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Looks like we're going
about warp 4.5.
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Human children have such
fertile imaginations.
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Sub-commander.
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These were sent by my nephew's
fourth-grade class.
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The crew may like to see how excited
folks at home are about our mission.
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I'm going to put this one up in Sickbay.
Would you like one for your quarters?
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This rendering is crude,
yet surprisingly accurate.
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Some of these kids
are pretty talented.
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Which one do you want?
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This one's nice.
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Or maybe you want First Contact.
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Or...
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...how about this one?
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We're dropping out of warp.
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For those of you who aren't near a
window, you might wanna find one.
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There's something pretty amazing
off starboard.
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Senior staff, please report
to the bridge.
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I've checked the Vulcan database, sir.
No previous sightings.
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- That means we discovered it.
- "Archer's Comet."
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- Take us closer, ensign.
- Aye , sir.
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It's been a long road
Gettin' from there to here
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It's been a long time
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But my time is finally near
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And I will see my dream
Come alive at last
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I will touch the sky
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And they're not gonna
Hold me down no more
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No, they're not gonna change my mind
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'Cause I've got faith of the heart
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I'm going where my heart will take me
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I've got faith to believe
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I can do anything
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I've got strength of the soul
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And no one's gonna bend or break me
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I can reach any star
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I've got faith
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I've got faith
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Faith of the heart
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Ever seen anything like that in your
astronomy books?
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Wow. That's one big snowball.
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The diameter is 82.6 kilometres.
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I always wanted to chase a comet.
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Maybe we should spend a few days
following this one.
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Vulcan and human scientists have
researched hundreds of comets.
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They've proven to be little more than
rock and ice.
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Except, this one's bigger than any
comet humans have ever seen.
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That's gotta be worth a look.
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- Stay with it, Travis.
- Aye, sir.
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Milk, cold.
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- Catching up on your reading?
- I came for tea.
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Stay away from the
Zariphean blend,
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unless you wanna stay up
for the next three days.
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Caffeine has little effect
on Vulcan physiology.
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Green tea, hot.
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You want to join me?
I could use the company.
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- I'm very tired.
- Tell me about it.
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Put out about 100 fires in Engineering
this afternoon and missed dinner.
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Then somebody told me chef made
a pecan pie,
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and suddenly my life brightened.
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It's been my favourite
since I was a kid.
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- Care for a bite?
- No, thank you.
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- It's delicious.
- It's mostly sugar.
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What, Vulcans don't have
a sweet tooth?
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It may not be good for the body,
but it sure is good for the soul.
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I feel better already.
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Must be a real page-turner.
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You all right?
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I'm fine, commander.
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Good night.
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Sweet dreams.
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- Eisilium?
- It's an extremely rare mineral.
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This comet appears to contain large
quantities of it.
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I've never heard of eisilium.
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Vulcan chemists have only obtained
small amounts.
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They've never been able to study it
in detail.
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This could be your chance.
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Can we collect a sample
with the transporter?
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Most of the eisilium deposits are at
least 20 metres beneath the crust.
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- That's too deep to get a lock.
- We've got the portable drilling rig, sir.
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The comet's certainly big enough
to land on. We could take a shuttlepod.
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I'd advise setting down near
one of the two poles.
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If you're out of direct sunlight,
the surface ice will be more stable.
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- How long would you need?
- Shouldn't take more than four hours.
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You up for a little comet-walk?
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- By all means.
- Get started.
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Captain, I'm detecting a vessel
closing on our position.
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It's Vulcan.
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The starship Ti'Mur.
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Hail them.
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This is Captain Jonathan Archer
of the starship Enterprise.
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- I'm Captain Vanik.
- Pleased to meet you.
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You're a long way from Earth, captain.
Are you lost?
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Not at all. Just taking a look
at this comet.
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Our sensors detected it two days ago.
We also decided to investigate.
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Really?
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My science officer tells me
that Vulcans
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aren't very interested in comets.
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Actually, it's your interest in the
comet we're investigating.
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We plan to send a drilling team to
the surface to collect core samples.
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You're welcome to participate.
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If you have no objection,
we'd like to remain here and observe.
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Stay as long as you want.
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T'Pol.
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I'd love to know what they're really
doing here.
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You don't find anything strange
about them suddenly showing up?
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- Perhaps they're simply curious.
- Curious?
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That doesn't sound very
Vulcan to me.
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This isn't the first time we've caught
them lurking around.
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Remember three weeks ago,
the planetary nebula?
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That was nothing more
than a survey ship.
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So why didn't they respond
to our hails?
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Why'd they go to warp when we
headed toward them?
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I'm starting to get the feeling they're
looking over our shoulder
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- a little too often.
- That seems unlikely.
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We'll see.
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Fine.
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If Vanik is the kind of guy
who likes to watch...
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...let him.
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I've never stood on a comet before.
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- Has anyone?
- Good question.
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I've only seen snow twice in my life.
