WEBVTT 00:36.002 --> 00:40.740 In all my time, there's one thing I've learned to be true. 00:43.810 --> 00:46.145 If you want to serve the galaxy... 00:46.146 --> 00:49.182 make your bed. 00:51.651 --> 00:53.385 Here's another. 00:53.386 --> 00:55.821 Get to class on time. 00:55.822 --> 00:57.222 Doesn't seem like much, 00:57.223 --> 01:01.727 just tiny acts of service to your fellow cadets. 01:01.728 --> 01:04.296 A single stitch, 01:04.297 --> 01:06.331 then another and another, 01:06.332 --> 01:10.402 until you've woven something greater than you ever imagined. 01:10.403 --> 01:13.038 A tapestry. 01:13.039 --> 01:16.875 The tapestry that is Starfleet, that is history. 01:16.876 --> 01:20.779 And now, the moment you've all been waiting for. 01:20.780 --> 01:24.016 Mutageocillus arniopolus. 01:24.017 --> 01:26.852 Self-replicating mucus. 01:26.853 --> 01:29.088 A jar of goo. 01:29.089 --> 01:30.589 Stand up. 01:30.590 --> 01:34.860 I heard we get Ferengal horned tapeworms next semester. 01:34.861 --> 01:36.428 Please never stand next to me again. 01:36.429 --> 01:41.300 Each of you will care for a single specimen for five days. 01:41.301 --> 01:43.235 Easy, right? 01:43.236 --> 01:44.403 Wrong. 01:44.404 --> 01:47.573 Mucus is romantic. It likes to bond. 01:47.574 --> 01:52.177 If you get even a tiny amount on your skin, 01:52.178 --> 01:53.445 it will replicate... 01:53.446 --> 01:55.948 ...until you're covered head to toe, 01:55.949 --> 01:58.250 and you will have to move in together 01:58.251 --> 02:00.619 and spend holidays with its parents. 02:05.091 --> 02:09.328 And we will have to help you break up 02:09.329 --> 02:13.132 by freezing it with a neutralizing agent. 02:13.133 --> 02:15.100 That gets you a C. 02:15.101 --> 02:17.536 A C? How do we fail? 02:17.537 --> 02:19.404 If it kills you. 02:19.405 --> 02:21.807 Welcome to Xenobiology. 02:21.808 --> 02:24.276 When the Burn hit, 02:24.277 --> 02:25.978 the Federation had to leave Earth. 02:25.979 --> 02:27.646 Starfleet Academy was abandoned. 02:27.647 --> 02:31.283 Our tapestry, our history, irretrievably torn. 02:31.284 --> 02:33.485 Say what you will about this present time, 02:33.486 --> 02:36.655 but it has one advantage over every other, 02:36.656 --> 02:38.957 it's ours. 02:38.958 --> 02:40.993 Comparative Xenomythology 02:40.994 --> 02:43.462 was dropped from the curriculum 100 years ago, 02:43.463 --> 02:46.665 when Starfleet's emphasis shifted from understanding those 02:46.666 --> 02:48.333 with whom we share a universe, 02:48.334 --> 02:50.169 to defending ourselves against them. 02:50.170 --> 02:52.504 Sir, is there a creation myth 02:52.505 --> 02:55.274 about a wise-ass space rat who put a state-of-the-art starship 02:55.275 --> 02:57.276 in danger just 'cause he needed to call his mommy? 02:57.277 --> 02:59.244 Or one about an overcompensating fish boy 02:59.245 --> 03:01.213 who's sad and lonely 'cause he has a teeny tiny fish di... 03:01.214 --> 03:04.149 Cadets, many cultures expel their males 03:04.150 --> 03:08.187 into the wild at your stage of hormonal development 03:08.188 --> 03:10.155 to mature on their own 03:10.156 --> 03:11.823 or die. 03:11.824 --> 03:14.960 We are not one of them. Currently. 03:14.961 --> 03:18.697 You are the first officer corps class 03:18.698 --> 03:22.801 to return to this campus in over a hundred years. 03:22.802 --> 03:26.538 One we share with our venerable neighbors at the War College. 03:26.539 --> 03:29.575 An institution that's turned out the officers 03:29.576 --> 03:32.711 that kept Starfleet strong during the Burn. 03:32.712 --> 03:35.347 We thank them for their continued service 03:35.348 --> 03:38.184 and look forward to working together. 03:39.152 --> 03:42.754 If you thought combat training was only for the War College, 03:42.755 --> 03:45.123 think again. Sound off! 03:45.124 --> 03:47.693 Duty! Honor! Service! 03:47.694 --> 03:48.827 Louder! 03:48.828 --> 03:51.196 Duty! Honor! Service! 03:51.197 --> 03:52.864 Pitiful. 03:52.865 --> 03:56.368 Tactical Engagement is not about self-defense, 03:56.369 --> 03:58.170 though you will learn self-defense. 03:58.171 --> 03:59.404 It's not about weapons. 03:59.405 --> 04:02.441 No. This class... 04:02.442 --> 04:03.842 is about me! 04:03.843 --> 04:07.212 My father taught me that victory is life. 04:07.213 --> 04:10.182 My mother, that today is a good day to die. 04:10.183 --> 04:13.518 One day, you'll all stare death in the face 04:13.519 --> 04:16.088 as she stares back. Yes! 04:16.089 --> 04:17.522 Death has eyes! 04:17.523 --> 04:19.458 And none of my cadets 04:19.459 --> 04:21.760 will confront her like gutless cowards. 04:21.761 --> 04:23.695 I will rip out my own stomach 04:23.696 --> 04:27.733 and choke on it before even one of you lets fear win the day. 04:27.734 --> 04:29.801 Do you hear me? 04:29.802 --> 04:34.007 You will not live in fear! 04:36.609 --> 04:39.646 I can always spot the runner. 04:44.217 --> 04:46.251 Democracy doesn't live in a place. 04:46.252 --> 04:49.488 It lives in continuous action. 04:49.489 --> 04:54.427 So, go out and seek, explore, innovate. 04:55.228 --> 04:58.196 Boldly go where no one has gone before. 04:58.197 --> 05:00.766 It is my great honor 05:00.767 --> 05:05.604 to welcome you all back to Starfleet Academy. 07:21.541 --> 07:23.875 Specialist Krebs to Science Lab 7. 07:23.876 --> 07:25.377 I'm telling you, I nailed it. 07:25.378 --> 07:27.946 I just wish that I had your confidence. 07:27.947 --> 07:30.282 - It's all in the walk, buddy. - I guess. 07:30.283 --> 07:33.585 But, Caleb, if you stayed in Torothan prison, 07:33.586 --> 07:36.855 they would've chopped your hands into little stumpy stumps. 07:36.856 --> 07:39.191 Yeah, but there's toilet wine, 07:39.192 --> 07:40.826 and I wouldn't be forced to read 07:40.827 --> 07:42.928 the Military Strategies of Klingon General... 07:42.929 --> 07:44.329 Ajergh K'Tamushti. 07:44.330 --> 07:46.731 No offense, Jay-Den, he's a little dry. 07:49.802 --> 07:52.103 We got our room assignments. 07:52.104 --> 07:54.206 - Never had a room. - We share them. 07:54.207 --> 07:57.142 Like, with others? That's the definition of... 07:57.143 --> 07:58.276 Roommates. 07:58.277 --> 07:59.578 - ...fascism. - No. 07:59.579 --> 08:01.346 Also, with a roommate, how does anyone... 08:01.347 --> 08:03.181 - Hook up? - You get me. 08:03.182 --> 08:04.883 Try not to antagonize your new roommate 08:04.884 --> 08:06.952 for at least ten minutes. 08:06.953 --> 08:08.620 - See you in class. - Bye. 08:08.621 --> 08:11.190 See you in Stellar Cartography. I'll save you a seat. 08:12.625 --> 08:16.828 So, I... never had the chance to thank you 08:16.829 --> 08:19.831 for helping me get rid of all those killer space pirates. 08:19.832 --> 08:22.434 Got to give it to you. Sort of brave. 08:22.435 --> 08:24.536 Right? Heroically saving everyone. 08:24.537 --> 08:26.004 After dropping us in mortal peril. 08:26.005 --> 08:28.139 Wonder if I'll live till midterms. 08:31.444 --> 08:33.111 This is me. 08:33.112 --> 08:34.946 Me, too. 08:34.947 --> 08:37.182 Wait, are we... 08:37.183 --> 08:38.550 Roomies? 08:38.551 --> 08:39.818 No. 08:39.819 --> 08:41.019 See you. 08:41.020 --> 08:42.521 Also, tip: 08:42.522 --> 08:45.023 Don't hook up with anyone for, like, the first six months. 08:45.024 --> 08:47.894 That's how you find out who's a total psycho. 08:49.228 --> 08:50.929 Bye-bye. 08:50.930 --> 08:52.431 Sage advice. 09:00.973 --> 09:03.074 - Oh, hell no! - Oh, you've got to be kidding me. 09:03.075 --> 09:05.677 - Guards. Guards! This is a no. - No, absolutely not. No way. 09:05.678 --> 09:07.178 - No way. - No in perpetuity! 