1 00:00:01,835 --> 00:00:04,038 * * 2 00:00:23,557 --> 00:00:26,026 * * 3 00:00:36,003 --> 00:00:40,741 NAHLA: In all my time, there's one thing I've learned to be true. 4 00:00:43,811 --> 00:00:46,046 If you want to serve the galaxy... 5 00:00:46,147 --> 00:00:49,183 make your bed. 6 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:53,254 Here's another. 7 00:00:53,387 --> 00:00:55,723 Get to class on time. 8 00:00:55,823 --> 00:00:57,125 Doesn't seem like much, 9 00:00:57,225 --> 00:01:01,595 just tiny acts of service to your fellow cadets. 10 00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:04,198 A single stitch, 11 00:01:04,298 --> 00:01:06,234 then another and another, 12 00:01:06,334 --> 00:01:10,271 until you've woven something greater than you ever imagined. 13 00:01:10,404 --> 00:01:12,940 A tapestry. 14 00:01:13,039 --> 00:01:16,744 The tapestry that is Starfleet, that is history. 15 00:01:16,877 --> 00:01:20,714 THE DOCTOR: And now, the moment you've all been waiting for. 16 00:01:20,781 --> 00:01:23,917 Mutageocillus arniopolus. 17 00:01:24,017 --> 00:01:26,754 Self-replicating mucus. 18 00:01:26,854 --> 00:01:29,021 -A jar of goo. -(groans) 19 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:30,491 Stand up. 20 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:34,762 I heard we get Ferengal horned tapeworms next semester. 21 00:01:34,862 --> 00:01:36,364 Please never stand next to me again. 22 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:41,202 Each of you will care for a single specimen for five days. 23 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:43,103 Easy, right? 24 00:01:43,237 --> 00:01:44,305 Wrong. 25 00:01:44,405 --> 00:01:47,441 Mucus is romantic. It likes to bond. 26 00:01:47,575 --> 00:01:52,079 If you get even a tiny amount on your skin, 27 00:01:52,180 --> 00:01:53,381 -it will replicate... -(gasps) 28 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:55,883 ...until you're covered head to toe, 29 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:58,152 and you will have to move in together 30 00:01:58,252 --> 00:02:00,488 and spend holidays with its parents. 31 00:02:00,621 --> 00:02:03,791 (laughing) 32 00:02:05,092 --> 00:02:09,229 And we will have to help you break up 33 00:02:09,330 --> 00:02:13,033 by freezing it with a neutralizing agent. 34 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:15,002 That gets you a C. 35 00:02:15,102 --> 00:02:17,438 A C? How do we fail? 36 00:02:17,538 --> 00:02:19,307 If it kills you. 37 00:02:19,407 --> 00:02:21,675 Welcome to Xenobiology. 38 00:02:21,809 --> 00:02:24,144 NAHLA: When the Burn hit, 39 00:02:24,278 --> 00:02:25,913 the Federation had to leave Earth. 40 00:02:25,978 --> 00:02:27,548 Starfleet Academy was abandoned. 41 00:02:27,648 --> 00:02:31,185 Our tapestry, our history, irretrievably torn. 42 00:02:31,285 --> 00:02:33,353 Say what you will about this present time, 43 00:02:33,487 --> 00:02:36,590 but it has one advantage over every other, 44 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:38,826 it's ours. 45 00:02:38,959 --> 00:02:40,861 Comparative Xenomythology 46 00:02:40,994 --> 00:02:43,331 was dropped from the curriculum 100 years ago, 47 00:02:43,464 --> 00:02:46,600 when Starfleet's emphasis shifted from understanding those 48 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:48,202 with whom we share a universe, 49 00:02:48,336 --> 00:02:50,103 to defending ourselves against them. 50 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,440 Sir, is there a creation myth 51 00:02:52,506 --> 00:02:55,175 about a wise-ass space rat who put a state-of-the-art starship 52 00:02:55,276 --> 00:02:57,177 in danger just 'cause he needed to call his mommy? 53 00:02:57,278 --> 00:02:59,146 Or one about an overcompensating fish boy 54 00:02:59,247 --> 00:03:01,148 who's sad and lonely 'cause he has a teeny tiny fish di... 55 00:03:01,215 --> 00:03:04,017 Cadets, many cultures expel their males 56 00:03:04,151 --> 00:03:08,055 into the wild at your stage of hormonal development 57 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:10,023 to mature on their own 58 00:03:10,157 --> 00:03:11,692 or die. 59 00:03:11,825 --> 00:03:14,862 We are not one of them. Currently. 60 00:03:14,962 --> 00:03:18,632 You are the first officer corps class 61 00:03:18,699 --> 00:03:22,703 to return to this campus in over a hundred years. 62 00:03:22,803 --> 00:03:26,474 One we share with our venerable neighbors at the War College. 63 00:03:26,540 --> 00:03:29,477 An institution that's turned out the officers 64 00:03:29,577 --> 00:03:32,646 that kept Starfleet strong during the Burn. 65 00:03:32,713 --> 00:03:35,215 We thank them for their continued service 66 00:03:35,349 --> 00:03:38,185 and look forward to working together. 67 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:42,656 LURA: If you thought combat training was only for the War College, 68 00:03:42,756 --> 00:03:45,025 think again. Sound off! 69 00:03:45,125 --> 00:03:47,595 CADETS: Duty! Honor! Service! 70 00:03:47,695 --> 00:03:48,728 LURA: Louder! 71 00:03:48,829 --> 00:03:51,064 CADETS: Duty! Honor! Service! 72 00:03:51,198 --> 00:03:52,766 Pitiful. 73 00:03:52,866 --> 00:03:56,270 Tactical Engagement is not about self-defense, 74 00:03:56,370 --> 00:03:58,071 though you will learn self-defense. 75 00:03:58,171 --> 00:03:59,307 It's not about weapons. 76 00:03:59,406 --> 00:04:02,343 No. This class... 77 00:04:02,443 --> 00:04:03,744 is about me! 78 00:04:03,844 --> 00:04:07,080 My father taught me that victory is life. 79 00:04:07,214 --> 00:04:10,083 My mother, that today is a good day to die. 80 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:13,421 One day, you'll all stare death in the face 81 00:04:13,521 --> 00:04:15,989 as she stares back. Yes! 82 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:17,425 Death has eyes! 83 00:04:17,524 --> 00:04:19,393 And none of my cadets 84 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,629 will confront her like gutless cowards. 85 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:23,597 I will rip out my own stomach 86 00:04:23,697 --> 00:04:27,601 and choke on it before even one of you lets fear win the day. 87 00:04:27,735 --> 00:04:29,703 Do you hear me? 88 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:34,007 -You will not live in fear! -(whimpers) 89 00:04:36,610 --> 00:04:39,647 I can always spot the runner. 90 00:04:40,514 --> 00:04:42,683 (whimpering) 91 00:04:44,217 --> 00:04:46,153 NAHLA: Democracy doesn't live in a place. 92 00:04:46,253 --> 00:04:49,390 It lives in continuous action. 93 00:04:49,490 --> 00:04:54,428 So, go out and seek, explore, innovate. 94 00:04:55,228 --> 00:04:58,098 Boldly go where no one has gone before. 95 00:04:58,198 --> 00:05:00,668 It is my great honor 96 00:05:00,768 --> 00:05:05,506 to welcome you all back to Starfleet Academy. 97 00:05:05,606 --> 00:05:07,074 (applause) 98 00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:09,777 * * 99 00:05:31,765 --> 00:05:33,933 * * 100 00:06:02,530 --> 00:06:04,732 * * 101 00:06:34,528 --> 00:06:36,730 * 102 00:07:06,527 --> 00:07:08,696 * * 103 00:07:21,542 --> 00:07:23,777 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Specialist Krebs to Science Lab 7. 104 00:07:23,877 --> 00:07:25,278 I'm telling you, I nailed it. 105 00:07:25,378 --> 00:07:27,815 I just wish that I had your confidence. 106 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:30,217 -It's all in the walk, buddy. -I guess. 107 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:33,487 But, Caleb, if you stayed in Torothan prison, 108 00:07:33,587 --> 00:07:36,757 they would've chopped your hands into little stumpy stumps. 109 00:07:36,857 --> 00:07:39,092 Yeah, but there's toilet wine, 110 00:07:39,192 --> 00:07:40,728 and I wouldn't be forced to read 111 00:07:40,828 --> 00:07:42,830 the Military Strategies of Klingon General... 112 00:07:42,930 --> 00:07:44,231 Ajergh K'Tamushti. 113 00:07:44,331 --> 00:07:46,634 No offense, Jay-Den, he's a little dry. 114 00:07:46,734 --> 00:07:48,301 (groans softly) 115 00:07:48,401 --> 00:07:49,670 (PADDs chiming) 116 00:07:49,803 --> 00:07:51,972 (gasps) We got our room assignments. 117 00:07:52,105 --> 00:07:54,107 -Never had a room. -We share them. 118 00:07:54,207 --> 00:07:57,010 Like, with others? That's the definition of... 119 00:07:57,144 --> 00:07:58,178 Roommates. 120 00:07:58,278 --> 00:07:59,479 -...fascism. -No. 121 00:07:59,580 --> 00:08:01,248 Also, with a roommate, how does anyone... 122 00:08:01,348 --> 00:08:03,083 -Hook up? -You get me. 123 00:08:03,183 --> 00:08:04,785 Try not to antagonize your new roommate 124 00:08:04,885 --> 00:08:06,820 -for at least ten minutes. -(chuckles) 125 00:08:06,954 --> 00:08:08,522 -See you in class. -Bye. 126 00:08:08,622 --> 00:08:11,191 See you in Stellar Cartography. I'll save you a seat. 127 00:08:12,626 --> 00:08:16,697 So, I... never had the chance to thank you 128 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:19,767 for helping me get rid of all those killer space pirates. 129 00:08:19,832 --> 00:08:22,335 (chuckles) Got to give it to you. Sort of brave. 130 00:08:22,435 --> 00:08:24,437 Right? Heroically saving everyone. 131 00:08:24,538 --> 00:08:25,906 After dropping us in mortal peril. 132 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:28,041 Wonder if I'll live till midterms. 133 00:08:28,141 --> 00:08:29,677 -(sarcastic laugh) -(laughs) 134 00:08:29,810 --> 00:08:31,344 (PADDs chime) 135 00:08:31,444 --> 00:08:33,013 This is me. 136 00:08:33,113 --> 00:08:34,847 Me, too. 137 00:08:34,948 --> 00:08:37,084 Wait, are we... 138 00:08:37,183 --> 00:08:38,485 Roomies? 139 00:08:38,552 --> 00:08:39,687 No. 140 00:08:39,820 --> 00:08:40,953 See you. 141 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:42,422 Also, tip: 142 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:44,892 Don't hook up with anyone for, like, the first six months. 143 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:47,895 That's how you find out who's a total psycho. 144 00:08:49,229 --> 00:08:50,831 Bye-bye. 145 00:08:50,931 --> 00:08:52,432 Sage advice. 146 00:09:00,974 --> 00:09:03,010 -Oh, hell no! -Oh, you've got to be kidding me. 147 00:09:03,076 --> 00:09:05,545 -Guards. Guards! This is a no. -No, absolutely not. No way. 148 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,047 -No way. -No in perpetuity! 