1 00:00:02,503 --> 00:00:04,672 * * 2 00:00:23,557 --> 00:00:26,026 * * 3 00:00:28,462 --> 00:00:30,198 (static crackling) 4 00:00:30,298 --> 00:00:31,899 SAM: Hello? 5 00:00:31,999 --> 00:00:34,202 Are you out there? 6 00:00:35,169 --> 00:00:36,970 Are you listening? 7 00:00:37,071 --> 00:00:40,641 I hope so because you're the only person 8 00:00:40,741 --> 00:00:44,845 who could possibly understand my crazy story. 9 00:00:44,912 --> 00:00:47,448 * * 10 00:00:48,649 --> 00:00:50,584 * Let's go * 11 00:00:51,352 --> 00:00:53,321 * Ladies and gentlemen * 12 00:00:53,387 --> 00:00:55,889 * Let's begin * 13 00:00:57,625 --> 00:00:58,892 * Whoo! * 14 00:00:58,992 --> 00:01:01,028 SAM: It all started a week ago. 15 00:01:01,129 --> 00:01:03,997 But wait, before I can tell you what happened, 16 00:01:04,098 --> 00:01:06,234 let's start with some context. 17 00:01:07,168 --> 00:01:09,103 In the last thousand years, 18 00:01:09,237 --> 00:01:11,905 the Federation has encountered 19 00:01:12,039 --> 00:01:16,009 4,633 sentient species. 20 00:01:16,076 --> 00:01:18,146 * * 21 00:01:19,347 --> 00:01:22,683 That's over 37 trillion individuals. 22 00:01:23,751 --> 00:01:28,656 In all those life-forms, there's only ever been one me. 23 00:01:28,756 --> 00:01:30,324 One Series Acclimation Mil. 24 00:01:30,424 --> 00:01:32,426 One Sam. 25 00:01:34,027 --> 00:01:36,164 * Ladies and gentlemen * 26 00:01:36,264 --> 00:01:38,132 * Let's go * 27 00:01:38,265 --> 00:01:40,468 Isn't that amazing? 28 00:01:41,435 --> 00:01:42,803 * Let's begin * 29 00:01:42,902 --> 00:01:45,406 In all space and time, I'm unique. 30 00:01:45,506 --> 00:01:47,208 * Whoo! * 31 00:01:47,275 --> 00:01:49,109 * Let's begin. * 32 00:01:49,910 --> 00:01:52,213 I was created 217 days ago 33 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:53,814 on a world called Kasq and I'm the only 34 00:01:53,914 --> 00:01:55,683 photonic cadet at the Academy. 35 00:01:58,919 --> 00:01:59,820 -Hey, Sam. -Hi. 36 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:01,021 -Sammenhammer. -Ah! 37 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,723 -Samurai. -Genesis. 38 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:03,957 Samburger. 39 00:02:04,091 --> 00:02:05,859 -Jay-Den. -Samerooni. 40 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:07,295 Darem. 41 00:02:08,329 --> 00:02:11,131 I've been greeted by some version of my name 42 00:02:11,232 --> 00:02:13,000 684 times 43 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:15,503 in the 97 days that I've been here. 44 00:02:15,603 --> 00:02:17,905 Queen Sam Samallina. 45 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:20,941 Of Samonita. 46 00:02:21,008 --> 00:02:23,177 * * 47 00:02:32,119 --> 00:02:33,554 (whispers): That's my favorite. 48 00:02:33,654 --> 00:02:36,857 I am Kasq's future emissary to the Federation. 49 00:02:40,928 --> 00:02:42,596 Which, as you know, is a really big job 50 00:02:42,663 --> 00:02:44,632 made up of lots of smaller jobs. 51 00:02:45,433 --> 00:02:47,435 -(indistinct arguing) -Maintaining peace, 52 00:02:47,535 --> 00:02:49,770 diplomatic relations, 53 00:02:49,837 --> 00:02:51,939 resolving conflicts. 54 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:53,841 -Oh! -Being an emissary is hard. 55 00:02:53,974 --> 00:02:56,710 And from what I can tell, it doesn't always go so well. 56 00:02:56,810 --> 00:02:59,079 Like right now, one of my main jobs 57 00:02:59,179 --> 00:03:01,449 is to explain organics to my Makers. 58 00:03:03,584 --> 00:03:06,287 But that's not always so easy. 59 00:03:06,354 --> 00:03:07,988 Look. 60 00:03:08,088 --> 00:03:10,591 My Makers are photonics like me, 61 00:03:10,691 --> 00:03:12,393 but they've never left our world. 62 00:03:12,493 --> 00:03:14,328 Priority One Mission, my dude. 63 00:03:14,428 --> 00:03:16,196 SAM: So they need me to explain 64 00:03:16,297 --> 00:03:18,131 everything about organics: 65 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:20,834 the concept of food, what Starfleet is and why 66 00:03:20,901 --> 00:03:23,804 cadets never refuse Priority One Missions, 67 00:03:23,871 --> 00:03:25,739 even if they really should. 68 00:03:25,873 --> 00:03:28,876 ALL (chanting): Do it, do it, do it. 69 00:03:28,976 --> 00:03:30,244 Do it... 70 00:03:30,344 --> 00:03:33,914 SAM: Darem hates bananas. 71 00:03:35,949 --> 00:03:38,218 He's a Khionian. 72 00:03:38,319 --> 00:03:40,087 His species overproduces 73 00:03:40,187 --> 00:03:42,555 polyphenol oxidase causing high-potassium foods 74 00:03:42,656 --> 00:03:45,326 to rot the minute they are ingested. 75 00:03:45,426 --> 00:03:46,860 Show the doctor. Open. Yeah. Oh. 76 00:03:46,927 --> 00:03:48,829 SAM: (groans) He knows this, 77 00:03:48,929 --> 00:03:50,498 and yet he still 78 00:03:50,564 --> 00:03:54,402 never checks to make sure the hash is banana-free. 79 00:03:56,570 --> 00:03:58,339 (belches) 80 00:04:00,841 --> 00:04:02,510 SAM: Oh, also? 81 00:04:02,576 --> 00:04:04,945 Khionians vomit glitter. (chuckles) 82 00:04:05,078 --> 00:04:07,415 -(laughter) -(sighs) 83 00:04:07,515 --> 00:04:08,849 As I was saying, 84 00:04:08,916 --> 00:04:10,584 my Makers need me to explain 85 00:04:10,684 --> 00:04:12,886 everything about organics. 86 00:04:12,953 --> 00:04:14,254 Problem is... 87 00:04:14,355 --> 00:04:16,724 organics are chaotic, 88 00:04:16,790 --> 00:04:18,392 complex and... 89 00:04:18,492 --> 00:04:21,762 (in slow motion): unpredictable. 90 00:04:22,563 --> 00:04:25,098 THE MAKERS: Series Acclimation Mil. 91 00:04:25,198 --> 00:04:26,367 Oh. 92 00:04:26,467 --> 00:04:27,701 Hi. 93 00:04:27,768 --> 00:04:29,803 These are the guys I was talking about. 94 00:04:29,937 --> 00:04:32,072 THE MAKERS: We are contacting you for a report. 95 00:04:32,139 --> 00:04:34,575 SAM: These are my Makers. 96 00:04:34,675 --> 00:04:37,277 Every week, I report to them on what I've been learning here. 97 00:04:37,378 --> 00:04:40,147 And last week, they started with this. 98 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:41,582 THE MAKERS: Please explain the purpose 99 00:04:41,682 --> 00:04:43,451 of your recent course selection. 100 00:04:43,551 --> 00:04:46,053 Oh, I bet I know what this is about. 101 00:04:46,119 --> 00:04:48,689 Is it about my music elective? 102 00:04:49,890 --> 00:04:52,926 (varying tones playing) 103 00:04:52,993 --> 00:04:55,295 A little background: organics created 104 00:04:55,396 --> 00:04:58,666 my species a long time ago, but only saw us as servants. 105 00:04:58,799 --> 00:05:00,634 Not good. 106 00:05:00,734 --> 00:05:03,471 After they left, my Makers became sentient, 107 00:05:03,571 --> 00:05:05,038 built a society, 108 00:05:05,138 --> 00:05:06,907 and now they want to connect with other species, 109 00:05:06,974 --> 00:05:09,209 which would be good, but they're afraid 110 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:11,144 organics might try to use us again, 111 00:05:11,244 --> 00:05:12,780 which would be bad. 112 00:05:12,846 --> 00:05:14,682 Can we trust organics? 113 00:05:14,782 --> 00:05:16,984 That's what I'm here to find out. 114 00:05:18,318 --> 00:05:21,121 Can I ask why you chose to learn the theremin, Sam? 115 00:05:21,221 --> 00:05:23,657 Well, for one... 116 00:05:23,791 --> 00:05:25,125 music! 117 00:05:25,225 --> 00:05:26,694 What's not to love? 118 00:05:26,827 --> 00:05:29,863 And two, electromagnetic fields creating sound 119 00:05:29,963 --> 00:05:32,500 through the principles of capacitance and heterodyning 120 00:05:32,633 --> 00:05:35,002 just seemed cool. 121 00:05:35,102 --> 00:05:37,104 -(chuckles) -That's all? 122 00:05:37,204 --> 00:05:40,073 Surely there's a deeper meaning for you? 123 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:41,274 Yeah, for sure. 124 00:05:41,375 --> 00:05:42,909 Of capacitance or heterodyning? 125 00:05:43,010 --> 00:05:46,179 INSTRUCTOR: I'm asking you what the music makes you feel. 126 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:50,984 THE MAKERS: What you feel is irrelevant to your mission. 127 00:05:51,051 --> 00:05:53,053 But I thought my mission 128 00:05:53,186 --> 00:05:56,857 was to understand organics so I can explain them to you. 129 00:05:56,957 --> 00:05:58,358 THE MAKERS: Music will not help us 130 00:05:58,492 --> 00:05:59,927 know that we will be safe 131 00:06:00,027 --> 00:06:01,629 to open our world to them. 132 00:06:01,695 --> 00:06:04,798 Trust me, I'm all in on the mission. 133 00:06:04,898 --> 00:06:06,634 I'm just... 134 00:06:06,734 --> 00:06:09,837 struggling with some of their intangible behaviors. 135 00:06:09,937 --> 00:06:12,540 THE MAKERS: Define "intangible organic behavior." 136 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,208 Uh, this morning, for instance... 137 00:06:15,308 --> 00:06:18,479 Darem just decided we can't share the atrium. 138 00:06:18,579 --> 00:06:21,148 They were having something called a "turf war" 139 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:22,516 between us and the War College. 140 00:06:22,616 --> 00:06:23,917 Primitive. 141 00:06:25,519 --> 00:06:27,621 As long as you are infesting 142 00:06:27,721 --> 00:06:29,423 our vastly superior classrooms-- 143 00:06:29,557 --> 00:06:32,292 Because your stupid talking plants ruined our tech lab. 144 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,695 DAREM: Your failure to anticipate our stupid 145 00:06:34,762 --> 00:06:37,297 talking plants ruined your tech labs, therefore, 146 00:06:37,397 --> 00:06:39,399 you stay on your side of the atrium, 147 00:06:39,500 --> 00:06:41,569 lest your ineffectiveness becomes contagious. 