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Previously on Star Trek: Discovery...
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I am going to accept
President Rillak's offer
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to serve as a Federation ambassador.
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I want to be with you.
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I know what I stand for.
I know what I believe in.
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I'm not apologizing for that.
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I want you to be my number one.
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I got a second chance
once. This is yours.
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SARU: Young Adira has been
joined with a Trill symbiont.
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Welcome to the circle.
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SARU: Once they join with a host,
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that host has the ability to
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access the memories of all former hosts.
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GUARDIAN XI: It is my hope
that our work today
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will allow you to resume your training.
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You're gonna make
a great Guardian someday.
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Come with me.
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Discovery's where I can
make a difference.
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You're not scared about long distance?
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I have trust in us.
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KOVICH: We've been calling
them the Progenitors.
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Somehow, Dr. Vellek
found their technology.
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When he disappeared 800 years ago,
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its location was lost with him.
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Moll and L'ak don't have
this part of the clue,
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so they're on their way to Betazed.
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What is this?
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BURNHAM: We need to find
the other four pieces
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to complete the map of clues
to the Progenitors' technology.
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And the poem tells us where to go next.
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SARU: "A world like no other,
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where two souls entwine".
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- I suppose...
- ADIRA: Trill.
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We're going to Trill.
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RAYNER: They're smart, slippery as hell,
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and don't give a damn
about anyone but themselves.
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Meet Moll and L'ak.
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Let's just say I know
more about the spirits
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my abuela used to pray to
than I do about these two.
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BOOK: Her name is Malinne.
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She's the daughter of my mentor,
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Cleveland Booker the fourth, which
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makes her the closest thing
to family I've got left.
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BURNHAM: We need to know
what we're getting into
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before we get to Trill. What
have you learned about L'ak?
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CULBER: Sorry, Captain,
still nothing on L'ak.
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BURNHAM: What about Moll?
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Born on Callor Five, rough place.
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Cleveland left when she was eight.
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He used to talk about how much he wanted
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to fix things with her.
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Never got the chance.
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We did some digging.
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Found out she lost her mother at 14,
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joined a courier guild at 17,
and did at least
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two stints in an Emerald Chain lockup.
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She's been through a lot.
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BOOK: And always comes out on top.
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If we run into them in Trill,
won't be pretty.
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Yeah, I know what you're about to say,
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and it's a Federation world,
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I have to bring in a uniformed team.
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But, if they do show up, I'll be
an asset, knowing what I do now.
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A-And this is where you say
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my personal connection to her
makes you nervous.
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Convince me it shouldn't.
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I'm learning from my choices.
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I wouldn't be here
otherwise, so if you're
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concerned with what's personal, Michael,
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this is how I get my life back.
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Let me go to Trill with you.
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BURNHAM: Okay.
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I'll think about it.
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I'll see you in there.
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Long day already?
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No, I just couldn't sleep.
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Brings up a lot of big questions.
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You too, huh?
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Tossing and turning all night.
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Have you tried Vulcan meditation
yet? Helped you as a kid.
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Do you remember every detail
anyone's ever told you?
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It's part of my job.
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[BURNHAM LAUGHS]
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All right, what've we got?
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A very big planet.
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Trill has a surface area
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of 500 million square kilometers.
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So, the question is,
where in all that area
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are we gonna find our next clue?
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Commander Stamets has been
working on the tricorder
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recovered from the Romulan
ship. No help yet,
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and we've been analyzing the
poem from Lyrek and...
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We used a decryption algorithm
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to try and find any coded
messages in the language syntax.
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Nothing there, but we did find this
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on the metal piece you recovered.
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We realized that these
markings are consistent
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with the patterns of Trill facial spots.
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Which are unique to the individual.
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As unique as fingerprints in humans
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or dorsal ridges in Saurians.
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We asked Zora to try to locate
a possible match, so... Zora?
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ZORA: This is Jinaal Bix.
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His facial markings correspond precisely
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with the markings on the clue
retrieved from Lyrek.
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He lived 800 years ago,
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at the same time as
the Romulan scientist.
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[CHUCKLES] So, this clue
points to a person.
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ADIRA: But Jinaal wasn't
your average Trill,
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I think he was a symbiont host.
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It would be
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unusual for one to live 800 years,
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but not completely unheard of.
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You think it could still be alive?
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ADIRA: If so, then its
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current host would have all
the memories of Jinaal Bix,
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and we'd be able to ask
them a lot of questions.
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And the Guardians should have records
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to help us find the current host.
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Ensign Tal, Dr. Culber, I want you
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with me on the away team.
Lieutenant Tilly, let me know
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when the sensors pick up
L'ak and Moll back on Lyrek.
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Can't imagine it'll be too much longer.
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Book, suit up, you're coming with.
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- [COMMS CHIME]
- CHRISTOPHER: Captain,
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the new crew member's here.
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Okay, I'll meet him in my ready room.
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Be ready to go in ten.
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We've got a head start,
we need to use it.
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Welcome aboard, Commander.
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At your service, Captain.
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I trust your quarters are satisfactory.
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They're fine. A little smaller
than I'm used to, but,
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uh, then again, I'm
used to having your job.
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That was meant as a joke,
to break the ice.
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Mm. "Break the ice",
that's an Earth idiom.
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I'm reporting to a human
captain. I like to be prepared.
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We're about to jump to Trill,
and while I'm on the surface,
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I'll ask for you to do
one-on-ones with the crew.
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No need. I've read their files.
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I'd like you to connect
with them in person.
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There are better ways to use me,
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like tracking Moll and L'ak for one.
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I think we can both agree that
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connection is not exactly
where my skill set lies.
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Connection isn't a skill, it's a choice.
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The only interaction my crew
has had with you was on Q'Mau,
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and it's left some skeptical
about my decision
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to bring you on.
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This is your chance
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to show them why
you're right for the job.
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To "break the ice".
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One-on-ones, it is.
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BURNHAM: Everyone, this is
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First Office Commander Rayner.
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Lieutenant Naya,
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Lieutenant Arav,
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Commander Rhys,
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Commander Asha,
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and Lieutenants Gallo,
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Linus,
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and Christopher.
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You'll meet Owosekun,
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Detmer and the rest of
the crew in a little bit.
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For now, we have some place to be.
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Black alert.
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ADIRA: Can't believe I'm gonna see Gray.
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It's been, like, six months
of holo chats
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where we-we pretend
like everything's normal,
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and it's obviously not. Do I, um,
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do I look... okay? Please tell me
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- I look okay.
- You look great, kid.
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How many raktajinos have you had?
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Uh, two. I... [STAMMERS]
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I... Three.
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Might be four, I don't know. I just,
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I... [CHUCKLES]
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really want everything
to be perfect today.
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STAMETS: Hey, give him
my love, will you?
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CHRISTOPHER [OVER COMMS]: Ensign Tal,
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Captain's asking for you on the bridge.
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Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
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Uh, yeah, th-this jumble of numbers
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from the Romulan tricorder,
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I can't make sense of.
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I was talking about Adira.
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Come on, space dad, six months apart,
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and then being that nervous to see him.
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You were young once,
you know what that means.
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Okay, that's not my business.
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No.
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Trouble in paradise, genius.
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Six months of trying to act
like everything's normal?
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[SIGHS] That kid's like
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a lamb off to the slaughterhouse
right now.
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- What?
- Yeah.
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No. It'll be fine. They're fine.
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- Should I be worried?
- Eh...
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Everyone's on a journey.
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We come together, we come apart...
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Wow.
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I just sounded like a woo-woo asshole.
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Nah, they'll be fine, but
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everything's got a half-life, so...
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BURNHAM: Lieutenant Christopher,
request permission
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to transport to Trill.
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I'm sorry, Captain.
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They're denying your request
to beam down.
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- For what reason?
- CHRISTOPHER: They wouldn't say.
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[COMMS CHIMES]
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Guardian Xi would like
to speak with you.
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- Put him through.
- CHRISTOPHER: Aye, Captain.
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Guardian Xi, is there a problem?
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There is.
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The information you seek
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has been protected for centuries.
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Before we assist,
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there is a question you must answer.
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I'm not sure you understand
the stakes here...
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This is not a matter for debate.
