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Previously on Star Trek: Discovery...
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All those in favor of peaceful
efforts at first contact,
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please raise a hand.
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Those in favor of striking
the anomaly, do not.
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Why do you care so much about this?
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The power source that
controls the device,
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I need it to go home.
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We have received word that
the DMA is now days away
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from Ni'Var, Titan and Earth.
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- What happens now?
- We're fast-tracking the first contact mission.
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Whatever we think we know about
Species Ten-C, we're wrong.
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However we think first
contact will go, it won't.
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So that's the hyperfield.
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There is a planet about two
light-years away from it.
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I really think we should check
it out once we get closer.
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What do you think we'll find?
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I have no idea.
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Captain's log, stardate 865783.7.
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We have less than 29 hours
before United Earth and Ni'Var
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start getting hit by
debris from the DMA.
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29 hours, billions of lives.
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Until I figure out how to
get us in front of the Ten-C,
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there is nothing we can do to stop this.
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They live inside of a hyperfield,
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and right now I have
no idea how to get in,
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what we'll find once we do,
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how to communicate with them,
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what they even look like.
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As a xenoanthropologist, I've
never had less to work with.
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And as a captain,
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I have never been more afraid.
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Our only hope is the dead
planet we're orbiting right now.
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It was a gas giant until a
series of massive asteroids hit
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and burned the gas away.
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Its star is surrounded by Dyson rings
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made from the same rare
material as the DMA controller,
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and my gut tells me there
has to be a connection.
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That this planet must have been
the Ten-C's home at some point.
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And the ruins down there
can tell us how they lived,
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what's important to them.
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Cultural context,
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a way to begin communicating.
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If I'm wrong, we'll have no way
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to make up the time we spend down there.
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And the DMA will be that
much closer to our homes.
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Hey, um, fly good.
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You got it.
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But if I'm right,
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and something we find can
help us connect with the Ten-C,
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then maybe we have a shot at
stopping this before it's too late.
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I have to be right.
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I have to.
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Scan it again. There has to be a way in.
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A new scan won't tell us
anything the last dozen hasn't.
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Any chance the DMA could be
powered from somewhere else?
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No.
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We get in,
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we find the power
source, we shut it down.
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Everybody wins.
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We just need to get in.
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If I know Michael, she'll find a way
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into the hyperfield before we do.
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Kick me while I'm down, why don't you?
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Maybe if we stay cloaked
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and keep close to Discovery,
we can slip in behind them.
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I'll go one better:
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we hitch a ride with Discovery.
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There's an animal on Kwejian...
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Uh, was an animal.
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- The Kowolian nightsprey.
- Mm-hmm.
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To survive, it nested on
the back of a jajtspat.
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So we attach like a parasite.
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- Yeah, that's a good idea.
- No. Not like a parasite.
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The nightsprey takes
nothing, brings no harm.
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The jajtspat can't even tell it's there.
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It's a tonal difference,
I get it, but still,
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it's probably safe
to assume the jajtspat
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didn't have a sentient supercomputer
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monitoring all of its perimeters.
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You don't seem worried.
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Oh, there's nothing I love
more than a problem to solve.
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Okay.
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I can create a patch.
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It'll numb the sensors on a
section of Discovery's hull,
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just big enough to attach your
ship without Zora realizing it.
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Like a blind spot.
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Well, with Zora's new sentience,
she'll pick up on it eventually,
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but with any luck, we'll
have nightspreyed ourselves
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into the hyperfield before that happens.
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- There's just one catch.
- I don't like the sound of that.
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Well, you're not gonna
like this, either.
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Patch has to be installed manually.
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You want to go on board?
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No, in fact, that's the
last thing I want to do.
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But the access point I
need is in Engineering.
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I'm going with you.
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I can move faster on my own.
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You don't know the ship
half as well as I do.
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And what if you see Michael?
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One wrong move, and
it's over for both of us.
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We're doing this together, okay?
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End of story.
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Captain.
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When we agreed to survey the planet,
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I didn't expect Discovery
would be losing her captain
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and her first officer.
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Nilsson has the conn*;
you are in excellent hands.
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I'm sure we are.
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And while a xenoanthropologist
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is understandably the best
choice to lead this mission,
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is Captain Saru's
presence truly necessary?
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Mr. Saru can speak
over a hundred languages
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and his sensory capabilities dwarf ours.
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He might see something that I can't.
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And every minute that
we spend on that planet,
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the DMA is that much
closer to killing billions.
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I have to make that time count.
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Understood.
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What about the others?
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Do they understand?
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As you said, a lot at stake here.
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Madam President, General, Doctor.
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- I appreciate you seeing us off.
- Captain.
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I cannot express a
greater need for urgency
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than you must already feel.
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Please, all of you, travel safely.
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May you find answers, in
whatever form they take,
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and quickly.
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In other words, make the trip count;
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don't screw it up.
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Captain Burnham,
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I must voice my dismay at this decision.
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We left delegates behind
because time is of the essence.
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On behalf of the
citizens of United Earth,
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whose lives are in danger
in this very moment,
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I ask that you reconsider,
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so that we might better commit the
precious time that they have left
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to actually attempting to
communicate with the Ten-C.
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We have much to convey,
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and no idea how long
it will take to do so.
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I hear you, General.
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I do.
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Both Earth and Ni'Var
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are home to me.
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Whatever we might find
down on that planet,
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it could cut our
communication time in half.
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"Might."
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"Could."
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This is quite the gamble
for so much uncertainty.
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I am certain that first
contact will not go well
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if we show up to the Ten-C
knowing nothing about them.
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I will find something down there.
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I promise.
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We ready?
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- Aye, Captain.
- Aye, Captain.
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Captain Burnham?
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Good luck.
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- Synced and corrected by chamallow -
- www.addic7ed.com -
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Disco Zero Nine to Discovery,
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we're about to enter the ionosphere.
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Losing comms from there.
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Understood, Commander.
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Good luck. Hope you find
what you're looking for.
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Protective shielding deployed.
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It's good to know that
the laws of physics
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still apply outside of our galaxy.
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Hang on. Ride'll smooth out in a minute.
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Scans show numerous impact craters,
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presumably caused by the asteroids.
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Uh, based on the rate of
atmospheric dissipation,
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these would have occurred
approximately 1,000 years ago.
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Around the time the hyperfield
itself was constructed.
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Well, that makes sense.
Given how advanced they are,
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the Ten-C would've had some idea
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of what was coming and
evacuated beforehand.
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Take a look at these ruins.
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The way the buildings have collapsed.
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I cannot think of any materials
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that could withstand
the extreme pressures
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at the core of a gas giant.
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It seems rather impossible for
biological entities, as well.
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The Ten-C must've
lived in the gas layers.
