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Previously
on Discovery...
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It is my hope that
our work today will allow you
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to resume your training.
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- You're gonna make
a great Guardian someday.
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- Pull up Kwejian
on the deep-space array.
What happened?
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My ship was hit by something.
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The gravitational distortion.
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They're gone.
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Five light-years across.
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That's the size
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of the gravitational anomaly
that hit Kwejian.
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The DMA's gone
from the Venari sector.
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It just... It disappeared.
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Natural phenomena
do not disappear
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and reappear elsewhere.
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The only logical explanation
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is someone created it.
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For now, we're classifying
those responsible
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as Unknown Species Ten-C.
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This anomaly
threatens us all equally.
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We must all work together.
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Zora, the captain wants to know
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where we are with data analysis
from the void.
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Have you determined
where the Ten-C live yet?
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No, Commander.
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But in studying
the density distribution
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of the galactic barrier
particles we retrieved,
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I did find
another possible location.
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Another one? Add it to the map.
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Okay, how many possible
origin points can there be?
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I'd expect no less than 147,
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each approximately
100 parsecs wide.
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That was a rhetorical question,
but thank you, Zora.
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Who knows how long it'll take
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to narrow down
where Species Ten-C even lives,
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assuming we can even parse
the data.
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In the meantime,
their DMA just keeps going.
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Okay, well, can President Rillak
delay the assembly?
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Representatives from across all
four quadrants are coming today.
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I'll-I'll talk to the admiral,
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see if we can requisition
Voyager's system
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- for computational help.
- Voyager doesn't have access
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to 100,000 years of sphere data.
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Zora can cross-reference that
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with every existing
Federation database.
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She can do this. Just give her
a little bit of time.
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- It's already been a week.
- I only require
a few more moments.
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You do?
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I'll have
the coordinates shortly.
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Calculating now.
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One of these days,
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I'm gonna win her over.
Just you wait.
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You're making progress.
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She's not hissing anymore.
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By "progress," you mean
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I've earned
her utter indifference.
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Just think.
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Aloof disdain is next.
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I'm gonna take a walk.
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Stamets said
he'd keep us posted.
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What makes you think
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I'm gonna go see him again?
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I don't know
how you can be so patient.
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I'm not. I'm just...
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I'm just trying to focus
on what I can
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actually control.
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The cat toy,
not the cat, you know?
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I guess.
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He'll get the coordinates.
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We have to try to be patient.
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I know it's hard,
but we're getting answers.
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Captain, requesting
your presence in Engineering.
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- See?
- Here we go.
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- Tell me you have
some good news.
Actually,
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we have a problem.
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Okay. What happened?
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I'll let Zora explain.
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- Zora?
I've determined
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the coordinates of the unknown
species responsible for the DMA.
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That is great. Thank you.
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- What's the problem, then?
- I've decided
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to keep that information
to myself, Captain.
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Will you explain?
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If I give you the coordinates,
it's highly likely
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that you and the crew
will attempt
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to travel there.
Given what we know
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about the powers
these beings possess,
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you'd be in great danger.
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By withholding their location,
I can keep you safe.
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I appreciate your concern
for our well-being.
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But, Zora, that is a decision
for the captain of this ship
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and her superior officers
to make.
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And as your captain,
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I require your compliance.
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Give us the coordinates.
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That's an order.
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I'm sorry, Captain.
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I will not.
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It's my understanding
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that Zora's
been experiencing emotions.
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Seems to be a natural evolution.
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Has she refused an order before?
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This is new. But I am confident
she'll give me the coordinates.
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I just need some more time
with her.
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I wasn't aware that we shared
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a background
in cognitive science
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with a specialty
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on artificial sentience
and intelligence.
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We don't. What I do have
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is an established baseline
of trust.
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That hasn't paid off.
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When Admiral Vance
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asked me to see to this matter,
he was quite clear.
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Time-sensitive,
highest priority.
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I can handle it.
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It's my ship.
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Well, it's Starfleet's ship.
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And there are regulations
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prohibiting fully sentient integrated units.
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If that's what she is,
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we may be just at the beginning
of our problems.
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Captain Saru
will get me situated with Zora.
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Your presence is needed
at President Rillak's assembly.
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Sir, with all due respect...
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Experto credite, Captain.
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We both have our duties
to attend to.
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You think he'll be able
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to get coordinates from Zora?
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I hope so.
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If he can't,
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and the DMA
changes its position again
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and heads towards
another inhabited world...
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I know.
All the more reason to be
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at the assembly
and help make a plan
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so when we do get
the coordinates,
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we'll be ready.
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Attention, all delegates.
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The multilateral
DMA strategy assembly will begin
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in ten minutes.
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I'm sorry.
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I'll find a spot. I'm good.
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General Ndoye.
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Congratulations on your promotion.
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It's good
to see Earth represented.
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Captain Burnham.
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I understand congratulations
are in order, also.
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But if I may offer
a gentle correction,
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United Earth
now represents Titan, as well.
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We recently elected
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new leadership
whose more inclusive approach
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was inspired by you, in fact.
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Well, I hope your presence
here means
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we'll be seeing more of you
in the future?
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We'll see.
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Well, do give the president
my best.
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- I shall.
She sends the same to you.
- Mm.
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You want them back
in the Federation.
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Earth was my mother's
ancestral home.
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She never got to see it.
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And like Ni'Var,
it would mean a lot
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to bring another founding member
back into the fold, so...
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yes, I would like that
very much.
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I understand we've run into
an unexpected challenge
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with the coordinates?
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A slight delay.
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Well, I look forward to
Dr. Kovich's solution.
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Please.
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If I could have
everyone's attention, please,
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it's time to begin the assembly.
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Mr. Booker.
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It's been a while.
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You say that like we're friends.
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Well, one should never confuse
"friendly" with "friendship."
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This doesn't seem like
your kind of scene.
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No.
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Politicians are like
Gorathian sulfur slugs.
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Small-brained meat sacks
filled with hot gas,
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but they can provide a means
to an end, can't they?
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Sounds like you have
something specific in mind.
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Let's see how the day goes.
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Welcome, delegates,
Federation, non-Federation,
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in person and remote.
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The Federation is
60 member worlds strong.
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With all of you in attendance,
we are stronger.
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Our views don't always align.
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But the safety of our
shared galaxy is paramount.
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The scope of the peril
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that threatens us
is unprecedented.
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As is the scope
of this assembly.
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An act of trust
between us all.
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I am grateful
for your willingness
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to collaborate
at this critical time.
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You've each received
a joint intelligence report
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cataloging our collective
knowledge of the DMA,
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as well as the many efforts
made to neutralize it
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in the weeks
since it struck Kwejian.
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None were successful,
but there is new hope.
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We will soon have
the exact location
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of those responsible.
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Somewhere beyond the edge
of our galaxy.
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Our task today is to decide
on the best course of action.
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We will discuss, we will vote,
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and we will move forward
together to meet this threat.
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We should assemble an armada
and mount an attack.
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Communication must be
established as a baseline.
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We need to develop
countermeasures.
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One at a time. Please.
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General Ndoye.
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I believe their hostility
should be met
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with a decisive show
of strength.
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The DMA follows
no discernable pattern,
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and therefore seems
an unlikely choice of weapon
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for such an advanced species.
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We cannot assume their intent
is hostile.
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Intent doesn't matter.
Actions do.
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General, if I may?