149 00:09:07,180 --> 00:09:08,415 -No! -Hate you! 150 00:09:08,515 --> 00:09:10,550 The bio-labs are almost there, 151 00:09:10,684 --> 00:09:12,419 but whatever supplier we're using 152 00:09:12,519 --> 00:09:17,758 for our samples of xeno-mucosa has no imagination. None. 153 00:09:17,858 --> 00:09:21,194 The arniopolus strain is hearty, I'll concede, 154 00:09:21,261 --> 00:09:22,663 -but just so vanilla. -(PADD chiming) 155 00:09:22,730 --> 00:09:24,431 It might as well be pudding. 156 00:09:24,564 --> 00:09:26,967 -ALMOND BASKET: Okay. -Now, the kemagora strain 157 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:29,369 I requested has vigor, fire. 158 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:31,104 -ALMOND BASKET: Wow. -Those kids can learn a lot 159 00:09:31,204 --> 00:09:32,673 -from mucus like that. -Mm. 160 00:09:32,740 --> 00:09:34,174 -Do you need to answer those? -(PADD continues chiming) 161 00:09:34,274 --> 00:09:36,677 Oh, uh, the-the Federation is getting ready 162 00:09:36,777 --> 00:09:38,779 to rebuild its new seat of government. 163 00:09:38,879 --> 00:09:40,714 -Oh. Namibia's vying for it. -Yes. 164 00:09:40,814 --> 00:09:42,616 -Singapore. -What about Paris? 165 00:09:42,750 --> 00:09:45,085 Where it's always been. It's in the mix. 166 00:09:45,185 --> 00:09:48,088 -Do you have the requisition? -Uh-huh. 167 00:09:48,188 --> 00:09:51,424 Thank you, Chancellor. Vanilla mucus is not my jam. 168 00:09:51,524 --> 00:09:53,126 Doctor, I would do almost anything 169 00:09:53,226 --> 00:09:54,895 to end this conversation. (chuckles) 170 00:09:54,995 --> 00:09:57,064 -Your wish is my command, Chancellor. -Thank you so much. 171 00:09:57,130 --> 00:09:59,933 -For now. Have a delightful day. -ALMOND BASKET: Okay, bye. 172 00:10:00,701 --> 00:10:04,237 Two more things. The Betazoid delegation will arrive shortly. 173 00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:06,073 We sent a fleet of Federation shuttles 174 00:10:06,139 --> 00:10:07,941 -as a gesture of goodwill. -Mm. 175 00:10:08,041 --> 00:10:09,943 The Special Assembly of the Diplomatic Council 176 00:10:10,077 --> 00:10:12,045 will convene, and we're hosting a banquet 177 00:10:12,145 --> 00:10:14,114 -in their honor tomorrow night. -Hello. 178 00:10:14,214 --> 00:10:15,248 -Carl. Stanley. -Hi. 179 00:10:15,348 --> 00:10:17,117 -Hello. -Larinda. 180 00:10:17,217 --> 00:10:20,654 You knew the Betazoids when they were part of the Federation. 181 00:10:20,754 --> 00:10:23,223 What are the chances they'll rejoin? 182 00:10:23,290 --> 00:10:26,894 Every loss hurt after the Burn, but losing the Betazoids 183 00:10:26,994 --> 00:10:28,628 really tipped the scales. 184 00:10:28,729 --> 00:10:31,131 So, I'm just grateful they're showing up. 185 00:10:31,264 --> 00:10:33,767 -Indeed. -What was the second thing? 186 00:10:33,834 --> 00:10:35,635 -CALEB: Do you have a cologne dependency? -(overlapping arguing) 187 00:10:35,736 --> 00:10:37,404 They regulate everything else, why can't they regulate that? 188 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:40,140 DAREM: You hoard under your bed like an actual rat. 189 00:10:40,273 --> 00:10:42,342 -And are you ever gonna make your bed? -CALEB: Why would I? 190 00:10:42,442 --> 00:10:43,844 DAREM: Seriously, it's like rooming with a farm animal. 191 00:10:43,944 --> 00:10:45,178 By the way, who has a banana allergy? 192 00:10:45,278 --> 00:10:46,413 -Is that even a thing? -Yes, dick, 193 00:10:46,513 --> 00:10:48,315 -it is a thing! -(whistles) 194 00:10:48,415 --> 00:10:49,817 NAHLA: Cadets? 195 00:10:49,917 --> 00:10:51,251 Where are you right now? 196 00:10:51,318 --> 00:10:53,486 It's not a trick question. 197 00:10:53,620 --> 00:10:54,988 In your office. 198 00:10:55,122 --> 00:10:56,356 Huh? 199 00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:58,658 We're cadets of Starfleet Academy serving aboard 200 00:10:58,759 --> 00:10:59,993 the Starship Athena, Chancellor. 201 00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:01,528 Correct. If you forget that again, 202 00:11:01,628 --> 00:11:03,797 I'll jettison the both of you out the airlock. 203 00:11:03,897 --> 00:11:06,900 Mir, stand at attention or leave. (sighs) 204 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,335 What do you want? 205 00:11:08,435 --> 00:11:10,170 We can't room in the same... 206 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:12,806 -...room. -Why? 207 00:11:12,873 --> 00:11:14,474 It's an intensely personal medical issue. 208 00:11:14,574 --> 00:11:15,709 -NAHLA: Really? -CALEB: Yeah. 209 00:11:15,809 --> 00:11:17,210 Severe allergies to him yelling, 210 00:11:17,344 --> 00:11:19,179 "Iced it!" every time he shoots a balled-up sock 211 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:20,914 -into his drawer. -Not my fault you grew up without socks. 212 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:22,249 Or aim. Or balls. 213 00:11:22,349 --> 00:11:24,217 Good news, guys, you do have something in common, 214 00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:27,254 you're both funny. Aren't they funny? 215 00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:28,588 Is this a multiple choice? 216 00:11:28,688 --> 00:11:32,625 Request denied. You, out. You, stay. 217 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:36,363 The logs say you hacked the exits on... 218 00:11:36,496 --> 00:11:39,767 Three separate occasions in the last 12 hours. 219 00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:41,401 You told me to find hobbies. 220 00:11:41,501 --> 00:11:43,270 You have too much spare time, Cadet? 221 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:44,772 You need more menial labor? 222 00:11:44,872 --> 00:11:46,073 Nope. 223 00:11:46,874 --> 00:11:48,708 Nope... Chancellor? 224 00:11:48,809 --> 00:11:49,642 (snaps fingers) 225 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,879 You chose this place, Mir. 226 00:11:52,012 --> 00:11:54,481 You made me a promise, Chancellor. 227 00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:55,915 We'll find your mother. 228 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:57,885 -If she's still alive. -NAHLA: And when we do, 229 00:11:57,985 --> 00:12:01,188 I'll do everything I can to make the Federation see 230 00:12:01,288 --> 00:12:03,056 that your mother's sentence was extreme, 231 00:12:03,190 --> 00:12:04,825 even in a harsher time, 232 00:12:04,892 --> 00:12:07,060 but there doesn't seem to be a Goja V 233 00:12:07,194 --> 00:12:09,429 in any Starfleet database. 234 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:11,899 No planets, ships, moons. Zero. 235 00:12:11,999 --> 00:12:13,233 It doesn't seem to exist. 236 00:12:13,366 --> 00:12:14,267 So what? 237 00:12:14,367 --> 00:12:15,535 Someone's not in the database, 238 00:12:15,635 --> 00:12:16,603 they're not worth the effort? 239 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:18,405 Even if they "make their bed"? 240 00:12:18,505 --> 00:12:20,774 The effort is what Starfleet is. 241 00:12:20,874 --> 00:12:22,409 And somewhere, you know that, 242 00:12:22,542 --> 00:12:24,912 or you would've already busted out of here 243 00:12:25,045 --> 00:12:26,679 instead of just "trying to." 244 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:27,948 I'm still here 'cause there's a system or two 245 00:12:28,081 --> 00:12:29,382 -I haven't hacked yet. -What? 246 00:12:29,449 --> 00:12:31,151 Nothing, Cadet Master. 247 00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:32,652 NAHLA: Mir, have you considered that 248 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:34,922 Nus Braka was lying to mess with your head? 249 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:37,724 Should I trust you to stay? 250 00:12:37,790 --> 00:12:40,093 Should I trust you to do what you said you were gonna do? 251 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:41,361 Yeah. 252 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,531 Am I dismissed? 253 00:12:48,735 --> 00:12:51,271 (door whooshes open, shut) 254 00:12:51,371 --> 00:12:53,306 -He needs his ass kicked. -(scoffs) 255 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,576 He's been getting his ass kicked his whole life. 256 00:12:56,643 --> 00:12:58,178 I think I'm gonna treat him like somebody 257 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:00,981 who actually does what they say they're gonna do 258 00:13:01,081 --> 00:13:03,383 and see if that fritzes his motherboard. 259 00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:06,186 The Betazoids are bringing their Youth Delegation. 260 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:07,855 -(jazzy music playing) -They're the ones that pressured 261 00:13:07,955 --> 00:13:10,123 their government to enter negotiations with us. 262 00:13:10,223 --> 00:13:12,292 Ooh. 263 00:13:12,392 --> 00:13:14,661 Activism. Love it. 264 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:17,797 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Specialist Krebs, return to Science Lab 7. 265 00:13:17,931 --> 00:13:19,666 Your Talaxian Furfly has come out of hibernation. 266 00:13:19,766 --> 00:13:20,968 VANCE: Oh, Nahla. 267 00:13:21,068 --> 00:13:23,470 Commander Kelrec, your counterpart 268 00:13:23,570 --> 00:13:25,638 -at the War College. -Pleasure, Commander. 269 00:13:25,738 --> 00:13:29,242 Oh, uh, regulation footwear is a requirement. 270 00:13:29,309 --> 00:13:31,144 Yeah, I heard that. 271 00:13:31,244 --> 00:13:33,413 I-I-I just don't like wearing them if I don't have to. 272 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,915 In all seriousness, it's unsafe. You could... 273 00:13:36,016 --> 00:13:38,919 Stub my toe? Get a splinter? I signed the waivers. 274 00:13:38,986 --> 00:13:40,687 Bare feet pick up electrons 275 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:42,255 that reduce inflammation, 276 00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:44,424 up white blood cells and cytokines, 277 00:13:44,491 --> 00:13:46,126 and stimulate brain activity. 278 00:13:46,193 --> 00:13:48,028 Plus, sometimes, I just need to let the little piggies out 279 00:13:48,161 --> 00:13:50,197 to pasture, know what I mean? 280 00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:53,533 I can confidently say I do not. 281 00:13:53,665 --> 00:13:54,868 I've been informed you've 282 00:13:54,968 --> 00:13:56,803 asked to host the Betazoid negotiations 283 00:13:56,870 --> 00:13:58,005 so you can bring children. 