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Then it's only fitting that we
commemorate the occasion.
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- You mean plant a flag?
- No, too predictable.
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Snowball fight?
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EV suits would take all the fun
out of that.
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We'll just have to see how the spirit
moves us when we get there.
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- Commander, you wanted to see me?
- Take a look at something, will you?
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I've been running diagnostics
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and I found some kind of power surge
in the transceiver array.
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Looks like an encrypted transmission.
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It came from the Vulcan ship.
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Who was it sent to?
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You're sure this was sent
to her quarters?
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I wish I wasn't.
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Did she say anything to you
about it?
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Not a word. We had an agreement.
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She promised not to speak to the
Vulcans without telling me.
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Looks like she's having some trouble
keeping her promises.
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Should I have Hoshi decrypt it?
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Tell her it's top priority.
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Whenever you're ready, captain.
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You sure you want me here for this?
I've got a lot of work to do.
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Stay put, commander.
This is important.
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Start the recording.
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To the students of Ms Malvin's
fourth-grade class
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at the Worley Elementary School
in Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland.
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This is Captain Archer aboard
the starship Enterprise.
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On behalf of the entire crew, I'd like
to thank you for your transmission.
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We all got a real kick out of your
drawings and letters.
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You asked a lot of interesting
questions.
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I wish we had time to answer all
of them, but if we did that,
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we wouldn't get much
exploring done.
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So I've selected a few, and hopefully
our answers will give you
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a better idea of what life
is like out here.
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Liam Brennan asks,
"What do you eat?"
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For the most part,
the same things you eat at home.
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Our chef can make anything from
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich,
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to turkey with all the trimmings.
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We have a
hydroponics greenhouse onboard
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where we grow fruits
and vegetables,
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and we can also replicate certain foods
with our protein resequencer.
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Here's one from Geoff Miles.
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"Is dating allowed on Enterprise?"
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Well, it's not discouraged, but there
isn't a lot of privacy on a starship.
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Most of our crew share quarters
with at least one other person,
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so it wouldn't...exactly be practical.
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But if two crewmembers decide
that they really like each other,
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there are a lot of places they can go
to look at the stars.
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Chloe O'Shannon wants to know,
"How do we talk to aliens?"
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I think I'll give that one to my
communications officer,
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Ensign Hoshi Sato.
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Well, Chloe, that's a very
good question.
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We use a device called
the universal translator.
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It's like an alien dictionary
with hundreds of languages
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programmed into it, and it can learn
new languages very quickly...
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...but it doesn't always work,
and when that happens,
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it's up to me to try to translate.
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I'm sure I don't have to tell you it can
be really hard sometimes.
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One wrong word can mean
the difference between saying:
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"Take my hand" or "Take my life."
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So far, I have managed
to do pretty well.
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Thanks, Hoshi.
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Here's one from Molly McCook.
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"When you flush the toilet,
where does it go?"
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That sounds like an engineering
question.
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So we'll ask Commander Charles
Tucker, our chief engineer.
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Trip.
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Pause it, will you?
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A poop question, sir?
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Can't I talk about the warp reactor
or the transporter?
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It's a perfectly valid question.
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00:13:52,237 --> 00:13:54,114
The first thing you've
gotta understand is
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we recycle pretty much everything
on a starship.
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That includes...waste.
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And the first thing that happens
to the waste
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is it gets processed through a machine
called a bio-matter resequencer.
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Then it gets broken down into...
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Hold on.
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00:14:15,437 --> 00:14:18,270
They're gonna think
I'm the sanitation engineer.
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You're doing fine.
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00:14:23,597 --> 00:14:27,033
So the waste is broken down
into little molecules.
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They get transformed into any number
of things we can use on the ship.
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00:14:31,357 --> 00:14:35,748
Cargo containers, insulation, boots.
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00:14:36,957 --> 00:14:38,913
You name it.
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Very enlightening, commander.
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00:14:45,077 --> 00:14:49,593
Gabrielle Witty wants to know if germs
can live in space.
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00:14:50,517 --> 00:14:53,315
I believe I can answer that, captain.
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00:14:54,317 --> 00:14:58,515
Hello, children. I'm Dr Phlox,
the ship's physician.
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I'm from a system called
Denobula Triaxa,
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and I feel very honoured to be
part of this important mission.
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Germs.
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They may be tiny, but they are among
the most resilient organisms
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00:15:10,637 --> 00:15:13,310
known to medical science.
They can survive almost anywhere,
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00:15:13,517 --> 00:15:15,747
on your kitchen counter,
under your fingernail,
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in the vacuum of space.
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00:15:17,837 --> 00:15:21,955
Over 200 million space-dwelling
microbes have been catalogued.
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One of the most virulent species lives
inside grains of interstellar dust.
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Polycocyx astris.
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They can drift in a dormant state
for millions of years
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and still cause a nasty cold.