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You must answer the question.
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Then you better ask it.
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Where does the fourth point?
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What the hell kind of question is that?
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GUARDIAN XI: I can say
nothing further. Where...
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does the fourth point?
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It's a riddle.
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It's a reference to the poem
we found on Lyrek.
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The hidden fifth stanza led
us here. The fourth stanza
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seemed to point to Betazed.
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The answer is Betazed.
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That is correct.
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I can tell you now
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that the symbiont you seek
is indeed still alive.
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Its current host, Kalzara Bix,
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she will speak to no outsider
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unless they answer that riddle.
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Have others come looking?
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No, you are the first.
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Your team may transport
to the Caves of Mak'ala.
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I will bring her shortly.
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Before you go,
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is there anything else
you can tell us about her?
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Or the symbiont or the poem on Lyrek?
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I've never heard of Lyrek, Captain,
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and I know nothing of any poem.
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My duty was simply to ask
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the question and verify the answer.
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From here forward,
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all will be up to you.
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[TAKES DEEP BREATH]
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♪ ♪
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[ORIGINAL STAR TREK THEME PLAYS]
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Welcome.
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Kalzara is eager to meet you.
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- You knew the answer.
- Yes.
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We are here for the clue.
We understand you have it.
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I have been waiting for you
nearly my whole life,
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but I cannot help you.
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Only Jinaal can.
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The original host?
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Didn't he die hundreds of years ago?
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Jinaal joined with our symbiont
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so that it could carry his
secrets across the ages
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until a worthy
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seeker arrived.
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He requires that you speak
with him directly.
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Please.
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The symbiont is tired
and longs to rest. So do I.
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How are we supposed to do this?
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A zhian'tara.
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It's a ritual that allows
Jinaal's consciousness
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to transfer to another body
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for a limited time.
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GUARDIAN XI: It cannot be a joined host,
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but others from your team may serve
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as a vessel. I should
warn you, however, that
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it can be an emotionally
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overwhelming experience.
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CULBER: Captain, Jinaal can use me.
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"Emotionally overwhelming"
is what I do best.
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[SIGHS] Are you sure?
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GUARDIAN XI: It's decided then.
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Gray, you can help me prepare.
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It will be a valuable addition
to your training.
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Yes, Guardian.
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Oh, T'Rina. Good morning.
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I have brought you a gift
for your new office,
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a favinit plant.
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Oh, it is quite lovely.
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[SIGHS]
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Oh.
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Thank you.
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I can imagine what a transition
this must be.
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- [CHUCKLES]
- After so many years
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with Discovery as your home.
302
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Yes, well...
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I do miss them all,
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but I-I am excited
for this new challenge,
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and I will admit,
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a bit trepidatious.
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No, I...
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have been asked to speak at today's
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resource committee meeting,
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on behalf of the planets I represent.
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The position I will advocate
is a controversial one.
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I have no doubt you will perform
your duties commendably.
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Shall we?
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There is something else
I wish to discuss,
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o-of a personal nature.
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Our engagement announcement. [STAMMERS]
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I reviewed the draft, and
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there is one phrase which I believe
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may warrant reconsideration.
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"The handsome and erudite Captain Saru".
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If it embarrasses you,
we will remove it,
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but it is accurate to say
that you are both.
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If there is nothing else
you would change,
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I will have it sent out within the day.
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Please. It is all very exciting.
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DUVIN: Madam President.
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I am ready with your briefing
for today's session.
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Thank you, Mr. Duvin.
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This is, of course, Captain Saru.
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I don't believe you two have met.
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It is a pleasure.
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Our announcement is prepared,
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with one small edit.
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Once I have made that,
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you may transmit to
the appropriate outlets.
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Today, Madam President?
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- Yes.
- Of course.
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[SIGHS]
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Ambassador.
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When you are ready,
I shall see you inside.
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Yes.
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[DOORS WHOOSH OPEN]
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Excuse me, sir?
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Lieutenant Tilly.
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Captain Burnham asked me
to show you around the ship
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to facilitate introductions.
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Ah, she gave me a chaperone.
348
00:16:44,563 --> 00:16:47,387
Uh, not sure I would agree with
that choice of words, but...
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Introductions can wait.
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I'm combing through sensor data
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for any signs of Moll and L'ak's ship.
352
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That is the top priority from
an operational perspective.
353
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If I could have permission
to speak freely, sir.
354
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Zora's already monitoring
scanners in-in real time.
355
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Crew cohesion is a top priority
356
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as well, and, uh,
357
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so... Plus, it's... Captain's orders.
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I didn't, Lieutenant.
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Sorry, didn't what?
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Give you permission to speak freely.
361
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But I can walk and chew gum.
362
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- That is an Earth expression.
- Uh...
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Yeah, no, it is. I just, I don't know...
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I'm not running all over the ship.
365
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They can report to me here
in the science lab.
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Active duty roster
introductions, 1100 hours.
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Schedule five minutes with each of them.
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- Hi.
- Hi.
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Uh, do you have
a little time now, or... ?
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- Yeah, just finished.
- Uh...
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Am I allowed to hug you
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while you're on duty?
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Quick, no one's looking.
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[BOTH CHUCKLE]
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I haven't actually
touched you in months.
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Um...
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Uh, the...
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The captain said that we might
have some time off after this,
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and I was wondering if maybe
I could see your quarters,
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- or meet some of the other trainees?
- Sure.
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And, well, maybe...
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there's some things we
should talk about, too.
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Yeah.
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GUARDIAN XI: We are ready to begin.
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[GUARDIAN XI INHALES SHARPLY]
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[GUARDIAN XI SPEAKING TRILL]
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GUARDIAN XI:
The transference is complete.
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Jinaal's consciousness is within him.
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What year is it?
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BURNHAM: 3191.
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It's good to meet you, Jinaal.
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I'm Captain Burnham
of the USS Discovery.
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I love what they've done
with the uniform.
394
00:20:03,335 --> 00:20:04,932
It's a little formal, though.
395
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- Do you mind?
- Not at all.
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[LAUGHING]
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What about you?
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You're not Starfleet.
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Unaffiliated professional associate.
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Ah. Got it.
401
00:20:17,549 --> 00:20:19,555
You solved the poem and the riddle.
402
00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,558
Very impressive, making
it this far. [LAUGHS]
403
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And now you're here for the clue.
404
00:20:25,397 --> 00:20:28,625
- Yes. You have it?
- No.
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00:20:30,030 --> 00:20:31,611
But I can take you to it,
406
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if you don't mind me getting
this uniform a little dirty.
407
00:20:34,719 --> 00:20:36,964
I hid it in the canyons,
not too far from here.
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800 years ago?
409
00:20:38,349 --> 00:20:40,533
Oh, don't worry, Professional Associate.
410
00:20:40,538 --> 00:20:41,969
It'll still be there.
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I hide things very well.
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BURNHAM: Well, we can beam there.
413
00:20:44,934 --> 00:20:46,613
We have personal transporters now.
414
00:20:46,618 --> 00:20:48,106
Oh, I don't remember the coordinates.
415
00:20:48,111 --> 00:20:50,586
I just remember the path.
416
00:20:50,591 --> 00:20:52,849
Besides, I can't tell you
how much I miss the feeling
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of a nice, long walk.
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- BURNHAM: We don't have time.
- JINAAL: It'll be fine.
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00:20:58,817 --> 00:21:02,424
Ensign, uh, stay here with
Kalzara and keep comms open.
420
00:21:02,429 --> 00:21:05,297
- Aye, Captain.
- Come on, keep up.
421
00:21:05,302 --> 00:21:06,863
You have a lifetime.
422
00:21:06,868 --> 00:21:08,927
I only have a few hours.
423
00:21:08,932 --> 00:21:11,952
Wow. This guy really works out.
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[LOUD, OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
425
00:21:30,570 --> 00:21:33,146
My world needs a new starbase.
426
00:21:33,151 --> 00:21:36,371
We have all heard what's
happening with the Breen.
427
00:21:36,376 --> 00:21:39,051
They're growing increasingly dangerous
428
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as the warring factions vie for control.
429
00:21:41,046 --> 00:21:43,130
Which is why it is vital
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that all member worlds
receive fair attention,
431
00:21:46,926 --> 00:21:48,223
including yours.
