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 Picard:
"Captain's Log, Stardate 42823.2. We are departing from Starbase 73 to
investigate the source of a mysterious distress signal. Meanwhile, my
security officer remains in sickbay where Dr. Pulaski is searching for the
cause of his collapse." |
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 Picard:
"Computer, download all information regarding signal beacon from Starbase
Mainframe."
Computer: "Distress beacon used by the European Hegemony."
Riker: "The European Hegemony?"
Picard: "A loose alliance formed in the early part of the
twenty-second century. It was the first stirrings of world government - you
should read more history, Number One! Computer, locate the
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dates in which this signal beacon was in general use."
Computer: "Earth Calendar 2123 until 2190."
Riker: "No extra-terrestrial source ever used this code?"
Computer: "Negative."
Picard: "Computer, locate all Earth deep space launches from 2123
until 2190... with the destination in or near the Ficus Sector."
Computer: "Working..."
Riker: "Nothing for Ficus."
Picard: "Hmm... dammit, who's out there?"
Riker: "Lost sheep."
Picard: "Let's go see if we can find them." |
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 Worf: "I am
fine"
Dr. Pulaski: "You're not fine, you fainted."
Worf: "I did not
faint. Klingons do not faint."
Dr. Pulaski: "Excuse me. I'll rephrase. This Klingon suffered
a dramatic drop in in blood pressure. His blood glucose level dropped.
There was deficient blood flow resulting from circulatory failure. In other
words, he curled up his toes, and lay unconscious on the floor."
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 Dr. Pulaski:
"Lieutenant, you have rop'ngor."
Worf: "But that is a childhood ailment."
Dr. Pulaski: "Yes."
Worf: "How shall I live down the humiliation?"
Dr. Pulaski: "Worf, you can't help..."
Worf: "Still. For a warrior to find himself in such a situation."
Dr. Pulaski: "So you've got the Klingon version of the measles."
Worf: "How would Commander Riker feel if he had the measles?"
Dr. Pulaski: "Pretty silly."
Picard: (Over comm) "Doctor, how is Lieutenant Worf?"
Dr. Pulaski: "He's in no danger. Worf was...just observing a
Klingon ritual involving fasting, and he didn't take into account that have
to decrease your physical activity as you decrease your caloric intake. Pulaski
out." |
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 Worf: "Doctor. I
wish to thank you for protecting my..."
Dr. Pulaski: "Your secret
is safe with me. Worf, I am honored. No one has ever performed the Klingon
tea ceremony for me. There.
That should do it."
Worf: "You know the ceremony?"
Dr. Pulaski: "I understand the externals, not the mysteries.
I'm not a Klingon."
 Worf: "You must not drink the tea. It is deadly to humans."
Dr. Pulaski: "And none too good for Klingons."
Worf: "It is a test of bravery, of ones ability to look at the
face of mortality. It is also a reminder that death is an experience
best shared. Like the tea."
Dr. Pulaski: "Worf, you're a romantic."
Worf: "It is among the Klingons that love poetry achieves its
fullest flower."
Dr. Pulaski: "Hold that thought. (injects hypospray)
Antidote. If we're going to share, lets share. (drinks the tea)
Now, quote me a little of that poetry."
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 Picard: "Captain's log stardate: 42827.3.
Commander Riker has reached the caverns, where he's making preparations to
begin the evacuation." |
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 Picard:
"This is my security chief, Lieutenant Worf."
Danilo: "I don't suppose security is much of a problem for you." |
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 Danilo: "What
the hell was that thing?"
Worf: "Automated fire system. A force field contains the
flame until the remaining oxygen has been consumed."
Danilo: "What if I'd been under that thing?"
Worf: "You would've been standing in the fire."
Danilo: "Yeah, well, leaving that to the side for a
moment, I mean,
what would've happened to me?"
Worf: "You would've suffocated and died."
Danilo:
"Ah...sweet mercy."
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 Picard: "Sometimes, Number One, you just have to...bow
to the absurd." |
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 Brenna: "And what are you staring at?
Have you never seen
a woman before?"
Riker: "I thought I had." |
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 Picard:
"Captain's Log, supplemental. A review of stellar charts has revealed a
Class M planet only half a light year from the Bringloid system. I'm
proceeding on the premise that it was the destination of the colony which
possessed the more sophisticated equipment." |
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 Brenna: "William,
is something wrong?"
Riker: "What do you mean?"
Brenna: "Do you not like girls?"
Riker: "Of course I do. Oh is there a special technique to this foot
washing?"