284 00:13:58,105 --> 00:14:00,373 Clearly, I've, uh, misheard. 285 00:14:00,507 --> 00:14:02,242 Ah, but you did not. 286 00:14:02,342 --> 00:14:03,776 It's an opportunity 287 00:14:03,877 --> 00:14:06,546 to teach our cadets conflict resolution firsthand, 288 00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:09,016 and for them to learn from their Betazed peers 289 00:14:09,116 --> 00:14:12,119 that advocating for social change matters. 290 00:14:12,219 --> 00:14:13,186 How romantic. 291 00:14:13,286 --> 00:14:15,355 Your cynicism's pretty adorable. 292 00:14:15,455 --> 00:14:17,124 If you want to talk about the good old days, 293 00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:18,491 I have more of them than you. 294 00:14:18,558 --> 00:14:22,862 We had to abandon Betazed after the Burn. 295 00:14:22,996 --> 00:14:25,798 -They went through hell with the Venari Ral. -Uh... 296 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,667 With marauders. 297 00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:29,236 -(clears throat) -(slurps) So, they put up 298 00:14:29,336 --> 00:14:31,038 that psionic wall around their 299 00:14:31,138 --> 00:14:32,672 planetary system and stayed behind it 300 00:14:32,772 --> 00:14:34,474 for over a hundred years. 301 00:14:34,574 --> 00:14:35,742 Nobody gets in or out. 302 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:37,644 We can't even communicate behind that wall. 303 00:14:37,744 --> 00:14:41,814 And then other systems joined this big swath of cut-off space, 304 00:14:41,915 --> 00:14:45,718 but now their kids are saying, "Let's rejoin the Federation," 305 00:14:45,818 --> 00:14:47,720 because they don't want to live like that anymore. 306 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:49,822 Emrin Sadal is humoring them. 307 00:14:49,923 --> 00:14:52,859 He's an isolationist who campaigned his presidency 308 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:54,494 on keeping that wall up. 309 00:14:54,594 --> 00:14:55,929 He's also a Betazoid, 310 00:14:56,029 --> 00:14:58,398 an empath who can read our feelings, Cranky. 311 00:14:58,498 --> 00:15:00,867 Is his preemptive dismissal wise? 312 00:15:00,968 --> 00:15:02,169 -(scoffs) -MAN (over P.A.): Admiral Vance, 313 00:15:02,235 --> 00:15:04,071 priority transmission from FHQ. 314 00:15:04,171 --> 00:15:05,605 Walk with me. 315 00:15:05,705 --> 00:15:07,274 Should Betazed rejoin, 316 00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:10,510 20, 30 other worlds rejoin with them. 317 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:12,312 And hundreds of new species 318 00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,447 loyal to the Federation to help us defend it. 319 00:15:14,581 --> 00:15:17,250 Not to mention an extra 90 light-years 320 00:15:17,384 --> 00:15:19,486 of safe trade and passage in a time 321 00:15:19,586 --> 00:15:21,021 when we're still rebuilding. 322 00:15:21,121 --> 00:15:25,192 I don't dispute how much we need the Betazoids back. 323 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:27,527 This is our one slim chance 324 00:15:27,594 --> 00:15:30,863 to bolster our standing in the galaxy in a real way. 325 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:33,100 Great, so what's the problem? 326 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,535 These negotiations are far too important 327 00:15:35,602 --> 00:15:37,037 to allow children to attend. 328 00:15:37,104 --> 00:15:41,108 Children are our ambassadors to now, Commander. 329 00:15:41,208 --> 00:15:44,044 These children have seen and experienced things 330 00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:45,278 far beyond their years. 331 00:15:45,378 --> 00:15:47,480 Okay. Come. 332 00:15:47,580 --> 00:15:49,682 Let's game it out. 333 00:15:50,617 --> 00:15:52,285 If Sadal goes back to his planet 334 00:15:52,385 --> 00:15:56,589 and says, "I tried, but they couldn't meet our needs," 335 00:15:56,656 --> 00:15:59,059 then he'll serve out his ten-year term, 336 00:15:59,159 --> 00:16:01,461 and it'll take that long before we ever get another chance. 337 00:16:01,561 --> 00:16:04,231 But if he does value young voices, 338 00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:05,832 a young demographic, 339 00:16:05,932 --> 00:16:09,636 we need to let him know that we do, too. Let's do it. 340 00:16:09,736 --> 00:16:12,205 Friends? In front of the Betazoids, 341 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:14,941 we're one big happy family, yeah? 342 00:16:18,511 --> 00:16:19,946 RENO: The shortest distance 343 00:16:20,013 --> 00:16:24,817 between two points is not a straight line. 344 00:16:24,917 --> 00:16:26,819 The laws of physics hate me 345 00:16:26,919 --> 00:16:30,157 because I should not be here. 346 00:16:30,257 --> 00:16:34,461 You, Girl With the Face Begging to Be Singled Out, 347 00:16:34,527 --> 00:16:35,795 why do physics hate me? 348 00:16:35,862 --> 00:16:38,031 Because you're not supposed to be here. 349 00:16:38,165 --> 00:16:39,466 Thumbs up for listening. 350 00:16:39,532 --> 00:16:42,001 -Entropy, time's arrow. -PICKFORD: Hey, 351 00:16:42,102 --> 00:16:43,803 you're absorbing all the energy in the room. 352 00:16:43,903 --> 00:16:45,372 For real, you're like a sponge. 353 00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:49,142 -Can you chill? -RENO: Guys, I was born in 2215 354 00:16:49,209 --> 00:16:51,611 and jumped almost a thousand years into the future. 355 00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:55,715 You can go with the poetry for five minutes. 356 00:16:56,849 --> 00:16:57,884 (alert beeps) 357 00:16:58,017 --> 00:17:00,187 Whoop, red alert. New building, 358 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,688 still working out the kinks. 359 00:17:01,788 --> 00:17:03,756 Just give me a second here. 360 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:07,460 ATHENA COMPUTER (over PADD): Goja V is not a recognized location. 361 00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:11,698 Goja V is not a recognized location. 362 00:17:11,798 --> 00:17:16,136 Hi. What's on Goja V? You bored? 363 00:17:16,236 --> 00:17:18,305 Class not riveting enough for you? 364 00:17:19,739 --> 00:17:22,409 Not bored, just like... 365 00:17:22,509 --> 00:17:23,609 what else? 366 00:17:23,710 --> 00:17:25,811 RENO: Excellent question. 367 00:17:25,877 --> 00:17:29,082 I guess Goja V is... 368 00:17:29,182 --> 00:17:31,218 sexier than entropy? 369 00:17:31,351 --> 00:17:33,553 More of a turn-on than time itself? 370 00:17:33,653 --> 00:17:35,555 Enlighten us. Please. 371 00:17:38,225 --> 00:17:41,094 I can save everyone's time by rerouting the power junction 372 00:17:41,228 --> 00:17:42,895 so that it has a dedicated power supply, 373 00:17:42,995 --> 00:17:45,165 which is how it should've been wired in the first place. Also, 374 00:17:45,232 --> 00:17:46,399 not to be rude, 375 00:17:46,499 --> 00:17:47,867 but there's nothing you can teach me 376 00:17:47,967 --> 00:17:49,369 that I don't already know about temporal mechanics, 377 00:17:49,436 --> 00:17:50,603 and I'm actually trying to do some real shit, 378 00:17:50,703 --> 00:17:51,938 so let me get to it. 379 00:17:52,038 --> 00:17:54,307 Huh. "Some real shit"? Okay. 380 00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:57,076 Well, please, stand at the front of the class. 381 00:17:57,210 --> 00:17:58,211 Are you kidding? 382 00:17:58,311 --> 00:17:59,446 Zero percent, Cadet. 383 00:17:59,546 --> 00:18:01,414 Introduce yourself to everyone. 384 00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:04,451 And, sadly, 385 00:18:04,551 --> 00:18:07,587 we don't offer a course in accredited sulking. 386 00:18:07,687 --> 00:18:09,956 Plant your feet and tell us who you are. 387 00:18:10,089 --> 00:18:11,391 (softly): Caleb Mir. 388 00:18:11,458 --> 00:18:13,193 Sorry, I'm-I'm not a bat. 389 00:18:13,260 --> 00:18:15,128 You have to speak at a human volume. 390 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:17,597 (louder): Caleb Mir. 391 00:18:17,697 --> 00:18:18,965 I didn't ask your name. 392 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:20,633 I asked who you are. 393 00:18:20,733 --> 00:18:21,968 What do you stand for? 394 00:18:22,068 --> 00:18:23,370 Have you ever seen a ghost? 395 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:24,804 Made a mixtape? 396 00:18:24,904 --> 00:18:29,642 What is the worst birthday present you ever got? 397 00:18:29,742 --> 00:18:31,311 -Arrested. -Awesome. 398 00:18:31,411 --> 00:18:33,446 Can never have enough misdemeanors 399 00:18:33,546 --> 00:18:35,815 in quantum physics, if you ask me. 400 00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:37,417 Okay, here's an easy one, 401 00:18:37,517 --> 00:18:40,553 the name of this cadet? 402 00:18:41,654 --> 00:18:42,922 (Reno clicking tongue) 403 00:18:43,022 --> 00:18:44,257 (Reno imitates buzzer) 404 00:18:44,357 --> 00:18:48,561 Being a cadet in Starfleet Academy means 405 00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:52,465 being open to the people around you, 406 00:18:52,565 --> 00:18:55,602 and that connection is where time and space 407 00:18:55,668 --> 00:18:57,504 -really live. -I don't need connection. 408 00:18:57,604 --> 00:19:00,907 Yeah, yeah. You're a genius who owns all the suffering. 409 00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:02,809 I only know two things, kid. 410 00:19:02,909 --> 00:19:05,678 Number one: "Old age and treachery 411 00:19:05,778 --> 00:19:08,881 always triumph over youth and a smart mouth." 412 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:11,584 Oscar Wilde. Love that dude. 413 00:19:11,684 --> 00:19:13,286 Fun fact, when he died, 414 00:19:13,386 --> 00:19:15,755 they had to put glass over his tombstone 415 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,257 because people kept trying to make out with it. 416 00:19:17,324 --> 00:19:20,327 -Whoa. -Number two: A smart mouth 417 00:19:20,427 --> 00:19:22,862 isn't worth a damn without wisdom. 418 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:24,997 But what do I know? 419 00:19:25,097 --> 00:19:26,766 I'm old and boring. 420 00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:28,501 (bell chimes) 421 00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:30,337 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Attention, all cadets. 