| Pa: |
Ha, ha, ha, ha...
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| Ke: |
Thank you for your help, Tom.
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| Pa: |
Ya. See you later.
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| Ke: |
Right.
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| Ke: |
Here's a cabbage you asked for. Is something wrong?
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| Ni: |
What's this?
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| Ke: |
A spon beetle. Oh, their cloth polony ??? this(?) in cabbage. Have you
ever seen such fascinating striations? Isn't it beautiful?
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| Ni: |
I doubt the captain would think so, if she found that crawling around
in the salad. Oh.
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| Ke: |
There is something wrong. What is it?
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| Ni: |
No. Nothing. I'm just very busy. So you're seeing Tom Paris later.
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| Ke: |
What? Nmm... No, not that I know of.
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| Ni: |
He said "See you later." You said "Right." Is he helping you in your
aeroponics bay now?
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| Ke: |
He was just helping me to carry these.
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| Ni: |
Not thoughtful.
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| Ke: |
Neelix. This is getting ridiculous. You're imagining things that
aren't there.
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| Ni: |
You're such an innocent. I see the way he looks at you. I used to
look at women that way. I know what it means.
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| Ja: |
Janeway to the senior staff. Please report to the bridge.
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| Pa: |
Take care.
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| Ni: |
Thank you for bringing me the cabbage. I can handle this one here.
Thank you.
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| Ja: |
You seem a little preoccupied, Commander.
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| Ch: |
This morning, I interrupted a couple who were kissing in the
turbolift. And I've been wondering if we should establish a policy
regarding fraternization.
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| Ja: |
What? The coupling question might be urgent to show a bit more
discretion. But Starfleet is always reluctant to regulate people's
personal lives.
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| Ch: |
Of course, but we are in a unique situation here. The development of
intimate relationships might cause problems that wouldn't arise in
another ships.
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| Ja: |
I understand what you're saying, but we are a long away from home.
Everyone is lonely. All we had to see each other. I think we eventually
people would begin to pair off.
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| Ch: |
Including you.
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| Ja: |
As the captain, that's the luxury I don't have. Besides, I intend for
us to be home before. For Mark gives me up for dead.
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| Ki: |
We are in the visual range, Captain.
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| Ja: |
On screen.
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| Ch: |
Looks like some type of energetic vapor.
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| Ja: |
Magnify.
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| Ch: |
Space dwelling life forms.
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| Ja: |
Full sensor scan, Mr. Kim.
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| Ki: |
There are internal energy patterns appeared to be consistent with
discrete organic processes.
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| Ch: |
Captain, I like to chance to study them in the close range.
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| Ja: |
So would I, Commander.
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| Ch: |
Let's not get too close. We wouldn't want to disturb their natural
behaviour.
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| Ja: |
Half impulse, Mr. Paris. Take us in the bio-scanner range.
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| Pa: |
Aye, Captain.
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