1 00:00:36,003 --> 00:00:40,741 In all my time, there's one thing I've learned to be true. 2 00:00:43,811 --> 00:00:46,046 If you want to serve the galaxy... 3 00:00:46,147 --> 00:00:49,183 make your bed. 4 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:53,254 Here's another. 5 00:00:53,387 --> 00:00:55,723 Get to class on time. 6 00:00:55,823 --> 00:00:57,125 Doesn't seem like much, 7 00:00:57,225 --> 00:01:01,595 just tiny acts of service to your fellow cadets. 8 00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:04,198 A single stitch, 9 00:01:04,298 --> 00:01:06,234 then another and another, 10 00:01:06,334 --> 00:01:10,271 until you've woven something greater than you ever imagined. 11 00:01:10,404 --> 00:01:12,940 A tapestry. 12 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,744 The tapestry that is Starfleet, that is history. 13 00:01:16,877 --> 00:01:20,780 And now, the moment you've all been waiting for. 14 00:01:20,781 --> 00:01:23,917 Mutageocillus arniopolus. 15 00:01:24,017 --> 00:01:26,754 Self-replicating mucus. 16 00:01:26,854 --> 00:01:29,088 A jar of goo. 17 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:30,491 Stand up. 18 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:34,762 I heard we get Ferengal horned tapeworms next semester. 19 00:01:34,862 --> 00:01:36,429 Please never stand next to me again. 20 00:01:36,430 --> 00:01:41,202 Each of you will care for a single specimen for five days. 21 00:01:41,302 --> 00:01:43,103 Easy, right? 22 00:01:43,237 --> 00:01:44,305 Wrong. 23 00:01:44,405 --> 00:01:47,441 Mucus is romantic. It likes to bond. 24 00:01:47,575 --> 00:01:52,079 If you get even a tiny amount on your skin, 25 00:01:52,180 --> 00:01:53,446 it will replicate... 26 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:55,948 ...until you're covered head to toe, 27 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:58,152 and you will have to move in together 28 00:01:58,252 --> 00:02:00,488 and spend holidays with its parents. 29 00:02:05,092 --> 00:02:09,230 And we will have to help you break up 30 00:02:09,330 --> 00:02:13,033 by freezing it with a neutralizing agent. 31 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:15,002 That gets you a C. 32 00:02:15,102 --> 00:02:17,438 A C? How do we fail? 33 00:02:17,538 --> 00:02:19,307 If it kills you. 34 00:02:19,407 --> 00:02:21,675 Welcome to Xenobiology. 35 00:02:21,809 --> 00:02:24,144 When the Burn hit, 36 00:02:24,278 --> 00:02:25,978 the Federation had to leave Earth. 37 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:27,548 Starfleet Academy was abandoned. 38 00:02:27,648 --> 00:02:31,185 Our tapestry, our history, irretrievably torn. 39 00:02:31,285 --> 00:02:33,354 Say what you will about this present time, 40 00:02:33,487 --> 00:02:36,656 but it has one advantage over every other, 41 00:02:36,657 --> 00:02:38,826 it's ours. 42 00:02:38,959 --> 00:02:40,861 Comparative Xenomythology 43 00:02:40,994 --> 00:02:43,331 was dropped from the curriculum 100 years ago, 44 00:02:43,464 --> 00:02:46,666 when Starfleet's emphasis shifted from understanding those 45 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:48,202 with whom we share a universe, 46 00:02:48,336 --> 00:02:50,169 to defending ourselves against them. 47 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,505 Sir, is there a creation myth 48 00:02:52,506 --> 00:02:55,175 about a wise-ass space rat who put a state-of-the-art starship 49 00:02:55,276 --> 00:02:57,177 in danger just 'cause he needed to call his mommy? 50 00:02:57,278 --> 00:02:59,146 Or one about an overcompensating fish boy 51 00:02:59,247 --> 00:03:01,214 who's sad and lonely 'cause he has a teeny tiny fish di... 52 00:03:01,215 --> 00:03:04,017 Cadets, many cultures expel their males 53 00:03:04,151 --> 00:03:08,055 into the wild at your stage of hormonal development 54 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:10,023 to mature on their own 55 00:03:10,157 --> 00:03:11,692 or die. 56 00:03:11,825 --> 00:03:14,862 We are not one of them. Currently. 57 00:03:14,962 --> 00:03:18,698 You are the first officer corps class 58 00:03:18,699 --> 00:03:22,703 to return to this campus in over a hundred years. 59 00:03:22,803 --> 00:03:26,539 One we share with our venerable neighbors at the War College. 60 00:03:26,540 --> 00:03:29,477 An institution that's turned out the officers 61 00:03:29,577 --> 00:03:32,712 that kept Starfleet strong during the Burn. 62 00:03:32,713 --> 00:03:35,215 We thank them for their continued service 63 00:03:35,349 --> 00:03:38,185 and look forward to working together. 64 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:42,656 If you thought combat training was only for the War College, 65 00:03:42,756 --> 00:03:45,025 think again. Sound off! 66 00:03:45,125 --> 00:03:47,595 Duty! Honor! Service! 67 00:03:47,695 --> 00:03:48,729 Louder! 68 00:03:48,829 --> 00:03:51,064 Duty! Honor! Service! 69 00:03:51,198 --> 00:03:52,766 Pitiful. 70 00:03:52,866 --> 00:03:56,270 Tactical Engagement is not about self-defense, 71 00:03:56,370 --> 00:03:58,071 though you will learn self-defense. 72 00:03:58,171 --> 00:03:59,307 It's not about weapons. 73 00:03:59,407 --> 00:04:02,343 No. This class... 74 00:04:02,443 --> 00:04:03,744 is about me! 75 00:04:03,844 --> 00:04:07,080 My father taught me that victory is life. 76 00:04:07,214 --> 00:04:10,083 My mother, that today is a good day to die. 77 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:13,421 One day, you'll all stare death in the face 78 00:04:13,521 --> 00:04:15,989 as she stares back. Yes! 79 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:17,425 Death has eyes! 80 00:04:17,525 --> 00:04:19,459 And none of my cadets 81 00:04:19,460 --> 00:04:21,629 will confront her like gutless cowards. 82 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:23,597 I will rip out my own stomach 83 00:04:23,697 --> 00:04:27,601 and choke on it before even one of you lets fear win the day. 84 00:04:27,735 --> 00:04:29,703 Do you hear me? 85 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:34,007 You will not live in fear! 86 00:04:36,610 --> 00:04:39,647 I can always spot the runner. 87 00:04:44,217 --> 00:04:46,153 Democracy doesn't live in a place. 88 00:04:46,253 --> 00:04:49,390 It lives in continuous action. 89 00:04:49,490 --> 00:04:54,428 So, go out and seek, explore, innovate. 90 00:04:55,228 --> 00:04:58,098 Boldly go where no one has gone before. 91 00:04:58,198 --> 00:05:00,668 It is my great honor 92 00:05:00,768 --> 00:05:05,506 to welcome you all back to Starfleet Academy. 93 00:07:21,542 --> 00:07:23,777 Specialist Krebs to Science Lab 7. 94 00:07:23,877 --> 00:07:25,278 I'm telling you, I nailed it. 95 00:07:25,378 --> 00:07:27,815 I just wish that I had your confidence. 96 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:30,282 - It's all in the walk, buddy. - I guess. 97 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:33,487 But, Caleb, if you stayed in Torothan prison, 98 00:07:33,587 --> 00:07:36,757 they would've chopped your hands into little stumpy stumps. 99 00:07:36,857 --> 00:07:39,092 Yeah, but there's toilet wine, 100 00:07:39,192 --> 00:07:40,728 and I wouldn't be forced to read 101 00:07:40,828 --> 00:07:42,830 the Military Strategies of Klingon General... 102 00:07:42,930 --> 00:07:44,231 Ajergh K'Tamushti. 103 00:07:44,331 --> 00:07:46,634 No offense, Jay-Den, he's a little dry. 104 00:07:49,803 --> 00:07:51,972 We got our room assignments. 105 00:07:52,105 --> 00:07:54,107 - Never had a room. - We share them. 106 00:07:54,207 --> 00:07:57,010 Like, with others? That's the definition of... 107 00:07:57,144 --> 00:07:58,178 Roommates. 108 00:07:58,278 --> 00:07:59,479 - ...fascism. - No. 109 00:07:59,580 --> 00:08:01,248 Also, with a roommate, how does anyone... 110 00:08:01,348 --> 00:08:03,083 - Hook up? - You get me. 111 00:08:03,183 --> 00:08:04,785 Try not to antagonize your new roommate 112 00:08:04,885 --> 00:08:06,820 for at least ten minutes. 113 00:08:06,954 --> 00:08:08,522 - See you in class. - Bye. 114 00:08:08,622 --> 00:08:11,191 See you in Stellar Cartography. I'll save you a seat. 115 00:08:12,626 --> 00:08:16,697 So, I... never had the chance to thank you 116 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:19,832 for helping me get rid of all those killer space pirates. 117 00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:22,335 Got to give it to you. Sort of brave. 118 00:08:22,435 --> 00:08:24,437 Right? Heroically saving everyone. 119 00:08:24,538 --> 00:08:25,906 After dropping us in mortal peril. 120 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:28,041 Wonder if I'll live till midterms. 121 00:08:31,444 --> 00:08:33,013 This is me. 122 00:08:33,113 --> 00:08:34,848 Me, too. 123 00:08:34,948 --> 00:08:37,084 Wait, are we... 124 00:08:37,184 --> 00:08:38,551 Roomies? 125 00:08:38,552 --> 00:08:39,687 No. 126 00:08:39,820 --> 00:08:41,020 See you. 127 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:42,422 Also, tip: 128 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:44,892 Don't hook up with anyone for, like, the first six months. 129 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:47,895 That's how you find out who's a total psycho. 130 00:08:49,229 --> 00:08:50,831 Bye-bye. 131 00:08:50,931 --> 00:08:52,432 Sage advice. 132 00:09:00,974 --> 00:09:03,075 - Oh, hell no! - Oh, you've got to be kidding me. 133 00:09:03,076 --> 00:09:05,545 - Guards. Guards! This is a no. - No, absolutely not. No way. 134 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,047 - No way. - No in perpetuity! 