09:07.179 --> 09:08.513 - No! - Hate you! 09:08.514 --> 09:10.682 The bio-labs are almost there, 09:10.683 --> 09:12.517 but whatever supplier we're using 09:12.518 --> 09:17.856 for our samples of xeno-mucosa has no imagination. None. 09:17.857 --> 09:21.259 The arniopolus strain is hearty, I'll concede, 09:21.260 --> 09:22.727 but just so vanilla. 09:22.728 --> 09:24.563 It might as well be pudding. 09:24.564 --> 09:27.065 - Okay. - Now, the kemagora strain 09:27.066 --> 09:29.434 I requested has vigor, fire. 09:29.435 --> 09:31.202 - Wow. - Those kids can learn a lot 09:31.203 --> 09:32.737 - from mucus like that. - Mm. 09:32.738 --> 09:34.272 Do you need to answer those? 09:34.273 --> 09:36.775 Oh, uh, the-the Federation is getting ready 09:36.776 --> 09:38.877 to rebuild its new seat of government. 09:38.878 --> 09:40.812 - Oh. Namibia's vying for it. - Yes. 09:40.813 --> 09:42.747 - Singapore. - What about Paris? 09:42.748 --> 09:45.183 Where it's always been. It's in the mix. 09:45.184 --> 09:48.186 - Do you have the requisition? - Uh-huh. 09:48.187 --> 09:51.523 Thank you, Chancellor. Vanilla mucus is not my jam. 09:51.524 --> 09:53.224 Doctor, I would do almost anything 09:53.225 --> 09:54.993 to end this conversation. 09:54.994 --> 09:57.128 - Your wish is my command, Chancellor. - Thank you so much. 09:57.129 --> 09:59.932 - For now. Have a delightful day. - Okay, bye. 10:00.700 --> 10:04.336 Two more things. The Betazoid delegation will arrive shortly. 10:04.337 --> 10:06.137 We sent a fleet of Federation shuttles 10:06.138 --> 10:08.039 - as a gesture of goodwill. - Mm. 10:08.040 --> 10:10.075 The Special Assembly of the Diplomatic Council 10:10.076 --> 10:12.143 will convene, and we're hosting a banquet 10:12.144 --> 10:14.212 - in their honor tomorrow night. - Hello. 10:14.213 --> 10:15.347 - Carl. Stanley. - Hi. 10:15.348 --> 10:17.215 - Hello. - Larinda. 10:17.216 --> 10:20.752 You knew the Betazoids when they were part of the Federation. 10:20.753 --> 10:23.288 What are the chances they'll rejoin? 10:23.289 --> 10:26.992 Every loss hurt after the Burn, but losing the Betazoids 10:26.993 --> 10:28.727 really tipped the scales. 10:28.728 --> 10:31.262 So, I'm just grateful they're showing up. 10:31.263 --> 10:33.832 - Indeed. - What was the second thing? 10:33.833 --> 10:35.734 Do you have a cologne dependency? 10:35.735 --> 10:37.469 They regulate everything else, why can't they regulate that? 10:37.470 --> 10:40.271 You hoard under your bed like an actual rat. 10:40.272 --> 10:42.440 - And are you ever gonna make your bed? - Why would I? 10:42.441 --> 10:43.942 Seriously, it's like rooming with a farm animal. 10:43.943 --> 10:45.276 By the way, who has a banana allergy? 10:45.277 --> 10:46.511 - Is that even a thing? - Yes, dick, 10:46.512 --> 10:48.413 it is a thing! 10:48.414 --> 10:49.914 Cadets? 10:49.915 --> 10:51.316 Where are you right now? 10:51.317 --> 10:53.618 It's not a trick question. 10:53.619 --> 10:55.120 In your office. 10:55.121 --> 10:56.488 Huh? 10:56.489 --> 10:58.757 We're cadets of Starfleet Academy serving aboard 10:58.758 --> 11:00.091 the Starship Athena, Chancellor. 11:00.092 --> 11:01.626 Correct. If you forget that again, 11:01.627 --> 11:03.895 I'll jettison the both of you out the airlock. 11:03.896 --> 11:06.998 Mir, stand at attention or leave. 11:06.999 --> 11:08.433 What do you want? 11:08.434 --> 11:10.169 We can't room in the same... 11:11.504 --> 11:12.871 - ...room. - Why? 11:12.872 --> 11:14.572 It's an intensely personal medical issue. 11:14.573 --> 11:15.807 - Really? - Yeah. 11:15.808 --> 11:17.342 Severe allergies to him yelling, 11:17.343 --> 11:19.277 "Iced it!" every time he shoots a balled-up sock 11:19.278 --> 11:21.012 - into his drawer. - Not my fault you grew up without socks. 11:21.013 --> 11:22.347 Or aim. Or balls. 11:22.348 --> 11:24.349 Good news, guys, you do have something in common, 11:24.350 --> 11:27.352 you're both funny. Aren't they funny? 11:27.353 --> 11:28.687 Is this a multiple choice? 11:28.688 --> 11:32.724 Request denied. You, out. You, stay. 11:32.725 --> 11:36.494 The logs say you hacked the exits on... 11:36.495 --> 11:39.864 Three separate occasions in the last 12 hours. 11:39.865 --> 11:41.499 You told me to find hobbies. 11:41.500 --> 11:43.368 You have too much spare time, Cadet? 11:43.369 --> 11:44.869 You need more menial labor? 11:44.870 --> 11:46.072 Nope. 11:46.872 --> 11:48.807 Nope... Chancellor? 11:49.709 --> 11:52.010 You chose this place, Mir. 11:52.011 --> 11:54.579 You made me a promise, Chancellor. 11:54.580 --> 11:56.047 We'll find your mother. 11:56.048 --> 11:57.982 - If she's still alive. - And when we do, 11:57.983 --> 12:01.286 I'll do everything I can to make the Federation see 12:01.287 --> 12:03.188 that your mother's sentence was extreme, 12:03.189 --> 12:04.889 even in a harsher time, 12:04.890 --> 12:07.192 but there doesn't seem to be a Goja V 12:07.193 --> 12:09.561 in any Starfleet database. 12:09.562 --> 12:11.996 No planets, ships, moons. Zero. 12:11.997 --> 12:13.364 It doesn't seem to exist. 12:13.365 --> 12:14.365 So what? 12:14.366 --> 12:15.633 Someone's not in the database, 12:15.634 --> 12:16.735 they're not worth the effort? 12:16.736 --> 12:18.503 Even if they "make their bed"? 12:18.504 --> 12:20.872 The effort is what Starfleet is. 12:20.873 --> 12:22.540 And somewhere, you know that, 12:22.541 --> 12:25.043 or you would've already busted out of here 12:25.044 --> 12:26.745 instead of just "trying to." 12:26.746 --> 12:28.079 I'm still here 'cause there's a system or two 12:28.080 --> 12:29.447 - I haven't hacked yet. - What? 12:29.448 --> 12:31.249 Nothing, Cadet Master. 12:31.250 --> 12:32.751 Mir, have you considered that 12:32.752 --> 12:34.920 Nus Braka was lying to mess with your head? 12:36.255 --> 12:37.789 Should I trust you to stay? 12:37.790 --> 12:40.191 Should I trust you to do what you said you were gonna do? 12:40.192 --> 12:41.360 Yeah. 12:42.428 --> 12:44.530 Am I dismissed? 12:51.370 --> 12:53.438 He needs his ass kicked. 12:53.439 --> 12:56.641 He's been getting his ass kicked his whole life. 12:56.642 --> 12:58.276 I think I'm gonna treat him like somebody 12:58.277 --> 13:01.079 who actually does what they say they're gonna do 13:01.080 --> 13:03.481 and see if that fritzes his motherboard. 13:03.482 --> 13:06.284 The Betazoids are bringing their Youth Delegation. 13:06.285 --> 13:07.952 They're the ones that pressured 13:07.953 --> 13:10.221 their government to enter negotiations with us. 13:10.222 --> 13:12.390 Ooh. 13:12.391 --> 13:14.793 Activism. Love it. 13:14.794 --> 13:17.929 Specialist Krebs, return to Science Lab 7. 13:17.930 --> 13:19.764 Your Talaxian Furfly has come out of hibernation. 13:19.765 --> 13:21.065 Oh, Nahla. 13:21.066 --> 13:23.568 Commander Kelrec, your counterpart 13:23.569 --> 13:25.737 - at the War College. - Pleasure, Commander. 13:25.738 --> 13:29.307 Oh, uh, regulation footwear is a requirement. 13:29.308 --> 13:31.242 Yeah, I heard that. 13:31.243 --> 13:33.478 I-I-I just don't like wearing them if I don't have to. 13:33.479 --> 13:36.014 In all seriousness, it's unsafe. You could... 13:36.015 --> 13:38.983 Stub my toe? Get a splinter? I signed the waivers. 13:38.984 --> 13:40.819 Bare feet pick up electrons 13:40.820 --> 13:42.320 that reduce inflammation, 13:42.321 --> 13:44.489 up white blood cells and cytokines, 13:44.490 --> 13:46.191 and stimulate brain activity. 13:46.192 --> 13:48.159 Plus, sometimes, I just need to let the little piggies out 13:48.160 --> 13:50.295 to pasture, know what I mean? 13:50.296 --> 13:53.665 I can confidently say I do not. 13:53.666 --> 13:54.966 I've been informed you've 13:54.967 --> 13:56.868 asked to host the Betazoid negotiations 13:56.869 --> 13:58.102 so you can bring children. 