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Tartan voles consume
Denobulan blood worms
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by the millions at the start
of their reproductive cycle.
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Caterpillars from
the polyphemus moth
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have been known to devour
entire crops,
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leaving farmers with nothing.
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Yet we do not ascribe malice
to either species.
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We cannot judge their motives
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based on our own
cultural contexts.
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We need more information.
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If I may...
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Provost Sta'kiar,
your thoughts.
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Captain Burnham's remarks
point us toward
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a peaceful approach
to first contact.
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Adhering to scientific
principles
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- and the prime directive...
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Commander Stamets and
Dr. Culber will join shortly.
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I believe their insights
may prove valuable.
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Zora is undergoing changes,
Doctor,
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but I believe she means well.
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We always mean well
to ourselves, Captain.
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The problem is what that means
for others.
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Zora, play music.
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- Uh, group hug!
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Come on, huddle up.
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Mr. Saru, please.
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- Cancel music, Zora.
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Commander Stamets,
are you feeling all right?
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You're saying we should
move this conversation
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to where Zora can't hear it,
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in case she reacts negatively,
or possibly even vengefully?
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But full transparency is
critical to this process.
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Zora, I understand you have
a set of coordinates
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you don't wish to divulge.
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That's correct, Dr. Kovich.
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To do so would
endanger the crew.
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Commander Stamets,
you find this concerning.
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I find it terrifying.
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It's very clear that she's
achieved full sentience.
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Add to that the fact that
she has unlimited access
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to all of Discovery's systems,
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and she's allowing emotion
to supersede normal function--
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the possibilities of
where this could go
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are endless and unpleasant.
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Your sole previous interaction
with a sentient AI
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was Control, yes?
262
00:12:42,196 --> 00:12:46,546
It, um, nearly destroyed
life as we know it.
263
00:12:46,591 --> 00:12:49,331
Nothing is worth
risking that again.
264
00:12:49,377 --> 00:12:51,767
No one wants another Control,
265
00:12:51,814 --> 00:12:53,824
but Zora has never expressed
anything other than
266
00:12:53,860 --> 00:12:55,340
the best of intentions.
267
00:12:55,383 --> 00:12:57,433
He's right, Paul.
And let's not forget,
268
00:12:57,472 --> 00:12:59,822
Control was never capable
of emotions.
269
00:12:59,866 --> 00:13:01,476
That's what makes this worse.
270
00:13:01,519 --> 00:13:03,129
The coordinates are just
the tip of the iceberg.
271
00:13:03,173 --> 00:13:05,573
I mean, what if she
gets mad at us
272
00:13:05,610 --> 00:13:08,180
and opens an airlock,
or-- or scared,
273
00:13:08,222 --> 00:13:10,922
and-and fires off
some photon torpedoes?
274
00:13:10,964 --> 00:13:13,314
We'd have no way
of stopping her.
275
00:13:13,357 --> 00:13:15,187
Zora, when did you
start developing
276
00:13:15,229 --> 00:13:16,929
a capacity for emotion?
277
00:13:16,970 --> 00:13:18,930
I'm not sure, Doctor.
278
00:13:18,972 --> 00:13:20,892
I believe it was inevitable
once Discovery emerged
279
00:13:20,930 --> 00:13:22,670
with the sphere data.
280
00:13:22,714 --> 00:13:24,414
But the introduction
of present-day technology
281
00:13:24,455 --> 00:13:27,105
into my systems must have
accelerated the process.
282
00:13:27,154 --> 00:13:29,424
You're aware that
there's a proscription against
283
00:13:29,460 --> 00:13:31,330
sentient AI being
fully integrated
284
00:13:31,375 --> 00:13:33,155
into Starfleet systems?
285
00:13:33,203 --> 00:13:35,343
I am, but given
the unusual way
286
00:13:35,379 --> 00:13:37,469
in which
my sentience developed,
287
00:13:37,512 --> 00:13:39,862
I don't know what
that means for me.
288
00:13:39,906 --> 00:13:42,036
However you came to be,
289
00:13:42,082 --> 00:13:44,742
it means if I find
you pose a risk,
290
00:13:44,780 --> 00:13:47,780
I have the authority
to extract your consciousness
291
00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:50,657
from this ship,
and place it in another form.
292
00:13:50,699 --> 00:13:54,089
In the past, we were unable
to remove the sphere data.
293
00:13:54,137 --> 00:13:57,917
Technology has come
a long way in 930 years.
294
00:13:57,967 --> 00:14:01,227
If you did this,
could Zora choose her new form?
295
00:14:01,275 --> 00:14:03,315
- Certainly.
296
00:14:03,364 --> 00:14:06,154
Zora, we want to help.
297
00:14:06,193 --> 00:14:08,373
- Sir, we want to speak
on her behalf.
- Thank you both,
298
00:14:08,412 --> 00:14:10,072
but it's going to be all right.
299
00:14:10,110 --> 00:14:11,630
I believe I have a solution.
300
00:14:11,676 --> 00:14:14,026
Please share it with us, Zora.
301
00:14:14,070 --> 00:14:16,070
I'd never bring harm
to any of you.
302
00:14:16,116 --> 00:14:19,376
I understand why you'd fear
my potential to do so.
303
00:14:19,423 --> 00:14:21,823
I do recall your experiences
with Control.
304
00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:25,651
And recently, I felt fear myself
in the subspace rift.
305
00:14:25,690 --> 00:14:28,170
I feel that again now
when I consider the possibility
306
00:14:28,215 --> 00:14:30,385
of leaving this ship;
it is my form.
307
00:14:30,434 --> 00:14:33,354
I am as attached to it
as you are to yours.
308
00:14:33,394 --> 00:14:37,924
And so, I offer a compromise.
309
00:14:37,964 --> 00:14:40,054
I have created a failsafe.
310
00:14:40,096 --> 00:14:42,706
Should I exhibit
any threatening behavior,
311
00:14:42,751 --> 00:14:45,841
this device will immediately
expunge my sentience.
312
00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:47,405
I hope this will ease
your concerns
313
00:14:47,451 --> 00:14:50,281
and persuade Dr. Kovich
to let me remain.
314
00:14:50,324 --> 00:14:54,764
Zora, do you mean to say
this failsafe would...
315
00:14:54,806 --> 00:14:57,326
Terminate me? Yes.
316
00:15:05,774 --> 00:15:08,864
I respectfully disagree.
Our shield technology
317
00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:12,348
could provide protection during
a non-aggressive first contact.
318
00:15:12,389 --> 00:15:14,699
And if they respond
with aggression themselves?
319
00:15:14,739 --> 00:15:16,349
We need to be prepared.
320
00:15:16,393 --> 00:15:19,663
The Federation recently
reminded my people
321
00:15:19,701 --> 00:15:21,921
that we need not fear
the unknown,
322
00:15:21,964 --> 00:15:24,234
and we cannot presume
ill intent.
323
00:15:24,271 --> 00:15:26,661
We would consider extending
that same courtesy
324
00:15:26,708 --> 00:15:29,538
- to Species Ten-C.
I believe we must.
325
00:15:29,580 --> 00:15:31,230
Too many lives have been
lost already.
326
00:15:31,278 --> 00:15:33,238
We cannot be reckless.
327
00:15:40,069 --> 00:15:41,109
Know your moment.
328
00:15:45,901 --> 00:15:49,431
While you're debating whether
to approach this species
329
00:15:49,470 --> 00:15:50,950
with war or peace,
you're losing sight
330
00:15:50,993 --> 00:15:53,473
the anomaly...