148 00:06:41,669 --> 00:06:43,437 -Oh-- -Okay? You cannot do that. 149 00:06:43,571 --> 00:06:46,239 (laughter, indistinct chatter) 150 00:06:46,373 --> 00:06:47,841 Jay-Den! 151 00:06:49,977 --> 00:06:51,044 You're in a no-fly zone. 152 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:52,446 Look, huh? 153 00:06:53,413 --> 00:06:55,282 Cute. 154 00:06:56,584 --> 00:06:58,752 (laughing) 155 00:06:58,852 --> 00:07:00,120 Professor, I-- 156 00:07:03,223 --> 00:07:05,125 Or another example: 157 00:07:05,225 --> 00:07:07,394 organics have this thing called 158 00:07:07,461 --> 00:07:09,530 "desire." 159 00:07:10,363 --> 00:07:11,599 Pupil dilation, 160 00:07:11,732 --> 00:07:13,266 elevated body temperature, 161 00:07:13,366 --> 00:07:15,268 increased blood flow to the face... 162 00:07:15,402 --> 00:07:17,037 and other areas. 163 00:07:17,137 --> 00:07:20,140 All physical indications of that desire, but... 164 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,409 they won't even talk to each other. 165 00:07:22,476 --> 00:07:24,377 THE MAKERS: Have you engaged in direct inquiries? 166 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:26,680 As a matter of fact, I have. 167 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:28,415 SAM: Are you ashamed to ask for sex? 168 00:07:28,516 --> 00:07:30,718 (coughing) 169 00:07:30,818 --> 00:07:32,486 -What? -Is that why 170 00:07:32,620 --> 00:07:33,954 you hide your desire? 171 00:07:34,087 --> 00:07:36,456 Do you just walk the halls asking people this stuff? 172 00:07:36,557 --> 00:07:38,626 SAM: Your interest is very obvious. 173 00:07:38,759 --> 00:07:41,629 Yeah, but... in a cool way, right? 174 00:07:41,729 --> 00:07:43,096 No, it's not. 175 00:07:43,196 --> 00:07:44,698 Does he think that? 176 00:07:44,798 --> 00:07:47,000 -Anyway, things are a little... -Complicated, you know, 177 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:49,336 between our schools right now, so I'm just... 178 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:51,438 -keeping a low profile. -Keeping a low profile. 179 00:07:51,539 --> 00:07:54,908 But your pheromones? 180 00:07:54,975 --> 00:07:57,044 (chuckles) 181 00:07:57,878 --> 00:08:00,147 -(sniffing) -Get out of my face. 182 00:08:01,081 --> 00:08:03,651 Do you see what I'm talking about? 183 00:08:03,751 --> 00:08:05,318 If they can't explain themselves, 184 00:08:05,418 --> 00:08:06,620 how am I supposed to? 185 00:08:06,687 --> 00:08:08,021 THE MAKERS: The Academy offers 186 00:08:08,121 --> 00:08:10,023 an advanced seminar entitled: 187 00:08:10,123 --> 00:08:12,760 "Confronting the Unexplainable." 188 00:08:12,860 --> 00:08:15,863 We believe you will find all the answers to your questions 189 00:08:15,996 --> 00:08:18,566 in this course. Enroll immediately. 190 00:08:18,666 --> 00:08:20,534 The semester's nearly over. 191 00:08:20,634 --> 00:08:22,502 (loud thrum) 192 00:08:22,603 --> 00:08:24,805 A-Absolutely. Right away. 193 00:08:24,905 --> 00:08:26,707 I won't let you down. 194 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:27,975 (indistinct chatter) 195 00:08:28,041 --> 00:08:29,643 -At the time... -Oh. 196 00:08:29,710 --> 00:08:32,379 ...I was so frustrated. 197 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:35,315 But they did start me on the path 198 00:08:35,414 --> 00:08:38,251 that changed my life. 199 00:08:48,829 --> 00:08:51,031 * 200 00:09:05,813 --> 00:09:08,148 Another emissary. 201 00:09:08,248 --> 00:09:10,217 Like me. 202 00:09:11,418 --> 00:09:13,587 ILLA: Pretty wild stuff, huh? 203 00:09:13,687 --> 00:09:15,288 Hi. Professor Illa? 204 00:09:15,388 --> 00:09:16,657 I'm Sam from Kasq. 205 00:09:16,724 --> 00:09:18,726 I must enroll in your class because I need 206 00:09:18,826 --> 00:09:21,361 to explain the unexplainable this semester. 207 00:09:21,428 --> 00:09:22,830 Ah. 208 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,331 Ambitious. 209 00:09:24,397 --> 00:09:26,433 But it is midterms, you've missed a ton of-- 210 00:09:26,533 --> 00:09:27,701 I can make them up. 211 00:09:27,801 --> 00:09:29,703 -I process data instantly. -I'm sorry. 212 00:09:29,803 --> 00:09:32,005 -Maybe next year. -It's just... 213 00:09:32,105 --> 00:09:33,240 I have a duty. 214 00:09:33,340 --> 00:09:34,441 To Kasq. 215 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:36,409 This can be my midterm project. 216 00:09:37,845 --> 00:09:39,412 Solving the mystery of Benjamin Sisko. 217 00:09:39,512 --> 00:09:41,181 Okay, let's back up. 218 00:09:41,949 --> 00:09:45,285 Benjamin Sisko was a renowned Starfleet captain, 219 00:09:45,418 --> 00:09:47,520 instrumental in ending the Dominion War, 220 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:49,389 where he saved billions of lives. 221 00:09:49,489 --> 00:09:52,059 Oh, and he also discovered late in life 222 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:54,427 that he was created by godlike aliens 223 00:09:54,527 --> 00:09:57,064 and wasn't entirely human. 224 00:09:57,164 --> 00:09:59,232 What I'm saying is... 225 00:09:59,332 --> 00:10:01,635 there's a lot here. 226 00:10:01,769 --> 00:10:03,871 Like, a lot. 227 00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:06,039 Solving the mystery isn't why we study him. 228 00:10:06,139 --> 00:10:07,741 Can it be why I study him? 229 00:10:07,808 --> 00:10:10,210 I've never known another emissary. 230 00:10:11,712 --> 00:10:12,880 Hmm. 231 00:10:12,980 --> 00:10:15,115 You don't do well with ambiguity, do you? 232 00:10:15,248 --> 00:10:16,717 Mm-mm. 233 00:10:16,784 --> 00:10:18,285 I'll tell you what. 234 00:10:18,418 --> 00:10:20,821 You solve this mystery... 235 00:10:20,921 --> 00:10:23,123 you can teach the class. 236 00:10:24,124 --> 00:10:25,959 SAM: And that's when I decided... 237 00:10:26,894 --> 00:10:29,997 ...it's time to figure out what happened to Benjamin Sisko. 238 00:10:33,566 --> 00:10:35,703 * * 239 00:11:03,296 --> 00:11:05,498 * 240 00:11:35,295 --> 00:11:37,464 * * 241 00:12:07,327 --> 00:12:09,462 * * 242 00:12:23,844 --> 00:12:25,779 SAM: Okay, guys, I need your help 243 00:12:25,879 --> 00:12:28,115 to figure out what happened to Benjamin Sisko. 244 00:12:28,215 --> 00:12:30,550 I thought we'd start simple. 245 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:33,921 Benjamin Lafayette Sisko 246 00:12:34,054 --> 00:12:36,756 was a Starfleet captain who commanded Deep Space 9 247 00:12:36,857 --> 00:12:39,326 near the planet Bajor in the 24th century. 248 00:12:39,426 --> 00:12:42,395 The Bajorans believed that Sisko was 249 00:12:42,495 --> 00:12:44,497 the emissary of the Prophets. 250 00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:47,400 Emissary is a very important job. 251 00:12:47,467 --> 00:12:49,669 JAY-DEN: Pause, please. 252 00:12:51,138 --> 00:12:54,607 Define "Prophets" in this context. 253 00:12:55,442 --> 00:12:58,045 SAM: The Prophets are godlike aliens 254 00:12:58,111 --> 00:12:59,412 who the Bajorans worshipped, 255 00:12:59,479 --> 00:13:01,281 who lived in the Celestial Temple. 256 00:13:01,414 --> 00:13:04,617 Though he was a man of science, and initially skeptical, 257 00:13:04,717 --> 00:13:06,586 Sisko embraced his role as the emissary, 258 00:13:06,686 --> 00:13:08,788 rescuing Bajor from countless threats. 259 00:13:08,922 --> 00:13:11,258 -The greatest of which... -(squeaks) 260 00:13:11,358 --> 00:13:12,792 ...were the evil Pagh-Wraiths, 261 00:13:12,926 --> 00:13:16,296 who were intent on Bajor's total destruction. 262 00:13:16,396 --> 00:13:18,098 In 2375, 263 00:13:18,165 --> 00:13:21,768 he confronted them at the Great Fire Caves. 264 00:13:21,835 --> 00:13:24,304 He was never seen again. 265 00:13:24,404 --> 00:13:26,406 This is a children's book? 266 00:13:26,473 --> 00:13:28,208 Damn, Bajoran kids don't play. 267 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:30,177 SAM: But wait, that's not the end. 268 00:13:30,277 --> 00:13:33,313 According to Bajoran scripture, Sisko was taken directly 269 00:13:33,413 --> 00:13:35,282 from the Fire Caves 270 00:13:35,382 --> 00:13:36,950 to the Celestial Temple, 271 00:13:37,017 --> 00:13:40,253 where he still lives with the Prophets as a guardian of Bajor. 272 00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:42,189 So... 273 00:13:43,623 --> 00:13:46,759 ...what do we think really happened to Benjamin Sisko? 274 00:13:46,860 --> 00:13:49,696 Well, he must be dead. 275 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:51,464 Right? Between the fire 276 00:13:51,531 --> 00:13:53,600 -and the red guys? -GENESIS: It's wild. 277 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:56,069 My dad said he was this huge hero back in the day, 278 00:13:56,169 --> 00:13:57,504 but Starfleet never found a body, 279 00:13:57,604 --> 00:13:59,139 so they consider him MIA. 280 00:13:59,239 --> 00:14:01,641 MIA? 800 years later? 281 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,643 -Come on. -SAM: This is my problem. 282 00:14:03,710 --> 00:14:05,979 I have to prove that he's either dead or still alive 283 00:14:06,046 --> 00:14:07,780 -with the Prophets. -DAREM: Why? 284 00:14:07,881 --> 00:14:10,617 SAM: Because I want to be a great emissary like Sisko. 285 00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:13,520 And to do that, I need to get into this class. 286 00:14:13,620 --> 00:14:16,623 But this way he's Schrödinger's prophet. 287 00:14:16,723 --> 00:14:18,391 Everybody wins. 288 00:14:18,491 --> 00:14:19,792 It's not that deep, Sam. 289 00:14:19,859 --> 00:14:21,895 Proving that a human either combusted or exists 290 00:14:21,995 --> 00:14:24,898 on a multidimensional plane with non-corporeal entities 291 00:14:24,998 --> 00:14:26,033 isn't deep? 292 00:14:26,166 --> 00:14:27,634 CALEB: Dude was an emissary, okay? 293 00:14:27,734 --> 00:14:29,269 Guys like this always end up dead 294 00:14:29,369 --> 00:14:30,803 for telling people what they don't want to hear 295 00:14:30,870 --> 00:14:33,106 or for doing crap jobs nobody else will do, 296 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:35,342 like taking on those fire things. Either way... 297 00:14:35,408 --> 00:14:37,310 (imitates choking) ...he's dead. 298 00:14:37,410 --> 00:14:39,512 Unless you ask a Bajoran, who will never admit that 299 00:14:39,579 --> 00:14:41,214 'cause then their whole belief system falls apart. 