135 00:09:07,180 --> 00:09:08,415 - No! - Hate you! 136 00:09:08,515 --> 00:09:10,550 The bio-labs are almost there, 137 00:09:10,684 --> 00:09:12,419 but whatever supplier we're using 138 00:09:12,519 --> 00:09:17,758 for our samples of xeno-mucosa has no imagination. None. 139 00:09:17,858 --> 00:09:21,260 The arniopolus strain is hearty, I'll concede, 140 00:09:21,261 --> 00:09:22,729 but just so vanilla. 141 00:09:22,730 --> 00:09:24,431 It might as well be pudding. 142 00:09:24,564 --> 00:09:26,967 -Okay. - Now, the kemagora strain 143 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:29,435 I requested has vigor, fire. 144 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:31,104 -Wow. - Those kids can learn a lot 145 00:09:31,204 --> 00:09:32,739 - from mucus like that. - Mm. 146 00:09:32,740 --> 00:09:34,174 Do you need to answer those? 147 00:09:34,274 --> 00:09:36,677 Oh, uh, the-the Federation is getting ready 148 00:09:36,777 --> 00:09:38,779 to rebuild its new seat of government. 149 00:09:38,879 --> 00:09:40,714 - Oh. Namibia's vying for it. - Yes. 150 00:09:40,814 --> 00:09:42,616 - Singapore. - What about Paris? 151 00:09:42,750 --> 00:09:45,085 Where it's always been. It's in the mix. 152 00:09:45,185 --> 00:09:48,088 - Do you have the requisition? - Uh-huh. 153 00:09:48,188 --> 00:09:51,424 Thank you, Chancellor. Vanilla mucus is not my jam. 154 00:09:51,524 --> 00:09:53,126 Doctor, I would do almost anything 155 00:09:53,226 --> 00:09:54,895 to end this conversation. 156 00:09:54,995 --> 00:09:57,129 - Your wish is my command, Chancellor. - Thank you so much. 157 00:09:57,130 --> 00:09:59,933 - For now. Have a delightful day. -Okay, bye. 158 00:10:00,701 --> 00:10:04,237 Two more things. The Betazoid delegation will arrive shortly. 159 00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:06,138 We sent a fleet of Federation shuttles 160 00:10:06,139 --> 00:10:07,941 - as a gesture of goodwill. - Mm. 161 00:10:08,041 --> 00:10:09,943 The Special Assembly of the Diplomatic Council 162 00:10:10,077 --> 00:10:12,045 will convene, and we're hosting a banquet 163 00:10:12,145 --> 00:10:14,114 - in their honor tomorrow night. - Hello. 164 00:10:14,214 --> 00:10:15,248 - Carl. Stanley. - Hi. 165 00:10:15,348 --> 00:10:17,117 - Hello. - Larinda. 166 00:10:17,217 --> 00:10:20,654 You knew the Betazoids when they were part of the Federation. 167 00:10:20,754 --> 00:10:23,289 What are the chances they'll rejoin? 168 00:10:23,290 --> 00:10:26,894 Every loss hurt after the Burn, but losing the Betazoids 169 00:10:26,994 --> 00:10:28,628 really tipped the scales. 170 00:10:28,729 --> 00:10:31,131 So, I'm just grateful they're showing up. 171 00:10:31,264 --> 00:10:33,833 - Indeed. - What was the second thing? 172 00:10:33,834 --> 00:10:35,635 Do you have a cologne dependency? 173 00:10:35,736 --> 00:10:37,469 They regulate everything else, why can't they regulate that? 174 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:40,140 You hoard under your bed like an actual rat. 175 00:10:40,273 --> 00:10:42,342 - And are you ever gonna make your bed? -Why would I? 176 00:10:42,442 --> 00:10:43,844 Seriously, it's like rooming with a farm animal. 177 00:10:43,944 --> 00:10:45,178 By the way, who has a banana allergy? 178 00:10:45,278 --> 00:10:46,413 - Is that even a thing? - Yes, dick, 179 00:10:46,513 --> 00:10:48,315 it is a thing! 180 00:10:48,415 --> 00:10:49,817 Cadets? 181 00:10:49,917 --> 00:10:51,317 Where are you right now? 182 00:10:51,318 --> 00:10:53,486 It's not a trick question. 183 00:10:53,620 --> 00:10:54,988 In your office. 184 00:10:55,122 --> 00:10:56,356 Huh? 185 00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:58,658 We're cadets of Starfleet Academy serving aboard 186 00:10:58,759 --> 00:10:59,993 the Starship Athena, Chancellor. 187 00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:01,528 Correct. If you forget that again, 188 00:11:01,628 --> 00:11:03,797 I'll jettison the both of you out the airlock. 189 00:11:03,897 --> 00:11:06,900 Mir, stand at attention or leave. 190 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,335 What do you want? 191 00:11:08,435 --> 00:11:10,170 We can't room in the same... 192 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:12,872 - ...room. - Why? 193 00:11:12,873 --> 00:11:14,474 It's an intensely personal medical issue. 194 00:11:14,574 --> 00:11:15,709 -Really? -Yeah. 195 00:11:15,809 --> 00:11:17,210 Severe allergies to him yelling, 196 00:11:17,344 --> 00:11:19,179 "Iced it!" every time he shoots a balled-up sock 197 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:20,914 - into his drawer. - Not my fault you grew up without socks. 198 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:22,249 Or aim. Or balls. 199 00:11:22,349 --> 00:11:24,217 Good news, guys, you do have something in common, 200 00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:27,254 you're both funny. Aren't they funny? 201 00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:28,588 Is this a multiple choice? 202 00:11:28,688 --> 00:11:32,625 Request denied. You, out. You, stay. 203 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:36,363 The logs say you hacked the exits on... 204 00:11:36,496 --> 00:11:39,767 Three separate occasions in the last 12 hours. 205 00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:41,401 You told me to find hobbies. 206 00:11:41,501 --> 00:11:43,270 You have too much spare time, Cadet? 207 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:44,772 You need more menial labor? 208 00:11:44,872 --> 00:11:46,073 Nope. 209 00:11:46,874 --> 00:11:48,708 Nope... Chancellor? 210 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,879 You chose this place, Mir. 211 00:11:52,012 --> 00:11:54,481 You made me a promise, Chancellor. 212 00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:55,916 We'll find your mother. 213 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:57,885 - If she's still alive. -And when we do, 214 00:11:57,985 --> 00:12:01,188 I'll do everything I can to make the Federation see 215 00:12:01,288 --> 00:12:03,056 that your mother's sentence was extreme, 216 00:12:03,190 --> 00:12:04,891 even in a harsher time, 217 00:12:04,892 --> 00:12:07,060 but there doesn't seem to be a Goja V 218 00:12:07,194 --> 00:12:09,429 in any Starfleet database. 219 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:11,899 No planets, ships, moons. Zero. 220 00:12:11,999 --> 00:12:13,233 It doesn't seem to exist. 221 00:12:13,366 --> 00:12:14,267 So what? 222 00:12:14,367 --> 00:12:15,535 Someone's not in the database, 223 00:12:15,635 --> 00:12:16,603 they're not worth the effort? 224 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:18,405 Even if they "make their bed"? 225 00:12:18,505 --> 00:12:20,774 The effort is what Starfleet is. 226 00:12:20,874 --> 00:12:22,409 And somewhere, you know that, 227 00:12:22,542 --> 00:12:24,912 or you would've already busted out of here 228 00:12:25,045 --> 00:12:26,745 instead of just "trying to." 229 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:27,948 I'm still here 'cause there's a system or two 230 00:12:28,081 --> 00:12:29,448 - I haven't hacked yet. - What? 231 00:12:29,449 --> 00:12:31,151 Nothing, Cadet Master. 232 00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:32,652 Mir, have you considered that 233 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:34,922 Nus Braka was lying to mess with your head? 234 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:37,790 Should I trust you to stay? 235 00:12:37,791 --> 00:12:40,093 Should I trust you to do what you said you were gonna do? 236 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:41,361 Yeah. 237 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,531 Am I dismissed? 238 00:12:51,371 --> 00:12:53,306 He needs his ass kicked. 239 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,642 He's been getting his ass kicked his whole life. 240 00:12:56,643 --> 00:12:58,178 I think I'm gonna treat him like somebody 241 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:00,981 who actually does what they say they're gonna do 242 00:13:01,081 --> 00:13:03,383 and see if that fritzes his motherboard. 243 00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:06,186 The Betazoids are bringing their Youth Delegation. 244 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:07,855 They're the ones that pressured 245 00:13:07,955 --> 00:13:10,123 their government to enter negotiations with us. 246 00:13:10,223 --> 00:13:12,292 Ooh. 247 00:13:12,392 --> 00:13:14,661 Activism. Love it. 248 00:13:14,794 --> 00:13:17,797 Specialist Krebs, return to Science Lab 7. 249 00:13:17,931 --> 00:13:19,666 Your Talaxian Furfly has come out of hibernation. 250 00:13:19,766 --> 00:13:20,968 Oh, Nahla. 251 00:13:21,068 --> 00:13:23,470 Commander Kelrec, your counterpart 252 00:13:23,570 --> 00:13:25,638 - at the War College. - Pleasure, Commander. 253 00:13:25,738 --> 00:13:29,308 Oh, uh, regulation footwear is a requirement. 254 00:13:29,309 --> 00:13:31,144 Yeah, I heard that. 255 00:13:31,244 --> 00:13:33,479 I-I-I just don't like wearing them if I don't have to. 256 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,916 In all seriousness, it's unsafe. You could... 257 00:13:36,016 --> 00:13:38,985 Stub my toe? Get a splinter? I signed the waivers. 258 00:13:38,986 --> 00:13:40,687 Bare feet pick up electrons 259 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:42,321 that reduce inflammation, 260 00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:44,490 up white blood cells and cytokines, 261 00:13:44,491 --> 00:13:46,192 and stimulate brain activity. 