422 00:19:30,470 --> 00:19:32,205 Third instruction period will begin in eight minutes. 423 00:19:32,339 --> 00:19:35,308 You have seven minutes to get your next caffeine fix. 424 00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:37,043 -CALEB: Oh! -I'm sorry. 425 00:19:37,143 --> 00:19:39,479 -I'm sorry. Sorry. -(cadets laugh) 426 00:19:39,579 --> 00:19:41,281 ATHENA COMPUTER: Biohazardous material detected. 427 00:19:41,348 --> 00:19:44,183 (cadets laughing) 428 00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:50,290 Mucus neutralized. 429 00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:51,858 Have a nice day. 430 00:19:51,991 --> 00:19:53,460 (laughs) 431 00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:57,096 (sighs) I love this school. 432 00:20:00,367 --> 00:20:02,201 CALEB: No, I'm out of here. 433 00:20:02,302 --> 00:20:04,771 I'm out of here. I'm done. 434 00:20:07,374 --> 00:20:09,075 -(exclaims) -HOLO-GUIDE: Cadet Mir, you're outside 435 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:10,377 your permitted bounds. 436 00:20:10,477 --> 00:20:12,245 Negotiations begin in eight minutes. 437 00:20:12,345 --> 00:20:14,381 Quick, list every coffee order ever ordered. 438 00:20:14,481 --> 00:20:16,383 -Drip. Organic espresso. -In every caffeinated planet. 439 00:20:16,516 --> 00:20:18,117 -Organically farmed single-origin drip. -Faster. 440 00:20:18,217 --> 00:20:19,586 -In every quadrant. -Espresso. Semi-whipped... 441 00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:21,220 While singing the Fibonacci sequence. 442 00:20:21,354 --> 00:20:23,356 -(high-pitched, rapid talking) -Backwards from 10,946. 443 00:20:23,456 --> 00:20:26,025 (overlapping glitching voices) 444 00:20:26,125 --> 00:20:28,595 Americano with coconut water. Americano with coconut milk. 445 00:20:28,728 --> 00:20:30,897 (overlapping voices continue) 446 00:20:35,535 --> 00:20:37,169 WOMAN: Where are you going? 447 00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:45,778 Why are you climbing the fence? 448 00:20:46,946 --> 00:20:48,581 Fence-onomics... class. 449 00:20:48,681 --> 00:20:51,618 -Yeah, that's not a thing. -CALEB: Well, could be. 450 00:20:51,751 --> 00:20:54,020 There's a lot of classes here. 451 00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:56,756 Why is your jacket covered in... 452 00:20:56,856 --> 00:20:58,591 snot? 453 00:20:58,691 --> 00:20:59,959 (scoffs) 454 00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:03,296 Because I'm clearly thriving. 455 00:21:03,396 --> 00:21:04,431 (overlapping voices continue) 456 00:21:04,531 --> 00:21:06,733 Hey, um, did you... 457 00:21:06,833 --> 00:21:08,901 did you kill it? 458 00:21:10,503 --> 00:21:12,872 CALEB: Overloaded its processing buffers. 459 00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:15,442 Please don't tell anyone. 460 00:21:19,812 --> 00:21:21,481 You're trying to leave. 461 00:21:21,581 --> 00:21:24,016 But you're not sure. 462 00:21:24,884 --> 00:21:27,620 You're kind of... regretting it? 463 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,322 -(scoffs) -You think you're being 464 00:21:29,456 --> 00:21:31,758 a big, stupid idiot. 465 00:21:31,858 --> 00:21:33,393 Wow. 466 00:21:33,493 --> 00:21:35,027 That's a lot of conflict. 467 00:21:37,263 --> 00:21:38,931 Nope. 468 00:21:39,031 --> 00:21:40,232 No conflict. 469 00:21:40,299 --> 00:21:42,735 You're literally on the fence. 470 00:21:42,835 --> 00:21:44,904 (laughs) 471 00:21:44,971 --> 00:21:46,539 Great. 472 00:21:48,074 --> 00:21:50,577 (sighs) 473 00:21:52,078 --> 00:21:53,880 I escaped into therapy. 474 00:22:02,555 --> 00:22:05,157 (chuckles) 475 00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:11,263 Can I just have a meltdown in peace? 476 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:25,044 I should go. 477 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:30,016 Hey. Wait, what's your name? 478 00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:32,952 Where are you going? 479 00:22:33,019 --> 00:22:35,154 Uh, I think I asked you that first. 480 00:22:35,254 --> 00:22:37,724 What do you mean you asked me first? Whoa! 481 00:22:37,824 --> 00:22:39,892 Guys, what the hell? 482 00:22:39,992 --> 00:22:41,928 Why are you out of bounds, Caleb Mir? 483 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:44,697 I'm with my friend. Look, she's walking away. Look. Look. 484 00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:47,333 -Look, there's a Borg! Look! -(clamoring) 485 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,202 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Please rise to welcome President Emrin Sadal 486 00:22:50,302 --> 00:22:52,972 and the Betazed Youth Delegation 487 00:22:53,072 --> 00:22:54,774 to Starfleet Academy. 488 00:23:10,089 --> 00:23:11,323 (whispers): Shut up. 489 00:23:11,424 --> 00:23:14,994 Mr. President, welcome. 490 00:23:15,094 --> 00:23:17,196 Everyone, please sit. 491 00:23:25,805 --> 00:23:26,973 VANCE: Friends, welcome. 492 00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:29,576 On behalf of the Federation, we, uh, 493 00:23:29,642 --> 00:23:32,311 are humbly aware that we failed you 494 00:23:32,411 --> 00:23:33,980 in the aftermath of the Burn. 495 00:23:34,113 --> 00:23:37,083 Our resources were stretched very thin. 496 00:23:37,183 --> 00:23:39,151 We have deep admiration for how you kept 497 00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:40,920 your planetary system whole. 498 00:23:40,987 --> 00:23:45,191 Now, the Federation is not whole without Betazed. 499 00:23:51,130 --> 00:23:52,932 INTERPRETER DRONE: Betazed appreciates 500 00:23:52,999 --> 00:23:56,068 the Federation's accurate assessment of its failures. 501 00:23:56,168 --> 00:23:57,804 As I read your lips, Admiral, 502 00:23:57,904 --> 00:24:01,407 your eyes are already making the next request. 503 00:24:01,474 --> 00:24:05,244 You are about to ask us to lower our wall. 504 00:24:05,311 --> 00:24:06,579 I am. 505 00:24:06,679 --> 00:24:07,914 And in return, 506 00:24:08,014 --> 00:24:10,650 we offer our partnership and our protection. 507 00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:12,519 INTERPRETER DRONE: Protection for Betazed 508 00:24:12,619 --> 00:24:14,654 would require 12 battle-ready starships 509 00:24:14,754 --> 00:24:16,723 to remain within five light-years of our planet 510 00:24:16,823 --> 00:24:18,190 at all times, 511 00:24:18,324 --> 00:24:21,594 six seats on the Federation security council, 512 00:24:21,694 --> 00:24:23,362 and the power to veto 513 00:24:23,496 --> 00:24:27,166 any potential new Federation member without consensus. 514 00:24:27,266 --> 00:24:29,368 (crowd murmuring) 515 00:24:30,436 --> 00:24:33,205 The Federation is a democracy, Mr. President. 516 00:24:33,339 --> 00:24:35,808 Veto without consensus 517 00:24:35,908 --> 00:24:37,944 strips us of our core identity. 518 00:24:38,044 --> 00:24:41,681 INTERPRETER DRONE: Your identity isn't our concern, Admiral. 519 00:24:41,781 --> 00:24:45,184 -(door whooshes open) -CALEB: Easy, easy. 520 00:24:46,152 --> 00:24:47,754 (grunts) What is this, prison? 521 00:24:48,988 --> 00:24:50,590 (grunts) 522 00:24:59,666 --> 00:25:01,033 (mouths) 523 00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:04,470 Mr. President, you've brought your Youth Delegation, 524 00:25:04,571 --> 00:25:06,038 your future, 525 00:25:06,138 --> 00:25:08,474 out from behind the wall, for the first time, 526 00:25:08,575 --> 00:25:10,810 as I understand. 527 00:25:10,910 --> 00:25:12,311 Our future sits here for the first time 528 00:25:12,378 --> 00:25:14,246 in a hundred years. 529 00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:17,149 Progress is the acceptance of identity, 530 00:25:17,249 --> 00:25:18,751 -not the negation of it. -(mouths) 531 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:21,453 -Ow. -Hmm. 532 00:25:21,554 --> 00:25:23,656 INTERPRETER DRONE: That is an abstraction. 533 00:25:23,723 --> 00:25:25,224 Until someone makes it real. 534 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:26,893 INTERPRETER DRONE: For Betazed, 535 00:25:27,026 --> 00:25:30,362 real is the spilt blood of our elders and children 536 00:25:30,462 --> 00:25:32,431 at the hands of the Venari Ral. 537 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:36,335 If you can't provide us with what we need, 538 00:25:36,402 --> 00:25:39,572 this will be a very short negotiation. 539 00:25:39,672 --> 00:25:44,076 VANCE: President Sadal, we view your passion as a great gift. 540 00:25:44,176 --> 00:25:47,079 Please allow me a short window to discuss with the Federation 541 00:25:47,213 --> 00:25:48,681 the terms you've proposed. 542 00:25:48,748 --> 00:25:51,984 Shall we regroup after a short hiatus? 543 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:54,553 (bell chimes) 544 00:25:54,654 --> 00:25:56,055 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Nothing like a good 545 00:25:56,155 --> 00:25:58,024 plenary session to make you hungry. 546 00:25:58,090 --> 00:25:59,792 Refreshments in the Kirk Pavilion 547 00:25:59,892 --> 00:26:01,093 during the hiatus. 548 00:26:12,672 --> 00:26:14,774 INTERPRETER DRONE: Admiral. 549 00:26:16,275 --> 00:26:18,110 My daughter and son would enjoy 550 00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:20,246 a tour of your campuses while we pause. 551 00:26:20,312 --> 00:26:23,282 Mr. President, we're happy to find suitable guides. 552 00:26:23,415 --> 00:26:27,419 Examples of the excellence we strive for in our cadets. 553 00:26:27,519 --> 00:26:29,021 Him. 554 00:26:31,390 --> 00:26:33,760 (grumbling) 555 00:26:33,860 --> 00:26:36,162 -(stammers) -Him. 556 00:26:36,295 --> 00:26:38,164 Uh? 557 00:26:39,799 --> 00:26:43,469 50 hours off my menial labor. 558 00:26:43,569 --> 00:26:44,971 No. 559 00:26:46,138 --> 00:26:48,307 60. And this couch is ugly. 560 00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:49,776 You should give it to me for my room. 561 00:26:49,842 --> 00:26:51,077 It's a chaise. 562 00:26:51,177 --> 00:26:52,845 Hmm. 563 00:26:52,945 --> 00:26:55,848 Off, knucklehead. Ten. 564 00:26:55,948 --> 00:26:58,951 Mm, I'll think about it. 565 00:26:59,051 --> 00:27:02,488 And I'll need you to fire the temporal mechanics teacher. 