432
00:21:48,928 --> 00:21:52,492
While adopting this change
would delay your starbase,
433
00:21:52,497 --> 00:21:55,091
I would also suggest and support
434
00:21:55,096 --> 00:21:57,916
an immediate increase
in patrols in your sector,
435
00:21:57,921 --> 00:22:00,166
subject to President Rillak's
approval, of course.
436
00:22:02,468 --> 00:22:05,318
In such a scenario, would you
consider your security needs
437
00:22:05,323 --> 00:22:07,755
to be appropriately addressed?
438
00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:11,565
Yes. That would be satisfactory.
439
00:22:13,370 --> 00:22:16,182
In that case... All in favor?
440
00:22:22,284 --> 00:22:23,529
All opposed?
441
00:22:26,091 --> 00:22:28,298
The revision has been adopted.
442
00:22:28,303 --> 00:22:31,811
Thank you. Let's take a short recess.
443
00:22:37,899 --> 00:22:39,852
May I have a word?
444
00:22:39,857 --> 00:22:41,412
- Of course.
- Ah.
445
00:22:50,847 --> 00:22:52,296
Ah.
446
00:22:52,301 --> 00:22:54,098
How may I help you, Mr. Duvin?
447
00:22:54,403 --> 00:22:57,662
I am curious what, if anything,
President T'Rina has told you
448
00:22:57,667 --> 00:23:00,591
of the conflicts her coalition
has had with the Vulcan Purists.
449
00:23:00,596 --> 00:23:02,493
Oh, I know there has been conflict.
450
00:23:02,498 --> 00:23:03,721
Indeed.
451
00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:06,710
And as you were speaking,
I found myself wondering
452
00:23:06,715 --> 00:23:09,543
how they might make political
fodder out of your remarks.
453
00:23:10,248 --> 00:23:12,342
What you said could be
seen as a criticism
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00:23:12,347 --> 00:23:14,474
of Ni'Var, itself a larger world.
455
00:23:14,479 --> 00:23:17,029
And the fact that President
T'Rina voted with you
456
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- makes it...
- She did not vote with me.
457
00:23:19,297 --> 00:23:21,394
She voted according to her own values
458
00:23:21,399 --> 00:23:22,830
and the needs of the Federation.
459
00:23:22,835 --> 00:23:24,397
While that may be true,
460
00:23:24,402 --> 00:23:26,399
appearances matter.
461
00:23:26,404 --> 00:23:29,097
In politics, they are
often all that matters.
462
00:23:30,302 --> 00:23:32,318
Typically, I would speak
with her directly,
463
00:23:32,323 --> 00:23:35,495
but I fear her logic is clouded
by both her love for you
464
00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:38,803
and her strong disapproval
of the Vulcan Purists.
465
00:23:38,808 --> 00:23:41,936
Therefore, logic and reason
dictates that I approach you.
466
00:23:41,941 --> 00:23:44,461
As you live in a near-constant
state of emotional compromise,
467
00:23:44,466 --> 00:23:46,811
you are therefore better
equipped to behave logically.
468
00:23:46,816 --> 00:23:48,056
With respect,
469
00:23:49,061 --> 00:23:53,073
your argument is a touch circuitous.
470
00:23:53,778 --> 00:23:56,037
I am not sure I am clear on your point.
471
00:23:56,042 --> 00:23:58,892
My point is that President
T'Rina's betrothal
472
00:23:58,897 --> 00:24:00,128
to someone from another world
473
00:24:00,133 --> 00:24:02,218
brings with it many complications.
474
00:24:03,023 --> 00:24:04,655
Its announcement at this time
475
00:24:04,660 --> 00:24:07,484
would be like adding a spark
to a keg of cabrodine.
476
00:24:07,489 --> 00:24:10,704
And in case I'm once
again being unclear,
477
00:24:10,709 --> 00:24:14,945
the president's political future
would be the keg.
478
00:24:24,245 --> 00:24:26,546
♪ ♪
479
00:24:26,551 --> 00:24:29,070
BURNHAM: For starters,
how did you get the clue?
480
00:24:29,075 --> 00:24:31,090
Did you... did you know Dr. Vellek?
481
00:24:31,495 --> 00:24:34,075
Were you with him when he found
the Progenitors' technology?
482
00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,121
You ask a lot of questions.
483
00:24:36,126 --> 00:24:39,167
How about we just enjoy
the walk, smell the air?
484
00:24:39,172 --> 00:24:41,474
We don't have time
to smell the air, okay?
485
00:24:41,479 --> 00:24:43,433
Others are coming, and
they're way less friendly.
486
00:24:43,438 --> 00:24:44,957
If they got their hands
on what you're hiding,
487
00:24:44,961 --> 00:24:46,349
it would be a disaster.
488
00:24:46,354 --> 00:24:47,872
[DISTANT SCREECHING]
489
00:24:48,777 --> 00:24:50,004
What was that?
490
00:24:50,909 --> 00:24:53,917
An itronok, a carnivorous quadruped
491
00:24:53,922 --> 00:24:56,310
about three times your height,
extremely vicious.
492
00:24:56,315 --> 00:24:58,104
I studied them while I was still alive.
493
00:24:58,109 --> 00:25:00,324
- These canyons are their hunting grounds.
- BOOK: Yeah.
494
00:25:00,329 --> 00:25:02,496
That seems like something
you could've mentioned before.
495
00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:05,124
JINAAL: Would that've changed your mind?
496
00:25:05,129 --> 00:25:07,631
Anyone sane knows
to stay away this place,
497
00:25:07,636 --> 00:25:09,807
which made it perfect
for hiding the clue.
498
00:25:09,812 --> 00:25:11,889
These answers you want...
499
00:25:13,194 --> 00:25:15,539
if I give them to you, they
might cost you your life.
500
00:25:16,444 --> 00:25:18,468
You sure it's worth it?
501
00:25:18,473 --> 00:25:21,476
We've already risked our
lives to come this far.
502
00:25:24,174 --> 00:25:25,427
We're sure.
503
00:25:26,632 --> 00:25:28,869
All right.
504
00:25:28,874 --> 00:25:30,871
800 years ago,
505
00:25:30,876 --> 00:25:32,873
the Federation president
brought together
506
00:25:32,878 --> 00:25:34,775
six scientists in secret:
507
00:25:34,780 --> 00:25:38,357
me, Dr. Vellek and four others,
Federation and non-Federation.
508
00:25:38,362 --> 00:25:41,055
Don't ask me their names.
I won't tell you.
509
00:25:41,060 --> 00:25:43,384
I will tell you that our mission was
510
00:25:43,389 --> 00:25:45,930
to research the Progenitors
and their message.
511
00:25:45,935 --> 00:25:47,932
The one Captain Picard found.
512
00:25:47,937 --> 00:25:49,208
Yes.
513
00:25:50,513 --> 00:25:52,153
It took years,
514
00:25:52,158 --> 00:25:55,113
but eventually led us
to a sector of deep space
515
00:25:55,118 --> 00:25:56,920
where we found a technology...
516
00:25:57,925 --> 00:25:59,987
beyond anything we'd ever seen.
517
00:26:00,892 --> 00:26:03,730
One of our group tried to activate it,
518
00:26:03,735 --> 00:26:05,311
and he was killed.
519
00:26:09,036 --> 00:26:10,576
It was horrible.
520
00:26:10,581 --> 00:26:14,088
After that, the rest of us made a pact.
521
00:26:14,093 --> 00:26:16,874
Told the president
that we'd hit a dead end,
522
00:26:16,879 --> 00:26:18,963
destroyed all of our research,
523
00:26:18,968 --> 00:26:21,879
removed our names from
every database we could access.
524
00:26:21,884 --> 00:26:24,556
And we hid the location
of what we'd found.
525
00:26:25,949 --> 00:26:28,970
Why didn't you give it to the
Federation for safekeeping?
526
00:26:30,371 --> 00:26:32,404
The Dominion War was raging.
527
00:26:33,809 --> 00:26:36,110
Everyone saw an enemy in everyone else.
528
00:26:36,115 --> 00:26:37,764
And we knew that
technology could be used
529
00:26:37,769 --> 00:26:39,549
for great destruction.
