive.
- Yes, I am. Extremely so.
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- <i>Aloha,</i> miss.
- Thank you.
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- Sir?
- No, thank you.
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- You're the only one without a garland.
- Given the decor, it seems excessive.
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- I don't believe you.
- I beg your pardon.
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You're tying to isolate yourself and
make a public protest at the same time.
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- Explain.
- You didn't want to be here.
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Being the only one
without a lei sets you apart,
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allowing you to symbolically maintain
your solitude.
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Since everybody can see
you have no lei,
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you're letting them know
that you'd rather be somewhere else.
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Your logic is impeccable.
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Thanks.
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- Thanks. I am starving.
- Me, too. Let's find us a spot.
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This place is filling up fast.
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I have already taken the liberty of
reserving a table with a lakeside view.
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You did express a fondness
for that vista.
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I did?
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Five days ago in a conversation
regarding holodeck programs.
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- I guess maybe I did.
- Good memory.
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Of course.
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Well, then, Ensign, let's go.
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Harry.
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- What?
- Do you want to get something to eat?
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I don't know.
Maybe this isn't a good idea.
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Listen, I'm going back to my quarters.
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- Harry...
- Tom.
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OK. I'll see you tomorrow.
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I like the excitement of the water.
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The danger... of being tossed around
by the wind and the waves.
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But at the same time,
feeling like I'm in control.
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The illusion of control.
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00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:46,430
That's exactly right, because no one
can control the wind and the waves.
236
00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:52,311
But for a few moments,
when you're on the water,
237
00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:57,508
and the ride is perfect,
the feeling is that you can.
238
00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,593
- Do you ever feel that?
- No.
239
00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:06,958
Never?
Don't you have an imagination?
240
00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:11,910
If you mean the ability to spontaneously
generate images within my mind,
241
00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:16,312
yes, I have a highly-developed
imagination, like all my race.
242
00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,710
All right, imagine this.
243
00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,873
That you,
with your logic and your reason,
244
00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:27,670
are skimming atop
endless waves of emotion.
245
00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:32,630
You believe you're in control,
but you know that control is an illusion.
246
00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:38,193
You believe that you understand
the depths beneath you...
247
00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:42,477
but that, too, is an illusion.
248
00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:47,030
I can see why Ensign Kim
finds you compelling.
249
00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:53,230
I can see why Harry admires
and respects you,
250
00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:59,396
because it's obvious
that he does and so do I.
251
00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:03,154
I must return to my quarters.
252
00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:08,269
Please stay.
I've never met anyone like you.
253
00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:14,675
I must admit, I share that conclusion.
You are a unique individual.
254
00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:19,630
- Then stay.
- It is late. I must go.
255
00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:23,634
Then come back tomorrow.
I'm sure the weather will hold.
256
00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,917
- No doubt.
- Please.
257
00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:29,996
Perhaps.
258
00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,389
Good night, Tuvok.
259
00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,596
Good night, Marayna.
260
00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,797
Computer, end resort program.
261
00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,196
Captain's log, supplemental.
262
00:22:00,360 --> 00:22:04,433
We've confirmed our discovery
of an unusual dampening field
263
00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:08,434
responsible for keeping this nebula
from going up in flames.
264
00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,353
The field's origin is still a mystery.
265
00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:16,958
The field appears when a plasma
strand ignites, as if the fire initiates it.
266
00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:21,716
- A feedback loop.
- It's preserved this nebula for centuries.
267
00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:26,317
Do we have enough data
on the field to produce one artificially?
268
00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:31,952
- Harry, do we have the data?
- Yes, Captain. But it'll take a while.
269
00:22:32,120 --> 00:22:36,636
We'll simulate the process
and recreate it with the deflector dish.
270
00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,678
- Probably a few weeks.
- The project is yours.
271
00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,434
Resume course for
the Alpha Quadrant, warp 6.
272
00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,556
Aye, Captain.
273
00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,513
Captain, propulsion is not responding.
274
00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:54,151
- Engineering, what's going on?
- We're trying to track the problem.
275
00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,153
Acknowledged.
Harry, give B'Elanna a hand.
276
00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,278
The nebula could be affecting
the ship's systems.
277
00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,954
That's a possibility we can't discount.
278
00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:14,552
Warp drive within tolerance levels.
Antimatter containment at field strength.
279
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,076
- Impulse engines are also...
- Within tolerance.
280
00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,789
Most likely there's a failure
in the computer pathways.
281
00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:25,635
Propulsion's fine,
but commands aren't getting there.
282
00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:31,955
The warp drive seems OK. Impulse too.