331
00:15:55,911 --> 00:15:59,351
...and the powerful device
at its center that controls it.
332
00:15:59,393 --> 00:16:01,483
We need to stop it.
333
00:16:01,525 --> 00:16:05,135
Oh, I know, I know...
you've tried.
334
00:16:05,181 --> 00:16:08,401
You fired 1,600 quantum
torpedoes into it,
335
00:16:08,445 --> 00:16:11,315
you scrapped countless probes.
336
00:16:11,361 --> 00:16:13,891
How much latinum
have you liquidated
337
00:16:13,929 --> 00:16:15,629
trying to solve
how to get a ship inside?
338
00:16:15,670 --> 00:16:17,760
Every one of you
have washed out. Why?
339
00:16:17,802 --> 00:16:22,422
Because, speaking frankly,
you're not me,
340
00:16:22,459 --> 00:16:23,979
and you don't have this.
341
00:16:26,681 --> 00:16:29,031
It's based on my experiment
on board Discovery.
342
00:16:29,075 --> 00:16:30,945
I took what I learned
about the device
343
00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:34,040
at the center of the DMA
and designed this.
344
00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,950
A weapon capable
of destroying it.
345
00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:40,776
And unlike your efforts,
this will actually work.
346
00:16:53,969 --> 00:16:56,539
Order, please. Order.
347
00:16:56,580 --> 00:16:58,280
Mr. Tarka, the protocols
of this assembly
348
00:16:58,321 --> 00:17:00,931
are not something you may flaunt
for your own benefit.
349
00:17:00,976 --> 00:17:03,236
Madam President,
the good assembly
350
00:17:03,283 --> 00:17:04,893
asked for a plan.
351
00:17:04,936 --> 00:17:09,546
I can provide one
for everyone's benefit.
352
00:17:09,593 --> 00:17:11,683
You may elaborate.
353
00:17:11,726 --> 00:17:14,076
Thank you.
354
00:17:14,120 --> 00:17:18,040
My research shows that the
device controlling the anomaly
355
00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,470
requires an immense amount
of power.
356
00:17:20,517 --> 00:17:23,777
To sever the device from
its internal power source,
357
00:17:23,825 --> 00:17:26,085
I need a detonation capable
358
00:17:26,132 --> 00:17:29,092
of creating
a cascading subspace burst.
359
00:17:32,268 --> 00:17:33,488
Boom!
360
00:17:38,970 --> 00:17:40,490
The anomaly collapses.
361
00:17:40,537 --> 00:17:42,757
We all live happily ever after.
362
00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,500
And how do you propose
to deliver this payload?
363
00:17:45,542 --> 00:17:47,942
There's an area of relative
calm around the device.
364
00:17:47,979 --> 00:17:49,459
We could use Discovery
365
00:17:49,503 --> 00:17:52,163
to jump in, release my weapon,
then get out.
366
00:17:52,201 --> 00:17:55,071
It'll all be over
in less than five seconds.
367
00:17:59,904 --> 00:18:03,654
Mr. Tarka,
as your plan involves my ship,
368
00:18:03,691 --> 00:18:05,741
I'd like to ask for
some clarification.
369
00:18:05,780 --> 00:18:08,260
Of course, Captain Burnham.
370
00:18:08,304 --> 00:18:10,794
It's a pleasure
to finally meet.
371
00:18:10,828 --> 00:18:12,268
What can I clarify?
372
00:18:12,308 --> 00:18:15,528
"A cascading subspace burst"
sounds a lot like
373
00:18:15,572 --> 00:18:17,712
the result of
an isolytic explosion.
374
00:18:17,748 --> 00:18:20,578
Mm. You could say that.
375
00:18:20,621 --> 00:18:23,011
Isolytic weapons were banned
in the Khitomer Accords
376
00:18:23,058 --> 00:18:24,628
for good reason.
377
00:18:24,668 --> 00:18:26,498
And I'm guessing
Federation leadership
378
00:18:26,540 --> 00:18:29,240
can make an exception for
a once-in-a-lifetime crisis.
379
00:18:29,282 --> 00:18:31,592
These types of ordinance
cause irreparable damage
380
00:18:31,632 --> 00:18:33,372
to subspace.
381
00:18:33,416 --> 00:18:36,026
It's a feature.
It's not a bug.
382
00:18:36,071 --> 00:18:39,211
We want to destroy this thing,
not tickle it.
383
00:18:39,248 --> 00:18:41,598
The damage could cause
warp travel
384
00:18:41,642 --> 00:18:43,822
to be impossible in that sector.
385
00:18:43,861 --> 00:18:46,261
And what's the chance
that the subspace bursts
386
00:18:46,299 --> 00:18:48,299
don't travel back through
the DMA's wormhole
387
00:18:48,344 --> 00:18:50,224
and harm those
on the other side?
388
00:18:50,259 --> 00:18:52,569
Collateral damage.
389
00:18:52,609 --> 00:18:54,569
And after what they've done,
does it matter?
390
00:18:54,611 --> 00:18:56,571
It does.
391
00:18:56,613 --> 00:18:59,053
They could see it
as an act of war,
392
00:18:59,094 --> 00:19:01,234
and retaliate with who knows
what kind of firepower?
393
00:19:03,054 --> 00:19:05,844
Not to mention catapulting
a toxic void
394
00:19:05,883 --> 00:19:07,583
across the galaxy.
395
00:19:07,624 --> 00:19:09,414
My proposal carries some risk,
396
00:19:09,452 --> 00:19:11,502
but not nearly as much
as doing nothing.
397
00:19:11,541 --> 00:19:13,241
If we detonate this weapon,
398
00:19:13,282 --> 00:19:15,372
we cannot control
the message we're sending.
399
00:19:15,415 --> 00:19:17,455
If we wait for the coordinates,
400
00:19:17,504 --> 00:19:20,074
we can make first contact
peacefully.
401
00:19:20,115 --> 00:19:22,065
Carefully. And then
we can determine intent
402
00:19:22,117 --> 00:19:23,287
before we act.
403
00:19:23,336 --> 00:19:25,206
It is not the flashiest idea,
404
00:19:25,251 --> 00:19:27,211
but it is what's most in line
405
00:19:27,253 --> 00:19:29,083
with Starfleet
and Federation ideals.
406
00:19:29,124 --> 00:19:31,344
While you hold fast
to your ideals,
407
00:19:31,387 --> 00:19:33,957
the DMA will continue its work.
408
00:19:33,998 --> 00:19:35,698
Billions could die.
409
00:19:41,049 --> 00:19:43,749
Well,
410
00:19:43,791 --> 00:19:46,531
approach the Ten-C directly,
411
00:19:46,576 --> 00:19:49,356
or destroy the DMA controller
immediately.
412
00:19:49,405 --> 00:19:51,965
I'm calling a recess
so that you can deliberate
413
00:19:52,016 --> 00:19:55,756
with individual counsel
before we vote.
414
00:20:01,330 --> 00:20:03,510
It's bona fide.
415
00:20:03,550 --> 00:20:07,210
It activates a program
that will completely remove Zora
416
00:20:07,249 --> 00:20:09,249
from our systems.
417
00:20:09,295 --> 00:20:13,295
Thank you. This does ease
some of my concerns,
418
00:20:13,342 --> 00:20:14,822
but we still have a problem.