13:58.103 --> 14:00.505 Clearly, I've, uh, misheard. 14:00.506 --> 14:02.340 Ah, but you did not. 14:02.341 --> 14:03.875 It's an opportunity 14:03.876 --> 14:06.644 to teach our cadets conflict resolution firsthand, 14:06.645 --> 14:09.113 and for them to learn from their Betazed peers 14:09.114 --> 14:12.217 that advocating for social change matters. 14:12.218 --> 14:13.284 How romantic. 14:13.285 --> 14:15.453 Your cynicism's pretty adorable. 14:15.454 --> 14:17.188 If you want to talk about the good old days, 14:17.189 --> 14:18.556 I have more of them than you. 14:18.557 --> 14:22.994 We had to abandon Betazed after the Burn. 14:22.995 --> 14:25.864 - They went through hell with the Venari Ral. - Uh... 14:25.865 --> 14:27.765 With marauders. 14:27.766 --> 14:29.334 So, they put up 14:29.335 --> 14:31.135 that psionic wall around their 14:31.136 --> 14:32.770 planetary system and stayed behind it 14:32.771 --> 14:34.572 for over a hundred years. 14:34.573 --> 14:35.874 Nobody gets in or out. 14:35.875 --> 14:37.742 We can't even communicate behind that wall. 14:37.743 --> 14:41.913 And then other systems joined this big swath of cut-off space, 14:41.914 --> 14:45.817 but now their kids are saying, "Let's rejoin the Federation," 14:45.818 --> 14:47.819 because they don't want to live like that anymore. 14:47.820 --> 14:49.921 Emrin Sadal is humoring them. 14:49.922 --> 14:52.957 He's an isolationist who campaigned his presidency 14:52.958 --> 14:54.592 on keeping that wall up. 14:54.593 --> 14:56.027 He's also a Betazoid, 14:56.028 --> 14:58.496 an empath who can read our feelings, Cranky. 14:58.497 --> 15:00.965 Is his preemptive dismissal wise? 15:00.966 --> 15:02.233 Admiral Vance, 15:02.234 --> 15:04.168 priority transmission from FHQ. 15:04.169 --> 15:05.703 Walk with me. 15:05.704 --> 15:07.405 Should Betazed rejoin, 15:07.406 --> 15:10.575 20, 30 other worlds rejoin with them. 15:10.576 --> 15:12.410 And hundreds of new species 15:12.411 --> 15:14.579 loyal to the Federation to help us defend it. 15:14.580 --> 15:17.382 Not to mention an extra 90 light-years 15:17.383 --> 15:19.584 of safe trade and passage in a time 15:19.585 --> 15:21.119 when we're still rebuilding. 15:21.120 --> 15:25.256 I don't dispute how much we need the Betazoids back. 15:25.257 --> 15:27.592 This is our one slim chance 15:27.593 --> 15:30.929 to bolster our standing in the galaxy in a real way. 15:30.930 --> 15:33.197 Great, so what's the problem? 15:33.198 --> 15:35.600 These negotiations are far too important 15:35.601 --> 15:37.101 to allow children to attend. 15:37.102 --> 15:41.205 Children are our ambassadors to now, Commander. 15:41.206 --> 15:44.142 These children have seen and experienced things 15:44.143 --> 15:45.376 far beyond their years. 15:45.377 --> 15:47.578 Okay. Come. 15:47.579 --> 15:49.682 Let's game it out. 15:50.616 --> 15:52.383 If Sadal goes back to his planet 15:52.384 --> 15:56.654 and says, "I tried, but they couldn't meet our needs," 15:56.655 --> 15:59.157 then he'll serve out his ten-year term, 15:59.158 --> 16:01.559 and it'll take that long before we ever get another chance. 16:01.560 --> 16:04.295 But if he does value young voices, 16:04.296 --> 16:05.930 a young demographic, 16:05.931 --> 16:09.734 we need to let him know that we do, too. Let's do it. 16:09.735 --> 16:12.303 Friends? In front of the Betazoids, 16:12.304 --> 16:14.940 we're one big happy family, yeah? 16:18.510 --> 16:20.011 The shortest distance 16:20.012 --> 16:24.916 between two points is not a straight line. 16:24.917 --> 16:26.918 The laws of physics hate me 16:26.919 --> 16:30.254 because I should not be here. 16:30.255 --> 16:34.525 You, Girl With the Face Begging to Be Singled Out, 16:34.526 --> 16:35.860 why do physics hate me? 16:35.861 --> 16:38.162 Because you're not supposed to be here. 16:38.163 --> 16:39.530 Thumbs up for listening. 16:39.531 --> 16:42.100 - Entropy, time's arrow. - Hey, 16:42.101 --> 16:43.901 you're absorbing all the energy in the room. 16:43.902 --> 16:45.503 For real, you're like a sponge. 16:45.504 --> 16:49.207 - Can you chill? - Guys, I was born in 2215 16:49.208 --> 16:51.676 and jumped almost a thousand years into the future. 16:51.677 --> 16:55.714 You can go with the poetry for five minutes. 16:58.017 --> 17:00.318 Whoop, red alert. New building, 17:00.319 --> 17:01.786 still working out the kinks. 17:01.787 --> 17:03.855 Just give me a second here. 17:03.856 --> 17:07.459 Goja V is not a recognized location. 17:09.528 --> 17:11.796 Goja V is not a recognized location. 17:11.797 --> 17:16.234 Hi. What's on Goja V? You bored? 17:16.235 --> 17:18.303 Class not riveting enough for you? 17:19.738 --> 17:22.507 Not bored, just like... 17:22.508 --> 17:23.708 what else? 17:23.709 --> 17:25.877 Excellent question. 17:25.878 --> 17:29.180 I guess Goja V is... 17:29.181 --> 17:31.349 sexier than entropy? 17:31.350 --> 17:33.651 More of a turn-on than time itself? 17:33.652 --> 17:35.554 Enlighten us. Please. 17:38.223 --> 17:41.225 I can save everyone's time by rerouting the power junction 17:41.226 --> 17:42.994 so that it has a dedicated power supply, 17:42.995 --> 17:45.229 which is how it should've been wired in the first place. Also, 17:45.230 --> 17:46.497 not to be rude, 17:46.498 --> 17:47.965 but there's nothing you can teach me 17:47.966 --> 17:49.434 that I don't already know about temporal mechanics, 17:49.435 --> 17:50.701 and I'm actually trying to do some real shit, 17:50.702 --> 17:52.036 so let me get to it. 17:52.037 --> 17:54.405 Huh. "Some real shit"? Okay. 17:54.406 --> 17:57.208 Well, please, stand at the front of the class. 17:57.209 --> 17:58.309 Are you kidding? 17:58.310 --> 17:59.544 Zero percent, Cadet. 17:59.545 --> 18:01.413 Introduce yourself to everyone. 18:02.781 --> 18:04.549 And, sadly, 18:04.550 --> 18:07.685 we don't offer a course in accredited sulking. 18:07.686 --> 18:10.088 Plant your feet and tell us who you are. 18:10.089 --> 18:11.456 Caleb Mir. 18:11.457 --> 18:13.257 Sorry, I'm-I'm not a bat. 18:13.258 --> 18:15.226 You have to speak at a human volume. 18:15.227 --> 18:17.695 Caleb Mir. 18:17.696 --> 18:19.097 I didn't ask your name. 18:19.098 --> 18:20.731 I asked who you are. 18:20.732 --> 18:22.066 What do you stand for? 18:22.067 --> 18:23.434 Have you ever seen a ghost? 18:23.435 --> 18:24.902 Made a mixtape? 18:24.903 --> 18:29.740 What is the worst birthday present you ever got? 18:29.741 --> 18:31.409 - Arrested. - Awesome. 18:31.410 --> 18:33.544 Can never have enough misdemeanors 18:33.545 --> 18:35.947 in quantum physics, if you ask me. 18:35.948 --> 18:37.515 Okay, here's an easy one, 18:37.516 --> 18:40.552 the name of this cadet? 18:44.356 --> 18:48.626 Being a cadet in Starfleet Academy means 18:48.627 --> 18:52.563 being open to the people around you, 18:52.564 --> 18:55.666 and that connection is where time and space 18:55.667 --> 18:57.602 - really live. - I don't need connection. 18:57.603 --> 19:00.972 Yeah, yeah. You're a genius who owns all the suffering. 19:00.973 --> 19:02.907 I only know two things, kid. 19:02.908 --> 19:05.776 Number one: "Old age and treachery 19:05.777 --> 19:08.980 always triumph over youth and a smart mouth." 19:08.981 --> 19:11.682 Oscar Wilde. Love that dude. 19:11.683 --> 19:13.384 Fun fact, when he died, 19:13.385 --> 19:15.820 they had to put glass over his tombstone 19:15.821 --> 19:17.321 because people kept trying to make out with it. 19:17.322 --> 19:20.424 - Whoa. - Number two: A smart mouth 19:20.425 --> 19:22.994 isn't worth a damn without wisdom. 19:22.995 --> 19:25.096 But what do I know? 19:25.097 --> 19:26.864 I'm old and boring. 