530
00:26:39,554 --> 00:26:42,413
Protecting it became
the focus of our lives.
531
00:26:44,297 --> 00:26:46,294
Nothing was more important.
532
00:26:46,299 --> 00:26:48,340
[SCREECHING]
533
00:26:49,545 --> 00:26:51,082
That was way closer.
534
00:26:51,087 --> 00:26:52,958
We'd better pick up the pace.
535
00:27:00,378 --> 00:27:01,624
TILLY: Sir?
536
00:27:03,316 --> 00:27:05,410
Moll and L'ak are at Lyrek.
537
00:27:06,515 --> 00:27:08,665
Uh, I know, sir. Zora told me.
538
00:27:08,670 --> 00:27:10,667
Uh, Commander Rhys
is here for his meeting,
539
00:27:10,672 --> 00:27:12,208
so I'll give you two some privacy.
540
00:27:12,213 --> 00:27:14,210
No need for that. Stay.
541
00:27:14,615 --> 00:27:16,812
In 20 words or less, tell me
something about yourself
542
00:27:16,817 --> 00:27:18,401
I couldn't read in your file.
543
00:27:21,030 --> 00:27:23,380
[RHYS CLEARS THROAT]
544
00:27:26,227 --> 00:27:28,224
I'm a real ship-head.
545
00:27:28,229 --> 00:27:31,339
Love the Crossfield, but
something about the curves
546
00:27:31,344 --> 00:27:34,734
of a 23rd century
Constitution class just gets me.
547
00:27:34,739 --> 00:27:37,742
That was 22 words.
548
00:27:38,847 --> 00:27:39,922
Thank you.
549
00:27:39,927 --> 00:27:40,966
Dismissed.
550
00:27:43,255 --> 00:27:46,535
The worst thing I've ever seen
in the sickbay was a Bynar
551
00:27:46,540 --> 00:27:50,191
with a Dakalan boreworm
eating its synaptic processor.
552
00:27:50,196 --> 00:27:53,020
Growing up on Bajor, my
nicknames were "Full Monopoly"
553
00:27:53,025 --> 00:27:55,544
and "Bluff Master", so, yeah,
554
00:27:55,549 --> 00:27:58,378
I'm pretty much unbeatable at tongo.
555
00:28:00,380 --> 00:28:04,666
Saurians reproduce asexually,
but we do not meet our progeny.
556
00:28:04,671 --> 00:28:08,122
They're instead raised by the community.
557
00:28:08,127 --> 00:28:11,735
I've laid three clutches.
558
00:28:11,740 --> 00:28:14,251
Okay. [CLEARS THROAT]
559
00:28:14,256 --> 00:28:16,696
When Nilsson left for
her new post on Voyager,
560
00:28:16,701 --> 00:28:19,101
- she gave me her pet tribble, and...
- [TILLY CLEARS THROAT]
561
00:28:20,879 --> 00:28:23,398
Oh, don't worry. It's been neutered.
562
00:28:23,403 --> 00:28:25,052
[SIGHS SOFTLY]
563
00:28:25,057 --> 00:28:27,604
Last time I did this,
they gave me chips.
564
00:28:30,315 --> 00:28:33,718
Okay, I'll save my drag racing
story for next time. [CHUCKLES]
565
00:28:34,706 --> 00:28:36,287
It was nice meeting you.
566
00:28:39,127 --> 00:28:41,603
Uh, they were in the middle
of a sentence, sir.
567
00:28:41,608 --> 00:28:43,670
- I got the gist.
- Sir, if you only spend
568
00:28:43,675 --> 00:28:45,560
30 seconds with each crew
member, how can you... ?
569
00:28:45,564 --> 00:28:48,611
The meetings are exactly as long
as they need to be, Lieutenant.
570
00:28:50,813 --> 00:28:52,853
I'll send Commander Owosekun in.
571
00:28:52,858 --> 00:28:54,148
Mm-hmm.
572
00:28:59,783 --> 00:29:02,037
Understood. Uh, keep me posted.
573
00:29:02,042 --> 00:29:03,578
What's going on?
574
00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,041
Our sensors on Lyrek.
575
00:29:07,046 --> 00:29:08,774
Might be some trouble coming.
576
00:29:08,779 --> 00:29:11,306
But it's-it's nowhere
near hear yet, so...
577
00:29:11,311 --> 00:29:13,530
So that's good news, right?
578
00:29:13,535 --> 00:29:15,581
Well, I hope so. [LAUGHS]
579
00:29:18,496 --> 00:29:20,520
You said there was something
that you wanted
580
00:29:20,525 --> 00:29:23,353
- to talk to me about?
- Yeah, I just...
581
00:29:24,058 --> 00:29:25,299
I just...
582
00:29:25,304 --> 00:29:28,824
It seems like you've
been doing really well.
583
00:29:28,829 --> 00:29:31,174
- [LAUGHS SOFTLY]
- And I've been good, too.
584
00:29:32,179 --> 00:29:34,004
Great, actually.
585
00:29:38,425 --> 00:29:40,222
But I think we both feel
586
00:29:40,227 --> 00:29:42,646
like things seem different between us.
587
00:29:42,951 --> 00:29:45,732
Holo's just not the same.
588
00:29:45,737 --> 00:29:47,603
No, you're right.
589
00:29:47,608 --> 00:29:51,860
You're right. Um, things
have felt very different.
590
00:29:51,865 --> 00:29:53,906
I think that's why I was
so nervous to see you.
591
00:29:53,911 --> 00:29:56,225
Because I knew we'd
have to talk about it,
592
00:29:56,230 --> 00:29:59,049
and I don't know how
to start that conversation.
593
00:29:59,054 --> 00:30:01,970
But, I mean, it makes sense, right?
594
00:30:01,975 --> 00:30:04,781
We literally used to be connected.
595
00:30:04,786 --> 00:30:08,394
And now, I'm following my path here,
596
00:30:08,399 --> 00:30:11,397
and you're following yours on Discovery.
597
00:30:11,402 --> 00:30:13,399
Mm.
598
00:30:13,404 --> 00:30:16,185
It's a big change.
599
00:30:17,730 --> 00:30:20,858
Maybe we just need to see
each other more often.
600
00:30:20,863 --> 00:30:23,209
So, I can... I can put
in for more leave,
601
00:30:23,214 --> 00:30:26,125
and I can... I can even
ask about transferring.
602
00:30:26,130 --> 00:30:28,040
I wouldn't want you to do that for me.
603
00:30:28,045 --> 00:30:32,163
Just like you wouldn't want
me to give this up for you.
604
00:30:33,964 --> 00:30:35,569
Yeah.
605
00:30:35,574 --> 00:30:38,055
No, you're right.
606
00:30:39,784 --> 00:30:42,582
I'm not sure what else to do.
607
00:30:42,587 --> 00:30:44,845
Well, I mean, if things aren't working
608
00:30:44,850 --> 00:30:46,629
the way they are right now,
609
00:30:46,634 --> 00:30:48,979
maybe we could try something different.
610
00:30:48,984 --> 00:30:51,630
Like, there are so many
kinds of relationships.
611
00:30:52,335 --> 00:30:54,925
I don't know if I can
do this any other way.
612
00:30:55,730 --> 00:30:57,780
So does that mean... ?
613
00:30:58,985 --> 00:31:01,028
Are we saying we're breaking up?
614
00:31:08,264 --> 00:31:11,494
I, uh... Yeah, I guess.
615
00:31:13,218 --> 00:31:14,780
I guess so.
616
00:31:15,785 --> 00:31:17,304
I think you're right.
617
00:31:17,309 --> 00:31:19,306
I think this is the right thing.
618
00:31:19,311 --> 00:31:21,978
- This is the right thing.
- Ooh. [CHUCKLES]
619
00:31:21,983 --> 00:31:24,620
But I'll always be here for you.
620
00:31:27,449 --> 00:31:29,509
No matter what.
621
00:31:31,410 --> 00:31:33,320
Well, me, too.
622
00:31:33,325 --> 00:31:34,914
Always.
623
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,129
You know where the technology is.
624
00:31:42,134 --> 00:31:45,959
Why not just tell us
so we can secure it?
