WEBVTT 00:30.296 --> 00:31.997 Hello? 00:31.998 --> 00:34.200 Are you out there? 00:35.168 --> 00:37.069 Are you listening? 00:37.070 --> 00:40.739 I hope so because you're the only person 00:40.740 --> 00:44.910 who could possibly understand my crazy story. 00:48.648 --> 00:50.583 ♪ Let's go ♪ 00:51.351 --> 00:53.385 ♪ Ladies and gentlemen ♪ 00:53.386 --> 00:55.889 ♪ Let's begin ♪ 00:57.624 --> 00:58.991 ♪ Whoo! ♪ 00:58.992 --> 01:01.126 It all started a week ago. 01:01.127 --> 01:04.096 But wait, before I can tell you what happened, 01:04.097 --> 01:06.232 let's start with some context. 01:07.167 --> 01:09.234 In the last thousand years, 01:09.235 --> 01:12.037 the Federation has encountered 01:12.038 --> 01:16.075 4,633 sentient species. 01:19.345 --> 01:22.682 That's over 37 trillion individuals. 01:23.750 --> 01:28.754 In all those life-forms, there's only ever been one me. 01:28.755 --> 01:30.422 One Series Acclimation Mil. 01:30.423 --> 01:32.425 One Sam. 01:34.027 --> 01:36.261 ♪ Ladies and gentlemen ♪ 01:36.262 --> 01:38.263 ♪ Let's go ♪ 01:38.264 --> 01:40.467 Isn't that amazing? 01:41.434 --> 01:42.901 ♪ Let's begin ♪ 01:42.902 --> 01:45.504 In all space and time, I'm unique. 01:45.505 --> 01:47.272 ♪ Whoo! ♪ 01:47.273 --> 01:49.109 ♪ Let's begin. ♪ 01:49.909 --> 01:52.277 I was created 217 days ago 01:52.278 --> 01:53.912 on a world called Kasq and I'm the only 01:53.913 --> 01:55.682 photonic cadet at the Academy. 01:58.918 --> 01:59.952 - Hey, Sam. - Hi. 01:59.953 --> 02:01.120 - Sammenhammer. - Ah! 02:01.121 --> 02:02.788 - Samurai. - Genesis. 02:02.789 --> 02:04.089 Samburger. 02:04.090 --> 02:05.958 - Jay-Den. - Samerooni. 02:05.959 --> 02:07.293 Darem. 02:08.328 --> 02:11.230 I've been greeted by some version of my name 02:11.231 --> 02:13.098 684 times 02:13.099 --> 02:15.601 in the 97 days that I've been here. 02:15.602 --> 02:17.904 Queen Sam Samallina. 02:19.239 --> 02:21.006 Of Samonita. 02:32.118 --> 02:33.652 That's my favorite. 02:33.653 --> 02:36.856 I am Kasq's future emissary to the Federation. 02:40.927 --> 02:42.661 Which, as you know, is a really big job 02:42.662 --> 02:44.631 made up of lots of smaller jobs. 02:45.431 --> 02:47.533 Maintaining peace, 02:47.534 --> 02:49.835 diplomatic relations, 02:49.836 --> 02:52.004 resolving conflicts. 02:52.005 --> 02:53.972 - Oh! - Being an emissary is hard. 02:53.973 --> 02:56.808 And from what I can tell, it doesn't always go so well. 02:56.809 --> 02:59.178 Like right now, one of my main jobs 02:59.179 --> 03:01.447 is to explain organics to my Makers. 03:03.583 --> 03:06.351 But that's not always so easy. 03:06.352 --> 03:08.086 Look. 03:08.087 --> 03:10.689 My Makers are photonics like me, 03:10.690 --> 03:12.491 but they've never left our world. 03:12.492 --> 03:14.426 Priority One Mission, my dude. 03:14.427 --> 03:16.295 So they need me to explain 03:16.296 --> 03:18.197 everything about organics: 03:18.198 --> 03:20.899 the concept of food, what Starfleet is and why 03:20.900 --> 03:23.869 cadets never refuse Priority One Missions, 03:23.870 --> 03:25.871 even if they really should. 03:25.872 --> 03:28.974 Do it, do it, do it. 03:28.975 --> 03:30.342 Do it... 03:30.343 --> 03:33.913 Darem hates bananas. 