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But how?
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They must be unlike any
species we've ever encountered.
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Well, there has to be
something down there
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to help us communicate with them.
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Oh, one structure looks
like it's still intact.
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Perhaps it was reinforced in some way?
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- But why?
- We're about to find out.
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Any life signs?
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None whatsoever.
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One less thing to worry about.
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Oh, well, apologies. I...
I should have clarified.
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I do not read any life
signs, including ours.
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So we might not be alone.
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Make sure they're set to stun.
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We're under attack! Take cover!
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Oh.
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Mr. Saru. It's okay.
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Breathe.
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Are you all right?
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I... I am fine. Just, uh...
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disoriented.
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- Are you sure?
- I said I am fine, Commander.
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It must have been vertigo,
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a... a glint of light
coming off of that.
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What is that?
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If I'm not mistaken,
we're looking at the cusp
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of an extremely large bone.
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Scans show their shuttle
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went all the way down to the surface.
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Discovery's not going anywhere
while part of their crew's gone,
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but who knows how
much time that buys us.
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These'll camouflage our
biosigns from Zora's sensors.
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Listen, if you're not all-in on this,
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you need to level with me right now.
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Because if you lose focus,
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and we're still on board Discovery
when that shuttle gets back...
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These people...
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they've become family to me.
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Your conscience,
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versus the billions of
lives that are at stake.
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You can't have everything.
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I know it's complicated,
especially with Michael,
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but the lives we're trying
to save include hers,
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and everyone else over there,
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whether or not they realize it.
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- Is that a Kwejian thing?
- No.
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I just like having a torso.
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On my mark.
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Three, two...
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- Aah!
- Shh. Hey.
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A little more clarity next time.
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Seriously?
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Engineering's this way.
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Let's stay alert.
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Dr. Culber, what are
your scans telling you?
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Well, it looks like the bone structure
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is of unusually low density.
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Before it was fossilized,
it would've been flexible,
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almost like cartilage.
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Their physiology was perfectly
adapted for floating in gas layers.
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What do you think all the blue dust is?
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It's not soil. It's...
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some kind of complex
hydrocarbon compound.
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No idea what, though. It's...
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It's not in Federation databases.
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Check this out.
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A mass grave?
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The way they're all gathered, it's...
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like they were bracing themselves.
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Scans date these bones to the
same time as the fragment strikes.
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So they didn't all escape.
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Even with all their tech.
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A full-planet evacuation was impossible.
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It would be for anyone.
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We need to get into that building,
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00:15:35,161 --> 00:15:38,291
figure out who they are and
how to talk to them. Let's go.
259
00:15:47,646 --> 00:15:49,186
- Saru?
- Hmm?
260
00:15:49,666 --> 00:15:50,886
What's going on for you?
261
00:15:51,601 --> 00:15:53,226
I apologize, Captain.
262
00:15:53,611 --> 00:15:55,806
I seem to be feeling things
263
00:15:55,861 --> 00:15:57,551
I have not felt for quite some time.
264
00:15:58,211 --> 00:15:59,371
What are you feeling?
265
00:16:00,716 --> 00:16:03,061
The coming... of death.
266
00:16:19,871 --> 00:16:21,596
Ah, a puzzle.
267
00:16:22,991 --> 00:16:24,070
Altonian?
268
00:16:25,076 --> 00:16:26,076
Ancient Earth.
269
00:16:26,671 --> 00:16:28,770
Dr. Kovich introduced me to it.
270
00:16:28,966 --> 00:16:30,081
Oh.
271
00:16:30,626 --> 00:16:35,191
I need "an act which a
person is bound to complete."
272
00:16:35,966 --> 00:16:36,996
"Mission."
273
00:16:37,146 --> 00:16:40,211
Exactly what I'd like
to discuss, in fact.
274
00:16:40,321 --> 00:16:42,088
"Mission" is seven letters.
275
00:16:42,286 --> 00:16:44,351
This is ten. Fifth letter: "G."
276
00:16:45,246 --> 00:16:47,361
We need to talk about
your bedside manner.
277
00:16:48,846 --> 00:16:51,256
The bluntness with which you
spoke to the captain today
278
00:16:51,266 --> 00:16:53,026
was not entirely appropriate.
279
00:16:53,026 --> 00:16:55,492
And you saw how it
affected General Ndoye.
280
00:16:56,561 --> 00:17:01,063
I am doing everything in my power
281
00:17:01,106 --> 00:17:03,536
to contain the delegates'
stress and panic.
282
00:17:04,496 --> 00:17:06,081
I need you to help me.
283
00:17:06,416 --> 00:17:08,426
Whether they worry
about tomorrow or not,
284
00:17:08,436 --> 00:17:09,981
it'll arrive all the same.
285
00:17:11,481 --> 00:17:13,081
I'm not sure how we can help
286
00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,077
with their lack of perspective on that.
287
00:17:15,587 --> 00:17:19,681
While I admire your
commitment to the long view,
288
00:17:20,519 --> 00:17:23,675
my concern is for those who
are struggling right now.
289
00:17:24,478 --> 00:17:28,450
They need to feel supported
in order to do their best work.
290
00:17:29,750 --> 00:17:32,794
So, moving forward,
291
00:17:32,881 --> 00:17:37,112
I would like you to
exercise a bit more tact,
292
00:17:38,199 --> 00:17:41,902
starting upon our return to first
contact planning in ten minutes.
293
00:17:49,646 --> 00:17:51,377
Okay, we're at the mess hall.
294
00:17:51,679 --> 00:17:53,821
If it's empty, we could drop
down and take a shortcut.
295
00:18:05,321 --> 00:18:06,990
- It was worth a shot. Come on.
- Wait.
296
00:18:07,008 --> 00:18:09,146
If I were home, at
least I could be helping
297
00:18:09,202 --> 00:18:11,796
with evacuations or mounting a defense.
298
00:18:11,977 --> 00:18:13,583
We still have time, General.
299
00:18:13,677 --> 00:18:16,313
- Captain Burnham's mission...
- Is a waste of that time.
300
00:18:16,725 --> 00:18:19,913
The DMA could destroy both
of our worlds within days.
301
00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:21,907
How can you be so calm?
302
00:18:22,300 --> 00:18:24,763
Ni'Var's emergency
protocols are well defined.
303
00:18:25,526 --> 00:18:28,770
I trust my vice president is doing
everything according to our plans.
304
00:18:28,895 --> 00:18:31,632
The math doesn't lie.
There are too many.
305
00:18:31,826 --> 00:18:33,550
Most will not be saved.
306
00:18:33,638 --> 00:18:37,482
We are here to prevent such catastrophe.
307
00:18:38,595 --> 00:18:40,771
This is where we can
best serve our people.