625
00:31:45,964 --> 00:31:48,249
We can actually skip
this whole clue trail.
626
00:31:49,254 --> 00:31:50,321
No.
627
00:31:51,826 --> 00:31:54,084
We created the clues so that
no one could reach the end
628
00:31:54,089 --> 00:31:55,781
unless they follow the full path.
629
00:31:56,186 --> 00:31:58,736
We wanted the power to be found,
630
00:31:58,741 --> 00:32:00,825
but only by a worthy seeker,
631
00:32:00,830 --> 00:32:02,671
and only when the time was right.
632
00:32:02,676 --> 00:32:05,390
A time of peace when species
have evolved enough
633
00:32:05,395 --> 00:32:06,575
to use it only for good.
634
00:32:06,580 --> 00:32:09,317
So tell me, in 3191,
635
00:32:10,122 --> 00:32:12,141
has that time come?
636
00:32:12,146 --> 00:32:14,322
This is a time of peace, yeah.
637
00:32:16,168 --> 00:32:18,121
[SIGHS]
638
00:32:18,126 --> 00:32:20,732
- You don't look so sure.
- Oh, I am.
639
00:32:20,737 --> 00:32:22,560
But I can't promise you it'll last.
640
00:32:22,565 --> 00:32:24,127
Advancement isn't linear.
641
00:32:24,132 --> 00:32:25,868
I do know that the Federation is driven
642
00:32:25,873 --> 00:32:27,261
by a will to do good.
643
00:32:27,266 --> 00:32:28,871
Most sentient beings are.
644
00:32:28,876 --> 00:32:31,091
There are plenty who
would disagree with that.
645
00:32:32,296 --> 00:32:34,010
Good outweighs the bad.
646
00:32:34,015 --> 00:32:35,573
Truly believe that.
647
00:32:35,978 --> 00:32:37,671
I think you and your fellow scientists
648
00:32:37,676 --> 00:32:39,621
must have believed it, too.
649
00:32:39,626 --> 00:32:42,102
Otherwise, you wouldn't
have left these clues.
650
00:32:42,107 --> 00:32:44,505
You would've destroyed
all evidence it ever existed.
651
00:32:46,849 --> 00:32:49,109
That, Captain, is a very fair point.
652
00:32:50,314 --> 00:32:51,555
Book, what is it?
653
00:32:58,184 --> 00:32:59,721
Oh.
654
00:33:01,126 --> 00:33:03,123
JINAAL: An ina raptor, itronok prey.
655
00:33:03,128 --> 00:33:05,760
Fresh kill. They're
closer than I thought.
656
00:33:05,765 --> 00:33:07,637
Have your phasers ready.
657
00:33:19,997 --> 00:33:21,690
[SCREECHING]
658
00:33:21,695 --> 00:33:24,013
BURNHAM: We might have company
soon. How close are we?
659
00:33:24,018 --> 00:33:25,738
JINAAL: Right around this corner.
660
00:33:28,327 --> 00:33:30,339
Okay. There.
661
00:33:33,044 --> 00:33:34,937
That's where the clue is hidden.
662
00:33:34,942 --> 00:33:36,591
There's a carving.
663
00:33:36,596 --> 00:33:39,228
Just below it is a crack that
opens into a compartment
664
00:33:39,233 --> 00:33:40,779
I built into the rock.
665
00:33:46,888 --> 00:33:49,343
That's it.
666
00:33:49,348 --> 00:33:51,649
- Yeah.
- Wait!
667
00:33:51,654 --> 00:33:54,179
[SCREECHING]
668
00:33:55,267 --> 00:33:56,398
[PHASERS WHIRRING]
669
00:33:59,114 --> 00:34:00,632
[QUIETLY]: They can cloak?
670
00:34:00,637 --> 00:34:02,617
Their scales control
the way light refracts.
671
00:34:02,622 --> 00:34:04,762
That's another thing you
could've mentioned, Jinaal.
672
00:34:06,191 --> 00:34:09,276
- Ooh!
- Take cover!
673
00:34:09,281 --> 00:34:11,016
Whoa, the hits just keep on coming.
674
00:34:11,021 --> 00:34:13,436
Once agitated, they don't
back down. We have to go. Now!
675
00:34:13,441 --> 00:34:15,243
No, we can't. We need the clue.
676
00:34:15,248 --> 00:34:17,949
- You're not getting it tonight.
- What? There has to be a way.
677
00:34:17,954 --> 00:34:20,678
There's no way. We stay, we die.
678
00:34:20,683 --> 00:34:22,811
This body, your friend, dies.
679
00:34:22,816 --> 00:34:24,291
I'm not gonna let that happen.
680
00:34:24,296 --> 00:34:26,111
Jinaal.
681
00:34:27,386 --> 00:34:28,627
BOOK: Damn it.
682
00:34:30,258 --> 00:34:32,429
[QUIETLY]: We have
to find a way past it.
683
00:34:32,434 --> 00:34:35,045
See if you can communicate with it.
684
00:34:38,048 --> 00:34:41,003
[ROARING]
685
00:34:41,008 --> 00:34:44,006
I can't. Connection's a two-way
process. It's blocking me.
686
00:34:44,011 --> 00:34:47,304
- Could you pick up on anything?
- Yeah. It's really pissed off.
687
00:34:47,309 --> 00:34:49,838
Hmm. We didn't need
empathy powers to tell us that.
688
00:34:49,843 --> 00:34:51,187
Time for plan B, then?
689
00:34:51,192 --> 00:34:52,593
- On the count of three.
- Hey, hey.
690
00:34:52,598 --> 00:34:54,756
Is it on three or after three?
691
00:34:54,761 --> 00:34:56,932
Like, is it "One, two, three",
692
00:34:56,937 --> 00:34:59,364
or "One, two, three, go"?
693
00:34:59,369 --> 00:35:02,807
Second option. One, two, three, go.
694
00:35:02,812 --> 00:35:05,201
- [BELLOWING] - Hey!
- Go then.
695
00:35:05,206 --> 00:35:06,990
[SCREECHING]
696
00:35:16,870 --> 00:35:18,393
[GRUNTS]
697
00:35:23,137 --> 00:35:24,699
BOOK: Hurry up!
698
00:35:25,504 --> 00:35:27,501
I can't see it anymore!
699
00:35:27,506 --> 00:35:28,986
Keep looking.
700
00:35:29,709 --> 00:35:32,625
[ITRONOK SCREECHING]
701
00:35:34,104 --> 00:35:36,846
- [SCREECHING]
- BOOK: There you are.
702
00:35:43,331 --> 00:35:44,849
BOOK: Michael, there's another one!
703
00:35:44,854 --> 00:35:46,752
BURNHAM: I need more time!
704
00:35:47,857 --> 00:35:49,890
Michael!
705
00:35:51,078 --> 00:35:53,858
- [BOOK GROANING LOUDLY]
- [GASPING]
706
00:35:53,863 --> 00:35:56,034
[SCREECHING]
707
00:35:56,039 --> 00:35:58,617
Over there.
708
00:36:00,348 --> 00:36:03,216
- [SCREECHING]
- [GRUNTING] Go!
709
00:36:03,221 --> 00:36:04,739
- [GROANS]
- Oh.
710
00:36:04,744 --> 00:36:06,741
[BOTH PANTING]
711
00:36:06,746 --> 00:36:08,835
BURNHAM: Go in there.
712
00:36:15,233 --> 00:36:18,475
They must have found
that poem on Lyrek, right?
713
00:36:19,580 --> 00:36:21,185
Sir, is that a question for me, sir?
714
00:36:21,190 --> 00:36:22,278
No.
715
00:36:22,283 --> 00:36:24,685
- Didn't think so.
- Sorry I'm late.
716
00:36:24,690 --> 00:36:27,148
I was working on the data
from the Romulan tricorder,
717
00:36:27,153 --> 00:36:29,798
and I think I've finally figured it out.
718
00:36:29,803 --> 00:36:31,835
As long as it's mission-critical,
719
00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:33,581
use as many words as you'd like.
720
00:36:35,383 --> 00:36:37,667
Uh, well, um, the thing is,
721
00:36:37,672 --> 00:36:40,296
I hadn't accounted for half-life.