I think the problem is somewhere else.
283
00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:34,350
I think the helm's being blocked.
284
00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:38,559
Like some kind of failure
in the computer pathways?
285
00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,598
- Maybe.
- I said that. You're not listening.
286
00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:46,914
- I'll return to my station, Lieutenant.
- I'm sorry. I've got a lot on my mind.
287
00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:50,755
- Forget about her.
- What did Tom say to you?
288
00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:54,196
Not a word. I saw you looking
at Marayna yesterday.
289
00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,312
Hi. My name's
Harry read-me-like-a-book Kim.
290
00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:03,873
- It's not that bad.
- It is. I can't get her off my mind.
291
00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,634
Input algorithm not accepted.
292
00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,315
Why don't you take a break?
I can handle it from here.
293
00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,438
Thanks. I'll be in my quarters
if you need me.
294
00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:21,916
Deck 3.
295
00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,789
Computer, belay that order.
296
00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,796
Holodeck 1.
297
00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,598
Computer,
activate Neelix resort program.
298
00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:38,274
That program is currently running.
299
00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,837
- Hello, Harry.
- Enjoying yourselves?
300
00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:08,439
Now I know why you told me
to keep off the holodeck.
301
00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:13,833
You are misconstruing this situation.
Your jealousy is insupportable.
302
00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,309
Stop analysing me.
303
00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:20,553
I respected you. I trusted you.
And you did this behind my back.
304
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,439
- I have not.
- Then what do you call this?
305
00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:27,673
A game of <i>kal</i>- <i>toh</i>
which I am playing
with a computer subroutine.
306
00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:31,753
I didn't intend to harm you
and I didn't do anything wrong.
307
00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,480
I'll accept that from her, but not from you.
308
00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:37,757
You said to stay away.
You should do the same.
309
00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:41,469
You're implying a desire on my part
that does not exist.
310
00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:45,918
Marayna is an intriguing interactive
hologram, nothing more.
311
00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,036
If you say so, Lieutenant.
312
00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:52,716
I value our working relationship.
I would not let a character disrupt it.
313
00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:56,668
- It's a little late...
- Please. Stop arguing.
314
00:25:56,840 --> 00:26:00,276
- Delete the Marayna subroutine.
- What are you...
315
00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,557
That won't help.
I never should have come to you.
316
00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,109
I should have worked it out myself.
317
00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:19,950
Let's try it again. Warp 6.
318
00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:22,554
- Course laid in.
- Engage.
319
00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,399
It would appear that we're not moving.
320
00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,677
- I don't understand it.
- Any ideas, B'Elanna?
321
00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:36,198
Warp drive and helm control are
working, but the engines won't respond.
322
00:26:36,360 --> 00:26:40,069
Possible computer malfunction,
but I can't localise it.
323
00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:42,834
Run a level-4 computer diagnostic.
324
00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,911
Aye, Captain.
325
00:26:45,120 --> 00:26:49,193
Captain, I just got aft thrusters
to respond. It's not much.
326
00:26:49,360 --> 00:26:52,477
I'll take it, B'Elanna. Tom, let's go.
327
00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,713
- We'll clear the nebula by tomorrow.
- Good enough.
328
00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,078
Your move.
329
00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:23,919
- You'll find my game has improved.
- How did you get here?
330
00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:29,438
I transferred from the holodeck to
the sickbay, then used a mobile emitter.
331
00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:34,435
- I deleted you from the holodeck.
- You did that for Harry's benefit.
332
00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,717
I know you wanted to keep seeing me.
333
00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:41,668
I like Harry, but... Well, you're different.
334
00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,711
You're not like anyone else.
335
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,908
Why have you come to my quarters?
336
00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:54,556
You're like a new world to me.
I want to know everything about you.
337
00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:58,679
I didn't realise how lonely
my existence was.
338
00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:03,118
And I can't go back to the way
things were, not without you.
339
00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:11,796
Tuvok to bridge. Intruder alert.
Security team to my quarters.
340
00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,640
Why did you do that?
We can be together.
341
00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:21,033
I have to consider you a potential threat
to myself and to Voyager.
342
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,988
But you're wrong.
I would never do anything to harm you.
343
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:27,116
Make it stop!
344
00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:33,917
- You have access to control systems?
- I'll use them if I have to.
345
00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,389
You can't just delete me!
346
00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,390
Where is this individual now?
347
00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:54,870
When security got there,
she downloaded herself
348
00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,157
back into the computer
and onto the holodeck.
349
00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,754
More to the point, what is she?
350
00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,754
A sentient computer program.
I checked the database.