262 00:13:46,193 --> 00:13:48,028 Plus, sometimes, I just need to let the little piggies out 263 00:13:48,161 --> 00:13:50,197 to pasture, know what I mean? 264 00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:53,533 I can confidently say I do not. 265 00:13:53,666 --> 00:13:54,868 I've been informed you've 266 00:13:54,968 --> 00:13:56,869 asked to host the Betazoid negotiations 267 00:13:56,870 --> 00:13:58,005 so you can bring children. 268 00:13:58,105 --> 00:14:00,373 Clearly, I've, uh, misheard. 269 00:14:00,507 --> 00:14:02,242 Ah, but you did not. 270 00:14:02,342 --> 00:14:03,776 It's an opportunity 271 00:14:03,877 --> 00:14:06,546 to teach our cadets conflict resolution firsthand, 272 00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:09,016 and for them to learn from their Betazed peers 273 00:14:09,116 --> 00:14:12,119 that advocating for social change matters. 274 00:14:12,219 --> 00:14:13,186 How romantic. 275 00:14:13,286 --> 00:14:15,355 Your cynicism's pretty adorable. 276 00:14:15,455 --> 00:14:17,189 If you want to talk about the good old days, 277 00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:18,557 I have more of them than you. 278 00:14:18,558 --> 00:14:22,862 We had to abandon Betazed after the Burn. 279 00:14:22,996 --> 00:14:25,864 - They went through hell with the Venari Ral. - Uh... 280 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,667 With marauders. 281 00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:29,236 So, they put up 282 00:14:29,336 --> 00:14:31,038 that psionic wall around their 283 00:14:31,138 --> 00:14:32,672 planetary system and stayed behind it 284 00:14:32,772 --> 00:14:34,474 for over a hundred years. 285 00:14:34,574 --> 00:14:35,742 Nobody gets in or out. 286 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:37,644 We can't even communicate behind that wall. 287 00:14:37,744 --> 00:14:41,814 And then other systems joined this big swath of cut-off space, 288 00:14:41,915 --> 00:14:45,718 but now their kids are saying, "Let's rejoin the Federation," 289 00:14:45,818 --> 00:14:47,720 because they don't want to live like that anymore. 290 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:49,822 Emrin Sadal is humoring them. 291 00:14:49,923 --> 00:14:52,859 He's an isolationist who campaigned his presidency 292 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:54,494 on keeping that wall up. 293 00:14:54,594 --> 00:14:55,929 He's also a Betazoid, 294 00:14:56,029 --> 00:14:58,398 an empath who can read our feelings, Cranky. 295 00:14:58,498 --> 00:15:00,867 Is his preemptive dismissal wise? 296 00:15:00,968 --> 00:15:02,234 MAN (over P.A.): Admiral Vance, 297 00:15:02,235 --> 00:15:04,071 priority transmission from FHQ. 298 00:15:04,171 --> 00:15:05,605 Walk with me. 299 00:15:05,705 --> 00:15:07,274 Should Betazed rejoin, 300 00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:10,576 20, 30 other worlds rejoin with them. 301 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:12,312 And hundreds of new species 302 00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,447 loyal to the Federation to help us defend it. 303 00:15:14,581 --> 00:15:17,250 Not to mention an extra 90 light-years 304 00:15:17,384 --> 00:15:19,486 of safe trade and passage in a time 305 00:15:19,586 --> 00:15:21,021 when we're still rebuilding. 306 00:15:21,121 --> 00:15:25,257 I don't dispute how much we need the Betazoids back. 307 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:27,593 This is our one slim chance 308 00:15:27,594 --> 00:15:30,929 to bolster our standing in the galaxy in a real way. 309 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:33,100 Great, so what's the problem? 310 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,601 These negotiations are far too important 311 00:15:35,602 --> 00:15:37,103 to allow children to attend. 312 00:15:37,104 --> 00:15:41,108 Children are our ambassadors to now, Commander. 313 00:15:41,208 --> 00:15:44,044 These children have seen and experienced things 314 00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:45,278 far beyond their years. 315 00:15:45,378 --> 00:15:47,480 Okay. Come. 316 00:15:47,580 --> 00:15:49,682 Let's game it out. 317 00:15:50,617 --> 00:15:52,285 If Sadal goes back to his planet 318 00:15:52,385 --> 00:15:56,655 and says, "I tried, but they couldn't meet our needs," 319 00:15:56,656 --> 00:15:59,059 then he'll serve out his ten-year term, 320 00:15:59,159 --> 00:16:01,461 and it'll take that long before we ever get another chance. 321 00:16:01,561 --> 00:16:04,296 But if he does value young voices, 322 00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:05,832 a young demographic, 323 00:16:05,932 --> 00:16:09,636 we need to let him know that we do, too. Let's do it. 324 00:16:09,736 --> 00:16:12,205 Friends? In front of the Betazoids, 325 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:14,941 we're one big happy family, yeah? 326 00:16:18,511 --> 00:16:20,012 The shortest distance 327 00:16:20,013 --> 00:16:24,817 between two points is not a straight line. 328 00:16:24,917 --> 00:16:26,819 The laws of physics hate me 329 00:16:26,919 --> 00:16:30,157 because I should not be here. 330 00:16:30,257 --> 00:16:34,526 You, Girl With the Face Begging to Be Singled Out, 331 00:16:34,527 --> 00:16:35,861 why do physics hate me? 332 00:16:35,862 --> 00:16:38,031 Because you're not supposed to be here. 333 00:16:38,165 --> 00:16:39,531 Thumbs up for listening. 334 00:16:39,532 --> 00:16:42,001 - Entropy, time's arrow. -Hey, 335 00:16:42,102 --> 00:16:43,803 you're absorbing all the energy in the room. 336 00:16:43,903 --> 00:16:45,372 For real, you're like a sponge. 337 00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:49,208 - Can you chill? -Guys, I was born in 2215 338 00:16:49,209 --> 00:16:51,677 and jumped almost a thousand years into the future. 339 00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:55,715 You can go with the poetry for five minutes. 340 00:16:58,017 --> 00:17:00,187 Whoop, red alert. New building, 341 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,688 still working out the kinks. 342 00:17:01,788 --> 00:17:03,756 Just give me a second here. 343 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:07,460 ATHENA COMPUTER Goja V is not a recognized location. 344 00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:11,698 Goja V is not a recognized location. 345 00:17:11,798 --> 00:17:16,136 Hi. What's on Goja V? You bored? 346 00:17:16,236 --> 00:17:18,305 Class not riveting enough for you? 347 00:17:19,739 --> 00:17:22,409 Not bored, just like... 348 00:17:22,509 --> 00:17:23,610 what else? 349 00:17:23,710 --> 00:17:25,877 Excellent question. 350 00:17:25,878 --> 00:17:29,082 I guess Goja V is... 351 00:17:29,182 --> 00:17:31,218 sexier than entropy? 352 00:17:31,351 --> 00:17:33,553 More of a turn-on than time itself? 353 00:17:33,653 --> 00:17:35,555 Enlighten us. Please. 354 00:17:38,225 --> 00:17:41,094 I can save everyone's time by rerouting the power junction 355 00:17:41,228 --> 00:17:42,895 so that it has a dedicated power supply, 356 00:17:42,995 --> 00:17:45,231 which is how it should've been wired in the first place. Also, 357 00:17:45,232 --> 00:17:46,399 not to be rude, 358 00:17:46,499 --> 00:17:47,867 but there's nothing you can teach me 359 00:17:47,967 --> 00:17:49,435 that I don't already know about temporal mechanics, 360 00:17:49,436 --> 00:17:50,603 and I'm actually trying to do some real shit, 361 00:17:50,703 --> 00:17:51,938 so let me get to it. 362 00:17:52,038 --> 00:17:54,307 Huh. "Some real shit"? Okay. 363 00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:57,076 Well, please, stand at the front of the class. 364 00:17:57,210 --> 00:17:58,211 Are you kidding? 365 00:17:58,311 --> 00:17:59,446 Zero percent, Cadet. 366 00:17:59,546 --> 00:18:01,414 Introduce yourself to everyone. 367 00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:04,451 And, sadly, 368 00:18:04,551 --> 00:18:07,587 we don't offer a course in accredited sulking. 369 00:18:07,687 --> 00:18:09,956 Plant your feet and tell us who you are. 370 00:18:10,089 --> 00:18:11,457 Caleb Mir. 371 00:18:11,458 --> 00:18:13,259 Sorry, I'm-I'm not a bat. 372 00:18:13,260 --> 00:18:15,128 You have to speak at a human volume. 373 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:17,597 Caleb Mir. 374 00:18:17,697 --> 00:18:18,965 I didn't ask your name. 375 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:20,633 I asked who you are. 376 00:18:20,733 --> 00:18:21,968 What do you stand for? 377 00:18:22,068 --> 00:18:23,435 Have you ever seen a ghost? 378 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:24,804 Made a mixtape? 379 00:18:24,904 --> 00:18:29,642 What is the worst birthday present you ever got? 380 00:18:29,742 --> 00:18:31,311 - Arrested. - Awesome. 381 00:18:31,411 --> 00:18:33,446 Can never have enough misdemeanors 382 00:18:33,546 --> 00:18:35,815 in quantum physics, if you ask me. 383 00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:37,417 Okay, here's an easy one, 384 00:18:37,517 --> 00:18:40,553 the name of this cadet? 385 00:18:44,357 --> 00:18:48,627 Being a cadet in Starfleet Academy means 386 00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:52,465 being open to the people around you, 387 00:18:52,565 --> 00:18:55,667 and that connection is where time and space 388 00:18:55,668 --> 00:18:57,504 - really live. - I don't need connection. 389 00:18:57,604 --> 00:19:00,972 Yeah, yeah. You're a genius who owns all the suffering. 