566 00:27:06,592 --> 00:27:08,394 (coughing) 567 00:27:09,595 --> 00:27:11,197 (gagging) 568 00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:12,999 That's not an apple. 569 00:27:13,132 --> 00:27:15,668 -It's a Virulian fire-fruit. -Why? 570 00:27:15,768 --> 00:27:17,704 I burned off whatever nerve endings I had, 571 00:27:17,804 --> 00:27:18,971 like, 300 years ago. 572 00:27:19,071 --> 00:27:21,273 -(squeegee squeaks) -(DoT laughs) 573 00:27:22,174 --> 00:27:23,209 NAHLA: This isn't a game. 574 00:27:23,342 --> 00:27:25,311 Tarima Sadal is a leader 575 00:27:25,411 --> 00:27:27,980 in the very influential Betazoid youth movement. 576 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,382 She needs to come back with a genuine understanding 577 00:27:30,516 --> 00:27:31,650 of what this place is. 578 00:27:31,718 --> 00:27:33,319 Not what you think it is. 579 00:27:33,419 --> 00:27:36,222 -So don't show her the busted replicator? -Huh? 580 00:27:36,355 --> 00:27:37,757 My soup was freezing. 581 00:27:37,857 --> 00:27:39,158 Gazpacho. 582 00:27:39,258 --> 00:27:41,060 -It's served like that. -Oh. 583 00:27:41,193 --> 00:27:43,730 Well, I serve like this. 584 00:27:46,899 --> 00:27:48,400 I'll do it... 585 00:27:49,635 --> 00:27:52,038 ...if you give me access to the Stellar Cartography lab. 586 00:27:52,138 --> 00:27:53,572 One hour. 587 00:27:53,706 --> 00:27:54,874 No illegal hacking. 588 00:27:54,974 --> 00:27:56,542 And if I don't find Goja V, 589 00:27:56,642 --> 00:27:58,410 I'll... 590 00:27:58,510 --> 00:28:02,114 trust you to do the looking. 591 00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:05,551 Dismissed. 592 00:28:05,651 --> 00:28:07,153 You... you... 593 00:28:07,253 --> 00:28:09,421 can't dismiss yourself. 594 00:28:09,521 --> 00:28:10,923 But I did, though. 595 00:28:11,057 --> 00:28:14,727 Caleb, people will live and die 596 00:28:14,827 --> 00:28:16,796 because of what happens today. 597 00:28:20,432 --> 00:28:22,001 Cool. 598 00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:24,603 (whispers): Love it here. 599 00:28:24,737 --> 00:28:27,173 * My blue heaven * 600 00:28:28,574 --> 00:28:30,509 -* My blue * -(door whooshes open) 601 00:28:30,576 --> 00:28:33,279 -* Heaven. * -(scoffs) 602 00:28:39,551 --> 00:28:41,754 * * 603 00:28:47,526 --> 00:28:51,097 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Attention, all cadets in the Turner Wing. 604 00:28:51,163 --> 00:28:52,664 If you need an afternoon pick-me-up, 605 00:28:52,799 --> 00:28:54,433 visit the newly reopened Replicafé 606 00:28:54,533 --> 00:28:56,635 for a complimentary espresso drink. 607 00:28:56,735 --> 00:28:59,705 We're also thrilled to announce that we now serve Raktajino. 608 00:28:59,806 --> 00:29:01,941 Qapla'! 609 00:29:03,275 --> 00:29:06,645 So... this is the... 610 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,080 -Turner Wing. -Hmm. 611 00:29:08,180 --> 00:29:09,381 -Yeah. -Turner. 612 00:29:09,481 --> 00:29:11,083 Uh, yeah. Uh-huh. 613 00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:12,684 Turner must've been flush. 614 00:29:12,819 --> 00:29:14,286 This wing is shiny. 615 00:29:14,386 --> 00:29:15,988 CALEB: Yeah, at heart, though, he was a grunt. 616 00:29:16,122 --> 00:29:17,523 -TARIMA: Oh. -CALEB: Oh, yeah, a man of the people. 617 00:29:17,656 --> 00:29:18,891 -TARIMA: Oh. -CALEB: Meat and potatoes. 618 00:29:18,991 --> 00:29:20,692 Tough if you got out of line, but... 619 00:29:20,827 --> 00:29:22,128 But, on a battlefield, 620 00:29:22,194 --> 00:29:23,963 he's the one you want covering your back. 621 00:29:24,030 --> 00:29:25,865 -Actually, he was a disaster on the battlefield. -Okay. 622 00:29:25,965 --> 00:29:27,099 No sense of direction. 623 00:29:27,166 --> 00:29:28,968 High-fived all his superior officers. 624 00:29:29,068 --> 00:29:31,737 I heard he put pips on his dog and left him in charge once. 625 00:29:31,838 --> 00:29:34,073 -No, he did. -Yeah, I heard that, too. 626 00:29:34,173 --> 00:29:36,608 And that he, uh, made everybody learn Welsh, 627 00:29:36,708 --> 00:29:38,677 -and he didn't even speak Welsh, so, you know... -(laughs) 628 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,012 ...he couldn't understand anybody. 629 00:29:40,112 --> 00:29:41,547 I guess he just felt so inadequate 630 00:29:41,647 --> 00:29:44,050 that his parents decided to donate a space station 631 00:29:44,183 --> 00:29:46,152 -just so he could get a hall. -Yeah. 632 00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:48,921 (laughter, chatter) 633 00:29:50,957 --> 00:29:52,491 (laughs) 634 00:29:55,361 --> 00:29:57,897 CALEB: So you've never been anywhere outside of Betazed's wall? 635 00:29:57,997 --> 00:30:00,166 -TARIMA: Uh, no. Never. -CALEB: Why? 636 00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:03,235 A lot of us don't want to live behind it anymore. 637 00:30:03,369 --> 00:30:04,971 -Oh. -But, at the same time, 638 00:30:05,071 --> 00:30:06,305 it's my home. 639 00:30:06,372 --> 00:30:07,406 Thanks. 640 00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:10,342 My people, you know? 641 00:30:10,409 --> 00:30:12,244 Uh, yeah. Yeah. 642 00:30:12,378 --> 00:30:14,580 Why were you trying to leave? 643 00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:17,183 Uh... 644 00:30:17,283 --> 00:30:20,286 You never told me what you were doing when you found me. 645 00:30:22,354 --> 00:30:24,623 Humpback whales. 646 00:30:24,723 --> 00:30:26,258 I heard they were migrating, 647 00:30:26,358 --> 00:30:28,294 but they were a no-show. 648 00:30:28,394 --> 00:30:31,730 Sometimes, it's just good to see something really big. 649 00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:35,534 Like, you know, a live thing that's big, 650 00:30:35,601 --> 00:30:38,170 that just doesn't really care about you. 651 00:30:38,270 --> 00:30:41,407 I mean... lets you remember that, 652 00:30:41,507 --> 00:30:43,775 whatever you're worried about, you just 653 00:30:43,876 --> 00:30:47,579 -do not matter to this whale. -Mm-hmm. 654 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:50,782 It's freeing, you know? 655 00:30:52,251 --> 00:30:53,652 Yeah. 656 00:30:55,254 --> 00:30:58,157 Like, no one ever goes, "Oh, that whale's lost." 657 00:31:00,392 --> 00:31:02,594 They got the whole ocean to swim in. 658 00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:05,064 Are you a whale 659 00:31:05,131 --> 00:31:09,435 or a thing that gets lost in this scenario? 660 00:31:09,535 --> 00:31:11,270 Uh... 661 00:31:11,403 --> 00:31:13,639 Let you know when I figure it out. 662 00:31:15,407 --> 00:31:17,143 -This is why I picked you. -Why? 663 00:31:17,276 --> 00:31:20,446 You're the only person here not excreting Starfleet pride 664 00:31:20,546 --> 00:31:23,882 -out of every orifice. -(laughs) 665 00:31:23,983 --> 00:31:25,417 I want to thank you for the compliment, 666 00:31:25,484 --> 00:31:27,954 but I also want to ask you to never say "excreting" 667 00:31:28,087 --> 00:31:29,455 and "orifice" to me again. 668 00:31:29,555 --> 00:31:31,223 (laughs) 669 00:31:31,323 --> 00:31:34,893 Okay, look, this is gonna be embarrassing for you, 670 00:31:34,994 --> 00:31:37,163 but I think you have something on your tooth. 671 00:31:37,296 --> 00:31:39,631 Wait, what? Oh, my God, what is it? 672 00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:41,267 -I don't know. -Is it a piece of food? 673 00:31:41,367 --> 00:31:43,335 -It's not a piece of food. -A piece of gum? 674 00:31:43,469 --> 00:31:46,038 -It's not a piece of gum. -A... gem... 675 00:31:47,173 --> 00:31:50,142 ...representing the sacred eye of Naxia 676 00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:52,311 ritually bestowed upon the first daughter 677 00:31:52,411 --> 00:31:54,146 of the first house when she reaches Moonflow 678 00:31:54,246 --> 00:31:57,083 and becomes Guardian of the Holy Mantle of Betazed? 679 00:31:57,149 --> 00:31:58,284 -Hmm? -Mm... 680 00:31:58,350 --> 00:31:59,918 -I mean, I wouldn't know. -Yes. 681 00:31:59,986 --> 00:32:01,020 (chuckles) 682 00:32:01,153 --> 00:32:02,854 See? Cultural exchange. 683 00:32:02,989 --> 00:32:06,158 We're learning so much about each other. 684 00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:10,029 -Listen. -Okay. 685 00:32:11,230 --> 00:32:12,698 I got to do a thing. 686 00:32:12,798 --> 00:32:15,301 Hmm. "Thing" sounds illegal. 687 00:32:15,401 --> 00:32:17,169 I'm looking for a planet. 688 00:32:17,269 --> 00:32:18,837 A planet I can't access. 689 00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:20,606 No one can access. 690 00:32:20,672 --> 00:32:24,210 -Why? -Left my keys there. 691 00:32:26,178 --> 00:32:29,881 CALEB: All right, so this is our Stellar Cartography lab. 692 00:32:29,982 --> 00:32:32,484 -(Tarima gasps) -One of Turner's favorites. 693 00:32:32,551 --> 00:32:34,553 TARIMA: Wow. 694 00:32:34,653 --> 00:32:36,555 CALEB: Computer, reduce safety filters. 695 00:32:36,655 --> 00:32:38,357 Pull up Goja V and enhance. 696 00:32:38,457 --> 00:32:41,060 ATHENA COMPUTER: Beginning scan of Federation maps. 697 00:32:41,893 --> 00:32:43,562 Scanning... 698 00:32:44,396 --> 00:32:47,066 Scanning... 699 00:32:49,201 --> 00:32:51,403 Scanning... 700 00:32:53,872 --> 00:32:56,708 Goja V, no such location found. 701 00:32:56,842 --> 00:32:58,677 Hmm. 702 00:32:59,511 --> 00:33:02,081 Someone was on that planet. 703 00:33:02,914 --> 00:33:05,217 Someone you care about. 704 00:33:05,984 --> 00:33:08,320 Can't hide anything from you, huh? 705 00:33:08,387 --> 00:33:09,821 Let's make a deal. 706 00:33:09,921 --> 00:33:11,323 You trust me, 707 00:33:11,390 --> 00:33:14,060 let me behind the curtain a little. 708 00:33:15,327 --> 00:33:16,728 I'll trust you. 709 00:33:18,264 --> 00:33:19,398 Okay. 710 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:24,736 Oh, you mean, like, right now? The trust thing happens now? 711 00:33:27,973 --> 00:33:31,077 ATHENA COMPUTER: Accessing Betazed governmental star charts. 712 00:33:32,544 --> 00:33:34,146 (chuckles softly) 713 00:33:35,781 --> 00:33:38,250 What did you just do? 714 00:33:39,885 --> 00:33:41,587 Try your scan now. 715 00:33:47,559 --> 00:33:49,095 Computer. 716 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:55,267 Show me Goja V. 717 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:58,036 ATHENA COMPUTER: Goja V located. 718 00:33:58,104 --> 00:34:01,207 * * 719 00:34:01,307 --> 00:34:03,475 (Caleb gasps) 720 00:34:05,411 --> 00:34:07,446 Why isn't it in Starfleet's database? 