351
00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:06,876
This has happened before.
352
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,350
The Enterprise-D was once
taken over by a holo-character.
353
00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:14,991
We studied that at the Academy.
It gained control from the holodeck.
354
00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:17,674
Marayna may well have done the same.
355
00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:21,116
She silenced the intruder alert
by an act of will.
356
00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:24,511
- Has she the run of our computer?
- She may.
357
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,956
Is it possible she's the source
of our malfunctions?
358
00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:32,910
It's possible. If she can manipulate
the ship's computer pathways,
359
00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:37,039
she could have disrupted propulsion
and covered her tracks.
360
00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:41,990
- Why? What's her motivation?
- I believe it is her feelings toward me.
361
00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:48,110
She made reference to her loneliness
and wanted to continue our relationship.
362
00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:50,794
But why knock propulsion off-line?
363
00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:54,475
Could she be trying
to keep us near the nebula?
364
00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,950
It started the day we got here.
That's when I met her.
365
00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,475
Can the nebula affect the holodeck?
366
00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:05,077
- Giving rise to an intelligence.
- It's possible.
367
00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:10,950
In any case, I can't allow her to gain
any further control over my ship.
368
00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:13,998
Tuvok, Paris, Torres,
go to holodeck 1.
369
00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:17,436
I want this resolved one way or another.
370
00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:29,993
She's locked us out of the program.
We'll be lucky if we can open the doors.
371
00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:33,357
- We're lucky.
- Marayna may have opened the doors.
372
00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:35,476
Caution is advised.
373
00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:46,518
I'll try to access the inside control panel.
374
00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:55,476
It's kind of creepy.
375
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,189
She's recreating the setting
of our previous encounter.
376
00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,954
You really know how to pick 'em,
Tuvok.
377
00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,274
I got access to the holodeck computer.
378
00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:14,877
I'm reading nothing unusual.
It seems to be working perfectly.
379
00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:20,068
There's a subspace signal coming
from outside of Voyager. It's an uplink.
380
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,599
There's somebody on a ship out there,
tapping into...
381
00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:26,671
B'Elanna!
382
00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,556
Shoot the control panel.
383
00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:30,756
- Shield status.
- Holding. Inertial dampeners off-line.
384
00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:35,157
- Starboard shields down to 80%.
- What happened?
385
00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:39,199
Marayna attacked us.
She has control over the characters.
386
00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:43,035
She's not on the holodeck.
I found an uplink from the nebula.
387
00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:47,478
She's on a hidden ship. She's
manipulating the holodeck from there.
388
00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:49,756
She's using Marayna like a puppet.
389
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:54,072
As an interface, a way to move
around Voyager, to interact with us.
390
00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,869
Tuvok, come back to me.
I'm waiting for you.
391
00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:00,918
Harry, try to trace the uplink. Find her.
392
00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:06,075
Don't make this more difficult
than it already is.
393
00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:08,834
Are you responsible
for the plasma fires?
394
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,595
You're giving me no choice
but to force the issue.
395
00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:17,595
- What do you want?
- Tuvok. I want Tuvok.
396
00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:23,471
Let him come to the holodeck alone,
or I'll destroy your ship.
397
00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,834
Tuvok, you're back.
398
00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:48,749
- I had little choice.
- We're alone now.
399
00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:56,993
No one can see us or hear us.
We can do whatever we want.
400
00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:01,631
You don't have to pretend any more.
This is our world.
401
00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:04,951
You lured me here
by threatening the ship.
402
00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:09,318
But any attempt to generate intimacy
will not be successful.
403
00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:13,951
- I've isolated the source of the uplink.
- Stand by to transport.
404
00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:19,551
I understand your sense of duty,
of loyalty, to your captain,
405
00:34:19,720 --> 00:34:24,510
but we have something stronger,
a connection that goes beyond duty.
406
00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:28,678
I know you want to be with me, Tuvok.
407
00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:33,072
You must leave Voyager and allow us
to continue on our course.
408
00:34:33,240 --> 00:34:34,912
I won't.
409
00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:39,835
I suggest you reconsider, or the captain
will be forced to take action.
410
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,276
There's nothing she can do.
You're staying here.
411
00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:46,989
She'll just have to accept that.
412
00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,551
- Energise.
- Transporting to the uplink source.
413
00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:55,029
Stop!
414
00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:05,276
Shields are down to 47%.
415
00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,873
- Shields are gone.
- Hail Tuvok.
416
00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:36,429
Something's blocking the signal.
417
00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:58,796
Marayna?
418
00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,349
Your ship is helpless.
419
00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:08,428
If I ignite one more strand,
the hull will fail.