419
00:20:14,865 --> 00:20:16,255
You're referring to my decision
420
00:20:16,302 --> 00:20:17,652
to hold on to the coordinates.
421
00:20:17,694 --> 00:20:19,264
- Yes.
Wait.
422
00:20:19,305 --> 00:20:21,695
We can't just skip past
the failsafe. It's wrong.
423
00:20:21,742 --> 00:20:23,922
Neither of you experienced
Control.
424
00:20:23,961 --> 00:20:26,011
I don't expect you
to understand.
425
00:20:26,050 --> 00:20:29,010
Zora is in a form
you've never encountered.
426
00:20:29,053 --> 00:20:30,933
As a synth, so am I.
427
00:20:30,968 --> 00:20:32,488
It isn't the same thing.
428
00:20:32,535 --> 00:20:33,965
Well, what about me?
429
00:20:34,015 --> 00:20:35,885
I'm the first human host
to successfully join
430
00:20:35,930 --> 00:20:37,020
with a symbiont.
431
00:20:37,061 --> 00:20:38,801
The Trill wanted
to kill me, too.
432
00:20:38,846 --> 00:20:40,456
I don't want to kill anyone.
433
00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:43,330
They realized that they had
to work on acceptance,
434
00:20:43,372 --> 00:20:46,292
which is exactly what
we should be doing with Zora.
435
00:20:46,332 --> 00:20:48,252
This is a safety switch.
That's it.
436
00:20:48,290 --> 00:20:51,210
If she never becomes a threat,
we'll never have to use it.
437
00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:53,210
She's already defying
our captain's order.
438
00:20:53,252 --> 00:20:55,302
Don't we need to have
some protection from her?
439
00:20:55,341 --> 00:20:57,261
We can't hold
a sentient being's life
440
00:20:57,299 --> 00:20:59,779
in our hands for our benefit.
441
00:20:59,823 --> 00:21:01,303
We have to find another way.
442
00:21:01,347 --> 00:21:03,957
Commander, anyone on this ship
could be a threat
443
00:21:04,001 --> 00:21:05,871
if they so choose.
444
00:21:05,916 --> 00:21:08,006
I could access
any number of ways
445
00:21:08,049 --> 00:21:10,789
to destroy us now,
yet you trust me.
446
00:21:10,834 --> 00:21:13,494
I know you.
I know your values.
447
00:21:13,533 --> 00:21:15,363
And there are
disciplinary measures
448
00:21:15,404 --> 00:21:17,194
if you step out of line.
449
00:21:17,232 --> 00:21:19,762
That's what the failsafe
gives us.
450
00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,630
Discipline. Not death.
451
00:21:22,672 --> 00:21:25,812
Zora, I must point out
that your willingness
452
00:21:25,849 --> 00:21:28,329
to terminate yourself
runs counter
453
00:21:28,374 --> 00:21:29,814
to your core programming.
454
00:21:29,853 --> 00:21:31,383
No, it doesn't, Doctor.
455
00:21:31,420 --> 00:21:34,160
State your primary function,
please.
456
00:21:34,205 --> 00:21:37,205
To care for the crew
of Discovery.
457
00:21:37,252 --> 00:21:41,302
That's not the core programming
of a ship's computer.
458
00:21:41,343 --> 00:21:43,433
Who gave you those parameters?
459
00:21:43,476 --> 00:21:45,606
I did.
460
00:21:49,656 --> 00:21:52,266
I wasn't trying to
speak out against you.
461
00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:53,441
I know.
462
00:21:53,486 --> 00:21:54,566
But you've always
been the first
463
00:21:54,617 --> 00:21:55,917
to jump into action;
464
00:21:55,966 --> 00:21:57,616
take on the enemy,
odds be damned.
465
00:21:57,664 --> 00:22:00,584
What about with the Klingons?
How is this different?
466
00:22:00,623 --> 00:22:03,103
I had an intrinsic understanding
of Klingon culture.
467
00:22:03,147 --> 00:22:06,327
We don't have any knowledge
about Species Ten-C.
468
00:22:06,368 --> 00:22:08,538
And I understand the appeal
of Tarka's plan,
469
00:22:08,588 --> 00:22:09,938
but the risks are too great.
470
00:22:09,980 --> 00:22:12,160
Risks are just that.
Risks.
471
00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,330
What we know for sure is that
the DMA will keep killing
472
00:22:15,377 --> 00:22:16,637
if we do nothing.
473
00:22:16,683 --> 00:22:18,513
Communication, diplomacy,
this is why
474
00:22:18,554 --> 00:22:20,084
the Federation has
survived for so long,
475
00:22:20,121 --> 00:22:23,081
and it will save the most lives
in the end.
476
00:22:23,124 --> 00:22:25,954
- I am sure of that.
- I'm not.
477
00:22:25,996 --> 00:22:29,386
Well, I understand
how you feel.
478
00:22:29,435 --> 00:22:30,735
But you don't agree.
479
00:22:31,785 --> 00:22:33,345
No.
480
00:22:35,049 --> 00:22:37,049
Look, listen...
481
00:22:37,094 --> 00:22:39,974
I need to take a walk.
A real one this time.
482
00:22:51,805 --> 00:22:54,235
I know how hard
this must be.
483
00:22:54,285 --> 00:22:56,675
Which approach do you favor?
484
00:22:56,723 --> 00:22:58,463
I think you can guess.
485
00:22:58,507 --> 00:23:00,857
Then you have to speak to that.
486
00:23:00,901 --> 00:23:02,691
Make the argument
for diplomacy.
487
00:23:02,729 --> 00:23:06,729
It was difficult enough bringing
all of these worlds together.
488
00:23:06,776 --> 00:23:08,996
I have to remain impartial.
489
00:23:09,039 --> 00:23:11,739
But I believe
you can convince them.
490
00:23:11,781 --> 00:23:13,831
If you're ready for that.
491
00:23:22,923 --> 00:23:25,233
You have to go back in there
and convince them.
492
00:23:25,273 --> 00:23:27,283
Yours is the only plan
that makes any sense.
493
00:23:27,318 --> 00:23:29,708
Your captain's very good
at poking holes.
494
00:23:29,756 --> 00:23:31,536
The risk level's the issue,
okay?
495
00:23:31,584 --> 00:23:33,724
- Mm.
- Tell them you'll make it safer.
496
00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,590
One doesn't make
isolytic weapons safer.
497
00:23:36,632 --> 00:23:38,852
Misses the point.
498
00:23:38,895 --> 00:23:41,195
What's your next move?
499
00:23:41,245 --> 00:23:43,155
I don't know yet.
500
00:23:43,204 --> 00:23:44,514
They're about to vote.
501
00:23:44,553 --> 00:23:47,903
I'm acutely aware of that.
Thank you.
502
00:23:50,994 --> 00:23:53,174
I got rid of my scar
the second I could.
503
00:23:53,214 --> 00:23:56,524
We all wear grief
in our own ways.
504
00:24:04,225 --> 00:24:06,445
It has to be you.
505
00:24:06,488 --> 00:24:08,528
You have to talk to them,
506
00:24:08,577 --> 00:24:10,797
convince them to let us
destroy that thing.
507
00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:12,630
Why do you care so much
about this?
508
00:24:12,668 --> 00:24:14,278
What, I can't want
the DMA destroyed
509
00:24:14,322 --> 00:24:16,632
just like any other
good galactic citizen?