722
00:36:40,301 --> 00:36:44,692
The Progenitors' technology is
several billion years old,
723
00:36:44,697 --> 00:36:47,751
so, of course that would
result in significant decay
724
00:36:47,756 --> 00:36:49,392
of numerous isotopes.
725
00:36:49,397 --> 00:36:54,263
I don't fully understand it yet,
but the technology is...
726
00:36:54,968 --> 00:36:58,358
It could have incredible applications.
727
00:36:58,663 --> 00:37:01,517
One could use it
to design new life-forms,
728
00:37:01,522 --> 00:37:05,016
accelerate evolution, modify ecosystems.
729
00:37:05,021 --> 00:37:07,454
And if it can create life,
730
00:37:07,459 --> 00:37:11,109
then, in theory,
it might even be possible
731
00:37:11,114 --> 00:37:13,590
to reanimate dead organisms.
732
00:37:13,595 --> 00:37:16,724
That sounds like it'd be very
dangerous in the wrong hands.
733
00:37:16,729 --> 00:37:18,695
Well, yes, but think of all the good
734
00:37:18,700 --> 00:37:20,554
[LAUGHING]: it could
do in the right ones!
735
00:37:20,559 --> 00:37:23,299
It could make even
the spore-drive discovery
736
00:37:23,304 --> 00:37:25,385
inconsequential by comparison.
737
00:37:25,390 --> 00:37:28,823
Commander, you have
any more data to share?
738
00:37:28,828 --> 00:37:32,392
Um... no, I guess not.
739
00:37:32,397 --> 00:37:35,139
Then your 20 words are up.
You're dismissed.
740
00:37:37,244 --> 00:37:39,269
Nice to meet you, too, Commander.
741
00:37:40,674 --> 00:37:42,750
Okay. What?!
742
00:37:42,755 --> 00:37:44,321
What?
743
00:37:44,326 --> 00:37:47,542
I haven't seen him
that excited in so long.
744
00:37:47,547 --> 00:37:50,031
Why-why did you have
to shut him down like that?
745
00:37:50,036 --> 00:37:52,594
I got the information I needed.
Now I'm moving on.
746
00:37:52,599 --> 00:37:54,283
- Oh.
- Who's next?
747
00:37:54,288 --> 00:37:57,625
Ey. Uh, since you won't give me
permission to speak freely,
748
00:37:57,630 --> 00:37:58,861
I'm just gonna take it.
749
00:37:58,866 --> 00:38:01,116
Captain Burnham... she
sees something in you,
750
00:38:01,121 --> 00:38:03,988
but for the life of me,
I have no idea what it is.
751
00:38:03,993 --> 00:38:06,913
So, how about this? How about
I'm next? Here are my 20 words.
752
00:38:06,918 --> 00:38:11,909
Uh, you're on a new ship,
fresh off a demotion,
753
00:38:11,914 --> 00:38:15,465
trying to hide how hard that is
754
00:38:15,470 --> 00:38:17,303
by being a giant...
755
00:38:18,647 --> 00:38:21,571
Oh, that's 20 words, so...
756
00:38:21,576 --> 00:38:23,965
Excuse me, sir. I have work to do.
757
00:38:23,970 --> 00:38:26,538
[SIGHS]
758
00:38:31,856 --> 00:38:33,409
Uh, T'Rina,
759
00:38:33,414 --> 00:38:36,020
I have been considering our
engagement announcement.
760
00:38:36,025 --> 00:38:37,500
I-I believe the...
761
00:38:37,505 --> 00:38:39,154
It has not yet gone out?
762
00:38:39,159 --> 00:38:42,292
No, but within a few hours.
763
00:38:43,337 --> 00:38:46,379
Ah. Uh, I wonder if perhaps
764
00:38:46,384 --> 00:38:50,339
we should consider postponing.
765
00:38:50,344 --> 00:38:53,864
Well, it-it is a very busy time for you.
766
00:38:53,869 --> 00:38:56,941
And of course, there is my new position.
767
00:38:56,946 --> 00:39:00,301
A public declaration may
bring undue pressure.
768
00:39:00,306 --> 00:39:04,527
And as I recall, a wise
Vulcan once said,
769
00:39:04,532 --> 00:39:07,757
"To rush a sehlat is to risk a goring".
770
00:39:12,958 --> 00:39:15,451
Duvin spoke with you, did he not?
771
00:39:15,456 --> 00:39:17,453
I...
772
00:39:18,458 --> 00:39:19,973
He did.
773
00:39:19,978 --> 00:39:22,023
He advised me not to announce.
774
00:39:22,028 --> 00:39:24,325
I took that into account
and decided otherwise.
775
00:39:24,330 --> 00:39:25,983
So now he turns to you.
776
00:39:25,988 --> 00:39:28,503
He seemed quite clear that
it would not be in the interest
777
00:39:28,508 --> 00:39:29,887
of your political career.
778
00:39:29,892 --> 00:39:33,164
I employ Duvin because he is
a shrewd political operator,
779
00:39:33,169 --> 00:39:35,963
but that does not mean that he
or anyone else, including you,
780
00:39:35,968 --> 00:39:37,982
understands my own
interests better than I.
781
00:39:37,987 --> 00:39:41,298
But if you would experience a challenge
782
00:39:41,303 --> 00:39:44,001
from the Vulcan Purists,
we must consider that.
783
00:39:44,006 --> 00:39:48,353
Uh, I simply wish to protect
you in all ways that I can.
784
00:39:48,358 --> 00:39:51,182
It is unclear to me what would
have given you the impression
785
00:39:51,187 --> 00:39:52,884
that I'm in need of caretaker.
786
00:39:52,889 --> 00:39:54,578
MALE [OVER COMM]:
Excuse me, President T'Rina.
787
00:39:54,582 --> 00:39:56,492
President Rillak is ready for you.
788
00:39:56,497 --> 00:39:57,972
There is work to attend to.
789
00:39:57,977 --> 00:39:59,713
Excuse me. I must go.
790
00:39:59,718 --> 00:40:02,291
Uh... [SIGHS]
791
00:40:03,896 --> 00:40:05,893
[DOOR WHOOSHES OPEN]
792
00:40:05,898 --> 00:40:07,503
[DOOR WHOOSHES CLOSED]
793
00:40:07,508 --> 00:40:10,598
[SCREECHING, GROWLING IN DISTANCE]
794
00:40:11,643 --> 00:40:14,467
Okay. We have to get the barb out.
795
00:40:14,472 --> 00:40:15,973
All right?
796
00:40:15,978 --> 00:40:18,480
Then I'm gonna hit it with
the dermal regenerator.
797
00:40:18,485 --> 00:40:20,003
It's gonna stop the bleeding.
798
00:40:20,008 --> 00:40:21,996
- On the count of three.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
799
00:40:22,001 --> 00:40:23,998
- Three.
- [YELLS]
800
00:40:24,003 --> 00:40:26,000
[PANTING]
801
00:40:26,005 --> 00:40:28,350
What happened to "after three", Michael?
802
00:40:28,355 --> 00:40:30,066
Doesn't hurt as much
when you're not expecting it.
803
00:40:30,070 --> 00:40:31,272
[LAUGHING]: I'm sorry.
804
00:40:33,969 --> 00:40:36,706
- [SCREECHING]
- BOOK: Hey, over there.
805
00:40:36,711 --> 00:40:37,968
[BURNHAM PANTING]
806
00:40:38,573 --> 00:40:40,449
BOOK: Those aren't rocks.
807
00:40:40,454 --> 00:40:42,277
- Those are eggs.
- Right.
808
00:40:42,282 --> 00:40:44,840
They're protecting their young
just like any parent would.
809
00:40:44,845 --> 00:40:47,047
Then there's no justification
for antagonizing them,
810
00:40:47,052 --> 00:40:48,718
no matter what's hidden here.
811
00:40:48,723 --> 00:40:50,851
Jinaal was right.
812
00:40:50,856 --> 00:40:53,201
We're gonna have to
come back for the clue.
813
00:40:53,206 --> 00:40:54,898
[BURNHAM PANTING]
814
00:40:56,103 --> 00:40:58,880
All right. Let's beam out.