721 00:34:07,579 --> 00:34:12,118 It-it probably formed post-Burn behind our psionic barrier. 722 00:34:16,655 --> 00:34:19,891 Goja V has something to do with why you're trying to escape. 723 00:34:19,991 --> 00:34:24,163 Caleb, I need to understand this place. 724 00:34:25,897 --> 00:34:28,766 Why does it feel like you're a prisoner here? 725 00:34:29,534 --> 00:34:31,637 Why does it feel like you are, too? 726 00:34:32,438 --> 00:34:35,607 There's a whole universe outside your wall. 727 00:34:37,109 --> 00:34:39,678 Ask me about it. 728 00:34:40,746 --> 00:34:42,681 I've seen things on my many travels. 729 00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:44,650 What are you, like, an old prospector? 730 00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:46,985 Okay, come on, you try to blow my mind, then. 731 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:49,355 Betazed has naked weddings. 732 00:34:49,455 --> 00:34:51,523 That sounds awkward for everybody. 733 00:34:51,657 --> 00:34:54,159 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: All cadets, negotiations will now resume 734 00:34:54,293 --> 00:34:56,027 -in the Sato Atrium. -Shoot. We got to go. 735 00:34:56,128 --> 00:34:58,164 VANCE: We're prepared to offer you four starships, 736 00:34:58,297 --> 00:35:00,166 three seats on the security council, 737 00:35:00,266 --> 00:35:03,169 and meaningful input into new members. 738 00:35:04,603 --> 00:35:06,071 INTERPRETER DRONE: Somewhere in the galaxy, 739 00:35:06,172 --> 00:35:08,774 the Venari Ral just celebrated. 740 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,911 Last month, two massive raids attempted to breach the wall. 741 00:35:13,011 --> 00:35:16,615 We could've been reduced to ash in moments. 742 00:35:16,715 --> 00:35:19,050 Perhaps because Betazed is falling behind 743 00:35:19,151 --> 00:35:21,953 all other planets in technological advancements? 744 00:35:22,688 --> 00:35:24,856 Without external access, your technology will be 745 00:35:24,990 --> 00:35:27,459 virtually obsolete within a decade. 746 00:35:27,526 --> 00:35:29,295 INTERPRETER DRONE: Forget a decade. 747 00:35:29,361 --> 00:35:31,730 Who knows when the next Burn hits? 748 00:35:31,830 --> 00:35:33,532 You're asking me to take chances 749 00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:36,001 on people I haven't even met yet. 750 00:35:36,067 --> 00:35:38,604 I'm asking you to take a chance on them. 751 00:35:45,211 --> 00:35:46,745 Let's retire for the night. 752 00:35:52,117 --> 00:35:53,519 Well, that wasn't great. 753 00:35:53,619 --> 00:35:55,020 I should go. 754 00:35:55,086 --> 00:35:57,289 -I need to see my father. -Wait. 755 00:35:58,190 --> 00:36:00,192 Uh... 756 00:36:00,292 --> 00:36:02,294 You want to see a thing? 757 00:36:04,129 --> 00:36:06,598 This one might cheer us both up. 758 00:36:11,403 --> 00:36:13,605 * * 759 00:36:17,976 --> 00:36:20,212 CALEB: I can't sleep in this place, 760 00:36:20,279 --> 00:36:22,714 and so I wander around at night and... 761 00:36:25,451 --> 00:36:26,918 ...found this. 762 00:36:27,953 --> 00:36:30,021 (whale singing) 763 00:36:30,121 --> 00:36:32,090 Lady Tarima of Betazed, 764 00:36:32,224 --> 00:36:36,595 may I introduce you to the humpback whale of Earth. 765 00:36:36,728 --> 00:36:38,664 (giggles) 766 00:36:40,566 --> 00:36:43,101 * 767 00:36:43,235 --> 00:36:46,438 (whale singing) 768 00:36:54,145 --> 00:36:56,147 (chuckles softly) 769 00:36:59,485 --> 00:37:02,120 (whale singing) 770 00:37:07,793 --> 00:37:09,295 (giggles) 771 00:37:12,531 --> 00:37:14,733 (whale continues singing) 772 00:37:20,772 --> 00:37:22,374 She's pregnant. 773 00:37:28,780 --> 00:37:30,749 (whale singing) 774 00:37:43,829 --> 00:37:46,465 The galaxy is paradise. 775 00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:51,202 You get to live in it. 776 00:37:51,337 --> 00:37:53,639 You can, too. 777 00:37:55,106 --> 00:37:56,808 (laughs softly) 778 00:37:58,176 --> 00:38:02,013 I have... responsibilities. 779 00:38:02,848 --> 00:38:04,215 To your father? 780 00:38:04,316 --> 00:38:06,051 To Betazed. 781 00:38:11,690 --> 00:38:13,459 Thank you for this. 782 00:38:15,461 --> 00:38:18,063 -So much. -(chuckles softly) 783 00:38:20,366 --> 00:38:23,369 I kind of want to let it all out and scream. 784 00:38:23,469 --> 00:38:24,703 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 785 00:38:24,803 --> 00:38:26,405 (stifled laugh) 786 00:38:30,942 --> 00:38:32,344 INTERPRETER DRONE: Tarima. 787 00:38:32,411 --> 00:38:34,245 We've been looking everywhere for you. 788 00:38:34,380 --> 00:38:37,182 VANCE: Let everyone know we've located the president's daughter. 789 00:38:37,248 --> 00:38:39,418 INTERPRETER DRONE: I expected friction here, 790 00:38:39,551 --> 00:38:42,053 but not reckless disrespect. 791 00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:44,122 I cannot apologize enough. 792 00:38:44,990 --> 00:38:46,191 Let's go. 793 00:38:47,993 --> 00:38:49,995 (sighs) 794 00:38:58,870 --> 00:39:00,238 Okay, okay. Not great, I know. 795 00:39:00,372 --> 00:39:01,773 I know what you're gonna say, but listen. 796 00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:03,709 Goja V is real. It's behind the wall. 797 00:39:03,809 --> 00:39:07,145 -I don't know how my mom got through, but... -This is not about you. 798 00:39:07,245 --> 00:39:09,280 (mutters) 799 00:39:12,183 --> 00:39:14,820 (whale singing) 800 00:39:25,664 --> 00:39:29,000 (Mozart's "Pa-Pa-Pa-Papageno" playing) 801 00:39:33,439 --> 00:39:34,640 * Pa * 802 00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:35,874 * Pa-pa * 803 00:39:35,974 --> 00:39:36,975 * Pa * 804 00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:38,510 * Pa-pa * 805 00:39:38,610 --> 00:39:42,313 -* Pa-pa, pa-pa * -* Pa-pa, pa-pa * 806 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:44,550 * Pa-pa-pa-pa, pa-pa-pa-pa * 807 00:39:44,650 --> 00:39:46,685 * Pa-pa-pa-pa, pa-pa-pa-pa * 808 00:39:46,818 --> 00:39:48,787 -* Pa-pa-pa, pa-pa * -* Pa-pa-pa, pa-pa * 809 00:39:48,854 --> 00:39:50,388 THE DOCTOR: * Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papagena * 810 00:39:50,522 --> 00:39:52,190 DIVA: * Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papageno * 811 00:39:52,290 --> 00:39:53,825 THE DOCTOR: * Bist du mir nun ganz gegeben? * 812 00:39:53,892 --> 00:39:55,694 DIVA: * Nun bin ich dir ganz gegeben * 813 00:39:55,794 --> 00:39:57,729 THE DOCTOR: * Nun so sey mein liebes Weibchen! * 814 00:39:57,863 --> 00:39:59,731 DIVA: * Nun so sey mein Herzenstäubchen! * 815 00:39:59,865 --> 00:40:01,567 * Mein Herzenstäubchen, mein Herzenstäubchen! * 816 00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:03,902 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. (spits) 817 00:40:04,035 --> 00:40:06,672 THE DOCTOR: * Welche Freude wird das seyn * 818 00:40:06,772 --> 00:40:10,642 DIVA: * Welche Freude wird das seyn... * 819 00:40:10,709 --> 00:40:14,012 Am I an optimist or a masochist? 820 00:40:14,112 --> 00:40:17,348 You haven't murdered the kid yet, so that's a step. 821 00:40:17,449 --> 00:40:20,051 -Still time. -Hmm. 822 00:40:20,151 --> 00:40:23,489 THE DOCTOR: * Kinderlein, Kinderlein * 823 00:40:23,589 --> 00:40:25,624 THE DOCTOR and DIVA: * Kinderlein * 824 00:40:26,492 --> 00:40:27,759 * Kinderlein * 825 00:40:27,893 --> 00:40:30,962 * So liebe kleine Kinderlein * 826 00:40:31,062 --> 00:40:33,799 * So liebe kleine... * 827 00:40:33,899 --> 00:40:35,400 (snaps fingers) 828 00:40:35,501 --> 00:40:36,935 You are gone. 829 00:40:37,068 --> 00:40:38,904 Uh-huh. Huh? 830 00:40:39,004 --> 00:40:40,639 Ooh. 831 00:40:41,907 --> 00:40:43,675 Hey! What? 832 00:40:43,742 --> 00:40:45,877 -* Papageno, Papageno * -* Papagena, Papagena * 833 00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:48,079 -* Papagena, Papagena * -* Papageno, Papageno... * 834 00:40:49,515 --> 00:40:51,683 Mr. President, I trust your daughter's visit 835 00:40:51,783 --> 00:40:53,351 to the War College went well today? 836 00:40:53,451 --> 00:40:54,986 INTERPRETER DRONE: It was certainly less eventful 837 00:40:55,086 --> 00:40:56,922 than last night. 838 00:40:57,055 --> 00:40:59,891 You've made a commendable start here, Admiral. 839 00:40:59,991 --> 00:41:01,259 Despite our differences, 840 00:41:01,392 --> 00:41:03,294 I don't envy the task ahead of you. 841 00:41:03,428 --> 00:41:04,329 VANCE: Thank you. 842 00:41:04,429 --> 00:41:06,131 Many people, many opinions. 843 00:41:06,231 --> 00:41:07,733 Speaking of which, 844 00:41:07,833 --> 00:41:10,268 we're about to break ground on our new seat of government 845 00:41:10,368 --> 00:41:11,837 in its old home of Paris. 846 00:41:11,937 --> 00:41:15,473 INTERPRETER DRONE: Ah, "The more things stay the same." 847 00:41:15,607 --> 00:41:19,945 Would you agree progress is impossible without change? 848 00:41:21,813 --> 00:41:24,816 I believe that most people who say they want progress 849 00:41:24,916 --> 00:41:26,351 don't really want to change. 850 00:41:27,953 --> 00:41:31,022 Which often makes both impossible. 851 00:41:31,923 --> 00:41:33,258 INTERPRETER DRONE: Touché. 852 00:41:33,358 --> 00:41:35,561 I'll say it: that dude's judgy as hell 853 00:41:35,661 --> 00:41:37,996 and I don't care if he can sense that I think that. 854 00:41:38,129 --> 00:41:41,099 Hmm, one-on-one. Their best, our best. 855 00:41:41,199 --> 00:41:43,234 To the death. 856 00:41:43,301 --> 00:41:44,836 It's just quicker sometimes. 857 00:41:44,970 --> 00:41:47,172 -What is wrong with you? -Ick. 858 00:41:47,272 --> 00:41:49,074 Seriously, what is wrong with you? 859 00:41:49,140 --> 00:41:50,742 Bye. See you soon. 860 00:41:50,842 --> 00:41:53,178 -Can I talk to you for a sec? -Yeah, what's wrong? 861 00:41:53,278 --> 00:41:55,180 People keep telling me to "chill" and that I'm "a lot" 862 00:41:55,313 --> 00:41:57,048 and that I give "unpaid dating coach energy," 863 00:41:57,148 --> 00:42:00,118 and I don't think it's a compliment. 864 00:42:00,185 --> 00:42:02,053 Maybe I don't fit here. 865 00:42:02,888 --> 00:42:04,322 I woke up at 4:00 a.m. 866 00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:07,292 to run while memorizing the Vulcan alphabet backwards. 867 00:42:07,358 --> 00:42:08,526 We fit here. 868 00:42:08,627 --> 00:42:10,896 And how are we this evening, ladies? 869 00:42:10,996 --> 00:42:12,363 To be honest, I'm actually a bit depressed... 