03:35.949 --> 03:38.317 He's a Khionian. 03:38.318 --> 03:40.185 His species overproduces 03:40.186 --> 03:42.654 polyphenol oxidase causing high-potassium foods 03:42.655 --> 03:45.424 to rot the minute they are ingested. 03:45.425 --> 03:46.925 Show the doctor. Open. Yeah. Oh. 03:46.926 --> 03:48.927 He knows this, 03:48.928 --> 03:50.562 and yet he still 03:50.563 --> 03:54.400 never checks to make sure the hash is banana-free. 04:00.840 --> 04:02.574 Oh, also? 04:02.575 --> 04:05.077 Khionians vomit glitter. 04:07.513 --> 04:08.914 As I was saying, 04:08.915 --> 04:10.682 my Makers need me to explain 04:10.683 --> 04:12.951 everything about organics. 04:12.952 --> 04:14.353 Problem is... 04:14.354 --> 04:16.788 organics are chaotic, 04:16.789 --> 04:18.490 complex and... 04:18.491 --> 04:21.761 unpredictable. 04:22.562 --> 04:25.197 Series Acclimation Mil. 04:25.198 --> 04:26.465 Oh. 04:26.466 --> 04:27.766 Hi. 04:27.767 --> 04:29.935 These are the guys I was talking about. 04:29.936 --> 04:32.137 We are contacting you for a report. 04:32.138 --> 04:34.673 These are my Makers. 04:34.674 --> 04:37.376 Every week, I report to them on what I've been learning here. 04:37.377 --> 04:40.279 And last week, they started with this. 04:40.280 --> 04:41.680 Please explain the purpose 04:41.681 --> 04:43.548 of your recent course selection. 04:43.549 --> 04:46.118 Oh, I bet I know what this is about. 04:46.119 --> 04:48.688 Is it about my music elective? 04:52.992 --> 04:55.394 A little background: organics created 04:55.395 --> 04:58.797 my species a long time ago, but only saw us as servants. 04:58.798 --> 05:00.732 Not good. 05:00.733 --> 05:03.568 After they left, my Makers became sentient, 05:03.569 --> 05:05.137 built a society, 05:05.138 --> 05:06.972 and now they want to connect with other species, 05:06.973 --> 05:09.308 which would be good, but they're afraid 05:09.309 --> 05:11.243 organics might try to use us again, 05:11.244 --> 05:12.844 which would be bad. 05:12.845 --> 05:14.780 Can we trust organics? 05:14.781 --> 05:16.983 That's what I'm here to find out. 05:18.318 --> 05:21.219 Can I ask why you chose to learn the theremin, Sam? 05:21.220 --> 05:23.789 Well, for one... 05:23.790 --> 05:25.223 music! 05:25.224 --> 05:26.825 What's not to love? 05:26.826 --> 05:29.961 And two, electromagnetic fields creating sound 05:29.962 --> 05:32.631 through the principles of capacitance and heterodyning 05:32.632 --> 05:35.100 just seemed cool. 05:35.101 --> 05:37.202 That's all? 05:37.203 --> 05:40.172 Surely there's a deeper meaning for you? 05:40.173 --> 05:41.373 Yeah, for sure. 05:41.374 --> 05:43.008 Of capacitance or heterodyning? 05:43.009 --> 05:46.179 I'm asking you what the music makes you feel. 05:47.280 --> 05:51.049 What you feel is irrelevant to your mission. 05:51.050 --> 05:53.185 But I thought my mission 05:53.186 --> 05:56.955 was to understand organics so I can explain them to you. 05:56.956 --> 05:58.490 Music will not help us 05:58.491 --> 06:00.025 know that we will be safe 06:00.026 --> 06:01.693 to open our world to them. 06:01.694 --> 06:04.896 Trust me, I'm all in on the mission. 