Brenna: "You generally start at the top and work your way
down."
Riker: "I
think I can handle that."
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 Danilo:
"You see, lad, every moment of pleasure in life has to be purchased by
an equal moment of pain."
Danilo: "Whiskey." (takes a gulp)
"Terrible. It has no bite."
Worf: "Chech'tluth."
Danilo: (gulps the
Klingon drink and gasps) "Now that's what I call a wee drop of the
creature."
Brenna: "Father!"
 Danilo: "Remember what I said about the moment of pain? 'Tis about
to begin. Hello, my darlin'."
Brenna: "Oh my darlin', is it? I might've known. Are you
drunk yet, or can you talk with Doctor Pulaski about the children?"
Danilo: "What about them?"
Brenna: "She
wants to send them to school, with the ship's children."
 Danilo: "Oh,
what do
you think?"
Brenna: "I think
it's a good idea. So go handle it!"
(walks over to the other
men)
Brenna: "And I am
sure there's something you can be doing with your time."
(Walks to Worf)
Brenna: "And
as for
you!
 Worf: "What?"
Brenna: "Why
did you have to tell
them this magic wall can give them more than meat and potatoes? Now we'll
never get a lick of work out of them."
Worf: "Madam,
have you ever considered a career in security?"
Brenna: "If its
anything like baby-sitting, I'm an authority. (The other women laugh)
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 Picard:
"Captain's log, supplemental. We are approaching the Class-M planet
where we hope to find the other colonists." |
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 Picard:
"Captain's log, supplemental. Commander Riker and Doctor Pulaski have
returned to Mariposa with a team of Enterprise technicians." |
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 Picard:
"Captain's log, supplemental. Prime Minister Granger has requested an
urgent meeting to discuss the future of the Mariposan Colony. I have invited
him to the Enterprise." |
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 LaForge:
"So what happened to you two down on Mariposa? Is everything alright?"
Riker: "Is there any reason it shouldn't be?"
LaForge: "Yeah, everytime I asked where you were, some clone lied
to me."
Riker: "Lied to you?"
LaForge: (points to visior) "Commander, with this I can see better
 than
your average person. Now when someone lies, there are certain physiological
manifestations. Variations in blush response, pupil dilation, pulse,
breath rate. It doesn't always work with aliens, but Humans? I got
them nailed."
Dr. Pulaski: "The clones lied about our whereabouts? I don't
remember anything happening. I was working in their medical facility and got a call to report to
Granger's office. I ran into Will on
 the way..."
LaForge: "Now,
wait a minute. Granger said that he hadn't seen either one of you. Did you
make it to his office?"
Riker: "I
think...I don't remember."
(Pulaski, scans LaForge
with tricorder)
LaForge: "So
what's
the prognosis, Doc?"
Dr. Pulaski: "Geordi, you'll be pleased to know you're not missing
 any epithelial cells."
LaForge: "Great."
Dr. Pulaski: "Will and I, however, are."
Riker: "Meaning?"
Dr. Pulaski: "Although you can clone from any cell in the body,
the
cells lining the stomach are the best choice because they're relatively undifferentiated."
LaForge: "Where
are you going?"
Riker: "To
their
cloning lab."
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 Granger: "Stop! Murderers."
Riker: "Like
hell. You're a damned thief!"
Dr. Pulaski: "Gentlemen, please."
Granger: "What else can we do? We asked for your help and you
refused us. We're desperate. Desperate!"
Riker: "And that gave you the right to assault us, to rob us?"
Granger: "We have the right to survive." |
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 Granger: "They're
so different."
Picard: "It is the differences that have
made us strong."
Granger: "For three hundred years, we have denied the carnal
side of our nature. How can we learn to put that aside?"
Danilo: "Well, you put a young couple together...and you let
nature take its course."
Dr. Pulaski: "For this to work, you're going to have to alter your
 society too. Monogamous marriage will not be possible for several
generations."
Danlio: "I don't quite understand."
Dr. Pulaski: "Thirty couples are enough to create a viable
genetic base. But the broader the base, the healthier and the safer the
society. So it would be best if each woman, Bringloidi and Mariposan,
had at least three children by three different men."
 Danilo: "I think I could handle that, yes. "
Granger: "Oh God, its so...."
Picard:
"Frightening?"
Granger:
"Repugnant."
Danilo: "So, it's
a done deal. And here's my hand on it."
Danilo: "Right,
well, now
let's go and stake out my three women. Send in the clones."
Picard: "I must
be out of my mind."
Dr. Pulaski: "Starfleet
will probably agree with you."
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