815
00:40:58,885 --> 00:41:01,231
We can catch up to him on the canyon.
816
00:41:07,559 --> 00:41:09,809
- That's not good.
- We're too close to the rock.
817
00:41:10,114 --> 00:41:11,720
The mineral composition is interfering
818
00:41:11,725 --> 00:41:13,656
- with the transporter signal.
- Okay.
819
00:41:13,661 --> 00:41:15,440
- What do you want to do?
- Okay.
820
00:41:15,445 --> 00:41:17,026
BURNHAM: Um...
821
00:41:20,929 --> 00:41:22,479
I got an idea.
822
00:41:23,584 --> 00:41:25,233
Basic xenoanthropology...
823
00:41:25,238 --> 00:41:27,519
show respect to the one you're studying.
824
00:41:31,810 --> 00:41:33,197
Michael, don't.
825
00:41:33,202 --> 00:41:35,112
- Trust me.
- Don't do it.
826
00:41:35,117 --> 00:41:37,333
- [RATTLING]
- [SIGHS]
827
00:41:43,604 --> 00:41:46,167
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
828
00:41:46,172 --> 00:41:48,714
[WHIRRING]
829
00:41:49,871 --> 00:41:52,905
[SCREECHING]
830
00:41:54,406 --> 00:41:55,959
Have you lost your mind?
831
00:41:55,964 --> 00:41:59,397
Our phasers made us seem like a threat.
832
00:41:59,402 --> 00:42:02,270
Try to communicate with them again. Now.
833
00:42:02,275 --> 00:42:06,100
Tell them we're sorry
and-and that we are leaving.
834
00:42:06,105 --> 00:42:09,195
[LOUD BELLOWING]
835
00:42:17,682 --> 00:42:21,120
[SCREECHING]
836
00:42:28,827 --> 00:42:30,385
They're letting us go.
837
00:42:30,390 --> 00:42:32,636
BURNHAM: We'll find another
way to get that clue.
838
00:42:41,706 --> 00:42:43,708
♪ ♪
839
00:42:45,510 --> 00:42:47,603
[CHUCKLES] Jinaal!
840
00:42:49,008 --> 00:42:51,072
I've missed this...
841
00:42:51,877 --> 00:42:54,937
the simple pleasure
of gazing at the stars.
842
00:42:58,487 --> 00:43:00,241
I see you survived.
843
00:43:00,246 --> 00:43:01,638
Skin of our teeth.
844
00:43:01,643 --> 00:43:03,984
You knew that was their
nesting ground, didn't you?
845
00:43:03,989 --> 00:43:07,074
And you had us draw our
phasers to incite them.
846
00:43:07,879 --> 00:43:09,380
Why?
847
00:43:09,385 --> 00:43:10,604
[CHUCKLING]
848
00:43:11,409 --> 00:43:12,993
I had to know what you'd do
849
00:43:12,998 --> 00:43:15,735
when you encountered a life-form
vastly different than your own.
850
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:18,842
Would you just see an enemy,
851
00:43:18,847 --> 00:43:20,902
or would you try to connect?
852
00:43:22,007 --> 00:43:25,593
That's vital for whoever gets
the Progenitors' technology.
853
00:43:27,181 --> 00:43:28,722
As is the belief
854
00:43:28,727 --> 00:43:31,194
in the potential for
goodness in all beings.
855
00:43:32,695 --> 00:43:34,293
Proceed wisely, Captain.
856
00:43:36,198 --> 00:43:37,445
Associate.
857
00:43:39,050 --> 00:43:40,760
And the carving on the rock face?
858
00:43:40,765 --> 00:43:42,762
I believe you'd call that a red herring.
859
00:43:42,767 --> 00:43:45,373
- Hmm.
- Never understood that.
860
00:43:45,378 --> 00:43:48,158
- Herrings aren't even red.
- [BURNHAM CHUCKLES]
861
00:43:48,163 --> 00:43:50,421
- I think that's the point.
- Ah.
862
00:43:50,426 --> 00:43:52,859
- I still don't get it.
- BOOK: Out of curiosity,
863
00:43:52,864 --> 00:43:54,861
if we hadn't proven worthy,
864
00:43:54,866 --> 00:43:57,107
would you have let the itronoks kill us?
865
00:43:58,861 --> 00:44:00,649
To protect the Progenitors' power?
866
00:44:00,654 --> 00:44:02,042
BOOK: Uh-huh.
867
00:44:02,047 --> 00:44:03,566
Yes.
868
00:44:09,097 --> 00:44:10,951
These are the coordinates
for the next clue?
869
00:44:10,956 --> 00:44:13,223
JINAAL: They are. Good luck, Captain.
870
00:44:32,599 --> 00:44:35,515
[INDISTINCT CROWD CHATTER]
871
00:44:42,304 --> 00:44:44,388
T'Rina, um,
872
00:44:44,393 --> 00:44:46,282
might you have a moment?
873
00:44:51,792 --> 00:44:53,746
[SARU SIGHS]
874
00:44:53,751 --> 00:44:56,313
I have been terribly uneasy
since our tea.
875
00:44:57,418 --> 00:44:59,220
I have given it much thought,
876
00:44:59,225 --> 00:45:01,222
and have come to realize
877
00:45:01,227 --> 00:45:04,452
that what I was trying to do
was not what you asked for,
878
00:45:04,457 --> 00:45:06,263
nor what you needed.
879
00:45:07,268 --> 00:45:09,065
I apologize.
880
00:45:09,070 --> 00:45:10,572
I accept.
881
00:45:11,677 --> 00:45:13,679
The matter is already in the past.
882
00:45:15,184 --> 00:45:17,421
Does that response trouble you?
883
00:45:17,426 --> 00:45:19,859
No. Uh, quite the opposite.
884
00:45:19,864 --> 00:45:23,819
I... I feared a far worse
outcome. [CHUCKLES]
885
00:45:23,824 --> 00:45:25,647
You see,
886
00:45:25,652 --> 00:45:29,172
I have never experienced conflict
887
00:45:29,177 --> 00:45:31,653
with someone I love in this way.
888
00:45:31,658 --> 00:45:34,612
Conflict is a natural part
of any relationship,
889
00:45:34,617 --> 00:45:37,307
- and not to be feared.
- Hmm.
890
00:45:38,012 --> 00:45:40,749
It is a natural part of
political life, as well.
891
00:45:42,454 --> 00:45:44,134
Duvin is correct.
892
00:45:44,139 --> 00:45:47,234
The announcement will enflame
the Vulcan Purists.
893
00:45:48,339 --> 00:45:49,610
But if it were to come out
894
00:45:49,615 --> 00:45:51,673
that we were engaged
and had not announced,
895
00:45:51,678 --> 00:45:53,806
that would erode my citizens' trust.
896
00:45:53,811 --> 00:45:56,547
That would make it seem as
though I was hiding something,
897
00:45:56,552 --> 00:45:58,555
and we have nothing to hide.
898
00:46:00,856 --> 00:46:02,727
In that case,
899
00:46:02,732 --> 00:46:05,557
I would like to announce
as soon as possible.
900
00:46:06,962 --> 00:46:09,473
And if difficulties arise,
901
00:46:09,478 --> 00:46:13,527
it will be my honor to stand
beside you to face them.
902
00:46:31,761 --> 00:46:32,998
[GASPS]
903
00:46:34,803 --> 00:46:36,631
GUARDIAN XI: Zhian'tara has ended.
904
00:46:37,936 --> 00:46:40,156
Jinaal has left you.
905
00:46:41,161 --> 00:46:43,681
Jinaal feels deep gratitude
906
00:46:43,686 --> 00:46:47,163
for the extra moments of life
you have given him.
907
00:46:47,168 --> 00:46:49,001
The experience was, um...
908
00:46:52,634 --> 00:46:54,702
Well, I-I... I don't have the words.
909
00:47:05,900 --> 00:47:08,541
I am glad you found
what you needed, Captain.
910
00:47:08,546 --> 00:47:09,925
BURNHAM: So am I.
911
00:47:10,630 --> 00:47:13,460
There are some very dangerous
people that won't be.
912
00:47:13,465 --> 00:47:15,875
I'm sorry. We think that
they're on their way here.