390 00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:02,809 I only know two things, kid. 391 00:19:02,909 --> 00:19:05,678 Number one: "Old age and treachery 392 00:19:05,778 --> 00:19:08,881 always triumph over youth and a smart mouth." 393 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:11,584 Oscar Wilde. Love that dude. 394 00:19:11,684 --> 00:19:13,286 Fun fact, when he died, 395 00:19:13,386 --> 00:19:15,821 they had to put glass over his tombstone 396 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,323 because people kept trying to make out with it. 397 00:19:17,324 --> 00:19:20,327 - Whoa. - Number two: A smart mouth 398 00:19:20,427 --> 00:19:22,862 isn't worth a damn without wisdom. 399 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:24,997 But what do I know? 400 00:19:25,097 --> 00:19:26,766 I'm old and boring. 401 00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:30,337 Attention, all cadets. 402 00:19:30,470 --> 00:19:32,205 Third instruction period will begin in eight minutes. 403 00:19:32,339 --> 00:19:35,308 You have seven minutes to get your next caffeine fix. 404 00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:37,043 -Oh! - I'm sorry. 405 00:19:37,143 --> 00:19:39,479 I'm sorry. Sorry. 406 00:19:39,579 --> 00:19:41,347 ATHENA COMPUTER: Biohazardous material detected. 407 00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:50,290 Mucus neutralized. 408 00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:51,858 Have a nice day. 409 00:19:54,861 --> 00:19:57,096 I love this school. 410 00:20:00,367 --> 00:20:02,201 No, I'm out of here. 411 00:20:02,302 --> 00:20:04,771 I'm out of here. I'm done. 412 00:20:07,374 --> 00:20:09,075 HOLO-GUIDE: Cadet Mir, you're outside 413 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:10,377 your permitted bounds. 414 00:20:10,477 --> 00:20:12,245 Negotiations begin in eight minutes. 415 00:20:12,345 --> 00:20:14,381 Quick, list every coffee order ever ordered. 416 00:20:14,481 --> 00:20:16,383 - Drip. Organic espresso. - In every caffeinated planet. 417 00:20:16,516 --> 00:20:18,117 - Organically farmed single-origin drip. - Faster. 418 00:20:18,217 --> 00:20:19,586 - In every quadrant. - Espresso. Semi-whipped... 419 00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:21,220 While singing the Fibonacci sequence. 420 00:20:21,354 --> 00:20:23,356 Backwards from 10,946. 421 00:20:26,125 --> 00:20:28,595 Americano with coconut water. Americano with coconut milk. 422 00:20:35,535 --> 00:20:37,169 Where are you going? 423 00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:45,778 Why are you climbing the fence? 424 00:20:46,946 --> 00:20:48,581 Fence-onomics... class. 425 00:20:48,681 --> 00:20:51,618 - Yeah, that's not a thing. -Well, could be. 426 00:20:51,751 --> 00:20:54,085 There's a lot of classes here. 427 00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:56,756 Why is your jacket covered in... 428 00:20:56,856 --> 00:20:58,591 snot? 429 00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:03,296 Because I'm clearly thriving. 430 00:21:04,531 --> 00:21:06,733 Hey, um, did you... 431 00:21:06,833 --> 00:21:08,901 did you kill it? 432 00:21:10,503 --> 00:21:12,872 Overloaded its processing buffers. 433 00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:15,442 Please don't tell anyone. 434 00:21:19,812 --> 00:21:21,481 You're trying to leave. 435 00:21:21,581 --> 00:21:24,016 But you're not sure. 436 00:21:24,884 --> 00:21:27,620 You're kind of... regretting it? 437 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,322 You think you're being 438 00:21:29,456 --> 00:21:31,758 a big, stupid idiot. 439 00:21:31,858 --> 00:21:33,393 Wow. 440 00:21:33,493 --> 00:21:35,027 That's a lot of conflict. 441 00:21:37,263 --> 00:21:38,931 Nope. 442 00:21:39,031 --> 00:21:40,298 No conflict. 443 00:21:40,299 --> 00:21:42,735 You're literally on the fence. 444 00:21:44,971 --> 00:21:46,539 Great. 445 00:21:52,078 --> 00:21:53,880 I escaped into therapy. 446 00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:11,263 Can I just have a meltdown in peace? 447 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:25,044 I should go. 448 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:30,016 Hey. Wait, what's your name? 449 00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:33,018 Where are you going? 450 00:22:33,019 --> 00:22:35,154 Uh, I think I asked you that first. 451 00:22:35,254 --> 00:22:37,724 What do you mean you asked me first? Whoa! 452 00:22:37,824 --> 00:22:39,892 Guys, what the hell? 453 00:22:39,992 --> 00:22:41,928 Why are you out of bounds, Caleb Mir? 454 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:44,697 I'm with my friend. Look, she's walking away. Look. Look. 455 00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:47,399 Look, there's a Borg! Look! 456 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,202 Please rise to welcome President Emrin Sadal 457 00:22:50,302 --> 00:22:52,972 and the Betazed Youth Delegation 458 00:22:53,072 --> 00:22:54,774 to Starfleet Academy. 459 00:23:10,089 --> 00:23:11,323 Shut up. 460 00:23:11,424 --> 00:23:14,994 Mr. President, welcome. 461 00:23:15,094 --> 00:23:17,196 Everyone, please sit. 462 00:23:25,805 --> 00:23:26,973 Friends, welcome. 463 00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:29,641 On behalf of the Federation, we, uh, 464 00:23:29,642 --> 00:23:32,311 are humbly aware that we failed you 465 00:23:32,411 --> 00:23:33,980 in the aftermath of the Burn. 466 00:23:34,113 --> 00:23:37,083 Our resources were stretched very thin. 467 00:23:37,183 --> 00:23:39,151 We have deep admiration for how you kept 468 00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:40,986 your planetary system whole. 469 00:23:40,987 --> 00:23:45,191 Now, the Federation is not whole without Betazed. 470 00:23:51,130 --> 00:23:52,998 Betazed appreciates 471 00:23:52,999 --> 00:23:56,068 the Federation's accurate assessment of its failures. 472 00:23:56,168 --> 00:23:57,804 As I read your lips, Admiral, 473 00:23:57,904 --> 00:24:01,473 your eyes are already making the next request. 474 00:24:01,474 --> 00:24:05,310 You are about to ask us to lower our wall. 475 00:24:05,311 --> 00:24:06,579 I am. 476 00:24:06,679 --> 00:24:07,914 And in return, 477 00:24:08,014 --> 00:24:10,650 we offer our partnership and our protection. 478 00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:12,519 Protection for Betazed 479 00:24:12,619 --> 00:24:14,654 would require 12 battle-ready starships 480 00:24:14,754 --> 00:24:16,723 to remain within five light-years of our planet 481 00:24:16,823 --> 00:24:18,190 at all times, 482 00:24:18,324 --> 00:24:21,594 six seats on the Federation security council, 483 00:24:21,694 --> 00:24:23,362 and the power to veto 484 00:24:23,496 --> 00:24:27,166 any potential new Federation member without consensus. 485 00:24:30,436 --> 00:24:33,205 The Federation is a democracy, Mr. President. 486 00:24:33,339 --> 00:24:35,808 Veto without consensus 487 00:24:35,908 --> 00:24:37,944 strips us of our core identity. 488 00:24:38,044 --> 00:24:41,681 Your identity isn't our concern, Admiral. 489 00:24:41,781 --> 00:24:45,184 Easy, easy. 490 00:24:46,152 --> 00:24:47,754 What is this, prison? 491 00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:04,470 Mr. President, you've brought your Youth Delegation, 492 00:25:04,571 --> 00:25:06,038 your future, 493 00:25:06,138 --> 00:25:08,474 out from behind the wall, for the first time, 494 00:25:08,575 --> 00:25:10,810 as I understand. 495 00:25:10,910 --> 00:25:12,377 Our future sits here for the first time 496 00:25:12,378 --> 00:25:14,246 in a hundred years. 497 00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:17,149 Progress is the acceptance of identity, 498 00:25:17,249 --> 00:25:18,751 not the negation of it. 499 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:21,453 - Ow. - Hmm. 500 00:25:21,554 --> 00:25:23,722 That is an abstraction. 501 00:25:23,723 --> 00:25:25,224 Until someone makes it real. 502 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:26,893 For Betazed, 503 00:25:27,026 --> 00:25:30,362 real is the spilt blood of our elders and children 504 00:25:30,462 --> 00:25:32,431 at the hands of the Venari Ral. 505 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:36,401 If you can't provide us with what we need, 506 00:25:36,402 --> 00:25:39,572 this will be a very short negotiation. 507 00:25:39,672 --> 00:25:44,076 President Sadal, we view your passion as a great gift. 508 00:25:44,176 --> 00:25:47,079 Please allow me a short window to discuss with the Federation 509 00:25:47,213 --> 00:25:48,747 the terms you've proposed. 510 00:25:48,748 --> 00:25:51,984 Shall we regroup after a short hiatus? 511 00:25:54,654 --> 00:25:56,055 Nothing like a good 512 00:25:56,155 --> 00:25:58,089 plenary session to make you hungry. 513 00:25:58,090 --> 00:25:59,792 Refreshments in the Kirk Pavilion 514 00:25:59,892 --> 00:26:01,093 during the hiatus. 515 00:26:12,672 --> 00:26:14,774 Admiral. 516 00:26:16,275 --> 00:26:18,110 My daughter and son would enjoy 517 00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:20,311 a tour of your campuses while we pause. 518 00:26:20,312 --> 00:26:23,282 Mr. President, we're happy to find suitable guides. 519 00:26:23,415 --> 00:26:27,419 Examples of the excellence we strive for in our cadets. 520 00:26:27,519 --> 00:26:29,021 Him. 521 00:26:33,860 --> 00:26:36,162 Him. 522 00:26:36,295 --> 00:26:38,164 Uh? 523 00:26:39,799 --> 00:26:43,469 50 hours off my menial labor. 524 00:26:43,569 --> 00:26:44,971 No. 525 00:26:46,138 --> 00:26:48,307 60. And this couch is ugly. 526 00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:49,841 You should give it to me for my room. 527 00:26:49,842 --> 00:26:51,077 It's a chaise. 