308
00:18:40,889 --> 00:18:42,207
If we act.
309
00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,313
We could be meeting
with the Ten-C even now,
310
00:18:44,389 --> 00:18:46,647
demanding they turn
off their bloody device.
311
00:18:46,690 --> 00:18:49,251
We cannot communicate if
we know nothing about them.
312
00:18:49,532 --> 00:18:52,382
Opportunities multiply
as they are seized.
313
00:18:54,045 --> 00:18:56,178
We should have gone
directly into the hyperfield.
314
00:19:01,676 --> 00:19:03,301
That was tense.
315
00:19:05,432 --> 00:19:06,801
Let's go.
316
00:19:49,759 --> 00:19:52,339
I thought his extreme fear
response was lost after Vahar'ai.
317
00:19:52,364 --> 00:19:53,414
So did I.
318
00:19:53,457 --> 00:19:56,364
But his cortisol and adrenaline
levels are dangerously elevated.
319
00:19:56,802 --> 00:19:59,171
See if you can stabilize him.
I'll continue with Detmer.
320
00:19:59,358 --> 00:20:00,634
Yes, Captain.
321
00:20:00,733 --> 00:20:02,002
Mr. Saru?
322
00:20:03,633 --> 00:20:05,957
Come on. Let's get you checked out.
323
00:20:28,009 --> 00:20:29,782
What do you think this was?
324
00:20:29,988 --> 00:20:31,351
Meeting space,
325
00:20:32,101 --> 00:20:33,745
worship area,
326
00:20:34,889 --> 00:20:36,233
maybe an arena.
327
00:20:36,713 --> 00:20:39,170
Community structures are common
in a large variety of cultures.
328
00:20:39,170 --> 00:20:41,976
Maybe we'll find
something that'll tell us.
329
00:20:42,752 --> 00:20:44,814
We're looking for technology, artifacts,
330
00:20:44,826 --> 00:20:46,601
anything that can
provide cultural context.
331
00:20:46,639 --> 00:20:47,982
Got it.
332
00:20:51,820 --> 00:20:53,957
Easy there.
333
00:20:54,620 --> 00:20:56,298
Something is wrong here.
334
00:20:56,675 --> 00:20:59,719
Something is causing me to feel this.
335
00:20:59,775 --> 00:21:01,038
I don't think so.
336
00:21:01,438 --> 00:21:05,019
Our EV suits protect us
from any external elements.
337
00:21:05,137 --> 00:21:08,985
Here.
338
00:21:15,322 --> 00:21:16,959
Do you understand now?
339
00:21:18,541 --> 00:21:19,991
I do.
340
00:21:28,004 --> 00:21:30,027
Deck's empty. We're okay.
341
00:21:30,516 --> 00:21:32,904
Okay. We're right below Engineering.
342
00:21:33,254 --> 00:21:34,922
Three biosigns.
343
00:21:35,468 --> 00:21:36,941
We have to create a diversion
344
00:21:36,978 --> 00:21:39,428
to pull them away long enough
for me to install the patch.
345
00:21:39,472 --> 00:21:41,841
Once your ship is invisible to Zora...
346
00:21:42,315 --> 00:21:44,520
What? You're looking at me
like you have something to say.
347
00:21:44,978 --> 00:21:46,696
I have an idea for a
slight change of plans.
348
00:21:46,872 --> 00:21:49,699
- How slight?
- I want to ask General Ndoye to help us.
349
00:21:49,741 --> 00:21:52,510
Well, that sounds like a great
idea. They put us in the brig.
350
00:21:52,572 --> 00:21:54,372
And I'd prefer not spend any more years
351
00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,358
- under someone else's thumb.
- I know it's a risk.
352
00:21:56,597 --> 00:21:58,839
But if she could give us
intel about Discovery's plans,
353
00:21:59,066 --> 00:22:01,341
we could get right in
front of any issues, adapt.
354
00:22:02,191 --> 00:22:04,854
She voted in support of
our plans at the assembly,
355
00:22:05,278 --> 00:22:06,510
and you heard what she just said.
356
00:22:06,522 --> 00:22:08,097
She needs this as much as we do.
357
00:22:08,278 --> 00:22:09,685
Her planet's running out of time.
358
00:22:09,791 --> 00:22:12,429
I think that she'll see
the best way to stop the DMA
359
00:22:12,466 --> 00:22:15,047
and save lives is to
take control of this.
360
00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,031
The shuttle could be back any minute.
361
00:22:17,074 --> 00:22:18,337
I'll talk fast.
362
00:22:20,803 --> 00:22:23,080
I put in the patch,
you track down Ndoye.
363
00:22:23,124 --> 00:22:25,527
- See you back on my ship.
- Hey, Book?
364
00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:28,347
Be convincing.
365
00:22:51,544 --> 00:22:53,344
Room's empty, Captain.
366
00:22:53,809 --> 00:22:55,364
No cultural relics.
367
00:22:56,157 --> 00:22:57,769
Nothing on the walls.
368
00:22:59,834 --> 00:23:00,949
I...
369
00:23:01,162 --> 00:23:03,434
Do you want me to take Mr.
Saru back to the shuttle?
370
00:23:04,259 --> 00:23:05,759
I've never seen him like this.
371
00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,119
No. Let's see if Culber can help him.
372
00:23:08,314 --> 00:23:09,714
We don't have any data yet.
373
00:23:09,824 --> 00:23:11,694
I have to make this mission count.
374
00:23:12,364 --> 00:23:13,939
It's not all on you, Captain.
375
00:23:15,334 --> 00:23:16,904
We're all here to help.
376
00:23:22,705 --> 00:23:24,449
- Captain?
- No.
377
00:23:24,924 --> 00:23:25,924
Stand back.
378
00:23:29,874 --> 00:23:31,159
Stay back!
379
00:23:32,179 --> 00:23:35,111
Captain? Your biometrics
are elevating rapidly.
380
00:23:35,348 --> 00:23:37,655
- Something's wrong.
- Hallucinations?
381
00:23:39,417 --> 00:23:41,637
What's happening to
Saru is happening to me.
382
00:23:41,681 --> 00:23:44,035
And now, you. Shadows, lights?
383
00:23:44,035 --> 00:23:45,860
- Screaming.
- Our fear responses
384
00:23:45,875 --> 00:23:48,339
are being triggered to
an exceptional degree.
385
00:23:49,405 --> 00:23:51,005
Except Commander Detmer.
386
00:23:51,495 --> 00:23:53,600
Her biosigns haven't changed at all.
387
00:23:54,065 --> 00:23:55,155
Yet.
388
00:23:55,710 --> 00:23:58,088
How is it that we're
experiencing the same visions?