06:04.897 --> 06:06.732 I'm just... 06:06.733 --> 06:09.935 struggling with some of their intangible behaviors. 06:09.936 --> 06:12.637 Define "intangible organic behavior." 06:12.638 --> 06:15.307 Uh, this morning, for instance... 06:15.308 --> 06:18.577 Darem just decided we can't share the atrium. 06:18.578 --> 06:21.213 They were having something called a "turf war" 06:21.214 --> 06:22.614 between us and the War College. 06:22.615 --> 06:23.916 Primitive. 06:25.518 --> 06:27.719 As long as you are infesting 06:27.720 --> 06:29.554 our vastly superior classrooms-- 06:29.555 --> 06:32.391 Because your stupid talking plants ruined our tech lab. 06:32.392 --> 06:34.760 Your failure to anticipate our stupid 06:34.761 --> 06:37.396 talking plants ruined your tech labs, therefore, 06:37.397 --> 06:39.498 you stay on your side of the atrium, 06:39.499 --> 06:41.666 lest your ineffectiveness becomes contagious. 06:41.667 --> 06:43.568 - Oh-- - Okay? You cannot do that. 06:46.372 --> 06:47.840 Jay-Den! 06:49.976 --> 06:51.143 You're in a no-fly zone. 06:51.144 --> 06:52.445 Look, huh? 06:53.413 --> 06:55.281 Cute. 06:58.851 --> 07:00.119 Professor, I-- 07:03.222 --> 07:05.223 Or another example: 07:05.224 --> 07:07.459 organics have this thing called 07:07.460 --> 07:09.529 "desire." 07:10.363 --> 07:11.730 Pupil dilation, 07:11.731 --> 07:13.365 elevated body temperature, 07:13.366 --> 07:15.400 increased blood flow to the face... 07:15.401 --> 07:17.135 and other areas. 07:17.136 --> 07:20.238 All physical indications of that desire, but... 07:20.239 --> 07:22.474 they won't even talk to each other. 07:22.475 --> 07:24.443 Have you engaged in direct inquiries? 07:24.444 --> 07:26.778 As a matter of fact, I have. 07:26.779 --> 07:28.513 Are you ashamed to ask for sex? 07:30.817 --> 07:32.617 - What? - Is that why 07:32.618 --> 07:34.085 you hide your desire? 07:34.086 --> 07:36.555 Do you just walk the halls asking people this stuff? 07:36.556 --> 07:38.757 Your interest is very obvious. 07:38.758 --> 07:41.726 Yeah, but... in a cool way, right? 07:41.727 --> 07:43.195 No, it's not. 07:43.196 --> 07:44.796 Does he think that? 07:44.797 --> 07:47.098 - Anyway, things are a little... - Complicated, you know, 07:47.099 --> 07:49.468 between our schools right now, so I'm just... 07:49.469 --> 07:51.536 - keeping a low profile. - Keeping a low profile. 07:51.537 --> 07:54.973 But your pheromones? 07:57.877 --> 08:00.146 Get out of my face. 08:01.080 --> 08:03.748 Do you see what I'm talking about? 08:03.749 --> 08:05.417 If they can't explain themselves, 08:05.418 --> 08:06.685 how am I supposed to? 08:06.686 --> 08:08.119 The Academy offers 08:08.120 --> 08:10.121 an advanced seminar entitled: 08:10.122 --> 08:12.858 "Confronting the Unexplainable." 08:12.859 --> 08:15.994 We believe you will find all the answers to your questions 08:15.995 --> 08:18.663 in this course. Enroll immediately. 08:18.664 --> 08:20.632 The semester's nearly over. 08:22.602 --> 08:24.903 A-Absolutely. Right away. 08:24.904 --> 08:26.838 I won't let you down. 08:28.040 --> 08:29.708 - At the time... - Oh. 08:29.709 --> 08:32.378 ...I was so frustrated. 