528 00:26:51,177 --> 00:26:52,845 Hmm. 529 00:26:52,945 --> 00:26:55,848 Off, knucklehead. Ten. 530 00:26:55,948 --> 00:26:58,951 Mm, I'll think about it. 531 00:26:59,051 --> 00:27:02,488 And I'll need you to fire the temporal mechanics teacher. 532 00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:12,999 That's not an apple. 533 00:27:13,132 --> 00:27:15,668 - It's a Virulian fire-fruit. - Why? 534 00:27:15,768 --> 00:27:17,704 I burned off whatever nerve endings I had, 535 00:27:17,804 --> 00:27:18,971 like, 300 years ago. 536 00:27:22,174 --> 00:27:23,209 This isn't a game. 537 00:27:23,342 --> 00:27:25,311 Tarima Sadal is a leader 538 00:27:25,411 --> 00:27:27,980 in the very influential Betazoid youth movement. 539 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,382 She needs to come back with a genuine understanding 540 00:27:30,516 --> 00:27:31,717 of what this place is. 541 00:27:31,718 --> 00:27:33,319 Not what you think it is. 542 00:27:33,419 --> 00:27:36,222 - So don't show her the busted replicator? - Huh? 543 00:27:36,355 --> 00:27:37,757 My soup was freezing. 544 00:27:37,857 --> 00:27:39,158 Gazpacho. 545 00:27:39,258 --> 00:27:41,060 - It's served like that. - Oh. 546 00:27:41,193 --> 00:27:43,730 Well, I serve like this. 547 00:27:46,899 --> 00:27:48,400 I'll do it... 548 00:27:49,635 --> 00:27:52,038 ...if you give me access to the Stellar Cartography lab. 549 00:27:52,138 --> 00:27:53,572 One hour. 550 00:27:53,706 --> 00:27:54,874 No illegal hacking. 551 00:27:54,974 --> 00:27:56,542 And if I don't find Goja V, 552 00:27:56,642 --> 00:27:58,410 I'll... 553 00:27:58,510 --> 00:28:02,114 trust you to do the looking. 554 00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:05,551 Dismissed. 555 00:28:05,651 --> 00:28:07,153 You... you... 556 00:28:07,253 --> 00:28:09,421 can't dismiss yourself. 557 00:28:09,521 --> 00:28:10,923 But I did, though. 558 00:28:11,057 --> 00:28:14,727 Caleb, people will live and die 559 00:28:14,827 --> 00:28:16,796 because of what happens today. 560 00:28:20,432 --> 00:28:22,067 Cool. 561 00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:24,603 Love it here. 562 00:28:24,737 --> 00:28:27,173 ♪ My blue heaven ♪ 563 00:28:28,574 --> 00:28:30,575 ♪ My blue ♪ 564 00:28:30,576 --> 00:28:33,279 ♪ Heaven. ♪ 565 00:28:47,526 --> 00:28:51,162 Attention, all cadets in the Turner Wing. 566 00:28:51,163 --> 00:28:52,664 If you need an afternoon pick-me-up, 567 00:28:52,799 --> 00:28:54,433 visit the newly reopened Replicafé 568 00:28:54,533 --> 00:28:56,635 for a complimentary espresso drink. 569 00:28:56,735 --> 00:28:59,705 We're also thrilled to announce that we now serve Raktajino. 570 00:28:59,806 --> 00:29:01,941 Qapla'! 571 00:29:03,275 --> 00:29:06,645 So... this is the... 572 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,080 - Turner Wing. - Hmm. 573 00:29:08,180 --> 00:29:09,381 - Yeah. - Turner. 574 00:29:09,481 --> 00:29:11,083 Uh, yeah. Uh-huh. 575 00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:12,684 Turner must've been flush. 576 00:29:12,819 --> 00:29:14,286 This wing is shiny. 577 00:29:14,386 --> 00:29:15,988 Yeah, at heart, though, he was a grunt. 578 00:29:16,122 --> 00:29:17,523 -Oh. -Oh, yeah, a man of the people. 579 00:29:17,656 --> 00:29:18,891 -Oh. -Meat and potatoes. 580 00:29:18,991 --> 00:29:20,692 Tough if you got out of line, but... 581 00:29:20,827 --> 00:29:22,193 But, on a battlefield, 582 00:29:22,194 --> 00:29:24,029 he's the one you want covering your back. 583 00:29:24,030 --> 00:29:25,865 - Actually, he was a disaster on the battlefield. - Okay. 584 00:29:25,965 --> 00:29:27,165 No sense of direction. 585 00:29:27,166 --> 00:29:28,968 High-fived all his superior officers. 586 00:29:29,068 --> 00:29:31,737 I heard he put pips on his dog and left him in charge once. 587 00:29:31,838 --> 00:29:34,073 - No, he did. - Yeah, I heard that, too. 588 00:29:34,173 --> 00:29:36,608 And that he, uh, made everybody learn Welsh, 589 00:29:36,708 --> 00:29:38,677 and he didn't even speak Welsh, so, you know... 590 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,012 ...he couldn't understand anybody. 591 00:29:40,112 --> 00:29:41,547 I guess he just felt so inadequate 592 00:29:41,647 --> 00:29:44,050 that his parents decided to donate a space station 593 00:29:44,183 --> 00:29:46,152 - just so he could get a hall. - Yeah. 594 00:29:55,361 --> 00:29:57,897 So you've never been anywhere outside of Betazed's wall? 595 00:29:57,997 --> 00:30:00,166 -Uh, no. Never. -Why? 596 00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:03,235 A lot of us don't want to live behind it anymore. 597 00:30:03,369 --> 00:30:04,971 - Oh. - But, at the same time, 598 00:30:05,071 --> 00:30:06,371 it's my home. 599 00:30:06,372 --> 00:30:07,406 Thanks. 600 00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:10,408 My people, you know? 601 00:30:10,409 --> 00:30:12,244 Uh, yeah. Yeah. 602 00:30:12,378 --> 00:30:14,580 Why were you trying to leave? 603 00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:17,183 Uh... 604 00:30:17,283 --> 00:30:20,286 You never told me what you were doing when you found me. 605 00:30:22,354 --> 00:30:24,623 Humpback whales. 606 00:30:24,723 --> 00:30:26,258 I heard they were migrating, 607 00:30:26,358 --> 00:30:28,294 but they were a no-show. 608 00:30:28,394 --> 00:30:31,730 Sometimes, it's just good to see something really big. 609 00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:35,600 Like, you know, a live thing that's big, 610 00:30:35,601 --> 00:30:38,170 that just doesn't really care about you. 611 00:30:38,270 --> 00:30:41,407 I mean... lets you remember that, 612 00:30:41,507 --> 00:30:43,775 whatever you're worried about, you just 613 00:30:43,876 --> 00:30:47,579 - do not matter to this whale. - Mm-hmm. 614 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:50,782 It's freeing, you know? 615 00:30:52,251 --> 00:30:53,652 Yeah. 616 00:30:55,254 --> 00:30:58,157 Like, no one ever goes, "Oh, that whale's lost." 617 00:31:00,392 --> 00:31:02,594 They got the whole ocean to swim in. 618 00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:05,130 Are you a whale 619 00:31:05,131 --> 00:31:09,435 or a thing that gets lost in this scenario? 620 00:31:09,535 --> 00:31:11,270 Uh... 621 00:31:11,403 --> 00:31:13,639 Let you know when I figure it out. 622 00:31:15,407 --> 00:31:17,143 - This is why I picked you. - Why? 623 00:31:17,276 --> 00:31:20,446 You're the only person here not excreting Starfleet pride 624 00:31:20,546 --> 00:31:23,882 out of every orifice. 625 00:31:23,983 --> 00:31:25,483 I want to thank you for the compliment, 626 00:31:25,484 --> 00:31:27,954 but I also want to ask you to never say "excreting" 627 00:31:28,087 --> 00:31:29,455 and "orifice" to me again. 628 00:31:31,323 --> 00:31:34,893 Okay, look, this is gonna be embarrassing for you, 629 00:31:34,994 --> 00:31:37,163 but I think you have something on your tooth. 630 00:31:37,296 --> 00:31:39,631 Wait, what? Oh, my God, what is it? 631 00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:41,267 - I don't know. - Is it a piece of food? 632 00:31:41,367 --> 00:31:43,335 - It's not a piece of food. - A piece of gum? 633 00:31:43,469 --> 00:31:46,038 - It's not a piece of gum. - A... gem... 634 00:31:47,173 --> 00:31:50,142 ...representing the sacred eye of Naxia 635 00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:52,311 ritually bestowed upon the first daughter 636 00:31:52,411 --> 00:31:54,146 of the first house when she reaches Moonflow 637 00:31:54,246 --> 00:31:57,148 and becomes Guardian of the Holy Mantle of Betazed? 638 00:31:57,149 --> 00:31:58,349 - Hmm? - Mm... 639 00:31:58,350 --> 00:31:59,985 - I mean, I wouldn't know. - Yes. 640 00:32:01,153 --> 00:32:02,854 See? Cultural exchange. 641 00:32:02,989 --> 00:32:06,158 We're learning so much about each other. 642 00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:10,029 - Listen. - Okay. 643 00:32:11,230 --> 00:32:12,698 I got to do a thing. 644 00:32:12,798 --> 00:32:15,301 Hmm. "Thing" sounds illegal. 645 00:32:15,401 --> 00:32:17,169 I'm looking for a planet. 646 00:32:17,269 --> 00:32:18,837 A planet I can't access. 647 00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:20,671 No one can access. 648 00:32:20,672 --> 00:32:24,210 - Why? - Left my keys there. 649 00:32:26,178 --> 00:32:29,881 All right, so this is our Stellar Cartography lab. 650 00:32:29,982 --> 00:32:32,550 One of Turner's favorites. 651 00:32:32,551 --> 00:32:34,553 Wow. 652 00:32:34,653 --> 00:32:36,555 Computer, reduce safety filters. 653 00:32:36,655 --> 00:32:38,357 Pull up Goja V and enhance. 654 00:32:38,457 --> 00:32:41,060 ATHENA COMPUTER: Beginning scan of Federation maps. 655 00:32:41,893 --> 00:32:43,562 Scanning... 656 00:32:44,396 --> 00:32:47,066 Scanning... 657 00:32:49,201 --> 00:32:51,403 Scanning... 658 00:32:53,872 --> 00:32:56,708 Goja V, no such location found. 659 00:32:56,842 --> 00:32:58,677 Hmm. 660 00:32:59,511 --> 00:33:02,081 Someone was on that planet. 661 00:33:02,914 --> 00:33:05,217 Someone you care about. 662 00:33:05,984 --> 00:33:08,386 Can't hide anything from you, huh? 663 00:33:08,387 --> 00:33:09,821 Let's make a deal. 664 00:33:09,921 --> 00:33:11,389 You trust me, 665 00:33:11,390 --> 00:33:14,060 let me behind the curtain a little. 666 00:33:15,327 --> 00:33:16,728 I'll trust you. 667 00:33:18,264 --> 00:33:19,398 Okay. 668 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:24,736 Oh, you mean, like, right now? The trust thing happens now? 669 00:33:27,973 --> 00:33:31,077 ATHENA COMPUTER: Accessing Betazed governmental star charts. 