P: |
Transporter room 3. Have you been able to lock onto the away team?
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??: |
I am unable to lock onto Commander Riker, sir.
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P: |
Ensign Zu. Situation report.
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Zu: |
Previous energy reading's gone.
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P: |
Data, have you able to assess Commander Riker's condition?
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Da: |
It appears to be in some kind of stasis.
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P: |
Theorize, Mr. Data. What would be the purpose of such encasement?
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Da: |
Typically the purpose of such enclosure is his storage.
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P: |
Which would suggest what?
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Ta: |
That's soon or later, someone or something would be learnt(?)
to collect him.
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P: |
Stand by. I'm coming down.
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De: |
You, sir?
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P: |
Yes. Dr. Crasher, this is the Captain. Meet me transporter room 3.
Mr.LaForge, You have a command of the Bridge.
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Ge: |
Aye, sir.
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P: |
And whatever happens down there, your prime responsibility is to
the ship.
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Ge: |
Understood, sir.
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De: |
Captain, I take great exception to your decision to beam down.
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P: |
Noted.
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P: |
Any changes?
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Ta: |
Data's figured out what it is.
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Cr: |
Are you getting any life signs?
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Da: |
He is alive. What appeared in the form of Captain Rice is an
intelligent gathering device used in the Aseral of Wars.
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Ta: |
Probably developed here.
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Da: |
It projects an image of someone or subject we trust gets as much
information as possible.
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Ta: |
If it's found out, it encases the subject to wait more detail
interrogation later.
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Da: |
Clever.
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P: |
Can you remove it?
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Da: |
Possibly. But I need to know the exact frequency and I cannot determine
the risk to Commander Riker.
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P: |
Ha. We have little choice. Whatever has been interupting a
transporter beam, remove it.
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Da: |
This will take some time, sir.
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