08:33.179 --> 08:35.413 But they did start me on the path 08:35.414 --> 08:38.251 that changed my life. 09:05.811 --> 09:08.246 Another emissary. 09:08.247 --> 09:10.216 Like me. 09:11.417 --> 09:13.685 Pretty wild stuff, huh? 09:13.686 --> 09:15.387 Hi. Professor Illa? 09:15.388 --> 09:16.721 I'm Sam from Kasq. 09:16.722 --> 09:18.823 I must enroll in your class because I need 09:18.824 --> 09:21.426 to explain the unexplainable this semester. 09:21.427 --> 09:22.894 Ah. 09:22.895 --> 09:24.396 Ambitious. 09:24.397 --> 09:26.531 But it is midterms, you've missed a ton of-- 09:26.532 --> 09:27.799 I can make them up. 09:27.800 --> 09:29.801 - I process data instantly. - I'm sorry. 09:29.802 --> 09:32.103 - Maybe next year. - It's just... 09:32.104 --> 09:33.338 I have a duty. 09:33.339 --> 09:34.573 To Kasq. 09:34.574 --> 09:36.409 This can be my midterm project. 09:37.843 --> 09:39.511 Solving the mystery of Benjamin Sisko. 09:39.512 --> 09:41.180 Okay, let's back up. 09:41.948 --> 09:45.417 Benjamin Sisko was a renowned Starfleet captain, 09:45.418 --> 09:47.586 instrumental in ending the Dominion War, 09:47.587 --> 09:49.487 where he saved billions of lives. 09:49.488 --> 09:52.157 Oh, and he also discovered late in life 09:52.158 --> 09:54.526 that he was created by godlike aliens 09:54.527 --> 09:57.162 and wasn't entirely human. 09:57.163 --> 09:59.331 What I'm saying is... 09:59.332 --> 10:01.766 there's a lot here. 10:01.767 --> 10:03.935 Like, a lot. 10:03.936 --> 10:06.137 Solving the mystery isn't why we study him. 10:06.138 --> 10:07.806 Can it be why I study him? 10:07.807 --> 10:10.209 I've never known another emissary. 10:11.711 --> 10:12.978 Hmm. 10:12.979 --> 10:15.246 You don't do well with ambiguity, do you? 10:15.247 --> 10:16.781 Mm-mm. 10:16.782 --> 10:18.416 I'll tell you what. 10:18.417 --> 10:20.919 You solve this mystery... 10:20.920 --> 10:23.122 you can teach the class. 10:24.123 --> 10:25.958 And that's when I decided... 10:26.892 --> 10:29.996 ...it's time to figure out what happened to Benjamin Sisko. 12:23.843 --> 12:25.877 Okay, guys, I need your help 12:25.878 --> 12:28.213 to figure out what happened to Benjamin Sisko. 12:28.214 --> 12:30.549 I thought we'd start simple. 12:32.251 --> 12:34.052 Benjamin Lafayette Sisko 12:34.053 --> 12:36.855 was a Starfleet captain who commanded Deep Space 9 12:36.856 --> 12:39.424 near the planet Bajor in the 24th century. 12:39.425 --> 12:42.494 The Bajorans believed that Sisko was 12:42.495 --> 12:44.596 the emissary of the Prophets. 12:44.597 --> 12:47.465 Emissary is a very important job. 12:47.466 --> 12:49.668 Pause, please. 12:51.137 --> 12:54.607 Define "Prophets" in this context. 12:55.441 --> 12:58.109 The Prophets are godlike aliens 12:58.110 --> 12:59.477 who the Bajorans worshipped, 12:59.478 --> 13:01.412 who lived in the Celestial Temple. 13:01.413 --> 13:04.716 Though he was a man of science, and initially skeptical, 13:04.717 --> 13:06.684 Sisko embraced his role as the emissary, 13:06.685 --> 13:08.920 rescuing Bajor from countless threats. 13:08.921 --> 13:11.356 The greatest of which... 13:11.357 --> 13:12.924 ...were the evil Pagh-Wraiths, 13:12.925 --> 13:16.394 who were intent on Bajor's total destruction. 