389
00:23:58,250 --> 00:24:00,003
Something must be affecting our minds
390
00:24:00,047 --> 00:24:03,485
and causing these
physiological responses.
391
00:24:06,770 --> 00:24:09,595
There's no evidence of
psionic energy or infrasound.
392
00:24:11,865 --> 00:24:14,322
Our suits filter out
environmental factors.
393
00:24:14,470 --> 00:24:17,345
No fluctuations in magnetic
or electrical fields, either.
394
00:24:17,830 --> 00:24:20,937
So whatever's doing this
is doing it some other way.
395
00:24:23,995 --> 00:24:25,376
Five minutes.
396
00:24:26,050 --> 00:24:29,280
We will retrace our steps and
figure out what's going on.
397
00:24:30,535 --> 00:24:32,820
Detmer, you stay back
and keep safe, okay?
398
00:24:33,285 --> 00:24:36,010
This mission comes first.
399
00:24:37,745 --> 00:24:39,350
If we're not able to fix
this, we're gonna need you
400
00:24:39,370 --> 00:24:40,500
to go back to the shuttle
401
00:24:40,575 --> 00:24:42,035
and contact Discovery.
402
00:24:44,135 --> 00:24:45,235
Alone.
403
00:25:04,175 --> 00:25:06,026
Triple-brewed raktajino.
404
00:25:06,194 --> 00:25:08,600
Hot as hell, hold the nutmeg.
405
00:25:11,300 --> 00:25:12,737
You want one?
406
00:25:13,018 --> 00:25:14,156
Mm...
407
00:25:14,318 --> 00:25:15,706
Suit yourself.
408
00:25:15,894 --> 00:25:18,107
Those puppies saved me on the Hiawatha.
409
00:25:18,188 --> 00:25:21,170
When you have to power through,
nothing beats the bitter elixir
410
00:25:21,338 --> 00:25:23,007
of Klingon warriors.
411
00:25:27,613 --> 00:25:29,539
Oh, that's my head.
412
00:25:29,602 --> 00:25:32,908
There must be something pretty
damn interesting in there
413
00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:34,924
to upstage Klingon warriors.
414
00:25:36,745 --> 00:25:38,449
I'm sorry.
415
00:25:38,493 --> 00:25:41,801
Um, just thinking
about Commander Detmer.
416
00:25:42,150 --> 00:25:44,388
Oh, I see. When Gray's away...
417
00:25:44,569 --> 00:25:47,488
Okay, no, not like that. I...
418
00:25:48,657 --> 00:25:53,448
I just, uh, sometimes wish that I
could be a little bit more like her.
419
00:25:53,595 --> 00:25:55,910
Confident and, um,
420
00:25:55,998 --> 00:25:57,948
you know, able to go on
a mission without worrying
421
00:25:57,998 --> 00:26:00,559
about all of the ways
that I could screw it up.
422
00:26:01,654 --> 00:26:04,610
I think it's pretty safe
to assume that everyone,
423
00:26:04,698 --> 00:26:07,411
no matter what calm veneer they present,
424
00:26:08,055 --> 00:26:09,536
is kind of a mess.
425
00:26:09,886 --> 00:26:12,237
I've just never seen her flinch.
426
00:26:12,561 --> 00:26:14,818
You know, she's always
really got it together.
427
00:26:15,093 --> 00:26:18,969
Ask her how she was after we flew
out of a wormhole and crashed.
428
00:26:21,125 --> 00:26:24,191
No one's always okay, kid.
429
00:26:24,794 --> 00:26:26,851
It takes a hell of a lot of strength
430
00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:28,444
to admit when you're not.
431
00:26:29,357 --> 00:26:32,200
Which, I guess makes Detmer,
432
00:26:32,256 --> 00:26:34,244
in fact, the shit.
433
00:26:37,024 --> 00:26:39,837
If you admire her so much,
why don't you get to know her?
434
00:26:39,843 --> 00:26:41,512
Have you ever had a conversation?
435
00:26:41,656 --> 00:26:44,205
Not, like, just us in the same...
436
00:26:44,343 --> 00:26:47,518
I-I wouldn't really know
how to... how to start that.
437
00:26:48,112 --> 00:26:49,342
Pro tip...
438
00:26:49,962 --> 00:26:52,162
don't start with "I want to be you."
439
00:26:52,682 --> 00:26:53,829
It's kind of creepy.
440
00:26:56,102 --> 00:26:57,322
You'll figure it out.
441
00:27:14,402 --> 00:27:16,862
Well, Saru was touching my
arm right before it happened.
442
00:27:17,007 --> 00:27:19,857
But neither of us
443
00:27:20,197 --> 00:27:22,989
were touching Captain Burnham
when she became affected.
444
00:27:25,857 --> 00:27:29,087
And-and I was outside
445
00:27:29,527 --> 00:27:30,802
when the symptoms hit.
446
00:27:30,802 --> 00:27:33,072
And you and the captain were inside.
447
00:27:37,307 --> 00:27:39,237
Could our suits be malfunctioning?
448
00:27:40,432 --> 00:27:42,247
Detmer, are your settings
any different than ours?
449
00:27:42,322 --> 00:27:44,522
No. They're all the same.
450
00:27:44,997 --> 00:27:46,926
There's no reason I should be fine.
451
00:27:48,157 --> 00:27:49,827
This doesn't make any sense.
452
00:27:51,477 --> 00:27:52,962
Is there any chance...
453
00:27:55,657 --> 00:27:57,182
... it could be the dust?
454
00:28:02,362 --> 00:28:06,597
There-there was a patch
of ground, unstable.
455
00:28:06,992 --> 00:28:09,302
I recall stepping through it
456
00:28:09,472 --> 00:28:11,422
just before the hallucinations began.
457
00:28:11,987 --> 00:28:13,217
It was filled with dust.
458
00:28:13,287 --> 00:28:16,642
Yes, and I... I knelt in
it when I was treating you.
459
00:28:17,197 --> 00:28:19,262
And I touched it when I
was examining the trichome.
460
00:28:19,307 --> 00:28:21,352
And I haven't come into
direct contact with it.
461
00:28:21,372 --> 00:28:23,492
Okay.
462
00:28:24,637 --> 00:28:26,997
The hydrocarbons that
you analyzed earlier...
463
00:28:27,917 --> 00:28:30,337
they weren't found in any
of the Federation databases.
464
00:28:30,482 --> 00:28:32,580
So maybe our suits wouldn't
know how to block them.
465
00:28:32,872 --> 00:28:34,952
An unknown substance
could get through if
466
00:28:35,437 --> 00:28:37,280
its structure was unusual enough.
467
00:28:43,222 --> 00:28:44,367
Here, let me recalibrate
468
00:28:44,392 --> 00:28:46,768
the programmable-matter
filtering system.