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I once discovered a peculiar colony
of spores on a hull of--
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Thank you, doctor. Fascinating.
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I think we've taken up enough
of Ms Malvin's classroom time.
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By the way, we've included some
pictures of a comet we're studying.
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We think it might be the biggest one
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ever discovered by humans
or Vulcans.
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That's what so exciting about being
on Enterprise.
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You never know what you're
gonna find next.
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We miss Earth.
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00:16:06,997 --> 00:16:11,229
But hearing from you makes us all feel
a little closer to home.
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Captain Archer, out.
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How'd it go?
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The beauty of ice is that it records
everything like a blank page.
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The farther down you drill,
the farther back in time you go.
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- Lieutenant.
- Yes?
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What do you think?
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Hand me the plasma torch.
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00:17:03,317 --> 00:17:06,309
- Archer to Lieutenant Reed.
- Go ahead, sir.
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- How are you doing, Malcolm?
- We're just about to set the charges.
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I'm sure I don't need to remind you
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- we're being observed.
- No, sir.
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00:17:13,677 --> 00:17:15,907
We want this to go as smoothly
as possible.
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00:17:16,157 --> 00:17:18,387
- Make a good impression.
- Right.
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00:17:18,597 --> 00:17:21,475
So tell me, who's the sculptor?
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It won't be there for long, sir.
245
00:17:26,517 --> 00:17:28,075
Archer out.
246
00:17:32,437 --> 00:17:34,314
- Any luck?
- Sorry it took so long.
247
00:17:34,517 --> 00:17:36,109
The code was pretty complex.
248
00:17:36,317 --> 00:17:37,955
- What's it say?
- It's in Vulcan.
249
00:17:38,157 --> 00:17:40,796
You'll have to run it through
the translation matrix.
250
00:17:40,997 --> 00:17:44,672
- You didn't read it?
- I didn't feel it'd be right.
251
00:17:45,397 --> 00:17:47,467
Thanks.
252
00:18:05,117 --> 00:18:07,233
Come in.
253
00:18:08,237 --> 00:18:11,627
Well, we decrypted the message.
254
00:18:11,837 --> 00:18:13,555
And?
255
00:18:13,757 --> 00:18:18,547
It's not exactly what we expected.
It's a letter.
256
00:18:18,797 --> 00:18:22,028
- What did it say?
- It's personal.
257
00:18:22,237 --> 00:18:25,786
- What do you mean?
- Very personal.
258
00:18:26,437 --> 00:18:28,997
You could order me to tell you,
but you wouldn't be happy if I did.
259
00:18:29,197 --> 00:18:31,950
- Why the hell was it encrypted?
- That's what I wanna know.
260
00:18:32,157 --> 00:18:34,466
Maybe Vulcans encrypt all their
personal letters.
261
00:18:34,677 --> 00:18:38,147
All they had to do was send it through
regular channels, mark it personal,
262
00:18:38,357 --> 00:18:41,474
and we'd have left it alone.
But no, they had to encrypt it,
263
00:18:41,677 --> 00:18:43,349
force me to start snooping.
264
00:18:43,757 --> 00:18:46,954
I feel like I got caught with my hand
in the cookie jar.
265
00:18:47,157 --> 00:18:49,432
Let it go, Trip.
266
00:18:50,077 --> 00:18:54,992
- Come on, it was an honest mistake.
- I can't let it go.
267
00:18:56,917 --> 00:18:58,794
I gotta tell her.
268
00:18:58,997 --> 00:19:02,785
- How's that gonna help?
- It's the right thing to do.
269
00:19:02,997 --> 00:19:07,070
At least I'll be able to look her
in the eye without feeling guilty.
270
00:19:08,677 --> 00:19:11,145
You're a good man.
271
00:19:13,877 --> 00:19:16,835
You might wanna take a phase pistol
with you.
272
00:19:17,077 --> 00:19:19,307
I might need one.
273
00:19:30,117 --> 00:19:32,153
Got a minute?
274
00:19:33,397 --> 00:19:35,228
In private?
275
00:19:35,437 --> 00:19:37,587
Excuse us, crewman.
276
00:19:42,717 --> 00:19:44,196
Did you ever--?
277
00:19:46,517 --> 00:19:50,749
Did you ever do anything totally
by mistake that...
278
00:19:51,437 --> 00:19:53,029
...you weren't very proud of?
279
00:19:54,317 --> 00:19:56,353
No.
280
00:19:58,117 --> 00:20:02,668
Did you ever come across something
that you thought was one thing,
281
00:20:02,877 --> 00:20:06,790
so you reacted in a certain way,
but then it turned out
282
00:20:06,997 --> 00:20:10,512
- to be something completely different?
- Your point, commander?
283
00:20:12,877 --> 00:20:16,108
I found out about your message
from the Vulcan ship.
284
00:20:18,077 --> 00:20:19,715
It was a personal matter.