870 00:42:12,463 --> 00:42:13,999 -GENESIS: No, let's go. -SAM: Okay. Bye. 871 00:42:14,099 --> 00:42:15,601 (clears throat) 872 00:42:15,701 --> 00:42:17,669 INTERPRETER DRONE: Chancellor Ake, I question why 873 00:42:17,769 --> 00:42:20,438 you cling so fiercely to the idea of returning 874 00:42:20,505 --> 00:42:23,508 the Federation to what it was, given your history. 875 00:42:23,609 --> 00:42:26,812 I'm told you yourself left 15 years ago? 876 00:42:26,912 --> 00:42:28,379 If Starfleet was willing 877 00:42:28,513 --> 00:42:31,349 to acknowledge a mistake and correct it, 878 00:42:31,482 --> 00:42:33,418 then Starfleet is a living thing, 879 00:42:33,518 --> 00:42:35,821 capable of growth and change. 880 00:42:35,887 --> 00:42:37,288 I believe in its future. 881 00:42:37,388 --> 00:42:40,391 As a Betazoid, I would hope that you would sense 882 00:42:40,491 --> 00:42:43,128 our good intentions and share that empathy. 883 00:42:47,799 --> 00:42:51,436 INTERPRETER DRONE: I see why the admiral values you so highly. 884 00:42:51,536 --> 00:42:52,971 That said, while empathy enables me 885 00:42:53,071 --> 00:42:55,173 to understand and feel quite keenly 886 00:42:55,240 --> 00:42:57,175 -your love for Starfleet... -(laughs) 887 00:42:57,275 --> 00:43:01,146 (interpreter drone continues indistinctly) 888 00:43:01,212 --> 00:43:02,748 Excuse me. 889 00:43:03,548 --> 00:43:06,752 -See you later. -Mm, mm, mm. 890 00:43:07,518 --> 00:43:09,788 (the Doctor and Diva continue singing) 891 00:43:11,857 --> 00:43:14,259 (indistinct chatter) 892 00:43:14,392 --> 00:43:16,494 Be right back. 893 00:43:16,561 --> 00:43:18,429 Hey, little sister. 894 00:43:21,767 --> 00:43:23,234 Off to see chaos boy? 895 00:43:23,368 --> 00:43:25,370 You think he's chaos boy? 896 00:43:25,436 --> 00:43:29,007 I think he's... surprise boy. Surprise boy is good. 897 00:43:29,107 --> 00:43:30,608 He smiles a lot. 898 00:43:30,742 --> 00:43:32,744 Smiles a lot at you. 899 00:43:33,578 --> 00:43:35,080 He feels safe with you. 900 00:43:35,213 --> 00:43:38,083 Go get him. Go get him. 901 00:43:38,183 --> 00:43:39,217 Shut up. 902 00:43:39,284 --> 00:43:40,451 * Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papagena * 903 00:43:40,585 --> 00:43:43,421 * Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papageno. * 904 00:43:47,092 --> 00:43:50,328 -(music ends) -(applause) 905 00:43:53,598 --> 00:43:55,801 * * 906 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:05,410 -(clears throat) -(chuckles softly) 907 00:44:07,212 --> 00:44:08,980 Hmm? 908 00:44:09,114 --> 00:44:12,050 CALEB: And how was the most disciplined day of your life, 909 00:44:12,150 --> 00:44:13,618 touring the War College? 910 00:44:13,719 --> 00:44:16,554 I think my dad's actually starting to warm to this place. 911 00:44:16,621 --> 00:44:18,824 There are upsides to discipline. 912 00:44:18,924 --> 00:44:21,226 Yeah, says the one who had to scream. 913 00:44:21,292 --> 00:44:23,061 (chuckles softly) 914 00:44:25,063 --> 00:44:26,597 I'm sorry if I got you in trouble. 915 00:44:26,664 --> 00:44:29,868 Sorry if I got you in trouble. 916 00:44:32,337 --> 00:44:33,972 Can I ask you a question? 917 00:44:34,840 --> 00:44:36,041 What is that? 918 00:44:36,842 --> 00:44:38,443 On your neck? 919 00:44:38,509 --> 00:44:40,011 Uh... 920 00:44:41,579 --> 00:44:43,414 It's a neuro-inhibitor. 921 00:44:44,215 --> 00:44:47,352 It cuts off any spike of psilosynine. 922 00:44:47,485 --> 00:44:51,857 It's the chemical that gives us our empathic abilities. 923 00:44:52,623 --> 00:44:55,660 You're the only one who has one? 924 00:44:59,364 --> 00:45:02,333 I feel things... 925 00:45:02,433 --> 00:45:04,102 more than other Betazoids. 926 00:45:04,202 --> 00:45:05,737 Hmm. 927 00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:11,509 Normal's boring anyway. 928 00:45:17,916 --> 00:45:21,019 If I lose control, I can hurt people. 929 00:45:21,119 --> 00:45:22,821 Hmm. 930 00:45:25,623 --> 00:45:27,893 (whispers): Doesn't scare me. 931 00:45:34,465 --> 00:45:35,901 Your turn. 932 00:45:41,739 --> 00:45:44,242 (both chuckle) 933 00:45:44,342 --> 00:45:48,313 Why is it so hard for you to just... 934 00:45:48,413 --> 00:45:51,116 be honest and direct? 935 00:45:57,422 --> 00:46:01,026 'Cause I spent a lot of time... 936 00:46:01,092 --> 00:46:02,727 just surviving. 937 00:46:05,530 --> 00:46:08,800 And now there are all these rules. 938 00:46:10,701 --> 00:46:12,570 My whole life's been rules. 939 00:46:14,239 --> 00:46:16,107 Helps me feel safe. 940 00:46:17,508 --> 00:46:19,577 My mom made me feel that way. 941 00:46:22,047 --> 00:46:24,082 She got taken away. 942 00:46:26,417 --> 00:46:28,786 She's why I'm looking for Goja V. 943 00:46:28,887 --> 00:46:29,988 She might be there, 944 00:46:30,088 --> 00:46:31,356 and I haven't seen her since I was six, 945 00:46:31,456 --> 00:46:32,924 -so I really need... -Uh, wait. 946 00:46:33,024 --> 00:46:34,459 Wait. 947 00:46:37,295 --> 00:46:40,098 That's why you care about Betazed lowering its wall? 948 00:46:40,231 --> 00:46:41,632 What? No. 949 00:46:41,766 --> 00:46:44,269 Wh-- um, why didn't, why didn't you just tell me? 950 00:46:44,369 --> 00:46:46,404 I mean, I didn't keep anything from you. 951 00:46:46,471 --> 00:46:47,805 Because I didn't realize 952 00:46:47,939 --> 00:46:49,975 that my traumatic childhood was part of the tour. 953 00:46:53,778 --> 00:46:56,147 At least I was honest and up front. 954 00:46:56,281 --> 00:46:59,084 Were you just using me this whole time? 955 00:46:59,184 --> 00:47:00,318 When we were together, 956 00:47:00,451 --> 00:47:03,154 I thought it was because you liked me, 957 00:47:03,254 --> 00:47:05,623 -not because you were trying to manipulate me. -It was. 958 00:47:05,723 --> 00:47:07,025 It was 'cause I liked you. 959 00:47:07,125 --> 00:47:08,459 Why didn't you just tell me? 960 00:47:08,559 --> 00:47:11,796 Because I knew you for five minutes. 961 00:47:13,398 --> 00:47:16,134 I've been searching for her for 15 years. 962 00:47:16,902 --> 00:47:18,303 I slept in dumpsters. 963 00:47:18,403 --> 00:47:20,738 Almost froze and got the shit kicked out of me 964 00:47:20,805 --> 00:47:22,607 more times than I can count. 965 00:47:22,707 --> 00:47:24,976 I'm sorry, I didn't know, I didn't... 966 00:47:25,110 --> 00:47:26,611 No. 967 00:47:27,946 --> 00:47:29,514 You know what? 968 00:47:29,614 --> 00:47:32,050 Go back to your guards and your valets 969 00:47:32,150 --> 00:47:33,985 and all the things that keep you safe 970 00:47:34,119 --> 00:47:35,586 -in your safe little box. -Okay. 971 00:47:35,653 --> 00:47:36,988 Thank you. 972 00:47:37,122 --> 00:47:39,024 You're welcome. 973 00:47:40,758 --> 00:47:44,896 (Diva singing opera) 974 00:47:48,366 --> 00:47:50,535 * * 975 00:47:52,670 --> 00:47:54,072 INTERPRETER DRONE: Chancellor Ake, 976 00:47:54,172 --> 00:47:55,773 why did you leave Starfleet? 977 00:47:55,840 --> 00:47:59,377 Was the Federation no longer up to your standards? 978 00:47:59,510 --> 00:48:02,347 The Federation allowed me to question standards. 979 00:48:02,480 --> 00:48:04,682 INTERPRETER DRONE: Question or lower them? 980 00:48:04,815 --> 00:48:07,652 By allowing a criminal into your academy. 981 00:48:07,718 --> 00:48:11,222 You're referring to Cadet Mir. Oh, thank you so much. 982 00:48:11,322 --> 00:48:13,691 Those allegations were never subject 983 00:48:13,791 --> 00:48:15,726 to judicial review or due process 984 00:48:15,826 --> 00:48:17,963 and occurred outside our jurisdiction, 985 00:48:18,029 --> 00:48:20,598 so he's not a criminal here. 986 00:48:20,698 --> 00:48:22,200 INTERPRETER DRONE: Yet. 987 00:48:22,333 --> 00:48:23,601 Hmm. 988 00:48:28,239 --> 00:48:29,941 INTERPRETER DRONE: Academy admission 989 00:48:30,041 --> 00:48:33,144 traditionally includes a six-week preparatory program 990 00:48:33,244 --> 00:48:35,480 followed by a rigorous entrance exam 991 00:48:35,580 --> 00:48:38,383 and intense psychological scrutiny. 992 00:48:38,516 --> 00:48:41,552 Was Mir exempt from these? 993 00:48:43,254 --> 00:48:45,690 He passed the exam in the 98th percentile 994 00:48:45,756 --> 00:48:47,225 while sitting in the back of a shuttle. 995 00:48:47,358 --> 00:48:50,728 The traditional paths to Starfleet disappeared 996 00:48:50,861 --> 00:48:52,297 for many of these kids, sir. 997 00:48:52,397 --> 00:48:55,066 The ones who got here found their own way. 998 00:48:55,166 --> 00:48:56,834 I... I find that admirable. 999 00:48:56,901 --> 00:48:58,970 INTERPRETER DRONE: On Betazed, we maintain 1000 00:48:59,070 --> 00:49:01,206 stringent boundaries around our children. 1001 00:49:01,306 --> 00:49:03,908 Why are you willing to risk so much 1002 00:49:04,009 --> 00:49:05,710 for a single cadet? 1003 00:49:05,810 --> 00:49:07,478 Because he's exceptional. 1004 00:49:07,578 --> 00:49:11,182 All the more so for living an unprotected life. 1005 00:49:11,282 --> 00:49:14,619 We won't exclude him for that. I certainly won't. 1006 00:49:14,719 --> 00:49:16,421 I lived in the Janaran Sanctuary 1007 00:49:16,521 --> 00:49:19,390 and swam in the Opal Sea. 1008 00:49:19,490 --> 00:49:21,592 Betazed was paradise. 1009 00:49:21,692 --> 00:49:24,629 Some of the bravest, kindest people I've ever met. 1010 00:49:24,729 --> 00:49:26,231 It seems to me, sir, 1011 00:49:26,331 --> 00:49:29,400 that you're allowing your walls to define you now. 1012 00:49:32,670 --> 00:49:34,172 INTERPRETER DRONE: It's one thing 1013 00:49:34,272 --> 00:49:36,507 for you to tell me who my ancestors were, 1014 00:49:36,607 --> 00:49:39,310 another to demand we look past all that has happened 1015 00:49:39,444 --> 00:49:42,480 and expect us not to have changed. 1016 00:49:44,282 --> 00:49:50,821 We came here hoping for actions but received only empty words. 1017 00:49:50,921 --> 00:49:53,958 The negotiations are over. 1018 00:49:54,759 --> 00:49:56,661 We will leave in the morning. 1019 00:50:03,768 --> 00:50:05,203 Yeah. 1020 00:50:05,303 --> 00:50:07,472 He came to say no. 1021 00:50:07,572 --> 00:50:11,042 * * 1022 00:50:18,983 --> 00:50:21,152 (music ends) 1023 00:50:29,060 --> 00:50:31,429 -(knock at door) -Yeah? 1024 00:50:34,965 --> 00:50:36,801 Um... hi? 1025 00:50:38,336 --> 00:50:39,704 It smells really bad in here. 1026 00:50:39,804 --> 00:50:43,141 Yeah, Darem. Uh, suffers from gland blockage. 1027 00:50:43,241 --> 00:50:45,543 I see you still haven't made your bed. 1028 00:50:45,643 --> 00:50:47,945 Never had a bed before. 1029 00:50:49,880 --> 00:50:50,981 (sighs) 1030 00:50:51,082 --> 00:50:52,550 You want me to apologize again? 