670 00:33:35,781 --> 00:33:38,250 What did you just do? 671 00:33:39,885 --> 00:33:41,587 Try your scan now. 672 00:33:47,559 --> 00:33:49,095 Computer. 673 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:55,267 Show me Goja V. 674 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:58,103 ATHENA COMPUTER: Goja V located. 675 00:34:05,411 --> 00:34:07,446 Why isn't it in Starfleet's database? 676 00:34:07,579 --> 00:34:12,118 It-it probably formed post-Burn behind our psionic barrier. 677 00:34:16,655 --> 00:34:19,891 Goja V has something to do with why you're trying to escape. 678 00:34:19,991 --> 00:34:24,163 Caleb, I need to understand this place. 679 00:34:25,897 --> 00:34:28,767 Why does it feel like you're a prisoner here? 680 00:34:29,535 --> 00:34:31,637 Why does it feel like you are, too? 681 00:34:32,438 --> 00:34:35,607 There's a whole universe outside your wall. 682 00:34:37,109 --> 00:34:39,678 Ask me about it. 683 00:34:40,746 --> 00:34:42,681 I've seen things on my many travels. 684 00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:44,650 What are you, like, an old prospector? 685 00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:46,985 Okay, come on, you try to blow my mind, then. 686 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:49,355 Betazed has naked weddings. 687 00:34:49,455 --> 00:34:51,523 That sounds awkward for everybody. 688 00:34:51,657 --> 00:34:54,160 All cadets, negotiations will now resume 689 00:34:54,293 --> 00:34:56,027 - in the Sato Atrium. - Shoot. We got to go. 690 00:34:56,128 --> 00:34:58,164 We're prepared to offer you four starships, 691 00:34:58,297 --> 00:35:00,166 three seats on the security council, 692 00:35:00,266 --> 00:35:03,169 and meaningful input into new members. 693 00:35:04,603 --> 00:35:06,071 Somewhere in the galaxy, 694 00:35:06,172 --> 00:35:08,839 the Venari Ral just celebrated. 695 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,911 Last month, two massive raids attempted to breach the wall. 696 00:35:13,011 --> 00:35:16,615 We could've been reduced to ash in moments. 697 00:35:16,715 --> 00:35:19,050 Perhaps because Betazed is falling behind 698 00:35:19,151 --> 00:35:21,953 all other planets in technological advancements? 699 00:35:22,688 --> 00:35:24,856 Without external access, your technology will be 700 00:35:24,990 --> 00:35:27,525 virtually obsolete within a decade. 701 00:35:27,526 --> 00:35:29,360 Forget a decade. 702 00:35:29,361 --> 00:35:31,730 Who knows when the next Burn hits? 703 00:35:31,830 --> 00:35:33,532 You're asking me to take chances 704 00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:36,066 on people I haven't even met yet. 705 00:35:36,067 --> 00:35:38,604 I'm asking you to take a chance on them. 706 00:35:45,211 --> 00:35:46,745 Let's retire for the night. 707 00:35:52,117 --> 00:35:53,519 Well, that wasn't great. 708 00:35:53,619 --> 00:35:55,085 I should go. 709 00:35:55,086 --> 00:35:57,289 - I need to see my father. - Wait. 710 00:35:58,190 --> 00:36:00,192 Uh... 711 00:36:00,292 --> 00:36:02,294 You want to see a thing? 712 00:36:04,129 --> 00:36:06,598 This one might cheer us both up. 713 00:36:17,976 --> 00:36:20,278 I can't sleep in this place, 714 00:36:20,279 --> 00:36:22,714 and so I wander around at night and... 715 00:36:25,451 --> 00:36:26,918 ...found this. 716 00:36:30,121 --> 00:36:32,090 Lady Tarima of Betazed, 717 00:36:32,224 --> 00:36:36,595 may I introduce you to the humpback whale of Earth. 718 00:37:20,772 --> 00:37:22,374 She's pregnant. 719 00:37:43,829 --> 00:37:46,465 The galaxy is paradise. 720 00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:51,202 You get to live in it. 721 00:37:51,337 --> 00:37:53,639 You can, too. 722 00:37:58,176 --> 00:38:02,013 I have... responsibilities. 723 00:38:02,848 --> 00:38:04,215 To your father? 724 00:38:04,316 --> 00:38:06,051 To Betazed. 725 00:38:11,690 --> 00:38:13,459 Thank you for this. 726 00:38:15,461 --> 00:38:18,063 So much. 727 00:38:20,366 --> 00:38:23,369 I kind of want to let it all out and scream. 728 00:38:23,469 --> 00:38:24,703 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 729 00:38:30,942 --> 00:38:32,410 Tarima. 730 00:38:32,411 --> 00:38:34,245 We've been looking everywhere for you. 731 00:38:34,380 --> 00:38:37,247 Let everyone know we've located the president's daughter. 732 00:38:37,248 --> 00:38:39,418 I expected friction here, 733 00:38:39,551 --> 00:38:42,053 but not reckless disrespect. 734 00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:44,122 I cannot apologize enough. 735 00:38:44,990 --> 00:38:46,191 Let's go. 736 00:38:58,870 --> 00:39:00,238 Okay, okay. Not great, I know. 737 00:39:00,372 --> 00:39:01,773 I know what you're gonna say, but listen. 738 00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:03,709 Goja V is real. It's behind the wall. 739 00:39:03,809 --> 00:39:07,145 - I don't know how my mom got through, but... - This is not about you. 740 00:39:33,439 --> 00:39:34,705 ♪ Pa ♪ 741 00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:35,874 ♪ Pa-pa ♪ 742 00:39:35,974 --> 00:39:36,975 ♪ Pa ♪ 743 00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:38,510 ♪ Pa-pa ♪ 744 00:39:38,610 --> 00:39:42,379 - ♪ Pa-pa, pa-pa ♪ - ♪ Pa-pa, pa-pa ♪ 745 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:44,550 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa, pa-pa-pa-pa ♪ 746 00:39:44,650 --> 00:39:46,685 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa, pa-pa-pa-pa ♪ 747 00:39:46,818 --> 00:39:48,853 - ♪ Pa-pa-pa, pa-pa ♪ - ♪ Pa-pa-pa, pa-pa ♪ 748 00:39:48,854 --> 00:39:50,388 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papagena ♪ 749 00:39:50,522 --> 00:39:52,190 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papageno ♪ 750 00:39:52,290 --> 00:39:53,891 * Bist du mir nun ganz gegeben? ♪ 751 00:39:53,892 --> 00:39:55,694 ♪ Nun bin ich dir ganz gegeben ♪ 752 00:39:55,794 --> 00:39:57,729 * Nun so sey mein liebes Weibchen! ♪ 753 00:39:57,863 --> 00:39:59,731 * Nun so sey mein Herzenstäubchen! ♪ 754 00:39:59,865 --> 00:40:01,567 ♪ Mein Herzenstäubchen, mein Herzenstäubchen! ♪ 755 00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:03,902 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. 756 00:40:04,035 --> 00:40:06,672 ♪ Welche Freude wird das seyn ♪ 757 00:40:06,772 --> 00:40:10,708 ♪ Welche Freude wird das seyn... ♪ 758 00:40:10,709 --> 00:40:14,012 Am I an optimist or a masochist? 759 00:40:14,112 --> 00:40:17,348 You haven't murdered the kid yet, so that's a step. 760 00:40:17,449 --> 00:40:20,051 - Still time. - Hmm. 761 00:40:20,151 --> 00:40:23,489 ♪ Kinderlein, Kinderlein ♪ 762 00:40:23,589 --> 00:40:25,624 THE DOCTOR and DIVA: ♪ Kinderlein ♪ 763 00:40:26,492 --> 00:40:27,759 ♪ Kinderlein ♪ 764 00:40:27,893 --> 00:40:30,962 ♪ So liebe kleine Kinderlein ♪ 765 00:40:31,062 --> 00:40:33,799 ♪ So liebe kleine... ♪ 766 00:40:35,501 --> 00:40:36,935 You are gone. 767 00:40:37,068 --> 00:40:38,904 Uh-huh. Huh? 768 00:40:39,004 --> 00:40:40,639 Ooh. 769 00:40:41,907 --> 00:40:43,741 Hey! What? 770 00:40:43,742 --> 00:40:45,943 - ♪ Papageno, Papageno ♪ - ♪ Papagena, Papagena ♪ 771 00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:48,079 - ♪ Papagena, Papagena ♪ - ♪ Papageno, Papageno... ♪ 772 00:40:49,515 --> 00:40:51,683 Mr. President, I trust your daughter's visit 773 00:40:51,783 --> 00:40:53,351 to the War College went well today? 774 00:40:53,451 --> 00:40:54,986 It was certainly less eventful 775 00:40:55,086 --> 00:40:56,922 than last night. 776 00:40:57,055 --> 00:40:59,891 You've made a commendable start here, Admiral. 777 00:40:59,991 --> 00:41:01,259 Despite our differences, 778 00:41:01,392 --> 00:41:03,294 I don't envy the task ahead of you. 779 00:41:03,428 --> 00:41:04,329 Thank you. 780 00:41:04,429 --> 00:41:06,131 Many people, many opinions. 781 00:41:06,231 --> 00:41:07,733 Speaking of which, 782 00:41:07,833 --> 00:41:10,268 we're about to break ground on our new seat of government 783 00:41:10,368 --> 00:41:11,837 in its old home of Paris. 784 00:41:11,937 --> 00:41:15,473 Ah, "The more things stay the same." 785 00:41:15,607 --> 00:41:19,945 Would you agree progress is impossible without change? 786 00:41:21,813 --> 00:41:24,816 I believe that most people who say they want progress 787 00:41:24,916 --> 00:41:26,351 don't really want to change. 788 00:41:27,953 --> 00:41:31,022 Which often makes both impossible. 789 00:41:31,923 --> 00:41:33,258 Touché. 790 00:41:33,358 --> 00:41:35,561 I'll say it: that dude's judgy as hell 791 00:41:35,661 --> 00:41:37,996 and I don't care if he can sense that I think that. 792 00:41:38,129 --> 00:41:41,099 Hmm, one-on-one. Their best, our best. 793 00:41:41,199 --> 00:41:43,300 To the death. 794 00:41:43,301 --> 00:41:44,836 It's just quicker sometimes. 795 00:41:44,970 --> 00:41:47,172 - What is wrong with you? - Ick. 796 00:41:47,272 --> 00:41:49,139 Seriously, what is wrong with you? 797 00:41:49,140 --> 00:41:50,742 Bye. See you soon. 798 00:41:50,842 --> 00:41:53,178 - Can I talk to you for a sec? - Yeah, what's wrong? 799 00:41:53,278 --> 00:41:55,180 People keep telling me to "chill" and that I'm "a lot" 800 00:41:55,313 --> 00:41:57,048 and that I give "unpaid dating coach energy," 801 00:41:57,148 --> 00:42:00,184 and I don't think it's a compliment. 802 00:42:00,185 --> 00:42:02,053 Maybe I don't fit here. 803 00:42:02,888 --> 00:42:04,322 I woke up at 4:00 a.m. 804 00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:07,357 to run while memorizing the Vulcan alphabet backwards. 805 00:42:07,358 --> 00:42:08,526 We fit here. 806 00:42:08,627 --> 00:42:10,896 And how are we this evening, ladies? 