13:16.395 --> 13:18.163 In 2375, 13:18.164 --> 13:21.833 he confronted them at the Great Fire Caves. 13:21.834 --> 13:24.402 He was never seen again. 13:24.403 --> 13:26.471 This is a children's book? 13:26.472 --> 13:28.306 Damn, Bajoran kids don't play. 13:28.307 --> 13:30.275 But wait, that's not the end. 13:30.276 --> 13:33.411 According to Bajoran scripture, Sisko was taken directly 13:33.412 --> 13:35.380 from the Fire Caves 13:35.381 --> 13:37.015 to the Celestial Temple, 13:37.016 --> 13:40.351 where he still lives with the Prophets as a guardian of Bajor. 13:40.352 --> 13:42.188 So... 13:43.622 --> 13:46.858 ...what do we think really happened to Benjamin Sisko? 13:46.859 --> 13:49.828 Well, he must be dead. 13:49.829 --> 13:51.529 Right? Between the fire 13:51.530 --> 13:53.698 - and the red guys? - It's wild. 13:53.699 --> 13:56.167 My dad said he was this huge hero back in the day, 13:56.168 --> 13:57.602 but Starfleet never found a body, 13:57.603 --> 13:59.237 so they consider him MIA. 13:59.238 --> 14:01.706 MIA? 800 years later? 14:01.707 --> 14:03.708 - Come on. - This is my problem. 14:03.709 --> 14:06.044 I have to prove that he's either dead or still alive 14:06.045 --> 14:07.879 - with the Prophets. - Why? 14:07.880 --> 14:10.682 Because I want to be a great emissary like Sisko. 14:10.683 --> 14:13.618 And to do that, I need to get into this class. 14:13.619 --> 14:16.721 But this way he's Schrödinger's prophet. 14:16.722 --> 14:18.489 Everybody wins. 14:18.490 --> 14:19.858 It's not that deep, Sam. 14:19.859 --> 14:21.993 Proving that a human either combusted or exists 14:21.994 --> 14:24.996 on a multidimensional plane with non-corporeal entities 14:24.997 --> 14:26.164 isn't deep? 14:26.165 --> 14:27.732 Dude was an emissary, okay? 14:27.733 --> 14:29.367 Guys like this always end up dead 14:29.368 --> 14:30.869 for telling people what they don't want to hear 14:30.870 --> 14:33.204 or for doing crap jobs nobody else will do, 14:33.205 --> 14:35.406 like taking on those fire things. Either way... 14:35.407 --> 14:37.408 ...he's dead. 14:37.409 --> 14:39.577 Unless you ask a Bajoran, who will never admit that 14:39.578 --> 14:41.312 'cause then their whole belief system falls apart. 14:41.313 --> 14:43.147 It's not a mystery. 14:43.148 --> 14:44.549 It's a story people tell themselves 14:44.550 --> 14:46.252 to keep the monsters away at night. 14:47.253 --> 14:49.087 Do not listen to him. 14:49.088 --> 14:50.855 Do you know any Bajorans? 14:50.856 --> 14:52.624 No. 14:52.625 --> 14:54.492 Ooh, I just joined Bajor Club. 14:54.493 --> 14:55.693 I'm a joiner. 14:55.694 --> 14:57.696 It's my tragic flaw. 15:06.005 --> 15:07.105 Welcome. 15:07.106 --> 15:08.273 Are you of Bajor? 15:08.274 --> 15:10.074 Thanks. And no, I'm of Kasq. 15:10.075 --> 15:12.744 I'm doing a project on "The Sisko" and I was hoping 15:12.745 --> 15:13.979 that maybe you could poss-- 15:16.048 --> 15:17.615 - Oh, that-that's not-- - Oh. 15:17.616 --> 15:19.017 I-I'm sorry. 15:19.018 --> 15:20.485 I-I just assumed that's how you greet new people. 15:20.486 --> 15:22.720 Uh, your pagh is strong. 15:22.721 --> 15:24.789 Thanks. Yours, too. 15:24.790 --> 15:26.190 I'm assuming. 