469
00:28:47,997 --> 00:28:48,997
There.
470
00:29:03,037 --> 00:29:05,232
So glad you were paying
attention in those EV trainings.
471
00:29:08,382 --> 00:29:09,382
Mr. Saru,
472
00:29:09,958 --> 00:29:11,966
your respiration is
still somewhat elevated.
473
00:29:13,146 --> 00:29:15,498
Oh, I'm all right, Doctor.
474
00:29:16,598 --> 00:29:17,598
It is just...
475
00:29:18,794 --> 00:29:21,126
I had forgot the sensation of fear.
476
00:29:22,858 --> 00:29:25,198
Brings back... memories.
477
00:29:27,118 --> 00:29:29,026
It is nothing. It'll... it'll pass.
478
00:29:30,406 --> 00:29:32,842
But I must say, Commander Detmer,
479
00:29:33,754 --> 00:29:37,346
you remained remarkably calm as
we struggled with the unknown.
480
00:29:37,386 --> 00:29:39,474
PTSD therapy came in handy.
481
00:29:39,858 --> 00:29:41,313
Plus, the way I grew up,
482
00:29:41,348 --> 00:29:43,608
I'm sort of the queen of
putting things in boxes.
483
00:29:46,498 --> 00:29:47,698
Take a look at this.
484
00:29:48,208 --> 00:29:49,348
Think I got something.
485
00:29:52,218 --> 00:29:54,358
Through the archway. Look at that.
486
00:29:54,513 --> 00:29:57,393
It appears the Ten-C left
something behind after all.
487
00:29:59,458 --> 00:30:00,581
Let's go find out what.
488
00:30:05,583 --> 00:30:09,618
Shield upgrade means increasing
nominal system output.
489
00:30:09,643 --> 00:30:10,721
You get that, right?
490
00:30:10,922 --> 00:30:12,572
- Yes, Commander.
- Commander Reno,
491
00:30:12,892 --> 00:30:15,062
I require some assistance.
492
00:30:15,352 --> 00:30:16,727
I live to serve.
493
00:30:17,977 --> 00:30:18,977
What do you need?
494
00:30:18,991 --> 00:30:22,452
The deck six tech-hub
replicator is malfunctioning.
495
00:30:22,537 --> 00:30:23,882
What? I was just there.
496
00:30:23,907 --> 00:30:27,282
I'm receiving similar reports
from decks two and three.
497
00:30:27,282 --> 00:30:32,352
And just now, on deck five, it
started making steamed bananas.
498
00:30:32,697 --> 00:30:35,197
Okay, every word of that is bad news.
499
00:30:35,297 --> 00:30:38,037
Get moving. If we lose
replicators out here,
500
00:30:38,057 --> 00:30:40,527
we starve to death. No pressure.
501
00:31:06,127 --> 00:31:07,302
President T'Rina?
502
00:31:07,737 --> 00:31:09,222
You wished to speak further.
503
00:31:09,777 --> 00:31:10,962
Hello?
504
00:31:15,377 --> 00:31:16,602
President T'Rina?
505
00:31:20,962 --> 00:31:22,237
That message was from you?
506
00:31:22,272 --> 00:31:23,682
I need you to listen.
507
00:31:24,567 --> 00:31:25,971
How the hell are you even here?
508
00:31:26,014 --> 00:31:27,372
My ship is nearby, cloaked.
509
00:31:27,447 --> 00:31:29,222
And this is blocking Zora's
sensors for the moment,
510
00:31:29,257 --> 00:31:30,347
but we don't have much time.
511
00:31:30,787 --> 00:31:33,247
Give me one reason why I
shouldn't call security right now.
512
00:31:33,282 --> 00:31:34,557
Because I'm here to help,
513
00:31:34,647 --> 00:31:36,147
but to do that, I need your help.
514
00:31:36,877 --> 00:31:37,967
Two minutes.
515
00:31:38,552 --> 00:31:39,712
That's all I ask.
516
00:31:47,412 --> 00:31:50,537
United Earth is now in the
path of a more powerful DMA,
517
00:31:50,662 --> 00:31:51,692
thanks to you.
518
00:31:51,802 --> 00:31:54,997
If we succeeded, you and your
home would be safe right now.
519
00:31:55,047 --> 00:31:56,387
Everyone would be.
520
00:31:56,767 --> 00:31:58,742
That was my goal then, it's my goal now.
521
00:32:00,672 --> 00:32:01,867
You have one minute left.
522
00:32:02,522 --> 00:32:03,952
I've lost my home.
523
00:32:04,618 --> 00:32:06,167
You're about to lose yours.
524
00:32:07,257 --> 00:32:09,772
I know what it's like to feel
there's nothing you can do,
525
00:32:10,058 --> 00:32:12,132
when all you want to do is take action.
526
00:32:13,317 --> 00:32:14,757
We can, General.
527
00:32:15,297 --> 00:32:17,147
We can end the DMA for good.
528
00:32:19,162 --> 00:32:22,082
If you have a plan,
I'll need every detail.
529
00:32:22,418 --> 00:32:25,030
Right now, one of Discovery's
shuttles is down on that planet.
530
00:32:25,377 --> 00:32:27,792
They're looking for something to
help with first contact, right?
531
00:32:27,942 --> 00:32:29,147
That was the intent.
532
00:32:29,599 --> 00:32:30,747
Is it Michael down there?
533
00:32:32,646 --> 00:32:33,957
She'll get what they need.
534
00:32:34,213 --> 00:32:35,787
Once she does, my ship will enter
535
00:32:35,787 --> 00:32:37,847
into the hyperfield
attached to Discovery.
536
00:32:38,086 --> 00:32:40,637
Tarka will find the DMA's
power source and disable it.
537
00:32:40,828 --> 00:32:42,167
That'll stop the DMA.
538
00:32:42,927 --> 00:32:44,452
Earth will be safe.
539
00:32:45,887 --> 00:32:47,882
If you believe so firmly in
Captain Burnham's abilities,
540
00:32:47,912 --> 00:32:50,477
why not simply trust that
first contact will succeed?
541
00:32:50,925 --> 00:32:53,101
I have faith in Michael, not the Ten-C.
542
00:32:53,947 --> 00:32:55,397
I can't let the lives
of billions of people
543
00:32:55,437 --> 00:32:57,502
hang on a hope that they'll
be sympathetic. Can you?
544
00:33:03,507 --> 00:33:05,047
How do I fit into all of this?
545
00:33:05,362 --> 00:33:07,162
Stay in contact. That's it.
546
00:33:07,732 --> 00:33:09,462
Tell us what she's planning
so we can do what we need to do
547
00:33:09,477 --> 00:33:11,982
without putting Discovery
or anyone on it at risk.