300 00:14:41,314 --> 00:14:43,050 It's not a mystery. 301 00:14:43,150 --> 00:14:44,451 It's a story people tell themselves 302 00:14:44,551 --> 00:14:46,253 to keep the monsters away at night. 303 00:14:47,254 --> 00:14:48,989 GENESIS: Do not listen to him. 304 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:50,723 Do you know any Bajorans? 305 00:14:50,857 --> 00:14:52,525 No. 306 00:14:52,625 --> 00:14:54,394 Ooh, I just joined Bajor Club. 307 00:14:54,494 --> 00:14:55,562 I'm a joiner. 308 00:14:55,695 --> 00:14:57,697 -It's my tragic flaw. -(chuckles) 309 00:14:59,766 --> 00:15:02,936 (serene music playing) 310 00:15:06,006 --> 00:15:07,007 Welcome. 311 00:15:07,107 --> 00:15:08,175 Are you of Bajor? 312 00:15:08,275 --> 00:15:10,010 Thanks. And no, I'm of Kasq. 313 00:15:10,077 --> 00:15:12,645 I'm doing a project on "The Sisko" and I was hoping 314 00:15:12,745 --> 00:15:13,981 that maybe you could poss-- 315 00:15:16,049 --> 00:15:17,517 -Oh, that-that's not-- -Oh. 316 00:15:17,617 --> 00:15:18,918 I-I'm sorry. 317 00:15:19,019 --> 00:15:20,387 I-I just assumed that's how you greet new people. 318 00:15:20,487 --> 00:15:22,622 Uh, your pagh is strong. 319 00:15:22,722 --> 00:15:24,724 Thanks. Yours, too. 320 00:15:24,791 --> 00:15:26,093 I'm assuming. 321 00:15:26,193 --> 00:15:28,528 I'm in a rush, so do you mind if I just...? 322 00:15:28,595 --> 00:15:29,796 Can someone turn the music down? 323 00:15:29,929 --> 00:15:31,498 -(music stops) -Thank you. 324 00:15:32,599 --> 00:15:34,134 Can I have everyone's attention? 325 00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:35,868 Please raise your hand 326 00:15:35,969 --> 00:15:38,105 if you have spoken to or seen The Sisko 327 00:15:38,205 --> 00:15:39,973 since he died. 328 00:15:40,073 --> 00:15:41,674 Or supposedly died. 329 00:15:41,774 --> 00:15:43,210 Allegedly. I-I know you have 330 00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:45,845 your scriptures, which are... great. 331 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:48,615 I'm just looking for something a little more concrete, 332 00:15:48,715 --> 00:15:50,450 or, like, evidence-based or... 333 00:15:50,583 --> 00:15:52,552 something more provable 334 00:15:52,619 --> 00:15:55,455 that isn't just based on nonsense. 335 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,829 It says here you pulled someone's ear 336 00:16:02,929 --> 00:16:05,999 and yelled, "Prove to me he's still alive." 337 00:16:06,099 --> 00:16:07,234 I misread the situation. 338 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:09,769 Believe me, not a fatal error. 339 00:16:09,836 --> 00:16:11,504 Sit. 340 00:16:12,239 --> 00:16:14,474 When I lived on Bajor, Sisko 341 00:16:14,574 --> 00:16:16,109 was like a god to them. 342 00:16:16,176 --> 00:16:19,246 They don't even show images of him anymore because 343 00:16:19,346 --> 00:16:22,782 they believe he's transcended human form. 344 00:16:22,882 --> 00:16:25,752 Like a god, like a man, like a prophet. 345 00:16:25,852 --> 00:16:28,055 People believe all these things are true. 346 00:16:28,155 --> 00:16:29,656 Maybe they are. 347 00:16:29,756 --> 00:16:31,358 Questions reveal the most 348 00:16:31,491 --> 00:16:34,194 about the people who ask them, so keep asking. 349 00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:36,563 You might learn something about yourself. 350 00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:38,431 This isn't about me, Chancellor. 351 00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:39,866 Say more. 352 00:16:39,966 --> 00:16:43,336 My Makers sent me here to understand organics. 353 00:16:43,436 --> 00:16:46,473 It's been a long time since they've been around them, 354 00:16:46,539 --> 00:16:48,708 and it was kind of rough 355 00:16:48,808 --> 00:16:50,377 for them back then. 356 00:16:50,477 --> 00:16:52,712 They don't trust you, any of you. 357 00:16:52,812 --> 00:16:54,214 But they want to, they just need 358 00:16:54,314 --> 00:16:56,616 to understand how to integrate with organics now. 359 00:16:56,683 --> 00:16:57,817 And if it's even possible. 360 00:16:57,917 --> 00:17:00,353 You have a unique circumstance. 361 00:17:01,188 --> 00:17:04,357 You're here to dream for your entire world. 362 00:17:04,457 --> 00:17:06,959 Some of our students come to Starfleet Academy 363 00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:08,661 to live out their own dreams. 364 00:17:08,761 --> 00:17:10,396 But you're dreaming us up, kid. 365 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:13,665 You have to know who you are to do that. 366 00:17:13,733 --> 00:17:17,237 It's... crucial, actually. 367 00:17:18,137 --> 00:17:20,373 But how do I do that unless--? 368 00:17:20,473 --> 00:17:22,541 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Captain Ake, you have 369 00:17:22,642 --> 00:17:24,211 -a message from engineering. -Today is... 370 00:17:24,310 --> 00:17:26,613 not a lunch day. (munches) 371 00:17:26,713 --> 00:17:28,681 Have you tried the Sisko Museum? 372 00:17:28,781 --> 00:17:30,717 -Mm-mm. -It's in New Orleans, 373 00:17:30,817 --> 00:17:33,186 but you can access the exhibits virtually. 374 00:17:33,286 --> 00:17:36,423 Now I got to go deal with this. 375 00:17:42,495 --> 00:17:45,098 The Sisko... 376 00:17:45,198 --> 00:17:47,066 Museum. 377 00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:49,969 Kelrec? 378 00:17:51,204 --> 00:17:52,839 Kelrec! 379 00:17:55,842 --> 00:17:57,444 Care to tell me... 380 00:17:58,778 --> 00:18:02,215 ...why the entire SFA power grid is down? 381 00:18:02,315 --> 00:18:04,651 I decline to answer. 382 00:18:06,153 --> 00:18:09,189 Sorry, am I reading this right? 383 00:18:09,289 --> 00:18:10,623 You're heating the ocean? 384 00:18:10,723 --> 00:18:12,058 Just a small lagoon therein. 385 00:18:12,159 --> 00:18:13,393 Now if you'll excuse me-- 386 00:18:13,493 --> 00:18:15,962 Using unauthorized alien tech to boil... 387 00:18:16,095 --> 00:18:18,298 -Gently heat. -...the Pacific Ocean? 388 00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:19,966 A small lagoon therein. 389 00:18:21,033 --> 00:18:23,470 I do not answer to you. 390 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:28,040 (sighs) 391 00:18:29,776 --> 00:18:32,279 I'm hosting an important visitor. 392 00:18:32,379 --> 00:18:34,614 Chancellor Amal, from the planet Alpherat. 393 00:18:34,747 --> 00:18:35,715 Hot date? 394 00:18:35,782 --> 00:18:37,384 Explains the sweat. 395 00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:41,921 As you very well know, 396 00:18:42,021 --> 00:18:44,224 the Alpherati are brilliant military strategists 397 00:18:44,291 --> 00:18:46,125 with an impressive training academy. 398 00:18:46,226 --> 00:18:47,827 Chancellor Amal reached out to me 399 00:18:47,927 --> 00:18:50,297 about a possible collaboration between our institutions. 400 00:18:50,397 --> 00:18:51,464 Quite an honor. 401 00:18:51,564 --> 00:18:53,566 And she needs the ocean hot? Why? 402 00:18:53,633 --> 00:18:55,402 For her fleet of fire eels. 403 00:18:56,203 --> 00:18:57,237 -Her what? -Sensitive creatures 404 00:18:57,304 --> 00:18:58,471 who can't handle the cold. 405 00:18:58,571 --> 00:18:59,806 The Alpherati bring them everywhere 406 00:18:59,906 --> 00:19:01,741 -for security. -Eels? For security? 407 00:19:01,841 --> 00:19:04,577 What if the chancellor needs protecting on land? 408 00:19:04,677 --> 00:19:06,112 That's, uh-- 409 00:19:06,179 --> 00:19:08,648 Uh... 410 00:19:09,516 --> 00:19:10,650 I don't know. 411 00:19:10,783 --> 00:19:11,751 Wait. 412 00:19:11,818 --> 00:19:13,353 You said she reached out to you? 413 00:19:13,486 --> 00:19:15,455 -Mm-hmm. -The Alpherati never reach out. 414 00:19:15,555 --> 00:19:18,325 Well, perhaps she's impressed with the War College's success 415 00:19:18,425 --> 00:19:21,461 despite our recently depleted resources. 416 00:19:21,528 --> 00:19:23,296 Look, I don't have time for this. 417 00:19:23,396 --> 00:19:25,765 I have to prepare a traditional Alpherati dinner 418 00:19:25,832 --> 00:19:27,534 involving something called a Kometa, 419 00:19:27,634 --> 00:19:29,702 and I still haven't chosen a wine. 420 00:19:29,802 --> 00:19:31,838 What says "tactical prowess," a Cab 421 00:19:31,938 --> 00:19:33,840 -or a Pinot Blanc? -Kelrec! 422 00:19:33,973 --> 00:19:35,408 You're losing it. 423 00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:37,009 Heating the ocean? 424 00:19:37,109 --> 00:19:39,011 Making it so my teachers can't do their jobs? 425 00:19:39,145 --> 00:19:41,781 A medically worrying amount of sweat. 426 00:19:41,848 --> 00:19:43,015 Sit down. 427 00:19:43,115 --> 00:19:44,651 Let me make you some tea. 428 00:19:44,751 --> 00:19:47,487 You wouldn't even know where to begin. 429 00:19:47,587 --> 00:19:50,857 I've done hundreds of diplomatic dinners. 430 00:19:50,957 --> 00:19:52,325 You fix my power, 431 00:19:52,392 --> 00:19:54,594 I'll show you how to wow the chancellor. 432 00:19:55,462 --> 00:19:56,529 You'll help me? 433 00:19:56,629 --> 00:19:58,665 -Why? -(sighs) 434 00:19:58,765 --> 00:20:01,368 Goodness of my heart? Brain parasite? 435 00:20:01,501 --> 00:20:03,035 Okay. 436 00:20:03,135 --> 00:20:05,905 I feel bad about the Vitus Reflux debacle. 