19:28.600 --> 19:30.468 Attention, all cadets. 19:30.469 --> 19:32.336 Third instruction period will begin in eight minutes. 19:32.337 --> 19:35.307 You have seven minutes to get your next caffeine fix. 19:35.807 --> 19:37.141 - Oh! - I'm sorry. 19:37.142 --> 19:39.577 I'm sorry. Sorry. 19:39.578 --> 19:41.345 Biohazardous material detected. 19:48.687 --> 19:50.388 Mucus neutralized. 19:50.389 --> 19:51.989 Have a nice day. 19:54.860 --> 19:57.095 I love this school. 20:00.365 --> 20:02.300 No, I'm out of here. 20:02.301 --> 20:04.770 I'm out of here. I'm done. 20:07.372 --> 20:09.207 Cadet Mir, you're outside 20:09.208 --> 20:10.474 your permitted bounds. 20:10.475 --> 20:12.343 Negotiations begin in eight minutes. 20:12.344 --> 20:14.478 Quick, list every coffee order ever ordered. 20:14.479 --> 20:16.514 - Drip. Organic espresso. - In every caffeinated planet. 20:16.515 --> 20:18.216 - Organically farmed single-origin drip. - Faster. 20:18.217 --> 20:19.717 - In every quadrant. - Espresso. Semi-whipped... 20:19.718 --> 20:21.352 While singing the Fibonacci sequence. 20:21.353 --> 20:23.454 Backwards from 10,946. 20:26.124 --> 20:28.726 Americano with coconut water. Americano with coconut milk. 20:35.534 --> 20:37.169 Where are you going? 20:44.076 --> 20:45.777 Why are you climbing the fence? 20:46.945 --> 20:48.679 Fence-onomics... class. 20:48.680 --> 20:51.749 - Yeah, that's not a thing. - Well, could be. 20:51.750 --> 20:54.085 There's a lot of classes here. 20:54.086 --> 20:56.854 Why is your jacket covered in... 20:56.855 --> 20:58.689 snot? 21:01.059 --> 21:03.394 Because I'm clearly thriving. 21:04.529 --> 21:06.831 Hey, um, did you... 21:06.832 --> 21:08.900 did you kill it? 21:10.502 --> 21:12.970 Overloaded its processing buffers. 21:12.971 --> 21:15.440 Please don't tell anyone. 21:19.811 --> 21:21.579 You're trying to leave. 21:21.580 --> 21:24.016 But you're not sure. 21:24.883 --> 21:27.718 You're kind of... regretting it? 21:27.719 --> 21:29.453 You think you're being 21:29.454 --> 21:31.856 a big, stupid idiot. 21:31.857 --> 21:33.491 Wow. 21:33.492 --> 21:35.027 That's a lot of conflict. 21:37.262 --> 21:39.030 Nope. 21:39.031 --> 21:40.298 No conflict. 21:40.299 --> 21:42.833 You're literally on the fence. 21:44.970 --> 21:46.538 Great. 21:52.077 --> 21:53.879 I escaped into therapy. 22:08.994 --> 22:11.263 Can I just have a meltdown in peace? 22:23.175 --> 22:25.043 I should go. 22:27.346 --> 22:30.015 Hey. Wait, what's your name? 22:31.683 --> 22:33.017 Where are you going? 22:33.018 --> 22:35.252 Uh, I think I asked you that first. 22:35.253 --> 22:37.822 What do you mean you asked me first? Whoa! 22:37.823 --> 22:39.990 Guys, what the hell? 22:39.991 --> 22:42.026 Why are you out of bounds, Caleb Mir? 22:42.027 --> 22:44.795 I'm with my friend. Look, she's walking away. Look. Look. 22:44.796 --> 22:47.398 Look, there's a Borg! Look! 22:47.399 --> 22:50.301 Please rise to welcome President Emrin Sadal 22:50.302 --> 22:53.070 and the Betazed Youth Delegation 22:53.071 --> 22:54.773 to Starfleet Academy. 23:10.088 --> 23:11.422 Shut up. 23:11.423 --> 23:15.092 Mr. President, welcome. 23:15.093 --> 23:17.195 Everyone, please sit. 23:25.804 --> 23:27.104 Friends, welcome. 23:27.105 --> 23:29.640 On behalf of the Federation, we, uh, 23:29.641 --> 23:32.410 are humbly aware that we failed you 23:32.411 --> 23:34.111 in the aftermath of the Burn. 23:34.112 --> 23:37.181 Our resources were stretched very thin. 23:37.182 --> 23:39.250 We have deep admiration for how you kept 23:39.251 --> 23:40.985 your planetary system whole. 23:40.986 --> 23:45.190 Now, the Federation is not whole without Betazed. 23:51.129 --> 23:52.997 Betazed appreciates 23:52.998 --> 23:56.167 the Federation's accurate assessment of its failures. 23:56.168 --> 23:57.902 As I read your lips, Admiral, 23:57.903 --> 24:01.472 your eyes are already making the next request. 24:01.473 --> 24:05.309 You are about to ask us to lower our wall. 24:05.310 --> 24:06.677 I am. 24:06.678 --> 24:08.012 And in return, 24:08.013 --> 24:10.781 we offer our partnership and our protection. 24:10.782 --> 24:12.616 Protection for Betazed 24:12.617 --> 24:14.752 would require 12 battle-ready starships 24:14.753 --> 24:16.821 to remain within five light-years of our planet 24:16.822 --> 24:18.322 at all times, 24:18.323 --> 24:21.692 six seats on the Federation security council, 24:21.693 --> 24:23.494 and the power to veto 24:23.495 --> 24:27.264 any potential new Federation member without consensus. 24:30.435 --> 24:33.337 The Federation is a democracy, Mr. President. 24:33.338 --> 24:35.906 Veto without consensus 24:35.907 --> 24:38.042 strips us of our core identity. 24:38.043 --> 24:41.779 Your identity isn't our concern, Admiral. 24:41.780 --> 24:45.183 Easy, easy. 24:46.151 --> 24:47.752 What is this, prison? 25:01.132 --> 25:04.568 Mr. President, you've brought your Youth Delegation, 25:04.569 --> 25:06.136 your future, 25:06.137 --> 25:08.572 out from behind the wall, for the first time, 25:08.573 --> 25:10.908 as I understand. 25:10.909 --> 25:12.376 Our future sits here for the first time 25:12.377 --> 25:14.246 in a hundred years. 25:15.046 --> 25:17.248 Progress is the acceptance of identity, 25:17.249 --> 25:18.750 not the negation of it. 25:20.118 --> 25:21.552 - Ow. - Hmm. 25:21.553 --> 25:23.721 That is an abstraction. 25:23.722 --> 25:25.356 Until someone makes it real. 25:25.357 --> 25:27.024 For Betazed, 25:27.025 --> 25:30.461 real is the spilt blood of our elders and children 25:30.462 --> 25:32.530 at the hands of the Venari Ral. 25:32.531 --> 25:36.400 If you can't provide us with what we need, 25:36.401 --> 25:39.670 this will be a very short negotiation. 25:39.671 --> 25:44.174 President Sadal, we view your passion as a great gift. 25:44.175 --> 25:47.211 Please allow me a short window to discuss with the Federation 25:47.212 --> 25:48.746 the terms you've proposed. 25:48.747 --> 25:51.983 Shall we regroup after a short hiatus? 25:54.653 --> 25:56.153 Nothing like a good 25:56.154 --> 25:58.088 plenary session to make you hungry. 25:58.089 --> 25:59.890 Refreshments in the Kirk Pavilion 25:59.891 --> 26:01.092 during the hiatus. 26:12.671 --> 26:14.773 Admiral. 26:16.274 --> 26:18.208 My daughter and son would enjoy 26:18.209 --> 26:20.311 a tour of your campuses while we pause. 26:20.312 --> 26:23.414 Mr. President, we're happy to find suitable guides. 26:23.415 --> 26:27.518 Examples of the excellence we strive for in our cadets. 26:27.519 --> 26:29.020 Him. 26:33.858 --> 26:36.293 Him. 26:36.294 --> 26:38.163 Uh? 26:39.798 --> 26:43.567 50 hours off my menial labor. 26:43.568 --> 26:44.970 No. 26:46.137 --> 26:48.405 60. And this couch is ugly. 26:48.406 --> 26:49.840 You should give it to me for my room. 26:49.841 --> 26:51.175 It's a chaise. 26:51.176 --> 26:52.943 Hmm. 26:52.944 --> 26:55.946 Off, knucklehead. Ten. 26:55.947 --> 26:59.049 Mm, I'll think about it. 26:59.050 --> 27:02.487 And I'll need you to fire the temporal mechanics teacher. 27:11.329 --> 27:13.130 That's not an apple. 27:13.131 --> 27:15.766 - It's a Virulian fire-fruit. - Why? 27:15.767 --> 27:17.801 I burned off whatever nerve endings I had, 27:17.802 --> 27:19.069 like, 300 years ago. 27:22.173 --> 27:23.340 This isn't a game. 27:23.341 --> 27:25.409 Tarima Sadal is a leader 27:25.410 --> 27:28.078 in the very influential Betazoid youth movement. 27:28.079 --> 27:30.514 She needs to come back with a genuine understanding 27:30.515 --> 27:31.715 of what this place is. 27:31.716 --> 27:33.417 Not what you think it is. 27:33.418 --> 27:36.353 - So don't show her the busted replicator? - Huh? 27:36.354 --> 27:37.855 My soup was freezing. 27:37.856 --> 27:39.256 Gazpacho. 