285
00:20:19,957 --> 00:20:21,993
Why wasn't it sent through normal
Starfleet channels?
286
00:20:22,197 --> 00:20:25,075
That takes time.
The letter was important.
287
00:20:25,277 --> 00:20:27,745
So they sent it in code?
288
00:20:28,317 --> 00:20:32,230
Do you have any idea how suspicious
that looked?
289
00:20:33,117 --> 00:20:35,347
You read my letter?
290
00:20:35,557 --> 00:20:37,991
Believe me, I don't feel very good
about it.
291
00:20:38,557 --> 00:20:41,867
I have more letters in my quarters.
Would you like to read those as well?
292
00:20:43,917 --> 00:20:46,226
I'm trying to apologize here.
293
00:20:46,437 --> 00:20:49,031
- Archer to T'Pol.
- Yes, captain.
294
00:20:49,237 --> 00:20:51,626
Please report to my Ready Room.
295
00:20:53,437 --> 00:20:56,952
- Has anyone else read the letter?
- No.
296
00:20:58,637 --> 00:21:00,832
I'd appreciate it
if you wouldn't mention it.
297
00:21:01,357 --> 00:21:03,234
I won't. I promise.
298
00:21:09,437 --> 00:21:12,509
I thought I'd invite Captain Vanik
for a visit.
299
00:21:12,717 --> 00:21:15,151
If he's so interested in how
we do things,
300
00:21:15,357 --> 00:21:17,587
he might as well come see
for himself.
301
00:21:17,797 --> 00:21:21,506
Once he realizes we're not gonna
blow up the galaxy,
302
00:21:21,717 --> 00:21:23,787
maybe he'll leave us alone.
303
00:21:24,037 --> 00:21:26,676
I'm sure he'll appreciate the gesture.
304
00:21:26,877 --> 00:21:28,833
Dinner's a good way
to break the ice.
305
00:21:29,037 --> 00:21:32,552
I was hoping you might give chef
some menu suggestions.
306
00:21:32,757 --> 00:21:36,306
- Certainly.
- A little food, a little wine...
307
00:21:36,837 --> 00:21:39,909
- Vulcans don't drink wine.
- You know what I mean.
308
00:21:40,117 --> 00:21:43,553
Just help me make him go away.
309
00:21:47,637 --> 00:21:51,266
- When did these symptoms begin?
- Two days ago.
310
00:21:51,477 --> 00:21:53,035
Perhaps you slept
in an awkward position.
311
00:21:53,237 --> 00:21:55,387
I haven't slept.
312
00:21:55,957 --> 00:21:57,834
For two days?
313
00:21:58,037 --> 00:22:00,028
Something on your mind?
314
00:22:01,397 --> 00:22:04,070
It appears to be a tension headache.
315
00:22:04,837 --> 00:22:08,352
You know, anything said between us
is strictly confidential.
316
00:22:08,557 --> 00:22:11,708
Would you like to talk about
what's troubling you?
317
00:22:11,917 --> 00:22:13,589
No.
318
00:22:13,837 --> 00:22:16,795
I don't know if there's anyone on this
ship you'd feel comfortable talking to,
319
00:22:16,997 --> 00:22:18,316
but if there is, it might feel good
320
00:22:18,517 --> 00:22:21,111
to get whatever's bothering
you out in the open.
321
00:22:27,477 --> 00:22:29,468
This is a simple analgesic.
322
00:22:29,677 --> 00:22:33,272
I can give you something later to help
you sleep this evening, if you'd like.
323
00:22:34,717 --> 00:22:36,708
Thank you, doctor.
324
00:23:13,757 --> 00:23:16,225
The ears are a nice touch.
325
00:23:16,437 --> 00:23:18,587
I thought so.
326
00:23:19,517 --> 00:23:21,348
We should get out more often.
327
00:23:21,557 --> 00:23:23,309
Don't get too comfortable.
328
00:23:23,517 --> 00:23:26,429
This landscape is about to change.
329
00:23:28,117 --> 00:23:30,312
- Reed to Enterprise.
- Go ahead.
330
00:23:30,517 --> 00:23:33,509
- Charges are set.
- Stand by.
331
00:23:34,637 --> 00:23:37,515
Inform the Vulcans we're about
to make a very loud noise.
332
00:23:37,757 --> 00:23:39,156
Aye, sir.
333
00:23:40,477 --> 00:23:42,547
- Archer to Reed.
- Yes, captain.
334
00:23:42,757 --> 00:23:45,715
- Blast away.
- Understood.
335
00:24:05,877 --> 00:24:07,469
Impressive.
336
00:24:09,237 --> 00:24:11,990
I was hoping for a little
more symmetry.
337
00:24:12,197 --> 00:24:14,108
I'll get the drill.
338
00:24:28,237 --> 00:24:31,627
If I'm not mistaken,
you're flying a Surak-class ship.
339
00:24:31,837 --> 00:24:33,953
You're not mistaken.