1031 00:50:53,351 --> 00:50:57,054 Caleb, I'd been searching for you a long time. 1032 00:50:57,155 --> 00:50:59,056 And then I found you. 1033 00:51:01,359 --> 00:51:04,295 I really needed that little kid to be okay. 1034 00:51:07,565 --> 00:51:09,667 But you're not him anymore. 1035 00:51:09,767 --> 00:51:11,502 And I have to let him go. 1036 00:51:12,270 --> 00:51:16,141 If you leave and the Torothans find you, 1037 00:51:16,241 --> 00:51:17,842 because you stole from them, 1038 00:51:17,942 --> 00:51:19,410 I can't help. 1039 00:51:19,510 --> 00:51:21,112 So... 1040 00:51:21,212 --> 00:51:23,080 I won't wall you in. 1041 00:51:23,181 --> 00:51:25,150 But if you stay... 1042 00:51:26,751 --> 00:51:30,455 ...maybe we could build something... 1043 00:51:30,555 --> 00:51:31,989 different. 1044 00:51:32,923 --> 00:51:34,692 But I don't know what. 1045 00:51:37,862 --> 00:51:39,096 You know, 1046 00:51:39,230 --> 00:51:43,201 when your mom was at the rehabilitation camp, 1047 00:51:43,301 --> 00:51:46,103 she spent all her time studying physics. 1048 00:51:48,072 --> 00:51:50,541 They say she had a remarkable mind. 1049 00:51:51,609 --> 00:51:53,978 Guess you come by it honestly. 1050 00:51:58,082 --> 00:52:02,187 Imagine if she'd gone to school. 1051 00:52:02,287 --> 00:52:04,755 (chuckles softly) 1052 00:52:05,790 --> 00:52:07,358 Anyway. 1053 00:52:10,395 --> 00:52:12,029 You know, in physics... 1054 00:52:13,431 --> 00:52:16,000 ...there's always something you can build. 1055 00:52:17,468 --> 00:52:18,936 (gasps) 1056 00:52:19,003 --> 00:52:20,137 Oh. 1057 00:52:20,271 --> 00:52:21,739 You're a genius. 1058 00:52:21,839 --> 00:52:23,174 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Attention, cadets, 1059 00:52:23,308 --> 00:52:24,575 the Betazoid delegation 1060 00:52:24,675 --> 00:52:26,311 is preparing for immediate departure. 1061 00:52:26,411 --> 00:52:28,646 -To accommodate, we will... -Excuse me! 1062 00:52:28,779 --> 00:52:30,481 Coming through! Behind! 1063 00:52:30,615 --> 00:52:32,450 -Tarima! -TARIMA: Caleb? 1064 00:52:32,517 --> 00:52:34,151 Can I talk to you for a minute? 1065 00:52:42,493 --> 00:52:43,894 INTERPRETER DRONE: Quickly. 1066 00:52:46,464 --> 00:52:47,832 CALEB: I'm sorry. 1067 00:52:47,932 --> 00:52:50,301 I'm so sorry. 1068 00:52:52,036 --> 00:52:54,705 The Federation... 1069 00:52:54,839 --> 00:52:57,107 they're the villain of my story, too. 1070 00:53:00,945 --> 00:53:02,480 They took my mom. 1071 00:53:02,547 --> 00:53:04,849 I should've told you, 'cause then we could've had 1072 00:53:04,982 --> 00:53:07,151 a real conversation, and instead, 1073 00:53:07,218 --> 00:53:09,720 I got scared you'd tell your dad to walk, 1074 00:53:09,854 --> 00:53:12,823 and I'd never get to find her behind your wall. 1075 00:53:17,127 --> 00:53:19,029 We could've bonded 1076 00:53:19,129 --> 00:53:21,866 over our mutual terror of trusting people. 1077 00:53:23,768 --> 00:53:25,570 I screwed it up. 1078 00:53:30,107 --> 00:53:31,976 What do you want, Caleb? 1079 00:53:32,076 --> 00:53:34,211 Forget about what I want. 1080 00:53:34,345 --> 00:53:36,281 I saw you with that whale. 1081 00:53:37,448 --> 00:53:39,584 You want a bigger world. 1082 00:53:39,684 --> 00:53:41,118 You looked around this place, 1083 00:53:41,218 --> 00:53:43,220 and everything that you were seeing 1084 00:53:43,321 --> 00:53:46,090 and hearing was beautiful, right? 1085 00:53:49,994 --> 00:53:52,229 So please, 1086 00:53:52,363 --> 00:53:55,666 get your dad to go back to the table one more time. 1087 00:53:56,567 --> 00:53:58,703 At least then you can go home 1088 00:53:58,803 --> 00:54:01,272 knowing you gave your people every last chance. 1089 00:54:06,777 --> 00:54:10,881 If you won't do it for you, for the love of God... 1090 00:54:12,216 --> 00:54:14,385 ...do it for Turner. 1091 00:54:22,993 --> 00:54:24,629 NAHLA: Last night, Mr. President, 1092 00:54:24,729 --> 00:54:28,265 we discussed tradition, and I... 1093 00:54:28,399 --> 00:54:31,268 fancied myself a bit of a renegade. 1094 00:54:31,369 --> 00:54:33,037 Which is not as true as I would like. 1095 00:54:33,103 --> 00:54:36,073 I'm more of a traditionalist than I was willing to admit. 1096 00:54:36,173 --> 00:54:40,110 And it blinded me from seeing what can be. 1097 00:54:40,210 --> 00:54:43,448 What if by reexamining the past, 1098 00:54:43,581 --> 00:54:46,684 we become something entirely new? 1099 00:54:47,685 --> 00:54:49,420 Should Betazed rejoin, 1100 00:54:49,487 --> 00:54:51,822 the Federation will build its new seat of government 1101 00:54:51,922 --> 00:54:54,224 not in Paris, where it once stood... 1102 00:54:55,225 --> 00:54:57,127 ...but on Betazed. 1103 00:54:59,464 --> 00:55:03,834 You suggested that actions speak louder than words. 1104 00:55:04,635 --> 00:55:07,638 Should Betazed lower her walls, we will be there, 1105 00:55:07,738 --> 00:55:09,740 with equal investment in building 1106 00:55:09,840 --> 00:55:14,011 and protecting a future we both desperately need. 1107 00:55:16,080 --> 00:55:18,282 * * 1108 00:55:47,277 --> 00:55:49,447 * * 1109 00:55:52,450 --> 00:55:54,251 (laughs softly) 1110 00:56:01,559 --> 00:56:02,693 Yes. 1111 00:56:02,793 --> 00:56:04,662 (applause) 1112 00:56:21,846 --> 00:56:25,850 NAHLA: Starfleet intelligence reached Goja V an hour ago. 1113 00:56:25,916 --> 00:56:29,086 It's a place where people might want to disappear. 1114 00:56:29,219 --> 00:56:30,721 No central authority. 1115 00:56:30,821 --> 00:56:32,690 Gangs, mostly. It's pretty rough. 1116 00:56:32,757 --> 00:56:36,727 But we found an encrypted flight manifest 1117 00:56:36,827 --> 00:56:38,262 with your mom's name on it. 1118 00:56:38,362 --> 00:56:41,365 Headed to the Romov Sector, three months ago. 1119 00:56:41,432 --> 00:56:42,900 (Caleb gasps) 1120 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:45,335 Anisha made it off Goja V. 1121 00:56:45,402 --> 00:56:47,872 She's out there somewhere. 1122 00:56:48,673 --> 00:56:49,874 I've given you access 1123 00:56:49,940 --> 00:56:52,242 to all the comms channels I can access. 1124 00:56:52,376 --> 00:56:56,614 If she's sending messages, it'll be on there somewhere. 1125 00:56:57,682 --> 00:57:01,351 (clicks tongue) So this is a guilt Band-Aid? 1126 00:57:01,418 --> 00:57:03,488 Does it matter? 1127 00:57:05,556 --> 00:57:07,792 Dismissed. 1128 00:57:12,096 --> 00:57:15,065 * * 1129 00:57:15,165 --> 00:57:17,134 (door whooshes open) 1130 00:57:18,202 --> 00:57:19,436 Hey, kid. 1131 00:57:32,116 --> 00:57:34,151 * * 1132 00:57:38,789 --> 00:57:41,225 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Well, it's been another great day 1133 00:57:41,325 --> 00:57:42,827 at Starfleet Academy. 1134 00:57:42,960 --> 00:57:44,161 Reminder to all cadets 1135 00:57:44,294 --> 00:57:46,631 that curfew is at 2200 hours. 1136 00:57:47,431 --> 00:57:50,635 If you're planning on breaking that, do not. 1137 00:57:51,468 --> 00:57:55,305 Sleep well. And see you tomorrow, fellow travelers. 1138 00:57:57,341 --> 00:57:58,743 DAREM: Push! Huzzah! 1139 00:57:58,843 --> 00:58:00,310 OCAM: I go here now, roomie! 1140 00:58:00,410 --> 00:58:02,913 -Huzzah! Come on! -Whoo! 1141 00:58:03,013 --> 00:58:04,815 I'm your third, baby! 1142 00:58:04,915 --> 00:58:07,585 We're roommates, bro. Starfleet for life! 1143 00:58:07,652 --> 00:58:08,853 My dad let me stay. 1144 00:58:08,986 --> 00:58:10,721 CALEB: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 1145 00:58:10,821 --> 00:58:12,022 Is Tarima here, too? 1146 00:58:12,122 --> 00:58:14,191 Nah. She chose the War College, bruh. 1147 00:58:15,092 --> 00:58:16,326 What? Why? 1148 00:58:16,460 --> 00:58:18,295 I don't talk to dudes about my sister, man. 1149 00:58:18,362 --> 00:58:20,898 Creepy. She asked me to give you this, actually. 1150 00:58:21,799 --> 00:58:22,667 Caleb. 1151 00:58:22,800 --> 00:58:25,803 Cay, Cale, Cal? Beeble? 1152 00:58:25,903 --> 00:58:27,404 -Stop. Stop. -OCAM: Beeble! 1153 00:58:27,504 --> 00:58:28,939 -I love you, bro, I was just playing. -Don't touch me. 1154 00:58:29,039 --> 00:58:31,175 Okay, we'll get there. 1155 00:58:31,275 --> 00:58:32,843 DAREM: Straight back in, come on. 1156 00:58:32,943 --> 00:58:35,112 OCAM: Yeah. You know what? That trophy's pretty tight. 1157 00:58:35,212 --> 00:58:37,214 DAREM: Fought a guy with three legs for that back on Khionia. 1158 00:58:37,347 --> 00:58:38,549 OCAM: Did he have any hands? 1159 00:58:38,683 --> 00:58:39,884 DAREM: Yeah, he did have hands. 1160 00:58:39,984 --> 00:58:41,385 -Two big meaty hands. -OCAM: Oof! 1161 00:58:41,485 --> 00:58:42,620 That's what I'm talking about. 1162 00:58:42,687 --> 00:58:44,021 All right. I think I'm gonna take 1163 00:58:44,154 --> 00:58:46,056 more of a minimalist approach to my space. 1164 00:58:46,190 --> 00:58:48,058 DAREM: Yeah, is that some kind of hack for better focus? 1165 00:58:48,158 --> 00:58:49,794 No, it's more that everything I touch, I break. 1166 00:58:49,894 --> 00:58:51,228 Just obliterate. 1167 00:58:51,361 --> 00:58:52,863 What about that one? 1168 00:58:52,997 --> 00:58:54,398 My bad. 1169 00:58:54,498 --> 00:58:56,466 It was my grandmother's-- was very rare-- but it's okay. 1170 00:58:56,567 --> 00:58:59,036 It's kind of wild that you got to see what I'm talking about 1171 00:58:59,136 --> 00:59:00,304 in real time. It happened, like... 1172 00:59:00,370 --> 00:59:01,706 DAREM: It's okay. 1173 00:59:01,806 --> 00:59:04,541 You know, man, all my trophies are mental. 1174 00:59:04,642 --> 00:59:05,743 You know, I award them to myself. 1175 00:59:05,876 --> 00:59:07,211 Like, "Good job, Ocam, 1176 00:59:07,311 --> 00:59:09,079 you got the wake-up-on-time award today." 1177 00:59:09,213 --> 00:59:12,349 Or, "Congrats, Ocam, you ate a nutritious meal." 1178 00:59:12,416 --> 00:59:14,318 -What are you doing? -What are you doing? 1179 00:59:14,384 --> 00:59:17,054 Tuck and fold. Okay? Tuck and fold. Underneath. 1180 00:59:17,154 --> 00:59:18,288 It's self-love. 1181 00:59:18,388 --> 00:59:20,224 It's my version of, like, self-love. 1182 00:59:20,357 --> 00:59:22,092 Here. 1183 00:59:22,226 --> 00:59:23,694 Tuck, fold. 1184 00:59:23,761 --> 00:59:26,230 -Bros making bros' beds. -You want that line straight. 1185 00:59:26,363 --> 00:59:27,397 Love to see it! 1186 00:59:27,531 --> 00:59:28,766 Let's make a fort, guys! 1187 00:59:33,470 --> 00:59:36,240 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1188 00:59:36,340 --> 00:59:39,777 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org