913
00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:18,307
I can assist with a team for protection.
914
00:47:18,312 --> 00:47:22,111
No need. Trill security is more
than capable of handling them.
915
00:47:23,416 --> 00:47:25,097
Okay. Dr. Culber, you should beam
916
00:47:25,102 --> 00:47:26,752
to sickbay for a checkup.
917
00:47:31,290 --> 00:47:32,539
You should beam back, too.
918
00:47:32,544 --> 00:47:34,372
Have Dr. Pollard take
a look at your leg.
919
00:47:40,178 --> 00:47:41,440
Adira.
920
00:47:42,645 --> 00:47:44,112
I'll see you back on board.
921
00:47:47,311 --> 00:47:49,312
Kalzara, thank you for everything.
922
00:47:49,317 --> 00:47:52,578
Thank you, for now I can rest.
923
00:47:56,194 --> 00:47:58,239
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
924
00:48:05,029 --> 00:48:06,356
[LAUGHTER]
925
00:48:06,361 --> 00:48:08,698
BARTENDER: Welcome to Red's.
I'll be right back for your order.
926
00:48:08,702 --> 00:48:10,539
That looks radioactive.
927
00:48:18,956 --> 00:48:22,023
I realize we did not get off on
the best foot today, Lieutenant,
928
00:48:22,028 --> 00:48:25,783
but leadership and friendship
are two different beasts.
929
00:48:26,288 --> 00:48:29,357
Professional distance
keeps the distinction clear.
930
00:48:30,362 --> 00:48:32,020
My crew understood that.
931
00:48:32,025 --> 00:48:36,095
We had a shorthand, a mutual trust.
932
00:48:37,539 --> 00:48:39,249
Well, in my experience, sir, it helps
933
00:48:39,254 --> 00:48:41,774
if the crew believes you
actually care about them.
934
00:48:41,779 --> 00:48:43,055
Hmm.
935
00:48:45,741 --> 00:48:47,307
Hmm.
936
00:48:47,312 --> 00:48:49,353
Commander Rhys has an extensive
937
00:48:49,358 --> 00:48:51,355
and comprehensive interest in starships
938
00:48:51,360 --> 00:48:53,487
that goes far beyond the tactical.
939
00:48:53,492 --> 00:48:55,042
If he wanted, he could
have a bright future
940
00:48:55,046 --> 00:48:56,308
in the Command division.
941
00:48:56,313 --> 00:48:59,959
Pollard has stared into the void
and made it blink.
942
00:48:59,964 --> 00:49:01,426
Nothing frightens that woman.
943
00:49:01,431 --> 00:49:04,759
Linus cares deeply for
tradition and stability,
944
00:49:04,764 --> 00:49:08,228
evident in his dedication to his
people's child-rearing ways.
945
00:49:08,233 --> 00:49:09,830
And Reno, well...
946
00:49:10,835 --> 00:49:12,928
Shall I go on?
947
00:49:12,933 --> 00:49:16,458
Analyzing them is not the same
as connecting with them,
948
00:49:16,463 --> 00:49:18,043
or showing them respect.
949
00:49:19,148 --> 00:49:22,199
- Respect has to be earned.
- I agree, sir.
950
00:49:22,204 --> 00:49:24,454
And that goes both ways.
951
00:49:33,519 --> 00:49:37,436
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHTER]
952
00:49:39,090 --> 00:49:40,635
Hmm.
953
00:49:50,018 --> 00:49:52,224
We are making preparations
954
00:49:52,229 --> 00:49:54,497
to jump to the coordinates
from the clue.
955
00:49:55,881 --> 00:49:57,773
But they're in Tzenkethi space
956
00:49:57,778 --> 00:50:00,541
so we can't go until the
diplomats clear the way.
957
00:50:00,546 --> 00:50:03,466
Ah, red tape, your favorite.
958
00:50:04,971 --> 00:50:07,044
Today must have been something.
959
00:50:07,049 --> 00:50:11,631
Yeah. Having another
consciousness inside of me?
960
00:50:12,636 --> 00:50:14,860
I mean, I was there, but I wasn't.
961
00:50:14,865 --> 00:50:17,428
How is that even possible?
962
00:50:17,433 --> 00:50:19,256
How does that work?
963
00:50:19,261 --> 00:50:22,839
How do I begin to explain any of that?
964
00:50:24,797 --> 00:50:26,877
I suppose you can't.
965
00:50:29,182 --> 00:50:32,264
At least not with the
science we have now.
966
00:50:32,269 --> 00:50:34,836
Doesn't mean it's unknowable.
967
00:50:34,841 --> 00:50:36,430
Right?
968
00:50:37,235 --> 00:50:38,437
Maybe.
969
00:50:40,542 --> 00:50:42,553
Makes me think of my abuela.
970
00:50:44,155 --> 00:50:45,992
She was a doctor, too.
971
00:50:46,897 --> 00:50:50,966
She filled her home
with religious icons...
972
00:50:51,671 --> 00:50:55,335
Catholic Church, Buddhism, Santeria,
973
00:50:55,340 --> 00:50:57,851
all sorts of faiths.
974
00:50:57,856 --> 00:51:00,845
She used to tell me
that it was a reminder
975
00:51:00,850 --> 00:51:03,414
that not everything has
to have an answer.
976
00:51:09,098 --> 00:51:11,109
But I'm not sure I'm okay with that.
977
00:51:12,214 --> 00:51:13,794
Yeah, I get that.
978
00:51:15,099 --> 00:51:16,326
What do you mean?
979
00:51:17,231 --> 00:51:20,099
Jinaal said something
as we were walking back,
980
00:51:20,104 --> 00:51:22,202
and he was right.
981
00:51:24,761 --> 00:51:26,803
I am searching.
982
00:51:28,204 --> 00:51:29,622
This technology,
983
00:51:30,327 --> 00:51:32,546
it's the closest that we'll ever get
984
00:51:32,551 --> 00:51:36,551
to the beings who
designed life as we know it.
985
00:51:38,296 --> 00:51:40,337
Maybe by the end of the journey,
986
00:51:40,342 --> 00:51:42,896
we will find the answers we need.
987
00:51:42,901 --> 00:51:44,938
Both of us.
988
00:51:50,700 --> 00:51:52,789
♪ ♪
989
00:51:53,907 --> 00:51:58,167
GRAY: The life of a symbiont is
a journey that spans centuries.
990
00:51:58,172 --> 00:52:00,692
Each host it passes through changes it,
991
00:52:00,697 --> 00:52:03,965
and it changes each in return.
992
00:52:04,970 --> 00:52:07,481
The lesson this teaches us is
993
00:52:07,486 --> 00:52:10,876
that every life is a journey.
994
00:52:10,881 --> 00:52:13,192
A series of changes.
995
00:52:17,179 --> 00:52:21,213
We must work to understand those
we encounter on our journey.
996
00:52:26,553 --> 00:52:29,587
We must choose to connect.
997
00:52:32,298 --> 00:52:34,337
Not just with others...
998
00:52:37,242 --> 00:52:39,336
but also, with ourselves.
999
00:52:43,113 --> 00:52:45,159
Sometimes we fail.
1000
00:52:46,164 --> 00:52:48,211
Sometimes we succeed.
1001
00:52:50,368 --> 00:52:54,254
Either way, we must keep tryin.
1002
00:52:54,259 --> 00:52:56,218
Because we have to.
1003
00:52:58,307 --> 00:53:02,533
Because we're all looking
for meaning in our lives.
1004
00:53:10,105 --> 00:53:12,185
And in the end,
1005
00:53:13,190 --> 00:53:15,196
the connections we make
1006
00:53:15,201 --> 00:53:17,256
will lead us there.
1007
00:53:22,983 --> 00:53:24,572
GUARDIAN XI: Thank you, Gray.
1008
00:53:32,558 --> 00:53:36,780
[GUARDIAN XI SPEAKING TRILL]
1009
00:53:51,360 --> 00:53:54,624
♪ ♪
1010
00:53:57,453 --> 00:54:01,631
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1011
00:54:11,249 --> 00:54:13,207
[CHATTER CONTINUES]
1012
00:54:30,050 --> 00:54:37,550
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