548
00:33:12,447 --> 00:33:14,642
What you're asking already
involves significant risk.
549
00:33:15,857 --> 00:33:18,147
So I must insist that
it be a backup plan only.
550
00:33:18,997 --> 00:33:20,955
You need to give diplomacy time to work.
551
00:33:21,112 --> 00:33:24,002
If the Ten-C capitulate before
United Earth is in the red zone,
552
00:33:24,045 --> 00:33:25,922
you and Mr. Tarka must stand down.
553
00:33:25,967 --> 00:33:27,647
You have my word on that, General.
554
00:33:28,237 --> 00:33:29,487
Do I have yours?
555
00:33:36,332 --> 00:33:38,372
It can't be coincidence that you all had
556
00:33:38,397 --> 00:33:40,592
- the same hallucinations.
- It's not.
557
00:33:41,087 --> 00:33:42,952
Somehow the hydrocarbons let us see
558
00:33:42,982 --> 00:33:44,322
and hear what they did,
559
00:33:44,467 --> 00:33:46,577
what it was like when
their planet was destroyed.
560
00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:48,557
How is that even possible?
561
00:33:49,312 --> 00:33:50,952
I don't know yet.
562
00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:52,507
I may have something.
563
00:33:52,702 --> 00:33:53,901
Mr. Saru?
564
00:33:54,197 --> 00:33:56,918
Uh, this hydrocarbon
is markedly different
565
00:33:56,943 --> 00:33:59,142
than the variety we
initially encountered.
566
00:33:59,317 --> 00:34:01,380
I fail to see why that
should be the case.
567
00:34:01,511 --> 00:34:03,423
Captain, over here.
568
00:34:05,304 --> 00:34:09,661
These pillars contain traces of
what I presume is their DNA...
569
00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,398
it matches the bones outside... but
570
00:34:11,530 --> 00:34:14,324
based on the differences
in methylation profiles,
571
00:34:14,980 --> 00:34:17,274
the DNA inside of here
572
00:34:17,455 --> 00:34:19,074
would have belonged to infants.
573
00:34:21,937 --> 00:34:24,387
This must be a cocoon of some kind.
574
00:34:28,624 --> 00:34:30,362
This room was a nursery.
575
00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:33,261
That must be why the
structure was reinforced...
576
00:34:33,630 --> 00:34:35,149
to protect their young.
577
00:34:35,230 --> 00:34:39,305
Which means these beings
prioritize children.
578
00:34:40,339 --> 00:34:41,987
They value life.
579
00:34:42,230 --> 00:34:43,824
Cultural context.
580
00:34:44,699 --> 00:34:46,286
I wonder...
581
00:34:51,049 --> 00:34:52,724
Monitor my biosigns.
582
00:34:56,855 --> 00:34:58,313
What... what are you doing?
583
00:34:58,749 --> 00:35:00,318
I'm gonna let it in.
584
00:35:27,116 --> 00:35:28,672
It feels like love.
585
00:35:50,328 --> 00:35:51,932
It's peaceful.
586
00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:54,587
It feels...
587
00:35:55,010 --> 00:35:56,479
safe.
588
00:35:57,910 --> 00:36:00,554
I remember feeling this with my parents.
589
00:36:05,372 --> 00:36:06,685
Commander,
590
00:36:06,785 --> 00:36:08,209
are you all right?
591
00:36:10,698 --> 00:36:12,735
Yeah, I've just never felt...
592
00:36:16,998 --> 00:36:18,511
My dad.
593
00:36:22,729 --> 00:36:24,242
He wasn't well.
594
00:36:24,779 --> 00:36:28,316
There was a disconnect
between him and reality.
595
00:36:29,186 --> 00:36:31,145
After my mom died,
596
00:36:31,442 --> 00:36:33,873
it was just the two of us, so...
597
00:36:36,892 --> 00:36:38,292
Oh, Detmer.
598
00:36:41,973 --> 00:36:46,813
I, too, am a stranger to
some of these feelings.
599
00:36:47,227 --> 00:36:51,433
I do not believe I knew
an easy breath on Kaminar.
600
00:36:52,714 --> 00:36:55,071
I was ashamed
601
00:36:55,343 --> 00:36:58,172
when I felt afraid again today.
602
00:37:00,109 --> 00:37:01,971
But I was not alone.
603
00:37:03,525 --> 00:37:05,223
Neither are you.
604
00:37:08,152 --> 00:37:12,708
We're feeling love and
safety here in the nursery,
605
00:37:12,940 --> 00:37:15,072
but outside, where so many of them died,
606
00:37:15,153 --> 00:37:18,758
we experienced panic and
fear, like they must have.
607
00:37:19,491 --> 00:37:21,334
I mean, Kelpien and human biology
608
00:37:21,453 --> 00:37:23,097
are significantly different,
609
00:37:23,366 --> 00:37:26,026
but these hydrocarbons are
affecting us almost identically.
610
00:37:26,372 --> 00:37:28,716
Maybe some emotions are universal.
611
00:37:28,729 --> 00:37:34,637
If true, that would connect
us all in quite a profound way.
612
00:37:35,354 --> 00:37:38,204
But I do not yet see
how we might make use
613
00:37:38,273 --> 00:37:40,729
of this for first contact.
614
00:37:40,811 --> 00:37:42,348
Neither do I.
615
00:37:42,648 --> 00:37:45,348
But there is something here.
616
00:37:47,530 --> 00:37:50,050
Let's reset our EV suit filters,
617
00:37:50,205 --> 00:37:52,236
finish scans and get some samples.
618
00:37:52,299 --> 00:37:53,767
We can talk while we work.
619
00:37:53,799 --> 00:37:55,586
We've got to get back to Discovery.
620
00:38:04,067 --> 00:38:05,674
Installing the patch now.
621
00:38:05,718 --> 00:38:07,763
Hull sensors will go numb in five.
622
00:38:07,805 --> 00:38:09,811
What's your status with Ndoye?
623
00:38:10,042 --> 00:38:11,332
We're good.
624
00:38:11,548 --> 00:38:13,473
I'll fill you in when
we're back on board.
625
00:38:13,817 --> 00:38:17,298
There must be some reason
for the malfunction.
626
00:38:17,304 --> 00:38:19,354
- Got to go.
- It almost feels deliberate.
627
00:38:20,354 --> 00:38:23,310
What kind of idiot would
pull a practical joke
628
00:38:23,335 --> 00:38:25,373
in the middle of an existential threat?
629
00:38:25,417 --> 00:38:26,548
I don't know.
630
00:38:26,567 --> 00:38:28,635
Well, then, get off comms
and get me an answer.
631
00:38:28,667 --> 00:38:30,267
Aye, Commander.