340
00:24:34,157 --> 00:24:37,433
You can get her up to what,
6, 6.5?
341
00:24:37,637 --> 00:24:38,865
Six-point-five.
342
00:24:39,077 --> 00:24:41,193
I'd love to get a look inside
those nacelles.
343
00:24:41,397 --> 00:24:44,309
Our warp systems are classified.
344
00:24:48,357 --> 00:24:53,795
A few years back, I was a guest
aboard a Maymora-class ship.
345
00:24:53,997 --> 00:24:56,955
The Yarahla. Captain Tok.
Do you know him?
346
00:24:57,157 --> 00:24:59,148
- Not personally.
- Oh.
347
00:24:59,357 --> 00:25:01,996
We made a run
to a dark-matter nebula.
348
00:25:02,197 --> 00:25:04,506
I helped set up
the graviton telescope.
349
00:25:04,717 --> 00:25:06,275
Most fun I've ever had
on a space walk.
350
00:25:06,477 --> 00:25:08,308
Those Vulcan EV suits
are something else,
351
00:25:08,517 --> 00:25:11,668
Like you're flying around inside
your own little starship.
352
00:25:11,877 --> 00:25:14,232
You're easily impressed.
353
00:25:22,237 --> 00:25:24,797
Something wrong
with your Pok Tar?
354
00:25:24,997 --> 00:25:26,271
No.
355
00:25:28,477 --> 00:25:33,028
If it's not to your liking, I'm sure our
chef can prepare you something else.
356
00:25:33,277 --> 00:25:35,666
I've already eaten.
357
00:25:36,437 --> 00:25:38,314
Hope you saved room for dessert.
358
00:25:48,637 --> 00:25:53,791
After dinner...I thought you might
like to take a look around.
359
00:25:53,997 --> 00:25:58,787
Enterprise may not be Surak-class,
but she's quite a ship.
360
00:25:58,997 --> 00:26:01,272
Perhaps another time.
361
00:26:02,757 --> 00:26:05,510
- Tea?
- I only drink water.
362
00:26:07,757 --> 00:26:09,190
You know...
363
00:26:09,757 --> 00:26:13,875
...for people who claim to not be
explorers, you sure do get around.
364
00:26:14,077 --> 00:26:16,750
I hope our presence here
is not proving inconvenient.
365
00:26:16,957 --> 00:26:21,155
On the contrary. It's nice to know
no matter how big the universe is,
366
00:26:21,357 --> 00:26:24,235
there's always a Vulcan ship nearby.
367
00:26:26,837 --> 00:26:32,116
- So, captain, tell us about yourself.
- Excuse me?
368
00:26:32,357 --> 00:26:35,429
On Earth, it's customary to exchange
personal information
369
00:26:35,637 --> 00:26:37,434
with someone you've just met.
370
00:26:37,677 --> 00:26:41,306
We have this peculiar habit
of actually talking during meals.
371
00:26:41,517 --> 00:26:43,633
I've noticed.
372
00:26:44,637 --> 00:26:46,992
What would you like to know?
373
00:26:47,197 --> 00:26:49,552
I don't know. Where were you born?
374
00:26:49,757 --> 00:26:53,796
How long have you been captain?
Any hobbies?
375
00:26:54,237 --> 00:26:57,309
I've served in the Vulcan space
program for 76 years,
376
00:26:57,517 --> 00:26:59,633
fifteen of those commanding
the Ti'Mur.
377
00:26:59,877 --> 00:27:04,473
I believe this is Captain Vanik's first
visit aboard an Earth vessel.
378
00:27:05,277 --> 00:27:10,032
We'd be happy to answer any
questions you might have.
379
00:27:10,237 --> 00:27:14,992
I have none. Humans have never held
much interest for me.
380
00:27:20,997 --> 00:27:22,316
Well...
381
00:27:23,037 --> 00:27:26,393
...where did the time go?
Seems like you just got here.
382
00:27:26,797 --> 00:27:28,708
I'm sure you're eager to get back
to your ship,
383
00:27:28,917 --> 00:27:31,636
so I'll trouble you with just
one last question.
384
00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:34,831
How long do you plan
on spying on us?
385
00:27:35,557 --> 00:27:41,553
If we were spying, captain, you would
have never detected our presence.
386
00:27:41,797 --> 00:27:46,188
Your inexperience and your arrogance
are your enemies, not us.
387
00:27:52,477 --> 00:27:54,945
Please show Captain Vanik
to the launch bay.
388
00:28:06,957 --> 00:28:09,232
What'd he say?
389
00:28:22,117 --> 00:28:24,870
Captain, you should take
a look at this.
390
00:28:41,557 --> 00:28:43,275
Archer to Lieutenant Reed.
391
00:28:43,477 --> 00:28:45,593
- Go ahead, sir.
- How's it going?
392
00:28:45,797 --> 00:28:49,073
We hit a layer of magnesite and
cracked a drill bit, but we've replaced it.