807 00:42:10,996 --> 00:42:12,363 To be honest, I'm actually a bit depressed... 808 00:42:12,463 --> 00:42:13,999 -No, let's go. -Okay. Bye. 809 00:42:15,701 --> 00:42:17,669 Chancellor Ake, I question why 810 00:42:17,769 --> 00:42:20,504 you cling so fiercely to the idea of returning 811 00:42:20,505 --> 00:42:23,508 the Federation to what it was, given your history. 812 00:42:23,609 --> 00:42:26,812 I'm told you yourself left 15 years ago? 813 00:42:26,912 --> 00:42:28,379 If Starfleet was willing 814 00:42:28,513 --> 00:42:31,349 to acknowledge a mistake and correct it, 815 00:42:31,482 --> 00:42:33,418 then Starfleet is a living thing, 816 00:42:33,518 --> 00:42:35,886 capable of growth and change. 817 00:42:35,887 --> 00:42:37,288 I believe in its future. 818 00:42:37,388 --> 00:42:40,391 As a Betazoid, I would hope that you would sense 819 00:42:40,491 --> 00:42:43,128 our good intentions and share that empathy. 820 00:42:47,799 --> 00:42:51,436 I see why the admiral values you so highly. 821 00:42:51,536 --> 00:42:52,971 That said, while empathy enables me 822 00:42:53,071 --> 00:42:55,239 to understand and feel quite keenly 823 00:42:55,240 --> 00:42:57,175 your love for Starfleet... 824 00:43:01,212 --> 00:43:02,748 Excuse me. 825 00:43:03,548 --> 00:43:06,752 - See you later. - Mm, mm, mm. 826 00:43:14,392 --> 00:43:16,560 Be right back. 827 00:43:16,561 --> 00:43:18,429 Hey, little sister. 828 00:43:21,767 --> 00:43:23,234 Off to see chaos boy? 829 00:43:23,368 --> 00:43:25,435 You think he's chaos boy? 830 00:43:25,436 --> 00:43:29,007 I think he's... surprise boy. Surprise boy is good. 831 00:43:29,107 --> 00:43:30,608 He smiles a lot. 832 00:43:30,742 --> 00:43:32,744 Smiles a lot at you. 833 00:43:33,578 --> 00:43:35,080 He feels safe with you. 834 00:43:35,213 --> 00:43:38,083 Go get him. Go get him. 835 00:43:38,183 --> 00:43:39,283 Shut up. 836 00:43:39,284 --> 00:43:40,451 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papagena ♪ 837 00:43:40,585 --> 00:43:43,421 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papageno. ♪ 838 00:44:07,212 --> 00:44:08,980 Hmm? 839 00:44:09,114 --> 00:44:12,050 And how was the most disciplined day of your life, 840 00:44:12,150 --> 00:44:13,618 touring the War College? 841 00:44:13,719 --> 00:44:16,620 I think my dad's actually starting to warm to this place. 842 00:44:16,621 --> 00:44:18,824 There are upsides to discipline. 843 00:44:18,924 --> 00:44:21,291 Yeah, says the one who had to scream. 844 00:44:25,063 --> 00:44:26,663 I'm sorry if I got you in trouble. 845 00:44:26,664 --> 00:44:29,868 Sorry if I got you in trouble. 846 00:44:32,337 --> 00:44:33,972 Can I ask you a question? 847 00:44:34,840 --> 00:44:36,041 What is that? 848 00:44:36,842 --> 00:44:38,508 On your neck? 849 00:44:38,509 --> 00:44:40,011 Uh... 850 00:44:41,579 --> 00:44:43,414 It's a neuro-inhibitor. 851 00:44:44,215 --> 00:44:47,352 It cuts off any spike of psilosynine. 852 00:44:47,485 --> 00:44:51,857 It's the chemical that gives us our empathic abilities. 853 00:44:52,623 --> 00:44:55,660 You're the only one who has one? 854 00:44:59,364 --> 00:45:02,333 I feel things... 855 00:45:02,433 --> 00:45:04,102 more than other Betazoids. 856 00:45:04,202 --> 00:45:05,737 Hmm. 857 00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:11,509 Normal's boring anyway. 858 00:45:17,916 --> 00:45:21,019 If I lose control, I can hurt people. 859 00:45:21,119 --> 00:45:22,821 Hmm. 860 00:45:25,623 --> 00:45:27,893 Doesn't scare me. 861 00:45:34,465 --> 00:45:35,901 Your turn. 862 00:45:44,342 --> 00:45:48,313 Why is it so hard for you to just... 863 00:45:48,413 --> 00:45:51,116 be honest and direct? 864 00:45:57,422 --> 00:46:01,091 'Cause I spent a lot of time... 865 00:46:01,092 --> 00:46:02,727 just surviving. 866 00:46:05,530 --> 00:46:08,800 And now there are all these rules. 867 00:46:10,701 --> 00:46:12,570 My whole life's been rules. 868 00:46:14,239 --> 00:46:16,107 Helps me feel safe. 869 00:46:17,508 --> 00:46:19,577 My mom made me feel that way. 870 00:46:22,047 --> 00:46:24,082 She got taken away. 871 00:46:26,417 --> 00:46:28,786 She's why I'm looking for Goja V. 872 00:46:28,887 --> 00:46:29,988 She might be there, 873 00:46:30,088 --> 00:46:31,356 and I haven't seen her since I was six, 874 00:46:31,456 --> 00:46:32,924 - so I really need... - Uh, wait. 875 00:46:33,024 --> 00:46:34,459 Wait. 876 00:46:37,295 --> 00:46:40,098 That's why you care about Betazed lowering its wall? 877 00:46:40,231 --> 00:46:41,632 What? No. 878 00:46:41,766 --> 00:46:44,269 Wh-- um, why didn't, why didn't you just tell me? 879 00:46:44,369 --> 00:46:46,470 I mean, I didn't keep anything from you. 880 00:46:46,471 --> 00:46:47,805 Because I didn't realize 881 00:46:47,939 --> 00:46:49,975 that my traumatic childhood was part of the tour. 882 00:46:53,778 --> 00:46:56,147 At least I was honest and up front. 883 00:46:56,281 --> 00:46:59,084 Were you just using me this whole time? 884 00:46:59,184 --> 00:47:00,318 When we were together, 885 00:47:00,451 --> 00:47:03,154 I thought it was because you liked me, 886 00:47:03,254 --> 00:47:05,623 - not because you were trying to manipulate me. - It was. 887 00:47:05,723 --> 00:47:07,025 It was 'cause I liked you. 888 00:47:07,125 --> 00:47:08,459 Why didn't you just tell me? 889 00:47:08,559 --> 00:47:11,796 Because I knew you for five minutes. 890 00:47:13,398 --> 00:47:16,134 I've been searching for her for 15 years. 891 00:47:16,902 --> 00:47:18,303 I slept in dumpsters. 892 00:47:18,403 --> 00:47:20,804 Almost froze and got the shit kicked out of me 893 00:47:20,805 --> 00:47:22,607 more times than I can count. 894 00:47:22,707 --> 00:47:24,976 I'm sorry, I didn't know, I didn't... 895 00:47:25,110 --> 00:47:26,611 No. 896 00:47:27,946 --> 00:47:29,514 You know what? 897 00:47:29,614 --> 00:47:32,050 Go back to your guards and your valets 898 00:47:32,150 --> 00:47:33,985 and all the things that keep you safe 899 00:47:34,119 --> 00:47:35,652 - in your safe little box. - Okay. 900 00:47:35,653 --> 00:47:36,988 Thank you. 901 00:47:37,122 --> 00:47:39,024 You're welcome. 902 00:47:52,670 --> 00:47:54,072 Chancellor Ake, 903 00:47:54,172 --> 00:47:55,839 why did you leave Starfleet? 904 00:47:55,840 --> 00:47:59,377 Was the Federation no longer up to your standards? 905 00:47:59,510 --> 00:48:02,347 The Federation allowed me to question standards. 906 00:48:02,480 --> 00:48:04,682 Question or lower them? 907 00:48:04,815 --> 00:48:07,717 By allowing a criminal into your academy. 908 00:48:07,718 --> 00:48:11,222 You're referring to Cadet Mir. Oh, thank you so much. 909 00:48:11,322 --> 00:48:13,691 Those allegations were never subject 910 00:48:13,791 --> 00:48:15,726 to judicial review or due process 911 00:48:15,826 --> 00:48:18,028 and occurred outside our jurisdiction, 912 00:48:18,029 --> 00:48:20,598 so he's not a criminal here. 913 00:48:20,698 --> 00:48:22,200 Yet. 914 00:48:22,333 --> 00:48:23,601 Hmm. 915 00:48:28,239 --> 00:48:29,941 Academy admission 916 00:48:30,041 --> 00:48:33,144 traditionally includes a six-week preparatory program 917 00:48:33,244 --> 00:48:35,480 followed by a rigorous entrance exam 918 00:48:35,580 --> 00:48:38,383 and intense psychological scrutiny. 919 00:48:38,516 --> 00:48:41,552 Was Mir exempt from these? 920 00:48:43,254 --> 00:48:45,755 He passed the exam in the 98th percentile 921 00:48:45,756 --> 00:48:47,225 while sitting in the back of a shuttle. 922 00:48:47,358 --> 00:48:50,728 The traditional paths to Starfleet disappeared 923 00:48:50,861 --> 00:48:52,297 for many of these kids, sir. 924 00:48:52,397 --> 00:48:55,066 The ones who got here found their own way. 925 00:48:55,166 --> 00:48:56,900 I... I find that admirable. 926 00:48:56,901 --> 00:48:58,970 On Betazed, we maintain 927 00:48:59,070 --> 00:49:01,206 stringent boundaries around our children. 928 00:49:01,306 --> 00:49:03,908 Why are you willing to risk so much 929 00:49:04,009 --> 00:49:05,710 for a single cadet? 930 00:49:05,810 --> 00:49:07,478 Because he's exceptional. 931 00:49:07,578 --> 00:49:11,182 All the more so for living an unprotected life. 932 00:49:11,282 --> 00:49:14,619 We won't exclude him for that. I certainly won't. 933 00:49:14,719 --> 00:49:16,421 I lived in the Janaran Sanctuary 934 00:49:16,521 --> 00:49:19,390 and swam in the Opal Sea. 935 00:49:19,490 --> 00:49:21,592 Betazed was paradise. 936 00:49:21,692 --> 00:49:24,629 Some of the bravest, kindest people I've ever met. 937 00:49:24,729 --> 00:49:26,231 It seems to me, sir, 938 00:49:26,331 --> 00:49:29,400 that you're allowing your walls to define you now. 939 00:49:32,670 --> 00:49:34,172 It's one thing 940 00:49:34,272 --> 00:49:36,507 for you to tell me who my ancestors were, 941 00:49:36,607 --> 00:49:39,310 another to demand we look past all that has happened 942 00:49:39,444 --> 00:49:42,480 and expect us not to have changed. 943 00:49:44,282 --> 00:49:50,821 We came here hoping for actions but received only empty words. 944 00:49:50,921 --> 00:49:53,958 The negotiations are over. 945 00:49:54,759 --> 00:49:56,661 We will leave in the morning. 946 00:50:03,768 --> 00:50:05,203 Yeah. 947 00:50:05,303 --> 00:50:07,472 He came to say no. 948 00:50:29,060 --> 00:50:31,429 Yeah? 949 00:50:34,965 --> 00:50:36,801 Um... hi? 950 00:50:38,336 --> 00:50:39,704 It smells really bad in here. 951 00:50:39,804 --> 00:50:43,141 Yeah, Darem. Uh, suffers from gland blockage. 952 00:50:43,241 --> 00:50:45,543 I see you still haven't made your bed. 953 00:50:45,643 --> 00:50:47,945 Never had a bed before. 954 00:50:51,082 --> 00:50:52,550 You want me to apologize again? 