15:26.191 --> 15:28.593 I'm in a rush, so do you mind if I just...? 15:28.594 --> 15:29.928 Can someone turn the music down? 15:29.929 --> 15:31.497 Thank you. 15:32.598 --> 15:34.265 Can I have everyone's attention? 15:34.266 --> 15:35.967 Please raise your hand 15:35.968 --> 15:38.202 if you have spoken to or seen The Sisko 15:38.203 --> 15:40.071 since he died. 15:40.072 --> 15:41.773 Or supposedly died. 15:41.774 --> 15:43.274 Allegedly. I-I know you have 15:43.275 --> 15:45.944 your scriptures, which are... great. 15:45.945 --> 15:48.713 I'm just looking for something a little more concrete, 15:48.714 --> 15:50.581 or, like, evidence-based or... 15:50.582 --> 15:52.617 something more provable 15:52.618 --> 15:55.454 that isn't just based on nonsense. 16:00.759 --> 16:02.927 It says here you pulled someone's ear 16:02.928 --> 16:06.097 and yelled, "Prove to me he's still alive." 16:06.098 --> 16:07.298 I misread the situation. 16:07.299 --> 16:09.834 Believe me, not a fatal error. 16:09.835 --> 16:11.503 Sit. 16:12.237 --> 16:14.572 When I lived on Bajor, Sisko 16:14.573 --> 16:16.174 was like a god to them. 16:16.175 --> 16:19.344 They don't even show images of him anymore because 16:19.345 --> 16:22.880 they believe he's transcended human form. 16:22.881 --> 16:25.850 Like a god, like a man, like a prophet. 16:25.851 --> 16:28.152 People believe all these things are true. 16:28.153 --> 16:29.754 Maybe they are. 16:29.755 --> 16:31.489 Questions reveal the most 16:31.490 --> 16:34.325 about the people who ask them, so keep asking. 16:34.326 --> 16:36.661 You might learn something about yourself. 16:36.662 --> 16:38.496 This isn't about me, Chancellor. 16:38.497 --> 16:39.964 Say more. 16:39.965 --> 16:43.434 My Makers sent me here to understand organics. 16:43.435 --> 16:46.537 It's been a long time since they've been around them, 16:46.538 --> 16:48.806 and it was kind of rough 16:48.807 --> 16:50.475 for them back then. 16:50.476 --> 16:52.810 They don't trust you, any of you. 16:52.811 --> 16:54.312 But they want to, they just need 16:54.313 --> 16:56.681 to understand how to integrate with organics now. 16:56.682 --> 16:57.915 And if it's even possible. 16:57.916 --> 17:00.352 You have a unique circumstance. 17:01.186 --> 17:04.455 You're here to dream for your entire world. 17:04.456 --> 17:07.025 Some of our students come to Starfleet Academy 17:07.026 --> 17:08.760 to live out their own dreams. 17:08.761 --> 17:10.528 But you're dreaming us up, kid. 17:10.529 --> 17:13.731 You have to know who you are to do that. 17:13.732 --> 17:17.236 It's... crucial, actually. 17:18.137 --> 17:20.471 But how do I do that unless--? 17:20.472 --> 17:22.640 Captain Ake, you have 17:22.641 --> 17:24.308 - a message from engineering. - Today is... 17:24.309 --> 17:26.711 not a lunch day. 17:26.712 --> 17:28.780 Have you tried the Sisko Museum? 17:28.781 --> 17:30.815 - Mm-mm. - It's in New Orleans, 17:30.816 --> 17:33.284 but you can access the exhibits virtually. 17:33.285 --> 17:36.422 Now I got to go deal with this. 17:42.494 --> 17:45.196 The Sisko... 17:45.197 --> 17:47.066 Museum. 17:48.567 --> 17:49.968 Kelrec? 17:51.203 --> 17:52.838 Kelrec! 