27:39.257 --> 27:41.191 - It's served like that. - Oh. 27:41.192 --> 27:43.728 Well, I serve like this. 27:46.898 --> 27:48.400 I'll do it... 27:49.634 --> 27:52.136 ...if you give me access to the Stellar Cartography lab. 27:52.137 --> 27:53.704 One hour. 27:53.705 --> 27:54.972 No illegal hacking. 27:54.973 --> 27:56.640 And if I don't find Goja V, 27:56.641 --> 27:58.509 I'll... 27:58.510 --> 28:02.113 trust you to do the looking. 28:04.215 --> 28:05.649 Dismissed. 28:05.650 --> 28:07.251 You... you... 28:07.252 --> 28:09.520 can't dismiss yourself. 28:09.521 --> 28:11.055 But I did, though. 28:11.056 --> 28:14.825 Caleb, people will live and die 28:14.826 --> 28:16.795 because of what happens today. 28:20.432 --> 28:22.066 Cool. 28:22.067 --> 28:24.735 Love it here. 28:24.736 --> 28:27.172 ♪ My blue heaven ♪ 28:28.573 --> 28:30.574 ♪ My blue ♪ 28:30.575 --> 28:33.278 ♪ Heaven. ♪ 28:47.525 --> 28:51.161 Attention, all cadets in the Turner Wing. 28:51.162 --> 28:52.796 If you need an afternoon pick-me-up, 28:52.797 --> 28:54.531 visit the newly reopened Replicafé 28:54.532 --> 28:56.734 for a complimentary espresso drink. 28:56.735 --> 28:59.803 We're also thrilled to announce that we now serve Raktajino. 28:59.804 --> 29:01.940 Qapla'! 29:03.274 --> 29:06.744 So... this is the... 29:06.745 --> 29:08.178 - Turner Wing. - Hmm. 29:08.179 --> 29:09.480 - Yeah. - Turner. 29:09.481 --> 29:11.181 Uh, yeah. Uh-huh. 29:11.182 --> 29:12.816 Turner must've been flush. 29:12.817 --> 29:14.384 This wing is shiny. 29:14.385 --> 29:16.120 Yeah, at heart, though, he was a grunt. 29:16.121 --> 29:17.654 - Oh. - Oh, yeah, a man of the people. 29:17.655 --> 29:18.989 - Oh. - Meat and potatoes. 29:18.990 --> 29:20.824 Tough if you got out of line, but... 29:20.825 --> 29:22.192 But, on a battlefield, 29:22.193 --> 29:24.027 he's the one you want covering your back. 29:24.028 --> 29:25.963 - Actually, he was a disaster on the battlefield. - Okay. 29:25.964 --> 29:27.164 No sense of direction. 29:27.165 --> 29:29.066 High-fived all his superior officers. 29:29.067 --> 29:31.835 I heard he put pips on his dog and left him in charge once. 29:31.836 --> 29:34.171 - No, he did. - Yeah, I heard that, too. 29:34.172 --> 29:36.707 And that he, uh, made everybody learn Welsh, 29:36.708 --> 29:38.776 and he didn't even speak Welsh, so, you know... 29:38.777 --> 29:40.110 ...he couldn't understand anybody. 29:40.111 --> 29:41.645 I guess he just felt so inadequate 29:41.646 --> 29:44.181 that his parents decided to donate a space station 29:44.182 --> 29:46.250 - just so he could get a hall. - Yeah. 29:55.360 --> 29:57.995 So you've never been anywhere outside of Betazed's wall? 29:57.996 --> 30:00.264 - Uh, no. Never. - Why? 30:00.265 --> 30:03.367 A lot of us don't want to live behind it anymore. 30:03.368 --> 30:05.068 - Oh. - But, at the same time, 30:05.069 --> 30:06.370 it's my home. 30:06.371 --> 30:07.538 Thanks. 30:07.539 --> 30:10.407 My people, you know? 30:10.408 --> 30:12.376 Uh, yeah. Yeah. 30:12.377 --> 30:14.579 Why were you trying to leave? 30:15.513 --> 30:17.281 Uh... 30:17.282 --> 30:20.285 You never told me what you were doing when you found me. 30:22.353 --> 30:24.721 Humpback whales. 30:24.722 --> 30:26.356 I heard they were migrating, 30:26.357 --> 30:28.392 but they were a no-show. 30:28.393 --> 30:31.829 Sometimes, it's just good to see something really big. 30:31.830 --> 30:35.599 Like, you know, a live thing that's big, 30:35.600 --> 30:38.268 that just doesn't really care about you. 30:38.269 --> 30:41.505 I mean... lets you remember that, 30:41.506 --> 30:43.874 whatever you're worried about, you just 30:43.875 --> 30:47.678 - do not matter to this whale. - Mm-hmm. 30:47.679 --> 30:50.782 It's freeing, you know? 30:52.250 --> 30:53.651 Yeah. 30:55.253 --> 30:58.156 Like, no one ever goes, "Oh, that whale's lost." 31:00.391 --> 31:02.693 They got the whole ocean to swim in. 31:02.694 --> 31:05.128 Are you a whale 31:05.129 --> 31:09.533 or a thing that gets lost in this scenario? 31:09.534 --> 31:11.401 Uh... 31:11.402 --> 31:13.638 Let you know when I figure it out. 31:15.406 --> 31:17.274 - This is why I picked you. - Why? 31:17.275 --> 31:20.544 You're the only person here not excreting Starfleet pride 31:20.545 --> 31:23.981 out of every orifice. 31:23.982 --> 31:25.482 I want to thank you for the compliment, 31:25.483 --> 31:28.085 but I also want to ask you to never say "excreting" 31:28.086 --> 31:29.553 and "orifice" to me again. 31:31.322 --> 31:34.992 Okay, look, this is gonna be embarrassing for you, 31:34.993 --> 31:37.294 but I think you have something on your tooth. 31:37.295 --> 31:39.730 Wait, what? Oh, my God, what is it? 31:39.731 --> 31:41.365 - I don't know. - Is it a piece of food? 31:41.366 --> 31:43.467 - It's not a piece of food. - A piece of gum? 31:43.468 --> 31:46.037 - It's not a piece of gum. - A... gem... 31:47.171 --> 31:50.240 ...representing the sacred eye of Naxia 31:50.241 --> 31:52.409 ritually bestowed upon the first daughter 31:52.410 --> 31:54.244 of the first house when she reaches Moonflow 31:54.245 --> 31:57.147 and becomes Guardian of the Holy Mantle of Betazed? 31:57.148 --> 31:58.348 - Hmm? - Mm... 31:58.349 --> 31:59.983 - I mean, I wouldn't know. - Yes. 32:01.152 --> 32:02.986 See? Cultural exchange. 32:02.987 --> 32:06.157 We're learning so much about each other. 32:07.659 --> 32:10.028 - Listen. - Okay. 32:11.229 --> 32:12.796 I got to do a thing. 32:12.797 --> 32:15.399 Hmm. "Thing" sounds illegal. 32:15.400 --> 32:17.267 I'm looking for a planet. 32:17.268 --> 32:18.936 A planet I can't access. 32:18.937 --> 32:20.671 No one can access. 32:20.672 --> 32:24.208 - Why? - Left my keys there. 32:26.177 --> 32:29.980 All right, so this is our Stellar Cartography lab. 32:29.981 --> 32:32.549 One of Turner's favorites. 32:32.550 --> 32:34.651 Wow. 32:34.652 --> 32:36.653 Computer, reduce safety filters. 32:36.654 --> 32:38.455 Pull up Goja V and enhance. 32:38.456 --> 32:41.059 Beginning scan of Federation maps. 32:41.893 --> 32:43.561 Scanning... 32:44.395 --> 32:47.065 Scanning... 32:49.200 --> 32:51.402 Scanning... 32:53.871 --> 32:56.840 Goja V, no such location found. 32:56.841 --> 32:58.676 Hmm. 32:59.510 --> 33:02.080 Someone was on that planet. 33:02.914 --> 33:05.216 Someone you care about. 33:05.984 --> 33:08.385 Can't hide anything from you, huh? 33:08.386 --> 33:09.920 Let's make a deal. 33:09.921 --> 33:11.388 You trust me, 33:11.389 --> 33:14.058 let me behind the curtain a little. 33:15.326 --> 33:16.728 I'll trust you. 33:18.262 --> 33:19.397 Okay. 33:20.665 --> 33:24.736 Oh, you mean, like, right now? The trust thing happens now? 33:27.972 --> 33:31.075 Accessing Betazed governmental star charts. 33:35.780 --> 33:38.249 What did you just do? 33:39.884 --> 33:41.586 Try your scan now. 33:47.558 --> 33:49.093 Computer. 33:54.032 --> 33:55.365 Show me Goja V. 33:55.366 --> 33:58.101 Goja V located. 34:05.410 --> 34:07.577 Why isn't it in Starfleet's database? 34:07.578 --> 34:12.116 It-it probably formed post-Burn behind our psionic barrier. 34:16.654 --> 34:19.990 Goja V has something to do with why you're trying to escape. 34:19.991 --> 34:24.162 Caleb, I need to understand this place. 34:25.897 --> 34:28.766 Why does it feel like you're a prisoner here? 34:29.534 --> 34:31.636 Why does it feel like you are, too? 34:32.437 --> 34:35.606 There's a whole universe outside your wall. 34:37.108 --> 34:39.677 Ask me about it. 34:40.745 --> 34:42.779 I've seen things on my many travels. 34:42.780 --> 34:44.748 What are you, like, an old prospector? 34:44.749 --> 34:47.084 Okay, come on, you try to blow my mind, then. 34:47.085 --> 34:49.453 Betazed has naked weddings. 