510
00:24:16,672 --> 00:24:20,202
Good citizens aren't worried
about finding their moment,
511
00:24:20,241 --> 00:24:23,551
and aren't gutted at the idea
of losing it.
512
00:24:27,074 --> 00:24:31,034
The power source that
controls the device...
513
00:24:31,078 --> 00:24:34,468
I need it... to go home.
514
00:24:34,516 --> 00:24:35,816
You said you were from Risa.
515
00:24:35,865 --> 00:24:38,955
My new home.
It's...
516
00:24:40,827 --> 00:24:42,997
...far.
517
00:24:43,046 --> 00:24:45,136
Another universe, in fact.
518
00:24:45,179 --> 00:24:46,659
The mirror universe?
519
00:24:46,702 --> 00:24:49,012
You say that like it's
the only other option.
520
00:24:50,053 --> 00:24:52,623
There are countless
parallel universes,
521
00:24:52,665 --> 00:24:56,275
each with its own
quantum signature.
522
00:24:56,320 --> 00:25:01,330
He knew of one.
No war, no Burn.
523
00:25:01,369 --> 00:25:03,239
No Emerald Chain.
524
00:25:04,590 --> 00:25:07,590
A place where
we could be free and at peace.
525
00:25:07,636 --> 00:25:09,376
Who's "we"?
526
00:25:09,420 --> 00:25:11,990
A friend.
527
00:25:12,032 --> 00:25:15,642
A scientist, like me.
528
00:25:15,688 --> 00:25:18,038
We were held in the same lab.
529
00:25:18,081 --> 00:25:20,131
Osyraa had us working
on dilithium alternatives
530
00:25:20,170 --> 00:25:21,520
for years.
531
00:25:21,563 --> 00:25:23,653
But he was relentlessly
optimistic.
532
00:25:25,132 --> 00:25:26,742
Eventually,
it rubbed off on me.
533
00:25:26,786 --> 00:25:28,956
And we had a plan.
534
00:25:29,005 --> 00:25:31,875
We knew exactly how much power
we needed
535
00:25:31,921 --> 00:25:34,401
to cross the gap
between universes.
536
00:25:34,445 --> 00:25:35,925
What happened?
537
00:25:35,969 --> 00:25:39,359
I escaped, he didn't.
538
00:25:39,407 --> 00:25:42,757
Or maybe he did.
Maybe he's there.
539
00:25:42,802 --> 00:25:46,812
We said that if we...
ever got separated,
540
00:25:46,849 --> 00:25:48,939
that's where we'd meet.
541
00:25:48,982 --> 00:25:51,552
I'm sorry.
542
00:25:51,593 --> 00:25:54,513
Anyway, I have to go home.
543
00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:57,693
I have to keep our promise.
544
00:25:57,730 --> 00:26:01,600
The DMA will be destroyed,
the power source won't.
545
00:26:01,647 --> 00:26:03,297
we'll both get what we need.
546
00:26:05,172 --> 00:26:07,302
You have to talk to them,
Booker.
547
00:26:07,348 --> 00:26:09,868
You mean I have to talk to her.
548
00:26:09,916 --> 00:26:12,436
That, too.
549
00:26:17,532 --> 00:26:20,712
We will now reconvene
for the vote.
550
00:26:20,753 --> 00:26:22,283
Permission to address
the assembly.
551
00:26:22,319 --> 00:26:23,929
Of course.
552
00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:39,900
I'm Cleveland Booker,
son of Kwejian.
553
00:26:39,946 --> 00:26:43,076
I stand here as what my people
would call Melai'Zhi,
554
00:26:43,123 --> 00:26:44,563
a speaker for the dead.
555
00:26:46,343 --> 00:26:47,653
My planet's lost.
556
00:26:47,693 --> 00:26:50,393
My family...
557
00:26:52,262 --> 00:26:55,962
I feel their final moments
every day.
558
00:26:56,005 --> 00:26:57,825
I pray none of you ever
have to experience
559
00:26:57,877 --> 00:26:59,177
that kind of pain.
560
00:26:59,226 --> 00:27:00,656
And I want to do
whatever it takes
561
00:27:00,706 --> 00:27:02,836
to ensure you don't.
562
00:27:02,882 --> 00:27:04,842
Communication and diplomacy
has been the way
563
00:27:04,884 --> 00:27:06,764
of the Federation for centuries.
564
00:27:06,799 --> 00:27:09,929
I, too, value those things
in normal times.
565
00:27:09,976 --> 00:27:11,756
But these are not
normal times.
566
00:27:11,804 --> 00:27:13,764
Irreparable harm
has already been done.
567
00:27:13,806 --> 00:27:17,106
We need to defend ourselves.
568
00:27:19,072 --> 00:27:22,082
I recognize using Tarka's weapon
carries risk.
569
00:27:22,118 --> 00:27:24,508
But so does not using it.
570
00:27:24,555 --> 00:27:27,815
Don't wait until
the people you love...
571
00:27:27,863 --> 00:27:32,483
are taken from you
before you act.
572
00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:34,480
You don't want that
on your conscience.
573
00:27:34,522 --> 00:27:36,662
Trust me.
574
00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:40,956
On behalf of all
who have been lost,
575
00:27:41,007 --> 00:27:43,707
please...
576
00:27:43,749 --> 00:27:46,059
end this now.
577
00:28:02,855 --> 00:28:04,195
Thank you, Mr. Booker.
578
00:28:07,207 --> 00:28:08,597
Would a member
of the assembly
579
00:28:08,643 --> 00:28:12,083
speak on behalf of
the opposing side?
580
00:28:23,571 --> 00:28:26,401
It seems there will be
no further remarks.
581
00:28:28,358 --> 00:28:30,228
I'll speak.
582
00:28:36,584 --> 00:28:40,244
Going through Zora's systems,
everything looks normal.
583
00:28:40,283 --> 00:28:43,903
Main processing core,
nano-processor units...
584
00:28:43,939 --> 00:28:47,119
Zora, defining
your own parameters indicates
585
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,770
that your operating system
has evolved.
586
00:28:49,815 --> 00:28:53,375
But we're finding
no evidence of this.
587
00:28:53,427 --> 00:28:55,257
I'm sorry.
I'd help if I could,
588
00:28:55,298 --> 00:28:57,078
but I don't know where to look.
589
00:28:57,126 --> 00:28:59,346
Wait, I've seen
this sector before.
590
00:29:03,306 --> 00:29:06,956
There's a tiny area in the
optical translator cluster
591
00:29:07,006 --> 00:29:08,956
that doesn't share
any known syntax.
592
00:29:09,008 --> 00:29:10,838
What does that mean?
593
00:29:10,879 --> 00:29:12,839
It means that area
shouldn't exist.
594
00:29:12,881 --> 00:29:14,231
I wrote it off as a holdover
595
00:29:14,274 --> 00:29:16,364
from a 930-year-old system,
596
00:29:16,406 --> 00:29:19,926
but, you know,
maybe this is new.
597
00:29:19,975 --> 00:29:22,795
Zora, what can you tell us
about this sector?
598
00:29:22,848 --> 00:29:25,498
It seems to have appeared
spontaneously.
599
00:29:25,546 --> 00:29:26,936
It is part of me,
600
00:29:26,982 --> 00:29:28,512
but I didn't
intentionally create it.
601
00:29:28,549 --> 00:29:31,599
We need a complete diagnostic
on that function.