632
00:38:35,173 --> 00:38:36,392
Who's here?
633
00:38:36,686 --> 00:38:40,698
If someone's screwing
around, today is not the day.
634
00:38:43,104 --> 00:38:46,236
Please tell me I just
spoiled a surprise party.
635
00:38:48,836 --> 00:38:52,025
Okay, we know the hydrocarbons
convey different emotions.
636
00:38:52,251 --> 00:38:55,245
But how? And why?
637
00:38:55,502 --> 00:38:58,726
Well, a number of chemicals
correspond to emotional states.
638
00:38:59,932 --> 00:39:03,788
Norepinephrine, serotonin, dopamine.
639
00:39:03,825 --> 00:39:05,393
And there are also numerous species
640
00:39:05,406 --> 00:39:08,868
whose means of expression
are entirely chemical.
641
00:39:08,993 --> 00:39:12,948
Uh, for instance, the
Plim of Asp 27 communicate
642
00:39:13,023 --> 00:39:15,211
by changing the scent of their breath.
643
00:39:15,273 --> 00:39:17,205
Chemicals in the air.
644
00:39:17,561 --> 00:39:19,480
But you have to be with someone.
645
00:39:19,966 --> 00:39:22,586
Is there a chemical
for not with someone?
646
00:39:22,748 --> 00:39:24,405
Like, when I was a kid,
647
00:39:24,548 --> 00:39:26,630
I didn't need to be in
the same room as my dad
648
00:39:26,667 --> 00:39:28,617
to know that he was in a
dark place. I could just...
649
00:39:29,749 --> 00:39:30,992
feel it.
650
00:39:31,123 --> 00:39:35,899
A lot of Earth species... uh,
bees, wolves... use pheromones.
651
00:39:36,224 --> 00:39:38,419
Which are often hydrocarbon chains.
652
00:39:38,761 --> 00:39:41,861
Maybe these hydrocarbons are
the pheromones of the Ten-C.
653
00:39:41,901 --> 00:39:44,223
A way for them to
communicate with one another.
654
00:39:45,386 --> 00:39:46,755
Hmm.
655
00:39:47,979 --> 00:39:49,492
What if...
656
00:39:51,036 --> 00:39:55,181
this is our Rosetta stone?
657
00:39:55,787 --> 00:39:58,074
Are you are referring to
the ancient Earth artifact?
658
00:39:58,231 --> 00:39:59,981
It provided context
659
00:39:59,993 --> 00:40:02,656
that was crucial to deciphering
Egyptian hieroglyphs.
660
00:40:02,762 --> 00:40:04,619
No one could understand
them before that.
661
00:40:04,925 --> 00:40:07,361
And you think these
hydrocarbons can do that for us?
662
00:40:07,881 --> 00:40:10,190
Help us find a way to
communicate with the Ten-C?
663
00:40:10,376 --> 00:40:13,411
Their emotions tell a
story, give us context.
664
00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:15,625
Well, we need more
pieces to the puzzle, but,
665
00:40:15,787 --> 00:40:18,106
yeah, I think that's
exactly what they can do.
666
00:40:21,201 --> 00:40:23,464
Nice work, all of you.
667
00:40:23,981 --> 00:40:25,335
This is what we came for.
668
00:40:25,379 --> 00:40:27,231
Let's get this back to the team.
669
00:40:51,911 --> 00:40:53,516
Disco Zero Nine to Discovery,
670
00:40:53,538 --> 00:40:55,975
we're back in comms
range and on our way home.
671
00:40:56,291 --> 00:40:57,455
Glad to hear it, Commander.
672
00:40:57,571 --> 00:40:58,886
See you all soon.
673
00:41:05,816 --> 00:41:06,846
Captain?
674
00:41:08,226 --> 00:41:09,981
Back in the nursery, I...
675
00:41:10,376 --> 00:41:12,056
I just want to apologize for letting
676
00:41:12,086 --> 00:41:14,676
- my personal issues compromise the...
- If you finish that sentence,
677
00:41:14,711 --> 00:41:16,896
I will demote you to ensign.
678
00:41:19,641 --> 00:41:22,596
It's okay to not be in
control for five minutes.
679
00:41:24,841 --> 00:41:26,411
For as much as we
680
00:41:26,626 --> 00:41:30,183
would like to bury certain
emotions, perhaps it is...
681
00:41:30,386 --> 00:41:32,541
freeing to acknowledge that
682
00:41:32,816 --> 00:41:36,686
we would not be who we are had we
not experienced all that we did.
683
00:41:37,531 --> 00:41:40,271
Maybe that's why the Ten-C
created the hyperfield...
684
00:41:41,646 --> 00:41:43,326
to protect themselves.
685
00:41:44,596 --> 00:41:46,361
So they would never
again have to experience
686
00:41:46,381 --> 00:41:48,172
that kind of fear and pain.
687
00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,364
The thing I can't reconcile
is, they understand
688
00:41:51,378 --> 00:41:53,460
what it's like to have
their home destroyed, and
689
00:41:54,332 --> 00:41:56,136
now they're doing the same to us.
690
00:41:56,196 --> 00:41:57,980
If they can feel, they can connect.
691
00:41:58,256 --> 00:42:00,372
If we can make them aware
of what the DMA is doing,
692
00:42:00,387 --> 00:42:02,868
we have every reason to
believe that they'll stop it.
693
00:42:02,943 --> 00:42:05,143
I regret to say, Doctor, it is
694
00:42:05,453 --> 00:42:08,438
equally possible that they already know
695
00:42:08,968 --> 00:42:10,663
and simply do not care.
696
00:42:17,783 --> 00:42:20,098
We sent DOTs down to
the planet's surface
697
00:42:20,113 --> 00:42:22,583
to scan for more of the hydrocarbons.
698
00:42:22,693 --> 00:42:25,898
They recovered 16 unique compounds,
699
00:42:25,933 --> 00:42:28,415
including the two that
you interacted with today.
700
00:42:28,658 --> 00:42:29,943
We've begun testing.
701
00:42:30,278 --> 00:42:32,428
Initial results indicate that
702
00:42:32,533 --> 00:42:35,618
each corresponds with a
different emotional state.
703
00:42:35,673 --> 00:42:36,868
Fascinating.
704
00:42:37,303 --> 00:42:40,458
Of course, the Rosetta
stone required two languages
705
00:42:40,483 --> 00:42:42,268
to understand the third.
706
00:42:44,603 --> 00:42:46,098
However, uh,
707
00:42:46,188 --> 00:42:49,338
this is still an excellent
starting point for communication.
708
00:42:49,697 --> 00:42:50,783
Good job.
709
00:42:51,786 --> 00:42:52,786
Well done.
710
00:42:53,993 --> 00:42:55,747
Nice work, Captain.