34:49.454 --> 34:51.655 That sounds awkward for everybody. 34:51.656 --> 34:54.291 All cadets, negotiations will now resume 34:54.292 --> 34:56.126 - in the Sato Atrium. - Shoot. We got to go. 34:56.127 --> 34:58.295 We're prepared to offer you four starships, 34:58.296 --> 35:00.263 three seats on the security council, 35:00.264 --> 35:03.167 and meaningful input into new members. 35:04.602 --> 35:06.169 Somewhere in the galaxy, 35:06.170 --> 35:08.839 the Venari Ral just celebrated. 35:08.840 --> 35:13.009 Last month, two massive raids attempted to breach the wall. 35:13.010 --> 35:16.713 We could've been reduced to ash in moments. 35:16.714 --> 35:19.149 Perhaps because Betazed is falling behind 35:19.150 --> 35:21.953 all other planets in technological advancements? 35:22.687 --> 35:24.988 Without external access, your technology will be 35:24.989 --> 35:27.524 virtually obsolete within a decade. 35:27.525 --> 35:29.359 Forget a decade. 35:29.360 --> 35:31.828 Who knows when the next Burn hits? 35:31.829 --> 35:33.630 You're asking me to take chances 35:33.631 --> 35:36.066 on people I haven't even met yet. 35:36.067 --> 35:38.603 I'm asking you to take a chance on them. 35:45.209 --> 35:46.744 Let's retire for the night. 35:52.116 --> 35:53.617 Well, that wasn't great. 35:53.618 --> 35:55.085 I should go. 35:55.086 --> 35:57.288 - I need to see my father. - Wait. 35:58.189 --> 36:00.290 Uh... 36:00.291 --> 36:02.293 You want to see a thing? 36:04.128 --> 36:06.597 This one might cheer us both up. 36:17.975 --> 36:20.277 I can't sleep in this place, 36:20.278 --> 36:22.713 and so I wander around at night and... 36:25.449 --> 36:26.918 ...found this. 36:30.121 --> 36:32.222 Lady Tarima of Betazed, 36:32.223 --> 36:36.726 may I introduce you to the humpback whale of Earth. 37:20.771 --> 37:22.373 She's pregnant. 37:43.828 --> 37:46.464 The galaxy is paradise. 37:49.267 --> 37:51.334 You get to live in it. 37:51.335 --> 37:53.638 You can, too. 37:58.175 --> 38:02.013 I have... responsibilities. 38:02.847 --> 38:04.314 To your father? 38:04.315 --> 38:06.050 To Betazed. 38:11.689 --> 38:13.457 Thank you for this. 38:15.459 --> 38:18.062 So much. 38:20.364 --> 38:23.466 I kind of want to let it all out and scream. 38:23.467 --> 38:24.801 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 38:30.941 --> 38:32.409 Tarima. 38:32.410 --> 38:34.377 We've been looking everywhere for you. 38:34.378 --> 38:37.247 Let everyone know we've located the president's daughter. 38:37.248 --> 38:39.549 I expected friction here, 38:39.550 --> 38:42.152 but not reckless disrespect. 38:42.153 --> 38:44.121 I cannot apologize enough. 38:44.989 --> 38:46.190 Let's go. 38:58.869 --> 39:00.370 Okay, okay. Not great, I know. 39:00.371 --> 39:01.871 I know what you're gonna say, but listen. 39:01.872 --> 39:03.807 Goja V is real. It's behind the wall. 39:03.808 --> 39:07.243 - I don't know how my mom got through, but... - This is not about you. 39:33.437 --> 39:34.704 ♪ Pa ♪ 39:34.705 --> 39:35.972 ♪ Pa-pa ♪ 39:35.973 --> 39:37.073 ♪ Pa ♪ 39:37.074 --> 39:38.608 ♪ Pa-pa ♪ 39:38.609 --> 39:42.379 - ♪ Pa-pa, pa-pa ♪ - ♪ Pa-pa, pa-pa ♪ 39:42.380 --> 39:44.647 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa, pa-pa-pa-pa ♪ 39:44.648 --> 39:46.816 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa, pa-pa-pa-pa ♪ 39:46.817 --> 39:48.852 - ♪ Pa-pa-pa, pa-pa ♪ - ♪ Pa-pa-pa, pa-pa ♪ 39:48.853 --> 39:50.520 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papagena ♪ 39:50.521 --> 39:52.288 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papageno ♪ 39:52.289 --> 39:53.890 ♪ Bist du mir nun ganz gegeben? ♪ 39:53.891 --> 39:55.792 ♪ Nun bin ich dir ganz gegeben ♪ 39:55.793 --> 39:57.861 ♪ Nun so sey mein liebes Weibchen! ♪ 39:57.862 --> 39:59.863 ♪ Nun so sey mein Herzenstäubchen! ♪ 39:59.864 --> 40:01.664 ♪ Mein Herzenstäubchen, mein Herzenstäubchen! ♪ 40:01.665 --> 40:04.033 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. 40:04.034 --> 40:06.770 ♪ Welche Freude wird das seyn ♪ 40:06.771 --> 40:10.707 ♪ Welche Freude wird das seyn... ♪ 40:10.708 --> 40:14.110 Am I an optimist or a masochist? 40:14.111 --> 40:17.447 You haven't murdered the kid yet, so that's a step. 40:17.448 --> 40:20.150 - Still time. - Hmm. 40:20.151 --> 40:23.586 ♪ Kinderlein, Kinderlein ♪ 40:23.587 --> 40:25.623 THE DOCTOR and DIVA: ♪ Kinderlein ♪ 40:26.490 --> 40:27.891 ♪ Kinderlein ♪ 40:27.892 --> 40:31.060 ♪ So liebe kleine Kinderlein ♪ 40:31.061 --> 40:33.897 ♪ So liebe kleine... ♪ 40:35.499 --> 40:37.066 You are gone. 40:37.067 --> 40:39.002 Uh-huh. Huh? 40:39.003 --> 40:40.638 Ooh. 40:41.906 --> 40:43.740 Hey! What? 40:43.741 --> 40:45.942 - ♪ Papageno, Papageno ♪ - ♪ Papagena, Papagena ♪ 40:45.943 --> 40:48.078 - ♪ Papagena, Papagena ♪ - ♪ Papageno, Papageno... ♪ 40:49.513 --> 40:51.781 Mr. President, I trust your daughter's visit 40:51.782 --> 40:53.450 to the War College went well today? 40:53.451 --> 40:55.084 It was certainly less eventful 40:55.085 --> 40:57.053 than last night. 40:57.054 --> 40:59.989 You've made a commendable start here, Admiral. 40:59.990 --> 41:01.391 Despite our differences, 41:01.392 --> 41:03.426 I don't envy the task ahead of you. 41:03.427 --> 41:04.427 Thank you. 41:04.428 --> 41:06.229 Many people, many opinions. 41:06.230 --> 41:07.831 Speaking of which, 41:07.832 --> 41:10.366 we're about to break ground on our new seat of government 41:10.367 --> 41:11.935 in its old home of Paris. 41:11.936 --> 41:15.605 Ah, "The more things stay the same." 41:15.606 --> 41:19.944 Would you agree progress is impossible without change? 41:21.812 --> 41:24.914 I believe that most people who say they want progress 41:24.915 --> 41:26.350 don't really want to change. 41:27.952 --> 41:31.021 Which often makes both impossible. 41:31.922 --> 41:33.356 Touché. 41:33.357 --> 41:35.658 I'll say it: that dude's judgy as hell 41:35.659 --> 41:38.127 and I don't care if he can sense that I think that. 41:38.128 --> 41:41.197 Hmm, one-on-one. Their best, our best. 41:41.198 --> 41:43.299 To the death. 41:43.300 --> 41:44.968 It's just quicker sometimes. 41:44.969 --> 41:47.270 - What is wrong with you? - Ick. 41:47.271 --> 41:49.138 Seriously, what is wrong with you? 41:49.139 --> 41:50.840 Bye. See you soon. 41:50.841 --> 41:53.276 - Can I talk to you for a sec? - Yeah, what's wrong? 41:53.277 --> 41:55.311 People keep telling me to "chill" and that I'm "a lot" 41:55.312 --> 41:57.146 and that I give "unpaid dating coach energy," 41:57.147 --> 42:00.183 and I don't think it's a compliment. 42:00.184 --> 42:02.052 Maybe I don't fit here. 42:02.887 --> 42:04.454 I woke up at 4:00 a.m. 42:04.455 --> 42:07.357 to run while memorizing the Vulcan alphabet backwards. 42:07.358 --> 42:08.625 We fit here. 42:08.626 --> 42:10.994 And how are we this evening, ladies? 42:10.995 --> 42:12.462 To be honest, I'm actually a bit depressed... 42:12.463 --> 42:14.097 - No, let's go. - Okay. Bye. 42:15.699 --> 42:17.767 Chancellor Ake, I question why 42:17.768 --> 42:20.503 you cling so fiercely to the idea of returning 42:20.504 --> 42:23.606 the Federation to what it was, given your history. 42:23.607 --> 42:26.910 I'm told you yourself left 15 years ago? 42:26.911 --> 42:28.511 If Starfleet was willing 42:28.512 --> 42:31.481 to acknowledge a mistake and correct it, 42:31.482 --> 42:33.516 then Starfleet is a living thing, 42:33.517 --> 42:35.885 capable of growth and change. 42:35.886 --> 42:37.387 I believe in its future. 42:37.388 --> 42:40.490 As a Betazoid, I would hope that you would sense 42:40.491 --> 42:43.127 our good intentions and share that empathy. 42:47.798 --> 42:51.534 I see why the admiral values you so highly. 