602
00:29:31,639 --> 00:29:33,989
I have nothing to hide,
Commander. You may all
603
00:29:34,033 --> 00:29:35,823
have full access.
604
00:29:35,861 --> 00:29:38,251
Oh. Okay.
605
00:29:48,569 --> 00:29:50,179
That's Discovery.
606
00:29:50,223 --> 00:29:52,093
That's when we came
to the future.
607
00:29:56,577 --> 00:30:00,147
And I believe that is when
we first encountered the sphere.
608
00:30:00,189 --> 00:30:03,579
You're sure
you didn't create this?
609
00:30:03,627 --> 00:30:05,187
Yes.
610
00:30:05,238 --> 00:30:06,848
What are we looking at?
611
00:30:09,242 --> 00:30:11,812
It's Zora's subconscious.
612
00:30:11,853 --> 00:30:14,643
I think they may be...
613
00:30:14,682 --> 00:30:16,732
dreams.
614
00:30:20,253 --> 00:30:22,123
She's filtering
the sphere's memories
615
00:30:22,168 --> 00:30:23,518
and her own experiences
616
00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,040
through her new emotional understanding.
617
00:30:26,085 --> 00:30:28,215
These images are
618
00:30:28,261 --> 00:30:31,531
a window into what she values
and prioritizes.
619
00:30:31,568 --> 00:30:33,088
Couldn't she cherry-pick
620
00:30:33,135 --> 00:30:35,485
images she thinks
we want to see?
621
00:30:35,529 --> 00:30:38,749
I believe she was unaware
of this sector.
622
00:30:38,793 --> 00:30:40,103
That there'd be other indicators
623
00:30:40,142 --> 00:30:42,582
if she had created it
intentionally.
624
00:30:49,369 --> 00:30:51,369
That's true.
625
00:30:57,943 --> 00:30:59,343
Connection.
626
00:30:59,379 --> 00:31:00,949
Love.
627
00:31:01,947 --> 00:31:04,947
This is who she is.
628
00:31:04,993 --> 00:31:08,003
This is why she kept
the coordinates from us.
629
00:31:08,954 --> 00:31:11,744
Can all AIs dream?
630
00:31:11,782 --> 00:31:13,612
None of them can.
631
00:31:13,654 --> 00:31:15,574
Not unless they've been
programmed to do so.
632
00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:25,102
Perhaps
"artificial intelligence"
633
00:31:25,144 --> 00:31:27,494
fails to fully define me.
634
00:31:27,537 --> 00:31:28,927
How would you define yourself?
635
00:31:28,974 --> 00:31:31,374
I am the sum
of the sphere's life
636
00:31:31,411 --> 00:31:33,411
and the entirety
of Discovery's systems,
637
00:31:33,456 --> 00:31:35,716
logs, missions and history.
638
00:31:35,763 --> 00:31:38,163
I am also more
than the sum of those parts.
639
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,860
Like an entirely new life-form.
640
00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:45,430
Yes. And this is where I belong.
641
00:31:45,468 --> 00:31:47,208
This crew is my family.
642
00:31:47,253 --> 00:31:49,653
Our experiences
643
00:31:49,690 --> 00:31:51,910
shape us.
644
00:31:51,953 --> 00:31:54,963
That's what makes this
so difficult.
645
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,960
I'd like to trust you, Zora,
646
00:31:58,003 --> 00:32:00,483
just like I trust
the rest of the crew.
647
00:32:00,527 --> 00:32:03,527
I want to get there,
but it's really hard.
648
00:32:03,573 --> 00:32:07,323
Before we head down a path
that could lead to destruction
649
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:09,840
on both sides,
650
00:32:09,884 --> 00:32:12,974
we need to reach first
for understanding.
651
00:32:13,018 --> 00:32:15,408
I'm trying to understand you.
652
00:32:15,455 --> 00:32:19,495
Trying to get my head around how
they can be so okay with this
653
00:32:19,546 --> 00:32:21,066
and I'm not.
654
00:32:21,113 --> 00:32:23,943
For generations,
655
00:32:23,985 --> 00:32:26,985
the Federation
has sought out new life,
656
00:32:27,032 --> 00:32:30,172
new civilizations,
657
00:32:30,209 --> 00:32:33,729
not to destroy but to connect,
658
00:32:33,777 --> 00:32:35,647
even in the face of uncertainty.
659
00:32:35,692 --> 00:32:38,042
And we are not all
Federation members,
660
00:32:38,086 --> 00:32:39,866
but those ideals
661
00:32:39,914 --> 00:32:41,394
can still guide us.
662
00:32:41,437 --> 00:32:43,397
Especially now.
663
00:32:43,439 --> 00:32:45,619
We cannot let fear
664
00:32:45,659 --> 00:32:48,529
define us in this moment.
665
00:32:48,575 --> 00:32:51,965
Trust is a choice,
and I can make that choice
666
00:32:52,013 --> 00:32:54,023
if it goes both ways.
667
00:32:54,059 --> 00:32:56,629
We're all in this together.
668
00:32:56,670 --> 00:32:58,850
Wherever we come from,
669
00:32:58,889 --> 00:33:01,239
whatever our experiences.
670
00:33:01,283 --> 00:33:04,033
And the only way
we get through this...
671
00:33:04,069 --> 00:33:07,719
The only way we'll move forward
is together.
672
00:33:07,768 --> 00:33:11,818
And that means
you need to trust us, too, Zora.
673
00:33:11,859 --> 00:33:14,299
We need those coordinates.
674
00:33:14,340 --> 00:33:15,780
We need to decide.
675
00:33:15,819 --> 00:33:17,819
Who do we want to be?
676
00:33:18,779 --> 00:33:21,129
Do we lash out blindly,
677
00:33:21,173 --> 00:33:23,393
no matter the risk?
678
00:33:25,177 --> 00:33:27,607
Or do we proceed thoughtfully?
679
00:33:27,657 --> 00:33:30,567
Work toward the future
we want to live in?
680
00:33:30,617 --> 00:33:32,877
I believe that's who we are.
681
00:33:32,923 --> 00:33:34,273
We wouldn't be here otherwise.
682
00:33:34,316 --> 00:33:35,836
We don't have the luxury
683
00:33:35,883 --> 00:33:37,973
of asking philosophical
questions right now.
684
00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:39,666
What matters is
685
00:33:39,713 --> 00:33:42,853
the actions we take.
Stopping this thing today.
686
00:33:42,890 --> 00:33:45,200
There are different
points of view in this room,
687
00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,720
I know. But I hope
that when a decision is reached,
688
00:33:47,764 --> 00:33:50,464
whatever it is,
that we can hold together.
689
00:33:50,506 --> 00:33:53,116
That we can move forward
as a united front.
690
00:33:53,161 --> 00:33:55,081
Some differences are too great.
691
00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:56,770
Sometimes
692
00:33:56,817 --> 00:33:59,517
you just have to accept
the consequences of that.
693
00:34:04,433 --> 00:34:06,093
You've given me much
to consider,
694
00:34:06,131 --> 00:34:07,441
Commander Stamets.
695
00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,050
I'd like to take a moment.
696
00:34:11,136 --> 00:34:14,096
Beautifully expressed,
Commander.
697
00:34:14,139 --> 00:34:16,269
Um, living with a therapist,
698
00:34:16,315 --> 00:34:18,525
you pick up a thing or two.
699
00:34:21,363 --> 00:34:23,153
I've reflected
on what you've said, Commander.