393
00:28:49,277 --> 00:28:51,745
- You may wanna pick up the pace.
- Sir?
394
00:28:51,957 --> 00:28:55,711
The comet's rotational axis shifted
when you set off those charges.
395
00:28:55,917 --> 00:29:00,593
In about two hours, the shuttlepod
will be facing the star.
396
00:29:00,837 --> 00:29:03,032
The temperature will shoot up
by a couple hundred degrees.
397
00:29:03,237 --> 00:29:04,750
I want you out of there before then.
398
00:29:04,997 --> 00:29:08,069
- We'll be done with time to spare, sir.
- Be sure you are.
399
00:29:08,277 --> 00:29:09,756
Archer out.
400
00:29:15,837 --> 00:29:17,509
Come in.
401
00:29:19,357 --> 00:29:21,348
You decide to tell me
what Vanik said?
402
00:29:21,997 --> 00:29:23,794
Please, sit down.
403
00:29:26,837 --> 00:29:29,397
I've never seen your quarters before.
404
00:29:29,597 --> 00:29:31,030
Cosy.
405
00:29:32,717 --> 00:29:35,436
You know you're not supposed to
have an open flame on the ship.
406
00:29:35,637 --> 00:29:37,673
I was given permission
from the captain.
407
00:29:37,877 --> 00:29:39,276
They're for meditation.
408
00:29:41,517 --> 00:29:44,031
So, what can I do for you?
409
00:29:44,637 --> 00:29:48,789
Dr Phlox believes that it might help
if I was to discuss my problem
410
00:29:48,997 --> 00:29:52,353
with someone I felt comfortable
confiding in.
411
00:29:52,557 --> 00:29:54,991
You wanna talk to me?
412
00:29:57,597 --> 00:30:02,113
Well, I'm not sure I'm gonna
be much help.
413
00:30:02,317 --> 00:30:04,387
I mean, I've only been in three
relationships,
414
00:30:04,597 --> 00:30:06,667
and they all went bust.
415
00:30:06,877 --> 00:30:09,550
Are you sure you wouldn't rather
talk to Hoshi or Ensign Kimball?
416
00:30:09,757 --> 00:30:12,874
- She's married.
- You were far from my first choice.
417
00:30:13,597 --> 00:30:15,235
But speaking with someone else
418
00:30:15,477 --> 00:30:17,832
would mean more people knowing
about my situation.
419
00:30:19,877 --> 00:30:23,108
I'll do anything I can.
What's your problem?
420
00:30:23,317 --> 00:30:25,831
- You read the letter.
- Yes.
421
00:30:26,037 --> 00:30:29,393
Then you know that unless I leave
Enterprise immediately,
422
00:30:29,597 --> 00:30:31,553
my wedding plans will be cancelled.
423
00:30:33,517 --> 00:30:35,951
- Have you talked to...?
- Koss.
424
00:30:36,157 --> 00:30:38,227
Have you talked to Koss
about all this?
425
00:30:38,437 --> 00:30:40,871
We haven't spoken in many years.
426
00:30:41,077 --> 00:30:44,069
Marriages on Vulcan are arranged
during childhood.
427
00:30:44,277 --> 00:30:47,189
I've only met Koss four times.
428
00:30:47,717 --> 00:30:50,151
How can you be in love with a guy
you've only met four times?
429
00:30:50,397 --> 00:30:54,106
It's assumed that we'd eventually
develop an affection for one another.
430
00:30:55,757 --> 00:30:58,715
So his parents send you
an ultimatum?
431
00:30:58,917 --> 00:31:01,715
- He doesn't have a say?
- His parents planned the union.
432
00:31:01,917 --> 00:31:04,226
It's their decision.
433
00:31:04,437 --> 00:31:05,711
Boy.
434
00:31:06,317 --> 00:31:09,309
Where I come from, arranged
marriages went out with slavery.
435
00:31:09,517 --> 00:31:13,271
Are you going to give me advice
or criticize my people's tradition?
436
00:31:13,477 --> 00:31:16,913
I'm still fuzzy on why they threatened
to call it off in the first place.
437
00:31:17,157 --> 00:31:20,308
The ceremony was supposed
to take place next week.
438
00:31:20,517 --> 00:31:22,269
When I decided to remain
on Enterprise,
439
00:31:22,477 --> 00:31:24,149
I requested a postponement.
440
00:31:24,357 --> 00:31:26,917
Koss' parents were insulted
that I would put off our plans
441
00:31:27,117 --> 00:31:29,756
to serve on a human vessel.
442
00:31:30,637 --> 00:31:32,229
Well, Vanik can take you home.
443
00:31:32,437 --> 00:31:34,746
Why don't you go marry Koss,
then come back?
444
00:31:34,997 --> 00:31:37,431
It's customary for a husband and wife
to reside together
445
00:31:37,637 --> 00:31:39,753
for at least one Vulcan year.