420
00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:13,394
You are using the nebula as a weapon.
421
00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:17,314
- My nebula.
- I will fire if necessary.
422
00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:21,109
You're too late.
I've set the ignition sequence.
423
00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,999
Only I can stop it.
424
00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:36,273
Are you alone here,
on this station in this nebula?
425
00:36:37,240 --> 00:36:42,792
- Yes. It's my work.
- I don't understand.
426
00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:48,476
I keep the plasma fires
from chain-reacting.
427
00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:53,394
You are responsible
for the dampening field.
428
00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:55,949
Correct. I generate it from here
429
00:36:56,120 --> 00:37:01,672
to preserve the nebula so that others
from my planet may enjoy its beauty.
430
00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:07,434
I watch the ships when they pass by.
431
00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:10,550
They don't even know I'm here.
432
00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:15,154
You are lonely.
433
00:37:17,240 --> 00:37:19,196
By choice.
434
00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:23,239
I prefer to be here... alone.
435
00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:28,269
You uplinked with our holodeck and
created a character to interact with us.
436
00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:31,034
To amuse myself. I have done it before.
437
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:37,230
Tapped into the computer of a passing
alien vessel, examined their lives.
438
00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:46,318
But I never expected to find something
as diverting as your holodeck.
439
00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:50,318
I never expected to find you.
440
00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:56,678
You are like nothing else
I've ever encountered.
441
00:37:59,240 --> 00:38:01,196
And I can't be without you.
442
00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:10,348
Stay here with me
and I will let your ship resume course.
443
00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:17,751
If it is the only option, I would willingly
sacrifice myself to save my crewmates.
444
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:21,356
That's not enough.
You have to want to be with me.
445
00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:26,799
If you understood me, you would know
I could never return your affections.
446
00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:31,795
But you are more like me
than you are like them.
447
00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:35,794
I've seen the way you isolate yourself.
448
00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:39,748
Even in a crowd of people,
you're alone.
449
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,956
We should be together.
450
00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:48,271
I must admit I have found
our conversations stimulating,
451
00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:53,468
your insight and intelligence
fresh and unexpected.
452
00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:59,948
In other circumstances, I would be
willing to spend time in your company,
453
00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:04,193
to continue to share knowledge
and ideas.
454
00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:09,029
But I have a home
and a spouse on Vulcan.
455
00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:13,356
I have a mission
and colleagues who depend on me.
456
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:20,553
I do not have a complete understanding
of emotions.
457
00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:28,792
But I believe that if you care for me,
you will not pursue this course of action.
458
00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:48,875
You may go.
459
00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:59,157
Your communicator will function now.
460
00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:05,350
- Tuvok to Voyager.
- Go ahead, Tuvok.
461
00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:10,150
I am ready to return.
Stand by to beam me aboard.
462
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:16,833
Ship systems are coming back on-line.
463
00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:20,593
Acknowledged, Tuvok. Standing by.
464
00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:26,156
Consider this.
465
00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:31,713
Your feelings toward me
may be evidence of a deeper need.
466
00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:36,908
A more profound loneliness
than you are willing to admit.
467
00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:41,877
Why don't you call for a replacement?
468
00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:45,157
Let another occupy this task.
469
00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:48,869
Attempt for a time
to live among your own kind.
470
00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:57,954
Logically that would be
the best thing to do.
471
00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:00,998
Yes.
472
00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:04,270
Perhaps I will.
473
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:12,478
Tuvok to Voyager. Ready for transport.
474
00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:17,917
But what about you, Tuvok?
Will you always be alone?
475
00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:33,194
Security chief's log,
stardate 50471.3.
476
00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:38,309
The damage to the ship was repaired
and we soon left Marayna's nebula.
477
00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:42,758
Voyager is back on course
and I have resumed my normal routine.
478
00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:11,308
Mr Kim, would you be interested
in learning to play <i>kal</i>- <i>toh?</i>
479
00:42:12,760 --> 00:42:16,309
I thought <i>kal</i>- <i>toh</i>
was beyond human understanding.
480
00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:19,996
Not entirely.
481
00:42:24,600 --> 00:42:26,750
Ensign,
482
00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:31,914
I failed to respect
the complexity of your emotions.
483
00:42:33,720 --> 00:42:36,757
I apologise for my lack of consideration.
484
00:42:40,120 --> 00:42:43,999
Don't worry about it, Tuvok.
Apology accepted.
485
00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:55,833
- Won't this take years to learn?
- It will indeed.
486
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:58,833
- May I join you?
- No.
487
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:01,309
But thank you.
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