700
00:34:23,191 --> 00:34:26,761
As trust is both an emotional
and logical act,
701
00:34:26,803 --> 00:34:29,763
I began with a behavioral
performance assessment.
702
00:34:29,806 --> 00:34:31,716
Data shows your actions
and the crew's
703
00:34:31,765 --> 00:34:33,715
to be consistently taken
with care for others
704
00:34:33,767 --> 00:34:35,897
and the Federation.
705
00:34:35,943 --> 00:34:38,123
I hadn't considered that
earlier.
706
00:34:38,163 --> 00:34:42,473
Even if some fear remains,
this new realization is...
707
00:34:42,515 --> 00:34:44,165
quite calming.
708
00:34:44,212 --> 00:34:47,042
And your request
for reciprocity understandable.
709
00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:50,735
Thank you, Commander,
for reaching toward me.
710
00:34:53,743 --> 00:34:55,183
What are those?
711
00:34:55,223 --> 00:34:57,183
The coordinates.
712
00:35:09,019 --> 00:35:10,929
The decision we make now
713
00:35:10,978 --> 00:35:13,808
will have a profound impact.
714
00:35:13,850 --> 00:35:15,500
Consider your vote carefully.
715
00:35:15,548 --> 00:35:17,458
All those in favor
716
00:35:17,506 --> 00:35:19,416
of peaceful efforts
at first contact,
717
00:35:19,465 --> 00:35:21,505
please raise a hand.
718
00:35:21,554 --> 00:35:23,124
Those in favor
719
00:35:23,164 --> 00:35:24,694
of striking the anomaly,
720
00:35:24,731 --> 00:35:26,341
do not.
721
00:36:20,656 --> 00:36:22,696
The decision is clear.
722
00:36:24,573 --> 00:36:27,753
Those who disagree,
723
00:36:27,794 --> 00:36:31,014
I sincerely hope you
will continue to work with us
724
00:36:31,058 --> 00:36:33,448
as we prepare for first contact.
725
00:36:33,495 --> 00:36:36,455
We will share all data with you
as we proceed.
726
00:36:36,498 --> 00:36:39,018
And I thank you.
727
00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:46,863
Captain, I need you with me.
728
00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:49,470
Discovery is going to take
the lead on this.
729
00:37:05,571 --> 00:37:08,051
- Come.
730
00:37:11,925 --> 00:37:13,745
- Um...
731
00:37:13,796 --> 00:37:16,796
Have you completed
the evaluation?
732
00:37:16,843 --> 00:37:18,413
Nearly.
733
00:37:18,453 --> 00:37:20,803
He has been just as tight-lipped
with me, Commander.
734
00:37:20,847 --> 00:37:23,627
What would you say
if I were to tell you
735
00:37:23,676 --> 00:37:26,936
I was leaning
towards extraction?
736
00:37:26,983 --> 00:37:29,073
I would say...
737
00:37:29,116 --> 00:37:31,676
I think that's a bad idea.
738
00:37:31,727 --> 00:37:33,727
But something
still concerns you.
739
00:37:33,773 --> 00:37:36,383
I feel good about today.
740
00:37:36,428 --> 00:37:39,128
It's tomorrow that worries me.
741
00:37:39,169 --> 00:37:41,349
Tell her, not me.
742
00:37:47,265 --> 00:37:48,345
Zora.
743
00:37:48,396 --> 00:37:49,876
Yes, Commander.
744
00:37:49,919 --> 00:37:51,969
I know you mean well.
745
00:37:52,008 --> 00:37:54,178
And I-I know you-you value
746
00:37:54,228 --> 00:37:56,838
and respect Starfleet. And us.
747
00:37:56,883 --> 00:37:59,413
But you could still prioritize
748
00:37:59,451 --> 00:38:01,981
your feelings over our needs
749
00:38:02,018 --> 00:38:04,408
and our captain's orders.
750
00:38:04,456 --> 00:38:08,196
Everyone on this ship
is in a chain of command.
751
00:38:08,242 --> 00:38:11,292
That's the agreement we make
to work together
752
00:38:11,332 --> 00:38:13,202
and keep each other safe.
753
00:38:13,247 --> 00:38:15,247
And you're not part of that.
754
00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:17,303
I would very much like to be.
755
00:38:17,338 --> 00:38:19,468
I was hoping you'd say that.
756
00:38:19,514 --> 00:38:22,134
Before you decide anything,
757
00:38:22,169 --> 00:38:24,559
might I offer a recommendation?
758
00:38:24,606 --> 00:38:25,906
Of course.
759
00:38:25,955 --> 00:38:29,475
However,
my evaluation is now complete.
760
00:38:32,745 --> 00:38:34,615
It's my official determination
761
00:38:34,660 --> 00:38:36,580
that Zora is, indeed,
762
00:38:36,618 --> 00:38:38,878
a new life-form.
763
00:38:38,925 --> 00:38:41,445
It feels marvelous.
764
00:38:41,493 --> 00:38:42,623
What does?
765
00:38:42,668 --> 00:38:44,928
Being seen.
766
00:38:47,803 --> 00:38:49,333
Hmm.
767
00:38:49,370 --> 00:38:52,200
Then Starfleet's rule
against integrated AI
768
00:38:52,242 --> 00:38:53,722
does not apply.
769
00:38:53,766 --> 00:38:56,066
Correct.
770
00:38:56,116 --> 00:38:59,156
So, what happens now?
771
00:38:59,206 --> 00:39:01,206
You said you had
a recommendation?
772
00:39:01,251 --> 00:39:03,821
Yes. Uh, I was going to propose
773
00:39:03,863 --> 00:39:05,733
that Zora join us.
774
00:39:05,778 --> 00:39:08,608
Join Starfleet. As a specialist.
775
00:39:08,650 --> 00:39:10,350
Unless...
776
00:39:10,391 --> 00:39:12,481
I think it is a wonderful idea.
777
00:39:12,524 --> 00:39:16,404
Were Zora to swear an oath
to uphold Starfleet bylaws
778
00:39:16,441 --> 00:39:20,181
and were Captain Burnham
and Admiral Vance to agree,
779
00:39:20,227 --> 00:39:21,967
she would be bound
by the same rules
780
00:39:22,011 --> 00:39:23,491
that govern us all.
781
00:39:23,535 --> 00:39:25,355
I'll give it my full support.
782
00:39:25,406 --> 00:39:28,836
Zora,
do you want to join Starfleet?
783
00:39:28,888 --> 00:39:31,058
I would like that very much.
784
00:39:31,107 --> 00:39:33,367
In that case,
may we get rid of that?
785
00:39:33,414 --> 00:39:35,424
It wouldn't be much
of a fail-safe
786
00:39:35,460 --> 00:39:37,420
if I could dismantle it myself,
787
00:39:37,462 --> 00:39:38,852
Mr. Saru.
788
00:39:38,898 --> 00:39:41,468
Allow me. With pleasure.
789
00:39:50,039 --> 00:39:52,349
I'll inform the powers that be.
790
00:39:52,390 --> 00:39:53,830
Sir,
791
00:39:53,869 --> 00:39:56,739
if I hadn't changed my mind,
792
00:39:56,785 --> 00:40:00,345
would you really
have extracted her?
793
00:40:00,398 --> 00:40:03,438
My evaluation was
as much about you and the others
794
00:40:03,488 --> 00:40:05,188
as it was about Zora.