446
00:31:39,957 --> 00:31:42,232
- Maybe he can come to Enterprise.
- He's an architect.
447
00:31:42,437 --> 00:31:45,907
It would be illogical for him to live
aboard a starship.
448
00:31:46,117 --> 00:31:48,836
This whole thing sounds illogical.
449
00:31:49,037 --> 00:31:51,153
Your advice, commander.
450
00:31:53,317 --> 00:31:55,911
- What do you wanna do?
- That is irrelevant.
451
00:31:56,117 --> 00:31:59,268
No, it's not. It's very relevant.
452
00:31:59,477 --> 00:32:01,672
Do you wanna go back
and marry this guy,
453
00:32:01,877 --> 00:32:04,675
spend a year with him,
ten years, 100 years?
454
00:32:04,877 --> 00:32:06,469
Or do you wanna
stay on Enterprise?
455
00:32:06,717 --> 00:32:10,790
- I have an obligation.
- You've got an obligation to yourself.
456
00:32:11,037 --> 00:32:12,675
You've spent the last year
around humans.
457
00:32:12,917 --> 00:32:16,034
One thing you should've learned is that
we're free to make our own decisions.
458
00:32:16,237 --> 00:32:17,955
There's a lot to be said
for personal choice.
459
00:32:18,157 --> 00:32:20,671
If you'd spent the last year on Vulcan,
you would've learned
460
00:32:20,877 --> 00:32:23,949
that our commitment to tradition
outweighs personal choice.
461
00:32:24,317 --> 00:32:26,148
I respect your customs.
462
00:32:26,357 --> 00:32:29,030
But this marriage was arranged
when you were a kid.
463
00:32:29,237 --> 00:32:31,228
A lot's happened since then.
People change.
464
00:32:31,477 --> 00:32:33,832
- Vulcans don't.
- Really?
465
00:32:34,037 --> 00:32:37,393
My obligation is to my culture,
my heritage.
466
00:32:37,597 --> 00:32:40,350
It has to take precedence.
467
00:32:41,957 --> 00:32:44,187
Sounds to me like you already
made up your mind.
468
00:32:45,877 --> 00:32:47,595
Why the hell did you ask me here?
469
00:32:48,517 --> 00:32:50,314
It was a mistake.
470
00:32:50,757 --> 00:32:52,793
I apologize.
471
00:32:57,677 --> 00:33:00,316
Did it ever occur to you that you
might've postponed the wedding
472
00:33:00,517 --> 00:33:02,508
because subconsciously you wanted
to get out of it?
473
00:33:02,997 --> 00:33:04,874
That would imply that my
subconscious mind
474
00:33:05,077 --> 00:33:08,114
controls my decisions.
It doesn't.
475
00:33:09,637 --> 00:33:11,912
Well, it happens to humans
all the time.
476
00:33:12,117 --> 00:33:14,950
Maybe you're picking up some
of our bad habits.
477
00:33:36,877 --> 00:33:38,071
Travis!
478
00:33:43,157 --> 00:33:44,909
I'm okay.
479
00:33:47,997 --> 00:33:50,557
- What?
- My knee.
480
00:33:51,397 --> 00:33:53,308
You rest here.
481
00:33:53,517 --> 00:33:56,589
- I'm all right.
- Okay.
482
00:33:56,797 --> 00:33:58,276
Well, let's get you to the pod.
483
00:33:58,477 --> 00:34:00,468
I'll come back for the gear
if there's time.
484
00:34:00,677 --> 00:34:01,996
At least take the core sample.
485
00:34:02,197 --> 00:34:04,665
We shouldn't go back to the ship
empty-handed.
486
00:34:16,197 --> 00:34:18,074
Almost there.
487
00:34:18,277 --> 00:34:23,271
- It might be faster without the suits.
- Yes, and a lot colder.
488
00:34:42,437 --> 00:34:44,268
What's that?
489
00:35:20,077 --> 00:35:22,716
I hope I never see snow again.
490
00:36:13,957 --> 00:36:15,948
You all right?
491
00:36:17,797 --> 00:36:19,435
We should have never ignited
the thrusters.
492
00:36:19,637 --> 00:36:22,026
Well, it's not like we had a choice.
493
00:36:31,557 --> 00:36:33,548
- Reed here.
- You two okay?
494
00:36:33,757 --> 00:36:36,351
More or less.
How far did we drop?
495
00:36:36,597 --> 00:36:39,953
About 18 metres. We'll get you out
of there. Just give us a few minutes.
496
00:36:40,157 --> 00:36:42,227
We're not going anywhere.
497
00:36:42,637 --> 00:36:44,912
Bring the grappler online.
498
00:36:45,117 --> 00:36:46,835
The mouth of that chasm's
a little narrow.
499
00:36:47,077 --> 00:36:49,227
I'll get you in close enough.
500
00:37:03,237 --> 00:37:06,752
- Do you see them?