711
00:42:55,790 --> 00:42:57,158
And Mr. Saru.
712
00:42:59,513 --> 00:43:02,553
I'll have my crew set course
for the hyperfield immediately.
713
00:43:08,498 --> 00:43:09,613
Mr. Saru,
714
00:43:10,898 --> 00:43:14,498
if you could use a moment of respite
after the challenges of the day,
715
00:43:14,548 --> 00:43:17,248
you are welcome to join me
for a stroll on the holodeck.
716
00:43:20,568 --> 00:43:22,728
I would enjoy that immensely.
717
00:43:30,098 --> 00:43:31,826
DMA hits in 25 hours.
718
00:43:32,683 --> 00:43:35,753
Take whoever you need to assist
with testing the chemicals.
719
00:43:36,701 --> 00:43:38,398
This data, Captain,
720
00:43:38,548 --> 00:43:39,993
changes everything.
721
00:43:41,303 --> 00:43:43,448
For the first time in a long time,
722
00:43:44,123 --> 00:43:45,418
I feel hope.
723
00:43:46,583 --> 00:43:48,495
Like we can really do this.
724
00:43:48,663 --> 00:43:51,263
We can really find a way
to communicate with them.
725
00:43:53,053 --> 00:43:54,283
Thank you.
726
00:43:55,523 --> 00:43:56,938
It was all of us.
727
00:43:58,287 --> 00:44:00,088
And it will continue to be,
728
00:44:00,518 --> 00:44:01,683
moving forward.
729
00:44:02,273 --> 00:44:05,328
So, thank you.
730
00:44:25,863 --> 00:44:27,138
General Ndoye?
731
00:44:27,663 --> 00:44:28,928
What is it?
732
00:44:32,318 --> 00:44:33,858
It was good to see her.
733
00:44:37,239 --> 00:44:39,078
Thank you for letting
me know she was back.
734
00:44:39,588 --> 00:44:40,828
You're welcome.
735
00:44:57,299 --> 00:44:58,913
Hi.
736
00:44:59,189 --> 00:45:02,213
I heard about the hydrocarbons.
737
00:45:04,345 --> 00:45:06,660
Game changer.
738
00:45:06,704 --> 00:45:08,861
Yeah, I'm glad.
739
00:45:09,501 --> 00:45:11,796
So, how-how are you doing?
740
00:45:13,589 --> 00:45:15,996
It was... a tough day.
741
00:45:16,539 --> 00:45:18,541
Good, but tough.
742
00:45:18,852 --> 00:45:21,646
If you want to be alone,
that-that's totally cool.
743
00:45:21,683 --> 00:45:25,220
I just, um, thought maybe if
you... if you wanted company,
744
00:45:25,244 --> 00:45:27,215
I was just gonna hang
around here for a little bit.
745
00:45:27,277 --> 00:45:28,827
Company sounds good.
746
00:45:28,883 --> 00:45:31,196
Okay. Um...
747
00:45:33,221 --> 00:45:34,515
All right.
748
00:45:35,327 --> 00:45:36,739
Oh, by the way, um,
749
00:45:36,951 --> 00:45:39,933
I did fly good today,
so thank you for that.
750
00:45:40,440 --> 00:45:43,183
Yes. We maybe just don't even ever have
751
00:45:43,227 --> 00:45:45,078
to mention that, like, ever again.
752
00:45:45,102 --> 00:45:48,127
Or we could mention it every
day for the rest of your life.
753
00:45:48,340 --> 00:45:50,164
Okay.
754
00:45:50,704 --> 00:45:52,402
Good.
755
00:45:57,608 --> 00:45:59,196
You asked to see me?
756
00:45:59,540 --> 00:46:01,002
Please sit.
757
00:46:10,515 --> 00:46:11,952
Is this mavi?
758
00:46:19,211 --> 00:46:20,621
It tastes like home.
759
00:46:20,814 --> 00:46:22,983
I'm glad the replicator got it right.
760
00:46:27,306 --> 00:46:30,489
I saw you lingering in the nursery.
761
00:46:31,008 --> 00:46:32,477
When we were leaving.
762
00:46:34,371 --> 00:46:36,052
It was nice.
763
00:46:37,789 --> 00:46:40,002
To feel those few moments of peace...
764
00:46:41,896 --> 00:46:43,402
I just wished I could
765
00:46:43,558 --> 00:46:45,596
stay in that a little longer.
766
00:46:48,283 --> 00:46:50,024
You know, a while ago, uh,
767
00:46:50,789 --> 00:46:54,396
Dr. Kovich told me to
take some time for myself,
768
00:46:54,603 --> 00:46:57,258
and I've tried... but, uh...
769
00:47:01,390 --> 00:47:03,896
... it seems I've got deeper work to do.
770
00:47:08,347 --> 00:47:09,771
I'm not okay.
771
00:47:10,884 --> 00:47:12,865
How could you be,
772
00:47:13,184 --> 00:47:15,190
with everything you're facing?
773
00:47:15,446 --> 00:47:16,996
I mean, with everything we're facing,
774
00:47:17,033 --> 00:47:19,039
I don't think anyone is okay.
775
00:47:19,239 --> 00:47:22,903
I keep thinking about how we
felt what the Ten-C felt today.
776
00:47:24,209 --> 00:47:27,015
Their fear, their love.
777
00:47:27,909 --> 00:47:30,097
And they destroyed Kwejian
778
00:47:30,784 --> 00:47:32,566
and Radvek Five.
779
00:47:34,409 --> 00:47:36,603
Sometimes empathy can be uncomfortable.
780
00:47:36,984 --> 00:47:40,546
And it's the only way to connect,
781
00:47:41,833 --> 00:47:43,783
to find common ground
782
00:47:44,122 --> 00:47:45,784
for communication.
783
00:47:46,053 --> 00:47:47,621
What if Saru was right?
784
00:47:48,253 --> 00:47:50,103
What if they know what they've done,
785
00:47:51,315 --> 00:47:52,803
and they don't care?
786
00:47:53,571 --> 00:47:56,659
I mean, how do we connect
with a species like that?
787
00:47:58,366 --> 00:47:59,953
We'll find a way.
788
00:48:11,684 --> 00:48:14,672
The patch worked like a charm.
We're attached to the hull,
789
00:48:14,730 --> 00:48:17,295
- and Zora's sensors don't have a clue.
- Well done.
790
00:48:18,138 --> 00:48:20,375
Got some news about the
mission to their planet.
791
00:48:20,501 --> 00:48:22,495
They're hoping to strike.
792
00:48:24,307 --> 00:48:27,831
Nothing like coming home to an
unexpected hostage. Am I right?
793
00:48:39,611 --> 00:48:44,611
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