42:51.535 --> 42:53.069 That said, while empathy enables me 42:53.070 --> 42:55.238 to understand and feel quite keenly 42:55.239 --> 42:57.273 your love for Starfleet... 43:01.211 --> 43:02.746 Excuse me. 43:03.547 --> 43:06.750 - See you later. - Mm, mm, mm. 43:14.391 --> 43:16.559 Be right back. 43:16.560 --> 43:18.429 Hey, little sister. 43:21.765 --> 43:23.366 Off to see chaos boy? 43:23.367 --> 43:25.435 You think he's chaos boy? 43:25.436 --> 43:29.105 I think he's... surprise boy. Surprise boy is good. 43:29.106 --> 43:30.740 He smiles a lot. 43:30.741 --> 43:32.743 Smiles a lot at you. 43:33.577 --> 43:35.211 He feels safe with you. 43:35.212 --> 43:38.181 Go get him. Go get him. 43:38.182 --> 43:39.282 Shut up. 43:39.283 --> 43:40.583 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papagena ♪ 43:40.584 --> 43:43.420 ♪ Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa Papageno. ♪ 44:07.211 --> 44:09.112 Hmm? 44:09.113 --> 44:12.148 And how was the most disciplined day of your life, 44:12.149 --> 44:13.716 touring the War College? 44:13.717 --> 44:16.619 I think my dad's actually starting to warm to this place. 44:16.620 --> 44:18.921 There are upsides to discipline. 44:18.922 --> 44:21.290 Yeah, says the one who had to scream. 44:25.062 --> 44:26.663 I'm sorry if I got you in trouble. 44:26.664 --> 44:29.867 Sorry if I got you in trouble. 44:32.336 --> 44:33.971 Can I ask you a question? 44:34.838 --> 44:36.040 What is that? 44:36.840 --> 44:38.508 On your neck? 44:38.509 --> 44:40.010 Uh... 44:41.578 --> 44:43.414 It's a neuro-inhibitor. 44:44.214 --> 44:47.483 It cuts off any spike of psilosynine. 44:47.484 --> 44:51.855 It's the chemical that gives us our empathic abilities. 44:52.623 --> 44:55.659 You're the only one who has one? 44:59.363 --> 45:02.432 I feel things... 45:02.433 --> 45:04.200 more than other Betazoids. 45:04.201 --> 45:05.736 Hmm. 45:09.440 --> 45:11.508 Normal's boring anyway. 45:17.915 --> 45:21.117 If I lose control, I can hurt people. 45:21.118 --> 45:22.820 Hmm. 45:25.622 --> 45:27.891 Doesn't scare me. 45:34.465 --> 45:35.899 Your turn. 45:44.341 --> 45:48.411 Why is it so hard for you to just... 45:48.412 --> 45:51.115 be honest and direct? 45:57.421 --> 46:01.090 'Cause I spent a lot of time... 46:01.091 --> 46:02.726 just surviving. 46:05.529 --> 46:08.799 And now there are all these rules. 46:10.701 --> 46:12.569 My whole life's been rules. 46:14.238 --> 46:16.106 Helps me feel safe. 46:17.508 --> 46:19.576 My mom made me feel that way. 46:22.045 --> 46:24.081 She got taken away. 46:26.416 --> 46:28.885 She's why I'm looking for Goja V. 46:28.886 --> 46:30.086 She might be there, 46:30.087 --> 46:31.454 and I haven't seen her since I was six, 46:31.455 --> 46:33.022 - so I really need... - Uh, wait. 46:33.023 --> 46:34.458 Wait. 46:37.294 --> 46:40.229 That's why you care about Betazed lowering its wall? 46:40.230 --> 46:41.764 What? No. 46:41.765 --> 46:44.367 Wh-- um, why didn't, why didn't you just tell me? 46:44.368 --> 46:46.469 I mean, I didn't keep anything from you. 46:46.470 --> 46:47.937 Because I didn't realize 46:47.938 --> 46:49.973 that my traumatic childhood was part of the tour. 46:53.777 --> 46:56.279 At least I was honest and up front. 46:56.280 --> 46:59.182 Were you just using me this whole time? 46:59.183 --> 47:00.449 When we were together, 47:00.450 --> 47:03.252 I thought it was because you liked me, 47:03.253 --> 47:05.721 - not because you were trying to manipulate me. - It was. 47:05.722 --> 47:07.123 It was 'cause I liked you. 47:07.124 --> 47:08.558 Why didn't you just tell me? 47:08.559 --> 47:11.795 Because I knew you for five minutes. 47:13.397 --> 47:16.133 I've been searching for her for 15 years. 47:16.900 --> 47:18.401 I slept in dumpsters. 47:18.402 --> 47:20.803 Almost froze and got the shit kicked out of me 47:20.804 --> 47:22.705 more times than I can count. 47:22.706 --> 47:25.107 I'm sorry, I didn't know, I didn't... 47:25.108 --> 47:26.610 No. 47:27.945 --> 47:29.612 You know what? 47:29.613 --> 47:32.148 Go back to your guards and your valets 47:32.149 --> 47:34.116 and all the things that keep you safe 47:34.117 --> 47:35.651 - in your safe little box. - Okay. 47:35.652 --> 47:37.119 Thank you. 47:37.120 --> 47:39.022 You're welcome. 47:52.669 --> 47:54.170 Chancellor Ake, 47:54.171 --> 47:55.838 why did you leave Starfleet? 47:55.839 --> 47:59.508 Was the Federation no longer up to your standards? 47:59.509 --> 48:02.478 The Federation allowed me to question standards. 48:02.479 --> 48:04.814 Question or lower them? 48:04.815 --> 48:07.717 By allowing a criminal into your academy. 48:07.718 --> 48:11.320 You're referring to Cadet Mir. Oh, thank you so much. 48:11.321 --> 48:13.789 Those allegations were never subject 48:13.790 --> 48:15.825 to judicial review or due process 48:15.826 --> 48:18.027 and occurred outside our jurisdiction, 48:18.028 --> 48:20.696 so he's not a criminal here. 48:20.697 --> 48:22.331 Yet. 48:22.332 --> 48:23.600 Hmm. 48:28.238 --> 48:30.039 Academy admission 48:30.040 --> 48:33.242 traditionally includes a six-week preparatory program 48:33.243 --> 48:35.578 followed by a rigorous entrance exam 48:35.579 --> 48:38.514 and intense psychological scrutiny. 48:38.515 --> 48:41.551 Was Mir exempt from these? 48:43.253 --> 48:45.755 He passed the exam in the 98th percentile 48:45.756 --> 48:47.356 while sitting in the back of a shuttle. 48:47.357 --> 48:50.860 The traditional paths to Starfleet disappeared 48:50.861 --> 48:52.395 for many of these kids, sir. 48:52.396 --> 48:55.164 The ones who got here found their own way. 48:55.165 --> 48:56.899 I... I find that admirable. 48:56.900 --> 48:59.068 On Betazed, we maintain 48:59.069 --> 49:01.304 stringent boundaries around our children. 49:01.305 --> 49:04.006 Why are you willing to risk so much 49:04.007 --> 49:05.808 for a single cadet? 49:05.809 --> 49:07.576 Because he's exceptional. 49:07.577 --> 49:11.280 All the more so for living an unprotected life. 49:11.281 --> 49:14.717 We won't exclude him for that. I certainly won't. 49:14.718 --> 49:16.519 I lived in the Janaran Sanctuary 49:16.520 --> 49:19.488 and swam in the Opal Sea. 49:19.489 --> 49:21.691 Betazed was paradise. 49:21.692 --> 49:24.727 Some of the bravest, kindest people I've ever met. 49:24.728 --> 49:26.329 It seems to me, sir, 49:26.330 --> 49:29.399 that you're allowing your walls to define you now. 49:32.669 --> 49:34.270 It's one thing 49:34.271 --> 49:36.605 for you to tell me who my ancestors were, 49:36.606 --> 49:39.442 another to demand we look past all that has happened 49:39.443 --> 49:42.479 and expect us not to have changed. 49:44.281 --> 49:50.920 We came here hoping for actions but received only empty words. 49:50.921 --> 49:53.957 The negotiations are over. 49:54.758 --> 49:56.660 We will leave in the morning. 50:03.767 --> 50:05.301 Yeah. 50:05.302 --> 50:07.570 He came to say no. 50:29.059 --> 50:31.428 Yeah? 50:34.965 --> 50:36.800 Um... hi? 50:38.335 --> 50:39.802 It smells really bad in here. 50:39.803 --> 50:43.239 Yeah, Darem. Uh, suffers from gland blockage. 50:43.240 --> 50:45.641 I see you still haven't made your bed. 50:45.642 --> 50:47.944 Never had a bed before. 50:51.081 --> 50:52.549 You want me to apologize again? 50:53.350 --> 50:57.153 Caleb, I'd been searching for you a long time. 50:57.154 --> 50:59.056 And then I found you. 51:01.358 --> 51:04.294 I really needed that little kid to be okay. 51:07.564 --> 51:09.765 But you're not him anymore. 51:09.766 --> 51:11.501 And I have to let him go. 51:12.269 --> 51:16.238 If you leave and the Torothans find you, 51:16.239 --> 51:17.940 because you stole from them, 51:17.941 --> 51:19.508 I can't help. 51:19.509 --> 51:21.210 So... 51:21.211 --> 51:23.179 I won't wall you in. 51:23.180 --> 51:25.148 But if you stay... 51:26.750 --> 51:30.553 ...maybe we could build something... 