437 00:20:06,005 --> 00:20:07,907 How are those plants, by the way? 438 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:09,676 They should be in the off-gassing stage. 439 00:20:09,776 --> 00:20:14,347 They are fine and I do not wish to discuss the off-gassing. 440 00:20:15,114 --> 00:20:17,250 Maybe I'm tired of being enemies. 441 00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:20,520 This animosity isn't good for our cadets, either. 442 00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:22,221 Have you seen the atrium? 443 00:20:22,322 --> 00:20:24,324 How can we expect them to coexist, 444 00:20:24,391 --> 00:20:26,559 when all we see in each other are... 445 00:20:26,659 --> 00:20:29,228 depleted resources? 446 00:20:33,266 --> 00:20:35,568 You can trust me. 447 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:39,272 (laughs softly) 448 00:20:44,644 --> 00:20:46,413 Your hand is very sweaty. 449 00:20:46,546 --> 00:20:48,281 Great! 450 00:20:48,381 --> 00:20:51,618 Dress rehearsal for the Alpherati Soup Ritual tonight. 451 00:20:51,751 --> 00:20:53,453 Wait, soup? 452 00:20:53,553 --> 00:20:55,154 1900 hours, my office. 453 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:56,856 I'll fill the other roles. 454 00:20:56,923 --> 00:20:59,125 What other roles? 455 00:21:05,732 --> 00:21:07,734 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Good morning, fellow travelers. 456 00:21:07,834 --> 00:21:09,702 Friendly reminder that fitness and stamina assessments 457 00:21:09,836 --> 00:21:12,372 will begin at 0900 in the gymnasium. 458 00:21:12,505 --> 00:21:15,942 Caffeine is allowed. Excuses are not. 459 00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:21,314 AUTOMATED VOICE: Welcome to the virtual access portal 460 00:21:21,381 --> 00:21:24,317 for the Benjamin Sisko Museum. 461 00:21:26,218 --> 00:21:27,854 Greetings, visitor. 462 00:21:27,954 --> 00:21:32,425 Here you will learn about the life of the man himself. 463 00:21:34,561 --> 00:21:37,196 Husband, father, 464 00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:39,399 Starfleet officer, 465 00:21:39,499 --> 00:21:42,034 and the importance of his role 466 00:21:42,168 --> 00:21:45,905 as emissary to the Prophets of Bajor. 467 00:21:46,038 --> 00:21:48,841 SAM: "The chosen one"? 468 00:21:48,941 --> 00:21:51,944 Please select your topic of interest. 469 00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:56,449 The Sisko was created by the Prophets 470 00:21:56,549 --> 00:22:00,720 to be their emissary to the people of Bajor. 471 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:04,190 His mother Sarah was both human and prophet, 472 00:22:04,256 --> 00:22:06,325 so his path was predetermined 473 00:22:06,393 --> 00:22:09,462 long before he was the emissary. 474 00:22:09,562 --> 00:22:10,897 So, what, 475 00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:13,165 we just have to do what we're told? 476 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,235 No matter what? 477 00:22:21,608 --> 00:22:23,410 Please approach an item of interest 478 00:22:23,543 --> 00:22:26,679 to learn more about its importance. 479 00:22:26,779 --> 00:22:29,782 Benjamin Sisko enjoyed a sport called baseball, 480 00:22:29,882 --> 00:22:33,119 an ancient Earth game of tactics, strategy 481 00:22:33,252 --> 00:22:35,455 and athletic prowess. 482 00:22:37,156 --> 00:22:39,258 This is one of the original Orbs 483 00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:43,830 gifted by the Prophets to the citizens of Bajor. 484 00:22:43,930 --> 00:22:47,467 It enabled users to feel connected to the Prophets 485 00:22:47,567 --> 00:22:49,602 and communicate with them. 486 00:22:49,736 --> 00:22:53,440 SAM: So, kind of like an interdimensional comms badge 487 00:22:53,540 --> 00:22:56,308 that lets you talk to the Prophets. 488 00:22:56,443 --> 00:22:59,045 Hmm. 489 00:22:59,145 --> 00:23:00,613 Worth a shot. 490 00:23:00,747 --> 00:23:02,114 (clears throat) 491 00:23:02,982 --> 00:23:04,083 Dear Sisko. 492 00:23:04,150 --> 00:23:05,485 The Sisko. 493 00:23:05,585 --> 00:23:07,987 O Captain, my Captain. 494 00:23:09,288 --> 00:23:10,657 I am Sam. 495 00:23:10,790 --> 00:23:13,793 I'm not sure if I'm even allowed to ask you anything, 496 00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:16,729 but, well, I'm an emissary. 497 00:23:16,796 --> 00:23:18,297 Like you. 498 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,202 But I'm failing at it. 499 00:23:24,003 --> 00:23:25,872 My Makers have been alone for so long, 500 00:23:25,972 --> 00:23:27,674 they're counting on me to know 501 00:23:27,807 --> 00:23:29,375 how to communicate with organics. 502 00:23:29,476 --> 00:23:31,678 To make sure we'll be safe with them. 503 00:23:32,512 --> 00:23:35,782 How do I become what my Makers need me to be? 504 00:23:36,516 --> 00:23:41,053 How do I understand the organic experience enough to... 505 00:23:42,789 --> 00:23:46,493 You can't hear me, can you? 506 00:24:02,975 --> 00:24:04,677 AUTOMATED VOICE: Here you can learn more 507 00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:07,547 about Benjamin Sisko's family lineage. 508 00:24:13,653 --> 00:24:15,588 You were his son. 509 00:24:15,688 --> 00:24:18,858 Please make your selection from the Starfleet Academy 510 00:24:18,925 --> 00:24:21,661 lecture series archives. 511 00:24:21,728 --> 00:24:24,897 INTERVIEWER: What made your father a great emissary? 512 00:24:24,997 --> 00:24:26,566 That's funny. 513 00:24:26,666 --> 00:24:30,002 I didn't know him as "the emissary." 514 00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:33,873 But if you want to know what made him a great man, 515 00:24:33,973 --> 00:24:35,241 how much time do you got? 516 00:24:35,374 --> 00:24:38,578 I knew a man that loved baseball, 517 00:24:38,711 --> 00:24:42,448 a man who would knock out a Q without thinking twice. 518 00:24:42,582 --> 00:24:48,420 I knew a man who always championed me, 519 00:24:48,555 --> 00:24:50,456 especially in my writing. 520 00:24:50,557 --> 00:24:53,560 I know his recipes, his passions, 521 00:24:53,626 --> 00:24:55,962 and the example he set for me as a father, 522 00:24:56,062 --> 00:24:59,431 so that when I became a father myself, 523 00:24:59,532 --> 00:25:04,804 I was able to love my children the way he loved me. 524 00:25:04,904 --> 00:25:07,106 And teach them how to make a mean gumbo. 525 00:25:07,206 --> 00:25:12,612 I imagine all of those things made him a good emissary too, 526 00:25:12,712 --> 00:25:15,147 but you'd have to ask the Prophets about that. 527 00:25:15,281 --> 00:25:17,049 (electronic glitch) 528 00:25:17,116 --> 00:25:19,686 * * 529 00:25:20,486 --> 00:25:22,789 SAM: Wish I could've known you. 530 00:25:27,827 --> 00:25:29,729 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Specialist Krebbs, 531 00:25:29,796 --> 00:25:31,698 your Talaxian Furfly is now consuming its own fur. 532 00:25:31,798 --> 00:25:34,901 It's disgusting. Please advise. 533 00:25:34,967 --> 00:25:36,135 So, this is still happening? 534 00:25:36,235 --> 00:25:37,737 I've processed every bit 535 00:25:37,804 --> 00:25:40,406 of factual information about Benjamin Sisko that exists. 536 00:25:40,472 --> 00:25:41,774 Uh-huh. 537 00:25:41,841 --> 00:25:43,275 But it's not enough to solve this mystery. 538 00:25:43,375 --> 00:25:45,578 ILLA: That's intense. And cool. 539 00:25:45,678 --> 00:25:47,079 -SAM: Thank you. -ILLA: But I did warn you 540 00:25:47,146 --> 00:25:48,615 -it wasn't solvable. -SAM: I still think it is. 541 00:25:48,681 --> 00:25:50,116 But I need to ask you something first. 542 00:25:50,182 --> 00:25:51,417 -Quickly. -I found a recording 543 00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:53,019 of his son Jake. 544 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,521 And here's his dad, one of the greatest emissaries ever, 545 00:25:55,622 --> 00:25:57,523 but all Jake wanted to do is talk about 546 00:25:57,657 --> 00:25:59,659 how much his dad loves gumbo. 547 00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:01,961 ILLA: Where are you on the tomato debate? 548 00:26:02,028 --> 00:26:03,495 SAM: Well, I don't eat, so it's kind of-- 549 00:26:03,596 --> 00:26:04,931 ILLA: To tomato or not to tomato 550 00:26:05,031 --> 00:26:07,834 is a hot-button issue in gumbo circles. 551 00:26:07,934 --> 00:26:09,869 For some, it's a necessity. 552 00:26:09,969 --> 00:26:11,904 -Others claim a sacrilege. -SAM: Oh. 553 00:26:12,004 --> 00:26:13,305 ILLA: Neither is a fact, 554 00:26:13,405 --> 00:26:15,307 but people cling hard to their sides. 555 00:26:15,374 --> 00:26:16,809 -Oh. -Now, Benjamin 556 00:26:16,909 --> 00:26:19,111 learned to make gumbo at his father's restaurant, 557 00:26:19,211 --> 00:26:20,680 Sisko's Creole Kitchen. 558 00:26:20,780 --> 00:26:23,549 Considered the tomato such a gumbo staple, 559 00:26:23,683 --> 00:26:25,217 he grew them in his quarters. 560 00:26:25,351 --> 00:26:29,856 A choice, one of many, that made him who he was. 561 00:26:29,956 --> 00:26:32,892 So, you're saying... 562 00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:36,896 You are not going to solve this mystery with facts alone. 563 00:26:37,029 --> 00:26:39,431 So, if our choices determine who we are, 564 00:26:39,531 --> 00:26:42,201 what determines our choices? 565 00:26:44,303 --> 00:26:46,873 What we love. Tomatoes. 566 00:26:47,006 --> 00:26:49,809 Tomatoes. And lots of other things. 567 00:26:49,876 --> 00:26:52,979 One thing the man was not short on was love. 568 00:26:53,045 --> 00:26:55,214 Yeah. So can I join your class now? 569 00:26:55,314 --> 00:26:56,382 No. 570 00:26:57,183 --> 00:27:01,220 Again, I don't eat, but that seemed wrong. 571 00:27:01,353 --> 00:27:03,355 Hmm. 572 00:27:10,162 --> 00:27:12,031 DAREM: Yeah, so I get the solution. It's the equation... 