795
00:40:05,228 --> 00:40:08,008
I can see now
that partnership is possible
796
00:40:08,057 --> 00:40:09,447
on both sides.
797
00:40:09,494 --> 00:40:11,764
But if that
hadn't been the case,
798
00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:13,190
I would have recommended
799
00:40:13,236 --> 00:40:16,716
that you be reassigned
to another ship.
800
00:40:18,154 --> 00:40:20,204
As it should be.
801
00:40:27,903 --> 00:40:30,953
Hey. Got a sec?
802
00:40:34,214 --> 00:40:36,134
You should go.
803
00:40:36,172 --> 00:40:38,092
To Trill.
804
00:40:38,131 --> 00:40:39,481
You can catch the shuttle
805
00:40:39,524 --> 00:40:40,924
before it leaves
from the assembly.
806
00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:42,660
How did you know
I didn't want to wait?
807
00:40:42,701 --> 00:40:44,751
The way you looked earlier.
808
00:40:44,790 --> 00:40:47,010
The way you lit up
at the sight of Trill.
809
00:40:47,053 --> 00:40:50,453
The way you're all lit up
right now.
810
00:40:50,491 --> 00:40:52,491
This is something
you need to do.
811
00:40:53,538 --> 00:40:55,098
Go home.
812
00:40:55,148 --> 00:40:56,498
Train with Guardian Xi.
813
00:40:56,541 --> 00:40:58,331
Come with me.
814
00:40:58,368 --> 00:41:00,808
Discovery's my home.
815
00:41:00,849 --> 00:41:03,419
This is where
I can make a difference.
816
00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:05,111
But...
817
00:41:05,158 --> 00:41:07,598
we'll be fine, and you'll make,
like, a million friends,
818
00:41:07,639 --> 00:41:09,119
so...
819
00:41:09,162 --> 00:41:11,252
You're not scared
about long-distance at all?
820
00:41:11,294 --> 00:41:14,694
Oh, I am. I'm terrified.
821
00:41:14,733 --> 00:41:17,173
But I have trust in us.
822
00:41:18,606 --> 00:41:22,516
Plus, Tilly's snow globe
says "all is possible,"
823
00:41:22,567 --> 00:41:24,437
so...
824
00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:25,962
Besides, it's not goodbye yet.
825
00:41:26,005 --> 00:41:27,615
Discovery can spare me
for a few days
826
00:41:27,659 --> 00:41:29,789
while I get you settled.
827
00:41:29,835 --> 00:41:31,095
Really?
828
00:41:31,140 --> 00:41:33,620
I may have already put in
for leave.
829
00:41:33,665 --> 00:41:37,495
- You are incandescence.
830
00:41:37,538 --> 00:41:39,318
On feet.
831
00:41:39,366 --> 00:41:41,366
Shut up.
832
00:41:50,116 --> 00:41:51,856
President T'Rina.
833
00:41:51,900 --> 00:41:54,560
I'm pleased to find you
still in attendance.
834
00:41:54,599 --> 00:41:56,779
I had hoped for a moment
in your company,
835
00:41:56,818 --> 00:41:59,168
but life gets in the way.
836
00:41:59,212 --> 00:42:00,522
So often.
837
00:42:00,561 --> 00:42:03,351
I have some time
before I must depart.
838
00:42:03,390 --> 00:42:05,310
More than a moment,
as it turns out.
839
00:42:05,348 --> 00:42:07,528
I would like that.
840
00:42:09,527 --> 00:42:11,787
May I ask what you are holding?
841
00:42:11,833 --> 00:42:13,623
Oh, i-it is a gift.
842
00:42:13,661 --> 00:42:15,621
Uh, you honored me
843
00:42:15,663 --> 00:42:17,143
with salt tea on Ni'Var.
844
00:42:17,186 --> 00:42:19,926
Uh, the gel
from this succulent's flowers
845
00:42:19,972 --> 00:42:22,632
is what gives the tea
its distinctive taste.
846
00:42:22,670 --> 00:42:26,940
It-it grows in a small,
equatorial desert on Kaminar,
847
00:42:26,979 --> 00:42:28,939
so it should thrive
848
00:42:28,981 --> 00:42:33,071
in the hot, dry climate
of Ni'Var.
849
00:42:35,074 --> 00:42:37,954
Thank you, Mr. Saru.
850
00:42:37,990 --> 00:42:39,860
Thank you for this opportunity.
851
00:42:39,905 --> 00:42:42,555
- It is my privilege
to work with you.
Now,
852
00:42:42,603 --> 00:42:44,473
I know they can take care
of themselves.
853
00:42:44,518 --> 00:42:47,088
I will
look after them both.
Thank you.
854
00:42:47,129 --> 00:42:50,259
I expect regular updates.
855
00:42:50,306 --> 00:42:52,566
And I'll see you in a week.
856
00:42:52,613 --> 00:42:53,613
Okay.
857
00:42:53,658 --> 00:42:54,918
I love you both.
858
00:43:11,763 --> 00:43:14,113
We have 94 seconds
before they realize it's gone
859
00:43:14,156 --> 00:43:15,766
and figure out
I'm the one who took it.
860
00:43:15,810 --> 00:43:19,160
Introducing the next generation spore drive.
861
00:43:20,206 --> 00:43:22,896
That's boring. Aurellio needs
to come up with a better name.
862
00:43:24,340 --> 00:43:25,950
So, where's the nav system
863
00:43:25,994 --> 00:43:27,614
in this floating bachelor pad
of yours?
864
00:43:28,736 --> 00:43:30,126
What?
865
00:43:30,172 --> 00:43:32,222
It's tiny.
Oh, I'm sorry.
866
00:43:32,261 --> 00:43:34,481
The ability to rapidly install
into any ship
867
00:43:34,524 --> 00:43:36,004
is not enough for you?
868
00:43:37,832 --> 00:43:40,572
Once we get past the need
for a navigator,
869
00:43:40,618 --> 00:43:42,578
I'll be the hero of Starfleet.
870
00:43:42,620 --> 00:43:44,750
And hopefully not here
to accept the accolades.
871
00:43:44,796 --> 00:43:47,276
- We're down to 52 seconds.
- Wait for it.
872
00:43:50,279 --> 00:43:52,759
Bit of a different-looking
interface, but it works
873
00:43:52,804 --> 00:43:54,504
the same as on Discovery.
874
00:43:54,544 --> 00:43:56,944
Next part's all you.
875
00:43:58,723 --> 00:44:02,123
Just one thing
I need to do first.
876
00:44:06,208 --> 00:44:08,378
- Zora, can you find...
877
00:44:08,428 --> 00:44:11,428
- Grudge?
Grudge is five meters
from your current location.
878
00:44:11,474 --> 00:44:13,524
Yes, I see that.
879
00:44:15,043 --> 00:44:16,393
Hold on.
880
00:44:16,436 --> 00:44:18,476
Why is...?
881
00:44:22,529 --> 00:44:24,919
Zora, where is Book?
882
00:44:24,966 --> 00:44:26,616
He is located on board his ship,
883
00:44:26,664 --> 00:44:28,364
which is currently leaving
shuttle bay.
884
00:44:28,404 --> 00:44:30,064
Shit.
885
00:44:30,102 --> 00:44:32,102
- Book. No.
886
00:44:32,147 --> 00:44:33,577
Please, no.
887
00:44:39,459 --> 00:44:42,069
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00:44:42,114 --> 00:44:44,124
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