955 00:50:53,351 --> 00:50:57,054 Caleb, I'd been searching for you a long time. 956 00:50:57,155 --> 00:50:59,056 And then I found you. 957 00:51:01,359 --> 00:51:04,295 I really needed that little kid to be okay. 958 00:51:07,565 --> 00:51:09,667 But you're not him anymore. 959 00:51:09,767 --> 00:51:11,502 And I have to let him go. 960 00:51:12,270 --> 00:51:16,141 If you leave and the Torothans find you, 961 00:51:16,241 --> 00:51:17,842 because you stole from them, 962 00:51:17,942 --> 00:51:19,410 I can't help. 963 00:51:19,510 --> 00:51:21,112 So... 964 00:51:21,212 --> 00:51:23,080 I won't wall you in. 965 00:51:23,181 --> 00:51:25,150 But if you stay... 966 00:51:26,751 --> 00:51:30,455 ...maybe we could build something... 967 00:51:30,555 --> 00:51:31,989 different. 968 00:51:32,923 --> 00:51:34,692 But I don't know what. 969 00:51:37,862 --> 00:51:39,096 You know, 970 00:51:39,230 --> 00:51:43,201 when your mom was at the rehabilitation camp, 971 00:51:43,301 --> 00:51:46,103 she spent all her time studying physics. 972 00:51:48,072 --> 00:51:50,541 They say she had a remarkable mind. 973 00:51:51,609 --> 00:51:53,978 Guess you come by it honestly. 974 00:51:58,082 --> 00:52:02,187 Imagine if she'd gone to school. 975 00:52:05,790 --> 00:52:07,358 Anyway. 976 00:52:10,395 --> 00:52:12,029 You know, in physics... 977 00:52:13,431 --> 00:52:16,000 ...there's always something you can build. 978 00:52:19,003 --> 00:52:20,137 Oh. 979 00:52:20,271 --> 00:52:21,739 You're a genius. 980 00:52:21,839 --> 00:52:23,174 Attention, cadets, 981 00:52:23,308 --> 00:52:24,575 the Betazoid delegation 982 00:52:24,675 --> 00:52:26,311 is preparing for immediate departure. 983 00:52:26,411 --> 00:52:28,646 - To accommodate, we will... - Excuse me! 984 00:52:28,779 --> 00:52:30,481 Coming through! Behind! 985 00:52:30,615 --> 00:52:32,516 - Tarima! -Caleb? 986 00:52:32,517 --> 00:52:34,151 Can I talk to you for a minute? 987 00:52:42,493 --> 00:52:43,894 Quickly. 988 00:52:46,464 --> 00:52:47,832 I'm sorry. 989 00:52:47,932 --> 00:52:50,301 I'm so sorry. 990 00:52:52,036 --> 00:52:54,705 The Federation... 991 00:52:54,839 --> 00:52:57,107 they're the villain of my story, too. 992 00:53:00,945 --> 00:53:02,546 They took my mom. 993 00:53:02,547 --> 00:53:04,849 I should've told you, 'cause then we could've had 994 00:53:04,982 --> 00:53:07,217 a real conversation, and instead, 995 00:53:07,218 --> 00:53:09,720 I got scared you'd tell your dad to walk, 996 00:53:09,854 --> 00:53:12,823 and I'd never get to find her behind your wall. 997 00:53:17,127 --> 00:53:19,029 We could've bonded 998 00:53:19,129 --> 00:53:21,866 over our mutual terror of trusting people. 999 00:53:23,768 --> 00:53:25,570 I screwed it up. 1000 00:53:30,107 --> 00:53:31,976 What do you want, Caleb? 1001 00:53:32,076 --> 00:53:34,211 Forget about what I want. 1002 00:53:34,345 --> 00:53:36,281 I saw you with that whale. 1003 00:53:37,448 --> 00:53:39,584 You want a bigger world. 1004 00:53:39,684 --> 00:53:41,118 You looked around this place, 1005 00:53:41,218 --> 00:53:43,220 and everything that you were seeing 1006 00:53:43,321 --> 00:53:46,090 and hearing was beautiful, right? 1007 00:53:49,994 --> 00:53:52,229 So please, 1008 00:53:52,363 --> 00:53:55,666 get your dad to go back to the table one more time. 1009 00:53:56,567 --> 00:53:58,703 At least then you can go home 1010 00:53:58,803 --> 00:54:01,272 knowing you gave your people every last chance. 1011 00:54:06,777 --> 00:54:10,881 If you won't do it for you, for the love of God... 1012 00:54:12,216 --> 00:54:14,385 ...do it for Turner. 1013 00:54:22,993 --> 00:54:24,629 Last night, Mr. President, 1014 00:54:24,729 --> 00:54:28,265 we discussed tradition, and I... 1015 00:54:28,399 --> 00:54:31,268 fancied myself a bit of a renegade. 1016 00:54:31,369 --> 00:54:33,102 Which is not as true as I would like. 1017 00:54:33,103 --> 00:54:36,073 I'm more of a traditionalist than I was willing to admit. 1018 00:54:36,173 --> 00:54:40,110 And it blinded me from seeing what can be. 1019 00:54:40,210 --> 00:54:43,448 What if by reexamining the past, 1020 00:54:43,581 --> 00:54:46,684 we become something entirely new? 1021 00:54:47,685 --> 00:54:49,486 Should Betazed rejoin, 1022 00:54:49,487 --> 00:54:51,822 the Federation will build its new seat of government 1023 00:54:51,922 --> 00:54:54,224 not in Paris, where it once stood... 1024 00:54:55,225 --> 00:54:57,127 ...but on Betazed. 1025 00:54:59,464 --> 00:55:03,834 You suggested that actions speak louder than words. 1026 00:55:04,635 --> 00:55:07,638 Should Betazed lower her walls, we will be there, 1027 00:55:07,738 --> 00:55:09,740 with equal investment in building 1028 00:55:09,840 --> 00:55:14,011 and protecting a future we both desperately need. 1029 00:56:01,559 --> 00:56:02,693 Yes. 1030 00:56:21,846 --> 00:56:25,915 Starfleet intelligence reached Goja V an hour ago. 1031 00:56:25,916 --> 00:56:29,086 It's a place where people might want to disappear. 1032 00:56:29,219 --> 00:56:30,721 No central authority. 1033 00:56:30,821 --> 00:56:32,756 Gangs, mostly. It's pretty rough. 1034 00:56:32,757 --> 00:56:36,727 But we found an encrypted flight manifest 1035 00:56:36,827 --> 00:56:38,262 with your mom's name on it. 1036 00:56:38,362 --> 00:56:41,431 Headed to the Romov Sector, three months ago. 1037 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:45,401 Anisha made it off Goja V. 1038 00:56:45,402 --> 00:56:47,872 She's out there somewhere. 1039 00:56:48,673 --> 00:56:49,939 I've given you access 1040 00:56:49,940 --> 00:56:52,242 to all the comms channels I can access. 1041 00:56:52,376 --> 00:56:56,614 If she's sending messages, it'll be on there somewhere. 1042 00:56:57,682 --> 00:57:01,417 So this is a guilt Band-Aid? 1043 00:57:01,418 --> 00:57:03,488 Does it matter? 1044 00:57:05,556 --> 00:57:07,792 Dismissed. 1045 00:57:18,202 --> 00:57:19,436 Hey, kid. 1046 00:57:38,789 --> 00:57:41,225 Well, it's been another great day 1047 00:57:41,325 --> 00:57:42,827 at Starfleet Academy. 1048 00:57:42,960 --> 00:57:44,161 Reminder to all cadets 1049 00:57:44,294 --> 00:57:46,631 that curfew is at 2200 hours. 1050 00:57:47,431 --> 00:57:50,635 If you're planning on breaking that, do not. 1051 00:57:51,468 --> 00:57:55,305 Sleep well. And see you tomorrow, fellow travelers. 1052 00:57:57,341 --> 00:57:58,743 Push! Huzzah! 1053 00:57:58,843 --> 00:58:00,310 I go here now, roomie! 1054 00:58:00,410 --> 00:58:02,913 - Huzzah! Come on! - Whoo! 1055 00:58:03,013 --> 00:58:04,815 I'm your third, baby! 1056 00:58:04,915 --> 00:58:07,651 We're roommates, bro. Starfleet for life! 1057 00:58:07,652 --> 00:58:08,853 My dad let me stay. 1058 00:58:08,986 --> 00:58:10,721 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 1059 00:58:10,821 --> 00:58:12,022 Is Tarima here, too? 1060 00:58:12,122 --> 00:58:14,191 Nah. She chose the War College, bruh. 1061 00:58:15,092 --> 00:58:16,326 What? Why? 1062 00:58:16,460 --> 00:58:18,361 I don't talk to dudes about my sister, man. 1063 00:58:18,362 --> 00:58:20,898 Creepy. She asked me to give you this, actually. 1064 00:58:21,799 --> 00:58:22,667 Caleb. 1065 00:58:22,800 --> 00:58:25,803 Cay, Cale, Cal? Beeble? 1066 00:58:25,903 --> 00:58:27,404 - Stop. Stop. -Beeble! 1067 00:58:27,504 --> 00:58:28,939 - I love you, bro, I was just playing. - Don't touch me. 1068 00:58:29,039 --> 00:58:31,175 Okay, we'll get there. 1069 00:58:31,275 --> 00:58:32,843 Straight back in, come on. 1070 00:58:32,943 --> 00:58:35,112 Yeah. You know what? That trophy's pretty tight. 1071 00:58:35,212 --> 00:58:37,214 Fought a guy with three legs for that back on Khionia. 1072 00:58:37,347 --> 00:58:38,549 Did he have any hands? 1073 00:58:38,683 --> 00:58:39,884 Yeah, he did have hands. 1074 00:58:39,984 --> 00:58:41,385 - Two big meaty hands. -Oof! 1075 00:58:41,485 --> 00:58:42,686 That's what I'm talking about. 1076 00:58:42,687 --> 00:58:44,021 All right. I think I'm gonna take 1077 00:58:44,154 --> 00:58:46,056 more of a minimalist approach to my space. 1078 00:58:46,190 --> 00:58:48,058 Yeah, is that some kind of hack for better focus? 1079 00:58:48,158 --> 00:58:49,794 No, it's more that everything I touch, I break. 1080 00:58:49,894 --> 00:58:51,228 Just obliterate. 1081 00:58:51,361 --> 00:58:52,863 What about that one? 1082 00:58:52,997 --> 00:58:54,398 My bad. 1083 00:58:54,498 --> 00:58:56,466 It was my grandmother's-- was very rare-- but it's okay. 1084 00:58:56,567 --> 00:58:59,036 It's kind of wild that you got to see what I'm talking about 1085 00:58:59,136 --> 00:59:00,369 in real time. It happened, like... 1086 00:59:00,370 --> 00:59:01,706 It's okay. 1087 00:59:01,806 --> 00:59:04,541 You know, man, all my trophies are mental. 1088 00:59:04,642 --> 00:59:05,743 You know, I award them to myself. 1089 00:59:05,876 --> 00:59:07,211 Like, "Good job, Ocam, 1090 00:59:07,311 --> 00:59:09,079 you got the wake-up-on-time award today." 1091 00:59:09,213 --> 00:59:12,415 Or, "Congrats, Ocam, you ate a nutritious meal." 1092 00:59:12,416 --> 00:59:14,383 - What are you doing? - What are you doing? 1093 00:59:14,384 --> 00:59:17,054 Tuck and fold. Okay? Tuck and fold. Underneath. 1094 00:59:17,154 --> 00:59:18,288 It's self-love. 1095 00:59:18,388 --> 00:59:20,224 It's my version of, like, self-love. 1096 00:59:20,357 --> 00:59:22,092 Here. 1097 00:59:22,226 --> 00:59:23,760 Tuck, fold. 1098 00:59:23,761 --> 00:59:26,230 - Bros making bros' beds. - You want that line straight. 1099 00:59:26,363 --> 00:59:27,397 Love to see it! 1100 00:59:27,531 --> 00:59:28,766 Let's make a fort, guys! 1101 00:59:33,470 --> 00:59:36,240 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1102 00:59:36,340 --> 00:59:39,777 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org