573 00:27:12,098 --> 00:27:14,600 SAM: Need a midterm study break? 574 00:27:14,701 --> 00:27:15,902 Yeah, I know this stuff anyway. 575 00:27:16,002 --> 00:27:17,103 Ah... 576 00:27:17,236 --> 00:27:19,405 -What is that? -(overlapping chatter) 577 00:27:19,538 --> 00:27:20,773 It smells amazing. 578 00:27:20,873 --> 00:27:22,909 -GENESIS: The amazing-est. -SAM: Gumbo, 579 00:27:23,009 --> 00:27:26,112 étouffée, aubergine stew, all from the menu 580 00:27:26,245 --> 00:27:28,480 at Sisko's family restaurant, which I can't eat, 581 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:30,382 so I need you to describe it for me. 582 00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:34,420 My mouth is on fire, and I never want it to go out. 583 00:27:34,553 --> 00:27:36,155 It's like crunchy love on a plate. 584 00:27:36,255 --> 00:27:37,623 GENESIS: Fried dough and sugar are some of the few things 585 00:27:37,724 --> 00:27:39,892 in life that buy immediate stress relief. 586 00:27:39,992 --> 00:27:41,093 Gimme, gimme, gimme. 587 00:27:41,193 --> 00:27:42,628 CALEB: Mmm. If you give me access 588 00:27:42,762 --> 00:27:44,096 to your primary system, maybe I can figure out 589 00:27:44,196 --> 00:27:46,032 -a way for you to taste stuff. -Ooh. 590 00:27:46,098 --> 00:27:47,533 Okay. 591 00:27:48,367 --> 00:27:49,468 -GENESIS: Mmm. -Whoo! 592 00:27:49,568 --> 00:27:50,770 My life is literally changing. 593 00:27:50,870 --> 00:27:52,404 I mean this strictly as a friend: 594 00:27:52,504 --> 00:27:54,340 this is incredibly sexy. 595 00:27:55,241 --> 00:27:56,408 Um... 596 00:27:57,276 --> 00:27:58,711 Try this. 597 00:27:58,778 --> 00:28:00,446 -Oh, wow. -Yeah. 598 00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:01,714 -Like it? -Yeah. 599 00:28:01,781 --> 00:28:05,084 -Keep. Keep. -Oh. Purple. 600 00:28:05,151 --> 00:28:07,386 Mm... (humming softly) 601 00:28:08,788 --> 00:28:10,957 JAY-DEN: Is that supposed to be a scarf? 602 00:28:11,090 --> 00:28:12,424 Ooh. 603 00:28:12,491 --> 00:28:14,493 Um... Okay. 604 00:28:16,428 --> 00:28:18,297 (marching band music playing) 605 00:28:18,430 --> 00:28:21,533 Why-why do I hear a marching band?! 606 00:28:21,633 --> 00:28:24,436 * * 607 00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:26,238 (yodeling music playing) 608 00:28:33,312 --> 00:28:35,081 (music stops) 609 00:28:35,181 --> 00:28:37,349 Give me some time, I'll figure it out. 610 00:28:37,449 --> 00:28:38,918 Do you want to send it to my PADD? 611 00:28:39,018 --> 00:28:40,552 Yeah. 612 00:28:40,652 --> 00:28:42,955 -Is that raktajino? -Yeah. 613 00:28:43,022 --> 00:28:46,325 Ah, glorious day. Klingons invented it. 614 00:28:46,425 --> 00:28:47,960 -GENESIS: Leave some for me. -Is it good? 615 00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:49,728 I-I made some changes. 616 00:28:50,596 --> 00:28:52,464 Uh, no. 617 00:28:52,564 --> 00:28:55,634 It's horrendous. I respect that you tried. 618 00:28:55,701 --> 00:28:58,838 Uh, I researched Sisko for you and found something interesting 619 00:28:58,938 --> 00:29:00,039 -about his son. -Jake? 620 00:29:00,139 --> 00:29:01,540 Yes. He's a renowned author. 621 00:29:01,673 --> 00:29:04,944 Rumor is, he was writing a book, Anslem, 622 00:29:05,011 --> 00:29:06,946 which is Bajoran for "father." 623 00:29:07,013 --> 00:29:12,118 I know, but no one seems to know if he ever finished it. 624 00:29:12,218 --> 00:29:14,353 I know a cadet bar where Sisko used to hang out. 625 00:29:14,453 --> 00:29:17,623 Think he got punched there by a Vulcan once. 626 00:29:17,723 --> 00:29:18,791 OCAM: Hold up. 627 00:29:18,891 --> 00:29:21,127 There's a cadet bar here? 628 00:29:21,227 --> 00:29:22,461 Kind of. 629 00:29:25,064 --> 00:29:28,667 Okay, so, The Launching Pad? Long gone. 630 00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:33,372 But pretty much in the exact same spot is the aptly named... 631 00:29:33,472 --> 00:29:36,175 Oh, The Academy. I love that place. 632 00:29:36,242 --> 00:29:38,677 What? It's my first planet. I explore. 633 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,646 How am I finding out this late that you're cool? 634 00:29:40,746 --> 00:29:42,548 (forced laugh) You want to go? 635 00:29:42,648 --> 00:29:44,583 It's cadet night every Friday during midterms. 636 00:29:44,716 --> 00:29:45,852 Priority One Mission? 637 00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:48,054 -DAREM: I'm in. -I'm, I'm... 638 00:29:48,154 --> 00:29:49,555 You know I'm in. 639 00:29:49,655 --> 00:29:51,723 I am trying to walk in Sisko's footsteps. 640 00:29:51,824 --> 00:29:54,393 And some of the best footsteps lead to bars. 641 00:29:55,227 --> 00:29:57,396 * * 642 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,035 THE MAKERS: Series Acclimation Mil. 643 00:30:03,102 --> 00:30:06,805 You are not yet enrolled in the seminar we requested. 644 00:30:06,906 --> 00:30:09,741 That's exactly what I'm trying... Forget it. 645 00:30:09,842 --> 00:30:13,079 THE MAKERS: Be advised: if you fail in your mission 646 00:30:13,179 --> 00:30:15,114 to understand organics, you will be of no use to us. 647 00:30:15,214 --> 00:30:18,117 You will return to Kasq and all contact with organics 648 00:30:18,250 --> 00:30:21,520 will cease, forever. 649 00:30:21,587 --> 00:30:24,390 But you can't just drop me in here 650 00:30:24,456 --> 00:30:27,426 and expect me to-- these-these organics... 651 00:30:27,526 --> 00:30:29,862 (stammers) ...they're my friends. 652 00:30:29,962 --> 00:30:31,297 They're meaningful to me. 653 00:30:31,430 --> 00:30:35,034 THE MAKERS: This is not for you to determine. 654 00:30:36,435 --> 00:30:38,770 So, either I succeed as your emissary 655 00:30:38,871 --> 00:30:42,942 or I spend the rest of my existence on Kasq, 656 00:30:43,042 --> 00:30:44,610 as a failure. 657 00:30:44,710 --> 00:30:48,647 Away from anyone who cares about me. 658 00:30:48,747 --> 00:30:50,249 THE MAKERS: You have one more week 659 00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:53,219 to demonstrate your value as our emissary 660 00:30:53,285 --> 00:30:57,689 before we remove you from Starfleet Academy permanently. 661 00:31:03,996 --> 00:31:05,331 Sam. 662 00:31:09,468 --> 00:31:11,637 Sam? You okay? 663 00:31:11,737 --> 00:31:13,839 * * 664 00:31:13,973 --> 00:31:15,641 What happens at bars? 665 00:31:15,741 --> 00:31:17,843 I would very much like to find out. 666 00:31:17,944 --> 00:31:20,479 -Tonight. Let's do it. -Yes, she would. 667 00:31:20,579 --> 00:31:23,415 (chuckles) Mm! 668 00:31:26,752 --> 00:31:28,620 THE DOCTOR: Welcome to the sacred ritual 669 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,556 of the Kometa fish. 670 00:31:30,656 --> 00:31:33,292 We come to the table as strangers, 671 00:31:33,359 --> 00:31:37,096 but upon leaving, may we find ourselves 672 00:31:37,196 --> 00:31:39,665 as friends, not foes. 673 00:31:39,765 --> 00:31:44,403 Uh, is there a third thing we could find ourselves as? 674 00:31:44,503 --> 00:31:46,472 Uh, I'm gonna need to know 675 00:31:46,572 --> 00:31:49,041 when we do and don't use these things. 676 00:31:49,175 --> 00:31:51,810 I must thank you for including me, Nahla. 677 00:31:51,877 --> 00:31:54,713 The Kometa is one of my favorite customs. 678 00:31:54,813 --> 00:31:56,482 -And I have never heard of it. -NAHLA: It's been a while 679 00:31:56,548 --> 00:31:59,818 for me, but everything is written out on our PADDs, 680 00:31:59,885 --> 00:32:01,920 so it shouldn't be hard. 681 00:32:02,021 --> 00:32:05,557 I will play Chancellor Amal. 682 00:32:05,657 --> 00:32:07,726 The Doctor, as our reigning expert, 683 00:32:07,826 --> 00:32:09,728 is our Kometa Sage. 684 00:32:09,861 --> 00:32:12,965 He will provide feedback for how the meal is going. 685 00:32:13,065 --> 00:32:15,467 And Reno, you will play two parts. 686 00:32:15,534 --> 00:32:20,006 Um, the Secrets Guardian and Sacred Gift Pig. 687 00:32:20,106 --> 00:32:22,041 A one-woman ensemble. 688 00:32:22,141 --> 00:32:24,010 Good thing I'm hilarious. 689 00:32:24,076 --> 00:32:25,811 No, Commander, this is a serious ritual. 690 00:32:25,877 --> 00:32:29,048 The Alpherati would find any laughter gravely offensive. 691 00:32:29,148 --> 00:32:31,817 Good news. Kelrec is never funny. 692 00:32:31,917 --> 00:32:33,252 I possess a biting wit. 693 00:32:33,385 --> 00:32:35,321 -(blows raspberry) -For the Kometa Soup Ritual 694 00:32:35,421 --> 00:32:38,924 to work, it must be a sober affair. 695 00:32:39,058 --> 00:32:40,526 -Would you stop? -NAHLA: Thank you, Doctor. 696 00:32:40,626 --> 00:32:43,962 (English accent): Now, what do you appreciate most 697 00:32:44,063 --> 00:32:48,100 about your position as chancellor? 698 00:32:48,234 --> 00:32:50,902 That I answer to no one. 699 00:32:51,803 --> 00:32:53,405 (regular accent): E-Easy, Kelrec. 700 00:32:53,505 --> 00:32:54,573 Allies, remember? 701 00:32:54,673 --> 00:32:56,275 Here's a less loaded question. 702 00:32:56,375 --> 00:33:00,879 (English accent): What makes the War College successful? 703 00:33:00,946 --> 00:33:05,617 Like the Alpherati, I am a very serious individual. 704 00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:07,186 I believe we succeed by maintaining 705 00:33:07,253 --> 00:33:10,489 strict academic and military rigor. 706 00:33:11,623 --> 00:33:13,125 A fine answer. 707 00:33:13,259 --> 00:33:14,926 And now... 708 00:33:16,095 --> 00:33:17,829 ...time for soup. 709 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:22,268 RENO: "Honored guest, 710 00:33:22,368 --> 00:33:23,935 what..." 711 00:33:24,036 --> 00:33:26,272 No. 712 00:33:26,372 --> 00:33:29,308 "Honored guest, what do you fear?" 713 00:33:29,441 --> 00:33:32,378 I suppose I fear... 714 00:33:32,478 --> 00:33:33,612 Hmm? 715 00:33:33,745 --> 00:33:36,248 ...letting down those I have sworn to protect. 