51:30.554 --> 51:31.988 different. 51:32.923 --> 51:34.691 But I don't know what. 51:37.861 --> 51:39.228 You know, 51:39.229 --> 51:43.299 when your mom was at the rehabilitation camp, 51:43.300 --> 51:46.103 she spent all her time studying physics. 51:48.071 --> 51:50.540 They say she had a remarkable mind. 51:51.608 --> 51:53.977 Guess you come by it honestly. 51:58.081 --> 52:02.284 Imagine if she'd gone to school. 52:05.789 --> 52:07.357 Anyway. 52:10.393 --> 52:12.028 You know, in physics... 52:13.430 --> 52:15.999 ...there's always something you can build. 52:19.002 --> 52:20.269 Oh. 52:20.270 --> 52:21.837 You're a genius. 52:21.838 --> 52:23.305 Attention, cadets, 52:23.306 --> 52:24.673 the Betazoid delegation 52:24.674 --> 52:26.408 is preparing for immediate departure. 52:26.409 --> 52:28.777 - To accommodate, we will... - Excuse me! 52:28.778 --> 52:30.613 Coming through! Behind! 52:30.614 --> 52:32.515 - Tarima! - Caleb? 52:32.516 --> 52:34.151 Can I talk to you for a minute? 52:42.492 --> 52:43.894 Quickly. 52:46.463 --> 52:47.930 I'm sorry. 52:47.931 --> 52:50.300 I'm so sorry. 52:52.035 --> 52:54.837 The Federation... 52:54.838 --> 52:57.107 they're the villain of my story, too. 53:00.944 --> 53:02.545 They took my mom. 53:02.546 --> 53:04.980 I should've told you, 'cause then we could've had 53:04.981 --> 53:07.216 a real conversation, and instead, 53:07.217 --> 53:09.852 I got scared you'd tell your dad to walk, 53:09.853 --> 53:12.822 and I'd never get to find her behind your wall. 53:17.127 --> 53:19.128 We could've bonded 53:19.129 --> 53:21.865 over our mutual terror of trusting people. 53:23.767 --> 53:25.569 I screwed it up. 53:30.106 --> 53:32.074 What do you want, Caleb? 53:32.075 --> 53:34.343 Forget about what I want. 53:34.344 --> 53:36.279 I saw you with that whale. 53:37.447 --> 53:39.682 You want a bigger world. 53:39.683 --> 53:41.217 You looked around this place, 53:41.218 --> 53:43.319 and everything that you were seeing 53:43.320 --> 53:46.089 and hearing was beautiful, right? 53:49.993 --> 53:52.361 So please, 53:52.362 --> 53:55.665 get your dad to go back to the table one more time. 53:56.566 --> 53:58.801 At least then you can go home 53:58.802 --> 54:01.271 knowing you gave your people every last chance. 54:06.776 --> 54:10.880 If you won't do it for you, for the love of God... 54:12.215 --> 54:14.384 ...do it for Turner. 54:22.993 --> 54:24.727 Last night, Mr. President, 54:24.728 --> 54:28.397 we discussed tradition, and I... 54:28.398 --> 54:31.367 fancied myself a bit of a renegade. 54:31.368 --> 54:33.102 Which is not as true as I would like. 54:33.103 --> 54:36.171 I'm more of a traditionalist than I was willing to admit. 54:36.172 --> 54:40.209 And it blinded me from seeing what can be. 54:40.210 --> 54:43.579 What if by reexamining the past, 54:43.580 --> 54:46.683 we become something entirely new? 54:47.684 --> 54:49.485 Should Betazed rejoin, 54:49.486 --> 54:51.920 the Federation will build its new seat of government 54:51.921 --> 54:54.224 not in Paris, where it once stood... 54:55.225 --> 54:57.127 ...but on Betazed. 54:59.462 --> 55:03.833 You suggested that actions speak louder than words. 55:04.634 --> 55:07.736 Should Betazed lower her walls, we will be there, 55:07.737 --> 55:09.838 with equal investment in building 55:09.839 --> 55:14.010 and protecting a future we both desperately need. 56:01.558 --> 56:02.791 Yes. 56:21.845 --> 56:25.914 Starfleet intelligence reached Goja V an hour ago. 56:25.915 --> 56:29.218 It's a place where people might want to disappear. 56:29.219 --> 56:30.819 No central authority. 56:30.820 --> 56:32.755 Gangs, mostly. It's pretty rough. 56:32.756 --> 56:36.825 But we found an encrypted flight manifest 56:36.826 --> 56:38.360 with your mom's name on it. 56:38.361 --> 56:41.430 Headed to the Romov Sector, three months ago. 56:42.999 --> 56:45.401 Anisha made it off Goja V. 56:45.402 --> 56:47.871 She's out there somewhere. 56:48.671 --> 56:49.938 I've given you access 56:49.939 --> 56:52.374 to all the comms channels I can access. 56:52.375 --> 56:56.613 If she's sending messages, it'll be on there somewhere. 56:57.680 --> 57:01.417 So this is a guilt Band-Aid? 57:01.418 --> 57:03.486 Does it matter? 57:05.555 --> 57:07.791 Dismissed. 57:18.201 --> 57:19.436 Hey, kid. 57:38.788 --> 57:41.323 Well, it's been another great day 57:41.324 --> 57:42.958 at Starfleet Academy. 57:42.959 --> 57:44.293 Reminder to all cadets 57:44.294 --> 57:46.629 that curfew is at 2200 hours. 57:47.430 --> 57:50.633 If you're planning on breaking that, do not. 57:51.468 --> 57:55.305 Sleep well. And see you tomorrow, fellow travelers. 57:57.340 --> 57:58.841 Push! Huzzah! 57:58.842 --> 58:00.409 I go here now, roomie! 58:00.410 --> 58:03.011 - Huzzah! Come on! - Whoo! 58:03.012 --> 58:04.913 I'm your third, baby! 58:04.914 --> 58:07.649 We're roommates, bro. Starfleet for life! 58:07.650 --> 58:08.984 My dad let me stay. 58:08.985 --> 58:10.819 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 58:10.820 --> 58:12.120 Is Tarima here, too? 58:12.121 --> 58:14.190 Nah. She chose the War College, bruh. 58:15.091 --> 58:16.458 What? Why? 58:16.459 --> 58:18.360 I don't talk to dudes about my sister, man. 58:18.361 --> 58:20.897 Creepy. She asked me to give you this, actually. 58:21.798 --> 58:22.798 Caleb. 58:22.799 --> 58:25.901 Cay, Cale, Cal? Beeble? 58:25.902 --> 58:27.503 - Stop. Stop. - Beeble! 58:27.504 --> 58:29.037 - I love you, bro, I was just playing. - Don't touch me. 58:29.038 --> 58:31.273 Okay, we'll get there. 58:31.274 --> 58:32.941 Straight back in, come on. 58:32.942 --> 58:35.210 Yeah. You know what? That trophy's pretty tight. 58:35.211 --> 58:37.346 Fought a guy with three legs for that back on Khionia. 58:37.347 --> 58:38.680 Did he have any hands? 58:38.681 --> 58:39.982 Yeah, he did have hands. 58:39.983 --> 58:41.483 - Two big meaty hands. - Oof! 58:41.484 --> 58:42.684 That's what I'm talking about. 58:42.685 --> 58:44.152 All right. I think I'm gonna take 58:44.153 --> 58:46.188 more of a minimalist approach to my space. 58:46.189 --> 58:48.156 Yeah, is that some kind of hack for better focus? 58:48.157 --> 58:49.892 No, it's more that everything I touch, I break. 58:49.893 --> 58:51.360 Just obliterate. 58:51.361 --> 58:52.995 What about that one? 58:52.996 --> 58:54.496 My bad. 58:54.497 --> 58:56.565 It was my grandmother's-- was very rare-- but it's okay. 58:56.566 --> 58:59.134 It's kind of wild that you got to see what I'm talking about 58:59.135 --> 59:00.369 in real time. It happened, like... 59:00.370 --> 59:01.803 It's okay. 59:01.804 --> 59:04.640 You know, man, all my trophies are mental. 59:04.641 --> 59:05.874 You know, I award them to myself. 59:05.875 --> 59:07.309 Like, "Good job, Ocam, 59:07.310 --> 59:09.211 you got the wake-up-on-time award today." 59:09.212 --> 59:12.414 Or, "Congrats, Ocam, you ate a nutritious meal." 59:12.415 --> 59:14.383 - What are you doing? - What are you doing? 59:14.384 --> 59:17.152 Tuck and fold. Okay? Tuck and fold. Underneath. 59:17.153 --> 59:18.387 It's self-love. 59:18.388 --> 59:20.355 It's my version of, like, self-love. 59:20.356 --> 59:22.224 Here. 59:22.225 --> 59:23.759 Tuck, fold. 59:23.760 --> 59:26.361 - Bros making bros' beds. - You want that line straight. 59:26.362 --> 59:27.529 Love to see it! 59:27.530 --> 59:28.765 Let's make a fort, guys! 59:33.469 --> 59:36.338 Captioning sponsored by CBS 59:36.339 --> 59:39.776 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org