- Bring us in another 50 metres.
501
00:37:08,637 --> 00:37:10,355
Two metres starboard.
502
00:37:13,317 --> 00:37:14,545
A little more.
503
00:37:17,717 --> 00:37:21,027
- The Vulcan ship's hailing us.
- Take a message. I'm busy.
504
00:37:21,637 --> 00:37:24,390
Captain Vanik wants to know if we
require assistance.
505
00:37:24,637 --> 00:37:27,515
Tell him we've got everything
under control.
506
00:37:28,797 --> 00:37:32,187
There. Right there.
Synchronize to the rotation.
507
00:37:41,117 --> 00:37:43,187
Almost got it.
508
00:37:53,917 --> 00:37:55,270
One hit, one miss.
509
00:37:56,797 --> 00:37:59,106
One will be fine. Reel them in.
510
00:38:08,757 --> 00:38:11,749
The pod's hit an outcropping.
It's wedged in.
511
00:38:11,957 --> 00:38:13,549
Take us a few metres to port.
512
00:38:13,797 --> 00:38:16,311
We might be able
to pull them around it.
513
00:38:20,637 --> 00:38:23,435
Those eisilium deposits are disrupting
the maglock. I'm losing them.
514
00:38:23,797 --> 00:38:25,628
Ease them back down.
515
00:38:38,117 --> 00:38:41,314
- They've fallen another nine metres.
- Let's try it again.
516
00:38:41,517 --> 00:38:44,987
They're moving out of the sunlight.
The surface ice is recrystallizing.
517
00:38:45,197 --> 00:38:47,392
In less than an hour, that chasm
will be sealed up again.
518
00:38:47,637 --> 00:38:49,036
Then we'd better hurry.
519
00:38:49,237 --> 00:38:51,148
There is another option.
520
00:38:51,397 --> 00:38:53,865
- Captain Vanik.
- I'd rather leave him out of this.
521
00:38:54,077 --> 00:38:57,547
His ship has a tractor beam that won't
be affected by the eisilium.
522
00:38:57,757 --> 00:38:59,190
Reset the grappler.
523
00:39:04,077 --> 00:39:07,035
Vanik offered to assist us.
There's no shame in accepting.
524
00:39:07,277 --> 00:39:08,915
We can do this on our own.
525
00:39:09,117 --> 00:39:11,426
I don't like him any more
than you do, captain.
526
00:39:11,637 --> 00:39:14,629
But a tractor beam sounds like a pretty
good idea right now.
527
00:39:14,877 --> 00:39:20,554
Vanik expects you to refuse his offer.
He sees humans as arrogant, prideful.
528
00:39:21,117 --> 00:39:22,789
Why not prove him wrong?
529
00:39:23,357 --> 00:39:27,635
You can save them, or you can
let your pride stand in the way.
530
00:39:28,037 --> 00:39:29,675
You're human.
531
00:39:29,877 --> 00:39:32,072
You're free to choose.
532
00:39:39,797 --> 00:39:41,753
They've got us.
533
00:39:43,397 --> 00:39:45,035
Go ahead, Enterprise.
534
00:39:45,237 --> 00:39:47,876
This is Captain Vanik
of the Vulcan ship Ti'Mur.
535
00:39:48,077 --> 00:39:51,706
Stand by to ignite your engines
and return to your ship.
536
00:40:04,557 --> 00:40:07,355
I thought you might wanna take a look
at the data we collected.
537
00:40:07,557 --> 00:40:09,991
You helped us bring it back.
It's the least we can do.
538
00:40:10,197 --> 00:40:14,349
As your science officer told you,
we have little interest in comets.
539
00:40:16,517 --> 00:40:18,792
That tractor beam of yours
is quite something.
540
00:40:18,997 --> 00:40:22,114
Any chance we could take a look
at the specifications?
541
00:40:22,357 --> 00:40:24,427
That information is classified.
542
00:40:25,517 --> 00:40:26,996
I thought it might be.
543
00:40:27,237 --> 00:40:28,795
We'll be leaving within the hour.
544
00:40:28,997 --> 00:40:31,113
Is there anything else
we can help you with?
545
00:40:32,997 --> 00:40:34,749
You've done more than enough.
546
00:40:36,717 --> 00:40:38,036
See you around.
547
00:40:43,837 --> 00:40:46,226
You don't have much time.
548
00:40:47,757 --> 00:40:49,315
I assume you're all packed.
549
00:40:51,157 --> 00:40:54,433
Captain, with your permission,
I'd like to transmit a message
550
00:40:54,637 --> 00:40:57,197
to the Ti'Mur, to send to Vulcan.
551
00:40:58,557 --> 00:40:59,831
Go right ahead.
552
00:41:00,517 --> 00:41:01,950
Thank you.
553
00:41:13,437 --> 00:41:14,836
What was that all about?
554
00:41:16,077 --> 00:41:17,874
It's personal.
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