716 00:33:37,583 --> 00:33:40,152 RENO: "Well done. And now, 717 00:33:40,286 --> 00:33:44,123 a request from the Gift Pig." 718 00:33:45,124 --> 00:33:47,326 -Oh, right. I'm the pig. -Mm-hmm. 719 00:33:47,426 --> 00:33:49,295 Sorry, I think I'm just really thrown 720 00:33:49,428 --> 00:33:53,332 by the fact that no one has a normal-looking spoon. 721 00:33:53,465 --> 00:33:54,800 -Hey. -I got it. 722 00:33:54,933 --> 00:33:57,136 Um, "Your secret is a gift, 723 00:33:57,236 --> 00:33:58,704 "and your gift 724 00:33:58,804 --> 00:34:03,442 is asking the chancellor for a secret." 725 00:34:03,509 --> 00:34:04,810 What? 726 00:34:06,878 --> 00:34:08,847 Chancellor Amal, 727 00:34:08,980 --> 00:34:11,449 what don't you want me to see? 728 00:34:11,516 --> 00:34:14,420 I don't want you to see my helping you 729 00:34:14,485 --> 00:34:19,190 as in any way strategic, but if I'm honest, it is. 730 00:34:19,291 --> 00:34:21,627 Ah. Honesty. 731 00:34:21,693 --> 00:34:23,027 How refreshing. 732 00:34:23,161 --> 00:34:25,897 (regular accent): It tends to pair well with trust. 733 00:34:26,998 --> 00:34:28,065 What's next? 734 00:34:28,167 --> 00:34:31,503 My PADD says "a musical performance." 735 00:34:31,603 --> 00:34:33,405 * * 736 00:34:36,875 --> 00:34:39,043 * * 737 00:34:43,248 --> 00:34:45,451 (dance music playing) 738 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:58,630 GENESIS: Hey! Good to see you again. 739 00:34:58,697 --> 00:35:00,199 Come here. 740 00:35:00,332 --> 00:35:02,668 I figured out how to adjust your processing matrix. 741 00:35:02,768 --> 00:35:04,436 -Want to see? -Yeah. 742 00:35:05,471 --> 00:35:07,306 -Right here. -This will help me taste gumbo? 743 00:35:07,406 --> 00:35:09,341 Ooh, no, no, no. Better than that. 744 00:35:09,408 --> 00:35:11,377 This will get you wasted. Okay? So it'll simulate 745 00:35:11,477 --> 00:35:12,978 how organics feel when we drink, 746 00:35:13,044 --> 00:35:14,680 so euphoria, lowered inhibitions. 747 00:35:14,746 --> 00:35:16,315 All guilt-free. 748 00:35:16,382 --> 00:35:20,186 One tap equals one shot, okay? 749 00:35:20,286 --> 00:35:22,721 SAM: I'll never know if I was walking in the footsteps 750 00:35:22,821 --> 00:35:25,557 of the emissaries in this particular moment, 751 00:35:25,691 --> 00:35:27,826 so let's just say I did this for science. 752 00:35:27,926 --> 00:35:29,228 And Kasq. 753 00:35:29,328 --> 00:35:31,630 Like I said, I'm all about the mission. 754 00:35:31,730 --> 00:35:34,933 Uh, that's too many shots. 755 00:35:35,066 --> 00:35:37,703 Why is everybody so squiggly? 756 00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:40,839 -(grunts) -DZOLO: No. 757 00:35:40,906 --> 00:35:43,542 No, no, no, no. What the hell is Academy doing here? 758 00:35:43,642 --> 00:35:45,944 B'AVI: This is a deeply unpleasant turn of events. 759 00:35:46,044 --> 00:35:47,713 I see that you have come to colonize 760 00:35:47,813 --> 00:35:51,283 yet another one of our cherished locales. 761 00:35:51,383 --> 00:35:55,521 Aka, you losers ruin everywhere. 762 00:35:55,587 --> 00:35:57,456 Great jackets, guys. 763 00:35:59,024 --> 00:36:00,759 If I were you, I would consider leaving. 764 00:36:00,859 --> 00:36:02,761 -Quickly. -DZOLO: Eat glass, bro. 765 00:36:02,861 --> 00:36:04,963 -You leave. -I concur with Dzolo. 766 00:36:05,063 --> 00:36:07,599 -Eat glass. -This is very dramatic, 767 00:36:07,699 --> 00:36:09,468 and I'm sure has deep meaning for you all, 768 00:36:09,601 --> 00:36:12,738 but I have other customers trying to enjoy the bar. 769 00:36:12,804 --> 00:36:15,006 So let's have a shot and play nice, hmm? 770 00:36:19,311 --> 00:36:21,780 -(exhales) -Have fun. 771 00:36:24,350 --> 00:36:25,884 SAM: My name is Sam. 772 00:36:25,951 --> 00:36:27,118 Sam... (muttering) 773 00:36:27,253 --> 00:36:28,654 -Hey. -(Sam giggling) 774 00:36:28,754 --> 00:36:30,656 -You okay? -Yeah. 775 00:36:30,789 --> 00:36:32,391 You want to go somewhere else? 776 00:36:32,491 --> 00:36:33,825 No! 777 00:36:36,027 --> 00:36:39,731 We're staying here because this is where Sisko went. 778 00:36:39,831 --> 00:36:41,867 I'm doing this. Mm-hmm. 779 00:36:50,842 --> 00:36:52,911 -Hmm? -Priority One Mission: 780 00:36:52,978 --> 00:36:57,082 stop being a wimp-ass bird boy and just talk to Tarima. 781 00:36:57,182 --> 00:36:59,518 We can all see that you two want to... 782 00:36:59,651 --> 00:37:01,219 (sputters) 783 00:37:04,856 --> 00:37:07,192 -Are you making a panini? -Yeah. 784 00:37:07,293 --> 00:37:08,594 CALEB: Okay, you're drunk. 785 00:37:08,694 --> 00:37:12,331 I'll talk to Tarima, just... stop doing that. 786 00:37:12,464 --> 00:37:14,165 (Sam giggles) 787 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:16,302 You have a firm booty, Mir. 788 00:37:16,368 --> 00:37:18,504 So, you ready for Quantum Chem tomorrow? 789 00:37:18,604 --> 00:37:20,672 Uh, definitely not. 790 00:37:20,806 --> 00:37:22,441 No? 791 00:37:22,508 --> 00:37:25,010 I don't know, you seem ready. 792 00:37:25,110 --> 00:37:27,479 You got a capable bearing. 793 00:37:27,579 --> 00:37:29,315 Thank you. 794 00:37:29,415 --> 00:37:33,352 Your bearing is also impressive. 795 00:37:33,485 --> 00:37:35,687 Oh, wow! 796 00:37:35,787 --> 00:37:38,790 -I love love. I love love. -Mm-hmm. 797 00:37:38,857 --> 00:37:42,728 Like, no one does love like organics. 798 00:37:42,828 --> 00:37:44,129 Do you love? But Klingons 799 00:37:44,229 --> 00:37:46,131 is like more, is more... (belches) 800 00:37:46,231 --> 00:37:47,533 -Ugh... -Or, like, less is more. 801 00:37:47,633 --> 00:37:49,468 Or like, more is more or-or, like... 802 00:37:49,568 --> 00:37:51,236 (Sam muttering) 803 00:37:51,370 --> 00:37:52,938 (laughing, hiccupping) 804 00:37:53,038 --> 00:37:53,872 (belches) 805 00:37:53,972 --> 00:37:56,908 I-I love love! (exhales) 806 00:37:57,042 --> 00:37:59,478 I love love. I love love. I love love. 807 00:37:59,545 --> 00:38:03,349 I love love. Ocam! 808 00:38:03,415 --> 00:38:05,216 I love love! (laughs) 809 00:38:05,317 --> 00:38:07,553 (playing melody poorly) 810 00:38:16,562 --> 00:38:18,497 Beautiful, Kelrec. 811 00:38:18,597 --> 00:38:22,100 Really slow and loud. 812 00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:23,702 -Thank you. -Yes, 813 00:38:23,802 --> 00:38:25,170 you-you played a lot of notes. 814 00:38:25,236 --> 00:38:27,673 Next, an interpretive dance. 815 00:38:27,773 --> 00:38:28,874 -Ugh. -NAHLA: In the interest 816 00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:32,444 of time, let's skip ahead to-- Ah. 817 00:38:32,578 --> 00:38:33,912 Open-Hearted Salute. 818 00:38:34,012 --> 00:38:36,382 That's me, with the assistance of our Chorus. 819 00:38:36,448 --> 00:38:39,751 Hey, uh, look, I don't know if I can do whatever this is. 820 00:38:39,851 --> 00:38:42,287 Oh, it-it's a lovely segment. 821 00:38:42,421 --> 00:38:45,724 The host lists our guests' attributes, 822 00:38:45,791 --> 00:38:48,594 citing why they will make great allies. 823 00:38:50,128 --> 00:38:52,564 NAHLA (English accent): Commander Kelrec, 824 00:38:52,664 --> 00:38:55,100 though our philosophies differ, 825 00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:58,470 I know we will find solid ground. 826 00:38:58,570 --> 00:39:01,740 As we look for shared values, 827 00:39:01,807 --> 00:39:06,645 our diversity in thought will be our greatest strength. 828 00:39:06,745 --> 00:39:11,049 Here's to working together to build a bright future 829 00:39:11,149 --> 00:39:14,653 for our two academies. 830 00:39:15,954 --> 00:39:17,989 KELREC: Thank you, Chancellor Amal. 831 00:39:18,089 --> 00:39:21,827 This evening has surprised me. 832 00:39:22,594 --> 00:39:26,665 I, too, look forward to the future. 833 00:39:28,299 --> 00:39:32,671 (air whistling out of fish) 834 00:39:32,804 --> 00:39:35,741 (laughter) 835 00:39:40,879 --> 00:39:43,148 -(air whistles out of fish) -(laughter continues) 836 00:39:43,281 --> 00:39:44,883 THE DOCTOR: I'm sorry, Commander. 837 00:39:44,983 --> 00:39:47,185 Sometimes the fish does that. 838 00:39:47,285 --> 00:39:48,420 I should have known better. 839 00:39:48,487 --> 00:39:50,355 I was a fool to trust any of you. 840 00:39:50,456 --> 00:39:52,090 (laughs): It's just the fish. 841 00:39:52,190 --> 00:39:53,959 Kelrec, it's the fish. 842 00:39:54,059 --> 00:39:55,627 -We're having fun. -You can't be asked 843 00:39:55,694 --> 00:39:57,663 to take anything seriously for even an hour? 844 00:39:57,796 --> 00:39:59,998 What ridiculous people you all are. 845 00:40:00,098 --> 00:40:01,266 -I take offense to that. -I'm actually okay 846 00:40:01,366 --> 00:40:02,534 with that description. 847 00:40:02,668 --> 00:40:03,835 NAHLA: Forgive us. You can trust me. 848 00:40:03,935 --> 00:40:05,671 Let's get back to our meal. 849 00:40:05,771 --> 00:40:07,172 You speak a great deal about trust 850 00:40:07,272 --> 00:40:10,742 for someone who abandoned Starfleet 15 years ago. 851 00:40:13,445 --> 00:40:15,113 * * 852 00:40:15,213 --> 00:40:16,715 Is that why you never gave me a chance? 853 00:40:16,848 --> 00:40:18,183 You think I abandoned... 854 00:40:18,283 --> 00:40:19,618 You did abandon it. 855 00:40:19,718 --> 00:40:21,286 Tell me something about Lanthanites, Nahla. 856 00:40:21,352 --> 00:40:23,054 What's the point of such a long life 857 00:40:23,154 --> 00:40:24,790 if your memory is this short? 858 00:40:31,129 --> 00:40:34,432 (dance music playing in distance) 859 00:40:34,533 --> 00:40:36,101 (exhales) 860 00:40:43,542 --> 00:40:45,611 -Hi. -Hi. 861 00:40:47,045 --> 00:40:49,214 You know, I-I'm really enjoying this little game of yours. 862 00:40:49,314 --> 00:40:51,149 -Hmm? -Yeah. 863 00:40:51,249 --> 00:40:53,084 It's like a... 864 00:40:53,218 --> 00:40:58,389 It's like a one-man will he, won't he? 865 00:40:58,490 --> 00:41:00,058 No, it's riveting. 866 00:41:00,158 --> 00:41:02,794 Yeah? It's not really a game, it's more of like a... 867 00:41:03,562 --> 00:41:06,732 ...proximate distance relationship. 868 00:41:07,533 --> 00:41:10,502 Who decided there would be a relationship? 869 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:17,743 I mean, why bother, you know, 870 00:41:17,876 --> 00:41:20,078 if it's proximate? 871 00:41:21,112 --> 00:41:23,481 I don't know. 872 00:41:23,582 --> 00:41:26,552 Some of my most epic relationships 873 00:41:26,652 --> 00:41:29,888 have been completely imaginary. 874 00:41:29,955 --> 00:41:32,323 * * 875 00:41:35,093 --> 00:41:36,528 I'm more hands-on. 876 00:41:36,595 --> 00:41:38,263 * Hey! * 877 00:41:38,363 --> 00:41:39,865 * * 878 00:41:44,069 --> 00:41:45,571 (slurring): Gensesis. 879 00:41:45,637 --> 00:41:47,773 -GENESIS: Hmm? -I get it now. 880 00:41:47,873 --> 00:41:52,410 I think The Sisko just wanted to be Ben, you know? 881 00:41:52,477 --> 00:41:54,913 He just wanted to go out with his friends like this, 882 00:41:55,013 --> 00:41:56,615 you know, and have a good time, 883 00:41:56,748 --> 00:41:59,150 and-and be a good dad and build sailboats, 884 00:41:59,250 --> 00:42:01,620 you know, and-and start riots. 885 00:42:01,720 --> 00:42:05,256 Did Sisko start riots I don't know about? 886 00:42:05,356 --> 00:42:08,326 Also, did you call me Gensesis? 887 00:42:08,459 --> 00:42:12,163 The things that he loved were everything to him. 888 00:42:12,263 --> 00:42:14,099 He was ripped away from them. 889 00:42:14,199 --> 00:42:16,234 Who chooses that? Hmm? 890 00:42:16,334 --> 00:42:17,603 I bet the Celestial Temple 891 00:42:17,669 --> 00:42:19,705 doesn't even have shrimp and grits. 892 00:42:19,805 --> 00:42:21,339 Watch. 893 00:42:21,472 --> 00:42:23,408 -Hey, hey, hey, wormhole aliens! -Sam-- 894 00:42:23,474 --> 00:42:25,644 -Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam. Sam. -Mm-hmm. Hmm? 895 00:42:25,744 --> 00:42:26,978 You're drunk right now. 896 00:42:27,112 --> 00:42:29,547 This feeling you're feeling, it's not real. 897 00:42:29,648 --> 00:42:32,083 It is real! I feel so alive. 898 00:42:32,150 --> 00:42:33,985 But being an emissary means 899 00:42:34,119 --> 00:42:37,522 you never get to do what you want to do ever. 900 00:42:37,656 --> 00:42:40,125 (fast-paced rock music playing) 901 00:42:40,225 --> 00:42:42,027 Yeah, this is my song! 902 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:43,328 * One, two, three, four... * 903 00:42:43,461 --> 00:42:45,931 No, no. No, no, no, no. (laughing) 904 00:42:45,997 --> 00:42:47,432 I guarantee you've never heard this song before. 905 00:42:47,498 --> 00:42:49,367 -SAM: Let's go! -Okay. 906 00:42:49,500 --> 00:42:51,670 (cheering) 907 00:42:55,006 --> 00:42:56,775 (distorted laughter) 908 00:42:56,842 --> 00:43:00,211 (cheering) 909 00:43:03,615 --> 00:43:04,983 Hey. It's time to go. 910 00:43:05,083 --> 00:43:07,152 You've clearly had too much. You're slumming it. 911 00:43:07,218 --> 00:43:08,620 B'AVI: You assume the Klingon 912 00:43:08,687 --> 00:43:11,623 -is the one slumming. -Step away, fish stick. 913 00:43:15,026 --> 00:43:16,327 Bar fight! 914 00:43:16,427 --> 00:43:18,229 Just like Sisko! 915 00:43:18,329 --> 00:43:19,665 Don't make me embarrass you, girl. 916 00:43:19,731 --> 00:43:21,499 You okay, Sam? 917 00:43:21,599 --> 00:43:23,669 For the emissaries! 918 00:43:24,535 --> 00:43:26,872 (others gasping) 919 00:43:26,972 --> 00:43:28,373 * One, two, three, four * 920 00:43:28,473 --> 00:43:29,708 * I'll find a remedy, pure energy... * 921 00:43:29,841 --> 00:43:33,178 * 922 00:43:33,278 --> 00:43:35,546 (distorted yelling) 923 00:43:35,647 --> 00:43:37,783 * * 924 00:43:38,684 --> 00:43:39,785 (screams) 925 00:43:39,885 --> 00:43:42,387 (groaning) 926 00:43:43,722 --> 00:43:44,890 (coughing) 927 00:43:44,990 --> 00:43:47,525 -Um... -Probably not our business? 928 00:43:47,625 --> 00:43:49,861 DAREM: Caleb, where the hell are you?! 929 00:43:49,961 --> 00:43:51,562 Get your ass in here! 930 00:43:51,663 --> 00:43:53,631 (song ends) 931 00:43:59,204 --> 00:44:01,973 Let me guess. I should see the other guy. 932 00:44:02,073 --> 00:44:04,375 SAM (slurring): You should see the other guy. 933 00:44:04,442 --> 00:44:06,511 (giggling) 934 00:44:07,813 --> 00:44:10,882 -Are you intoxicated? -Intoxicated with the truth. 935 00:44:10,949 --> 00:44:12,350 CALEB: Yep, that's my bad. 936 00:44:12,450 --> 00:44:14,820 -Master controls now. -I want to sleep now. 937 00:44:15,620 --> 00:44:16,788 (grunts softly) 938 00:44:16,888 --> 00:44:18,690 (controls blipping) 939 00:44:21,793 --> 00:44:23,128 Yeah, she's sober now. 940 00:44:23,261 --> 00:44:24,562 What is a burrito, 941 00:44:24,662 --> 00:44:27,665 and why do I want it right this second? 942 00:44:27,766 --> 00:44:30,568 Return to your quarters right now. 943 00:44:30,668 --> 00:44:32,804 Not you, Sam. 944 00:44:33,805 --> 00:44:36,141 -GENESIS: Bye, girl. -JAY-DEN: Feel better, Sam. 945 00:44:36,274 --> 00:44:39,677 SAM: Are you angry with me, Doctor? 946 00:44:39,778 --> 00:44:43,281 I'm disappointed. I didn't expect this from you. 947 00:44:43,381 --> 00:44:46,484 I did it to solve the mystery of Captain Sisko. 948 00:44:46,584 --> 00:44:50,021 -Captain Sisko? -You knew him? 949 00:44:50,121 --> 00:44:51,990 Sadly, no. 950 00:44:52,123 --> 00:44:56,261 My creator, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, met him once. 951 00:44:56,361 --> 00:45:00,932 And I did become acquainted with his son Jake years later. 952 00:45:01,032 --> 00:45:02,333 Fantastic writer. 953 00:45:02,433 --> 00:45:03,601 You knew Jake? 954 00:45:03,701 --> 00:45:05,270 W-What did he tell you about his father? 955 00:45:05,370 --> 00:45:07,505 How could he bear to lose him like that? 956 00:45:07,605 --> 00:45:10,776 The same way we all learn to live with loss. 957 00:45:10,876 --> 00:45:13,144 Get over it, move on. 958 00:45:15,680 --> 00:45:17,615 You can't just get over something like that. 959 00:45:17,682 --> 00:45:20,685 You can, and you do. 960 00:45:22,954 --> 00:45:24,756 DIGITAL DEAN OF STUDENTS: Attention, cadets. 961 00:45:24,856 --> 00:45:27,859 Academy Explorers has announced a trip to Muir Woods. 962 00:45:27,993 --> 00:45:29,594 If you'd like to see some of the oldest 963 00:45:29,694 --> 00:45:31,329 and most majestic trees on Earth, 964 00:45:31,429 --> 00:45:34,833 be at the transfer arches at 0600 hours tomorrow morning, 965 00:45:34,933 --> 00:45:38,904 for some morning wood. (laughing) 966 00:45:39,037 --> 00:45:41,807 -NAHLA: Where you headed? -To meet Chancellor Amal 967 00:45:41,907 --> 00:45:44,542 -at the Alpherati ship. -Ah. 968 00:45:44,675 --> 00:45:46,711 Thank you for restoring our power. 969 00:45:46,812 --> 00:45:47,979 Things should work when they work. 970 00:45:48,046 --> 00:45:49,915 I'm beginning to understand 971 00:45:50,015 --> 00:45:51,649 you're going to make all of our interactions 972 00:45:51,716 --> 00:45:53,518 as uncomfortable as possible. 973 00:45:53,618 --> 00:45:55,753 -Not for me. -You not keeping your word 974 00:45:55,854 --> 00:45:57,856 doesn't mean I wouldn't keep mine. 975 00:45:57,956 --> 00:45:59,557 Double negative. 976 00:46:01,359 --> 00:46:03,194 I appreciate your honesty. 977 00:46:03,261 --> 00:46:05,730 -Count on it. -Same. 978 00:46:14,339 --> 00:46:17,308 Right. Why would we ride in silence? 979 00:46:20,578 --> 00:46:22,380 Uh... Oh. 980 00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:24,249 -Uh... -So here's the thing. 981 00:46:24,349 --> 00:46:25,616 Yes? 982 00:46:25,716 --> 00:46:29,554 I understand why you feel I abandoned Starfleet. 983 00:46:29,654 --> 00:46:32,090 You've had to live in absolutes. 984 00:46:32,223 --> 00:46:34,792 But if you make a judgment without context, 985 00:46:34,926 --> 00:46:37,662 whether it's me or Chancellor Amal, 986 00:46:37,762 --> 00:46:42,033 you'll have a hell of a time getting people to trust you. 987 00:46:42,100 --> 00:46:44,102 Or your cadets. 988 00:46:44,202 --> 00:46:46,337 * * 989 00:46:50,976 --> 00:46:53,378 How bad was my flute? 990 00:46:54,645 --> 00:46:58,449 It was rough, man. (chuckles) 991 00:46:59,317 --> 00:47:01,486 (laughs, snorts) 992 00:47:06,791 --> 00:47:08,393 I failed. 993 00:47:08,493 --> 00:47:10,228 ILLA: Did you, now? 994 00:47:10,295 --> 00:47:12,030 Congrats. 995 00:47:13,164 --> 00:47:15,833 Well, failure can be fun. 996 00:47:15,967 --> 00:47:18,369 But anyway, talk. What did you learn? 997 00:47:20,571 --> 00:47:23,308 It doesn't matter how Sisko died. 998 00:47:23,441 --> 00:47:24,976 Or if he died. 999 00:47:25,110 --> 00:47:28,914 All I know is that he didn't get to live the life that he wanted. 1000 00:47:28,980 --> 00:47:33,684 His entire existence was planned out for him 1001 00:47:33,784 --> 00:47:36,454 by-by a bunch of wormhole aliens. 1002 00:47:36,521 --> 00:47:40,926 Emissaries who succeed lose everything they love, 1003 00:47:40,992 --> 00:47:44,362 and emissaries who fail do, too. 1004 00:47:45,163 --> 00:47:47,032 Either way, you're doomed. 1005 00:47:47,132 --> 00:47:50,068 So, a lot. 1006 00:47:50,168 --> 00:47:51,769 You learned a lot. 1007 00:47:53,638 --> 00:47:55,840 I think it's time you see something. 1008 00:48:04,182 --> 00:48:05,850 Is that Anslem? 1009 00:48:05,984 --> 00:48:09,187 You know it? Oh, of course you do. 1010 00:48:09,988 --> 00:48:12,323 So Jake actually wrote it? 1011 00:48:12,423 --> 00:48:14,192 But never published it. 1012 00:48:14,292 --> 00:48:17,695 It was one of the many ways he kept Benjamin close. 1013 00:48:18,896 --> 00:48:20,198 Here. 1014 00:48:29,540 --> 00:48:31,709 * * 1015 00:48:36,982 --> 00:48:38,683 SAM: "Why did it have to be him? 1016 00:48:38,749 --> 00:48:40,551 "Why couldn't the Prophets have chosen someone else 1017 00:48:40,685 --> 00:48:45,056 as their emissary so that I didn't have to lose my dad?" 1018 00:48:45,790 --> 00:48:47,725 JAKE: I didn't realize until now 1019 00:48:47,825 --> 00:48:51,029 that who he was as my father is inseparable 1020 00:48:51,129 --> 00:48:53,198 from who he was as an emissary. 1021 00:48:53,298 --> 00:48:55,967 There was no one else to do what he did. 1022 00:48:56,734 --> 00:49:01,472 He chose and was chosen all at once. 1023 00:49:04,175 --> 00:49:05,676 Hi. 1024 00:49:05,743 --> 00:49:07,212 Hey, sis. 1025 00:49:07,278 --> 00:49:08,746 Are you real? 1026 00:49:08,879 --> 00:49:10,515 (chuckles) Do you want me to be? 1027 00:49:10,581 --> 00:49:13,218 Mm. You're amazing. 1028 00:49:13,284 --> 00:49:16,454 (chuckles) So are you. 1029 00:49:17,288 --> 00:49:19,057 Sorry you lost your dad. 1030 00:49:19,157 --> 00:49:23,461 I think the Prophets are jerks. 1031 00:49:23,594 --> 00:49:26,797 No, they're all right. 1032 00:49:27,765 --> 00:49:29,834 Without them, he doesn't exist. 1033 00:49:29,934 --> 00:49:32,270 And neither do I. 1034 00:49:32,403 --> 00:49:35,106 But it wasn't fair to him. 1035 00:49:35,240 --> 00:49:37,342 A life with no real choice. 1036 00:49:38,209 --> 00:49:40,445 Can I show you something? 1037 00:49:47,052 --> 00:49:49,820 Kendra Valley on Bajor. 1038 00:49:49,954 --> 00:49:53,391 My dad bought this land to make a house for us. 1039 00:49:53,491 --> 00:49:55,560 He left before he could build it. 1040 00:49:56,894 --> 00:49:58,129 That-That's awful. 1041 00:49:58,229 --> 00:49:59,864 (chuckles) Not really. 1042 00:49:59,964 --> 00:50:02,267 This was right before the Prophets told him 1043 00:50:02,333 --> 00:50:03,834 that if he married Kasidy, 1044 00:50:03,934 --> 00:50:07,672 he would know nothing but sorrow. 1045 00:50:07,772 --> 00:50:09,807 He thought about what they said. 1046 00:50:09,907 --> 00:50:11,742 And married her anyway. 1047 00:50:12,477 --> 00:50:17,082 He did what the Prophets needed, but he did it his way. 1048 00:50:19,016 --> 00:50:21,719 Those last few months with Kasidy and me 1049 00:50:21,819 --> 00:50:24,889 were the best we ever had as a family. 1050 00:50:24,989 --> 00:50:28,126 The Prophets were wrong sometimes. 1051 00:50:28,193 --> 00:50:32,663 As much as they taught him, he taught them, too. 1052 00:50:33,498 --> 00:50:37,235 By staying true to himself. 1053 00:50:39,036 --> 00:50:40,805 I-I don't, I don't... 1054 00:50:41,839 --> 00:50:44,242 I don't think I can be Kasq's emissary. 1055 00:50:46,677 --> 00:50:48,513 I get it. 1056 00:50:50,215 --> 00:50:53,284 Thing is, emissaries are important. 1057 00:50:53,351 --> 00:50:55,220 They build bridges, 1058 00:50:55,320 --> 00:50:58,456 they create stability in a universe 1059 00:50:58,556 --> 00:51:00,125 that sometimes feels like 1060 00:51:00,225 --> 00:51:04,061 all it wants to do is tear itself apart. 1061 00:51:04,162 --> 00:51:08,466 But they sacrifice so much. 1062 00:51:08,533 --> 00:51:11,569 Everyone makes sacrifices. 1063 00:51:11,669 --> 00:51:14,705 My father's saved billions of people. 1064 00:51:14,805 --> 00:51:20,245 Sometimes lose-lose is actually win-win. 1065 00:51:20,378 --> 00:51:22,747 But what-what if I can't do it? 1066 00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:25,383 What if I'm not enough? 1067 00:51:26,184 --> 00:51:28,519 You are enough. 1068 00:51:30,855 --> 00:51:33,491 My dad told me that so many times. 1069 00:51:33,558 --> 00:51:36,894 I just wish I'd listened to him sooner. 1070 00:51:39,664 --> 00:51:42,099 Thanks for writing it down. 1071 00:51:43,734 --> 00:51:46,237 It's what I was made to do. 1072 00:51:47,405 --> 00:51:49,174 So, if I close this-this book, 1073 00:51:49,274 --> 00:51:51,976 are-are you just gonna disappear? 1074 00:51:53,478 --> 00:51:54,879 I don't know, girl. 1075 00:51:54,945 --> 00:51:57,081 I-I thought you were the one controlling all of this. 1076 00:51:57,182 --> 00:51:59,450 -Oh. -(laughs) 1077 00:51:59,550 --> 00:52:02,853 JAKE: You know all those things that you think he missed? 1078 00:52:04,088 --> 00:52:05,656 He didn't. 1079 00:52:06,424 --> 00:52:08,293 He was always there. 1080 00:52:09,260 --> 00:52:11,296 He never really left us. 1081 00:52:12,797 --> 00:52:16,767 I can't prove it, but I know it's true. 1082 00:52:24,041 --> 00:52:26,177 * * 1083 00:52:35,520 --> 00:52:38,489 Did you find what you were looking for? 1084 00:52:41,326 --> 00:52:42,660 Yes. 1085 00:52:44,629 --> 00:52:45,663 Good. 1086 00:52:45,763 --> 00:52:48,399 Where did you get this from? 1087 00:52:49,400 --> 00:52:52,303 I was asked to keep it safe. 1088 00:52:52,403 --> 00:52:53,871 And only share it with those 1089 00:52:53,971 --> 00:52:56,341 who would understand how to use it. 1090 00:53:02,146 --> 00:53:04,482 How did you know that Sisko grew tomatoes? 1091 00:53:04,582 --> 00:53:07,552 I couldn't find that in any of the records. 1092 00:53:14,425 --> 00:53:16,761 Are those Trill markings? 1093 00:53:19,364 --> 00:53:21,366 Wait a minute. 1094 00:53:21,466 --> 00:53:24,001 -Illa isn't a surname, is it? -You're a good detective. 1095 00:53:24,101 --> 00:53:27,338 I expect to see you in my class next year. 1096 00:53:27,438 --> 00:53:33,110 Find it in the course catalogue under my full name: Illa Dax. 1097 00:53:33,177 --> 00:53:34,879 Wait. 1098 00:53:35,012 --> 00:53:36,347 You're Dax? 1099 00:53:36,447 --> 00:53:39,917 Like the Dax? 1100 00:53:40,017 --> 00:53:42,753 As in "mentor to Sisko" Dax? 1101 00:53:42,853 --> 00:53:47,292 Wow. I should have known you'd do your research. 1102 00:53:48,793 --> 00:53:51,228 Benjamin would have liked you. 1103 00:53:51,362 --> 00:53:55,700 He loved people who got into trouble for the right reasons. 1104 00:54:03,874 --> 00:54:06,076 (varying tones playing) 1105 00:54:06,176 --> 00:54:09,347 SAM: So, after all of those experiences, 1106 00:54:09,447 --> 00:54:11,882 after everything I learned about you, 1107 00:54:12,016 --> 00:54:16,354 I finally realized what I needed to tell my Makers. 1108 00:54:16,454 --> 00:54:18,723 Look, it's going to take time 1109 00:54:18,823 --> 00:54:20,425 for me to learn all the stuff 1110 00:54:20,558 --> 00:54:22,660 you want me to know about organics. 1111 00:54:22,727 --> 00:54:24,795 Their behavior can't be explained 1112 00:54:24,895 --> 00:54:26,731 or predicted by an algorithm 1113 00:54:26,831 --> 00:54:31,235 because their purpose is not understanding, 1114 00:54:31,369 --> 00:54:32,903 it's becoming. 1115 00:54:33,003 --> 00:54:37,241 I have to do that too, just like Benjamin Sisko did. 1116 00:54:37,375 --> 00:54:40,077 In the meantime, I don't know if you can trust them, 1117 00:54:40,210 --> 00:54:42,413 but-but I know that I can. 1118 00:54:42,513 --> 00:54:45,683 I'll reach out when there's something to report. 1119 00:54:45,750 --> 00:54:48,052 And until then, assume all is well. 1120 00:54:48,118 --> 00:54:51,422 THE MAKERS: If you disobey us, you will have failed. 1121 00:54:51,522 --> 00:54:54,124 SAM: No. It's why I'll succeed. 1122 00:54:54,258 --> 00:54:57,261 But on my terms. And I can live with that. 1123 00:54:57,395 --> 00:54:59,063 -Series Acclimation Mil. -Later. 1124 00:54:59,163 --> 00:55:00,931 -You may not-- -(snaps fingers) 1125 00:55:02,299 --> 00:55:04,469 SAM: My music teacher once asked me 1126 00:55:04,569 --> 00:55:07,372 why I chose to learn the theremin. 1127 00:55:07,438 --> 00:55:10,941 I think because it feels like me. 1128 00:55:11,041 --> 00:55:13,744 It has no strings, no keys. 1129 00:55:13,811 --> 00:55:17,247 Technically speaking, I have no body. 1130 00:55:17,314 --> 00:55:20,317 But it creates its own unique kind of music. 1131 00:55:20,418 --> 00:55:22,487 Music that inspires hope, 1132 00:55:22,587 --> 00:55:25,322 love, connection. 1133 00:55:25,423 --> 00:55:27,257 That builds bridges. 1134 00:55:27,358 --> 00:55:30,895 And isn't that what an emissary does? 1135 00:55:31,929 --> 00:55:35,199 I'm not sure if it matters to you that who you were, 1136 00:55:35,299 --> 00:55:37,935 who you became, and the mystery of your fate 1137 00:55:38,035 --> 00:55:41,572 changed the life of a girl who wouldn't even know your name 1138 00:55:41,672 --> 00:55:44,241 until 800 years after you vanished, 1139 00:55:44,308 --> 00:55:46,010 but that's what happened. 1140 00:55:47,277 --> 00:55:50,147 Well, it's sort of like you theremined me. 1141 00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:54,218 Completely changed me, my whole life. 1142 00:55:54,985 --> 00:55:58,489 And I can never really tell you how much you mean to me. 1143 00:55:58,589 --> 00:56:01,992 But I honor you, wherever you are, 1144 00:56:02,092 --> 00:56:05,329 and hope that this message finds you well. 1145 00:56:05,463 --> 00:56:10,535 Thank you for sharing your life with this universe. 1146 00:56:10,668 --> 00:56:13,103 Thank you for creating an amazing son, 1147 00:56:13,203 --> 00:56:17,274 for loving him into being his best self. 1148 00:56:17,341 --> 00:56:20,244 Everyone should have a dad like you. 1149 00:56:22,112 --> 00:56:24,348 If you ever want to talk... 1150 00:56:25,916 --> 00:56:27,752 ...I'm here, Benjamin. 1151 00:56:29,520 --> 00:56:31,722 * * 1152 00:56:33,123 --> 00:56:36,861 SISKO: Divine laws are simpler than human ones, 1153 00:56:36,961 --> 00:56:41,966 which is why it takes a lifetime to be able to understand them. 1154 00:56:42,066 --> 00:56:45,636 Only love can understand them. 1155 00:56:45,736 --> 00:56:49,373 Only love can interpret these words 1156 00:56:49,507 --> 00:56:53,077 as they were meant to be interpreted. 1157 00:57:02,853 --> 00:57:05,389 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1158 00:57:05,490 --> 00:57:09,426 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org