17:55.841 --> 17:57.443 Care to tell me... 17:58.777 --> 18:02.313 ...why the entire SFA power grid is down? 18:02.314 --> 18:04.650 I decline to answer. 18:06.151 --> 18:09.287 Sorry, am I reading this right? 18:09.288 --> 18:10.721 You're heating the ocean? 18:10.722 --> 18:12.156 Just a small lagoon therein. 18:12.157 --> 18:13.491 Now if you'll excuse me-- 18:13.492 --> 18:16.094 Using unauthorized alien tech to boil... 18:16.095 --> 18:18.429 - Gently heat. - ...the Pacific Ocean? 18:18.430 --> 18:19.965 A small lagoon therein. 18:21.033 --> 18:23.469 I do not answer to you. 18:29.775 --> 18:32.376 I'm hosting an important visitor. 18:32.377 --> 18:34.745 Chancellor Amal, from the planet Alpherat. 18:34.746 --> 18:35.780 Hot date? 18:35.781 --> 18:37.382 Explains the sweat. 18:40.619 --> 18:42.019 As you very well know, 18:42.020 --> 18:44.288 the Alpherati are brilliant military strategists 18:44.289 --> 18:46.224 with an impressive training academy. 18:46.225 --> 18:47.925 Chancellor Amal reached out to me 18:47.926 --> 18:50.394 about a possible collaboration between our institutions. 18:50.395 --> 18:51.562 Quite an honor. 18:51.563 --> 18:53.631 And she needs the ocean hot? Why? 18:53.632 --> 18:55.400 For her fleet of fire eels. 18:56.201 --> 18:57.301 - Her what? - Sensitive creatures 18:57.302 --> 18:58.569 who can't handle the cold. 18:58.570 --> 18:59.904 The Alpherati bring them everywhere 18:59.905 --> 19:01.839 - for security. - Eels? For security? 19:01.840 --> 19:04.675 What if the chancellor needs protecting on land? 19:04.676 --> 19:06.177 That's, uh-- 19:06.178 --> 19:08.647 Uh... 19:09.515 --> 19:10.781 I don't know. 19:10.782 --> 19:11.816 Wait. 19:11.817 --> 19:13.484 You said she reached out to you? 19:13.485 --> 19:15.553 - Mm-hmm. - The Alpherati never reach out. 19:15.554 --> 19:18.422 Well, perhaps she's impressed with the War College's success 19:18.423 --> 19:21.526 despite our recently depleted resources. 19:21.527 --> 19:23.394 Look, I don't have time for this. 19:23.395 --> 19:25.830 I have to prepare a traditional Alpherati dinner 19:25.831 --> 19:27.632 involving something called a Kometa, 19:27.633 --> 19:29.800 and I still haven't chosen a wine. 19:29.801 --> 19:31.936 What says "tactical prowess," a Cab 19:31.937 --> 19:33.971 - or a Pinot Blanc? - Kelrec! 19:33.972 --> 19:35.506 You're losing it. 19:35.507 --> 19:37.108 Heating the ocean? 19:37.109 --> 19:39.143 Making it so my teachers can't do their jobs? 19:39.144 --> 19:41.846 A medically worrying amount of sweat. 19:41.847 --> 19:43.114 Sit down. 19:43.115 --> 19:44.749 Let me make you some tea. 19:44.750 --> 19:47.585 You wouldn't even know where to begin. 19:47.586 --> 19:50.955 I've done hundreds of diplomatic dinners. 19:50.956 --> 19:52.390 You fix my power, 19:52.391 --> 19:54.593 I'll show you how to wow the chancellor. 19:55.460 --> 19:56.627 You'll help me? 19:56.628 --> 19:58.763 Why? 19:58.764 --> 20:01.499 Goodness of my heart? Brain parasite? 20:01.500 --> 20:03.134 Okay. 20:03.135 --> 20:06.003 I feel bad about the Vitus Reflux debacle. 20:06.004 --> 20:08.039 How are those plants, by the way? 20:08.040 --> 20:09.774 They should be in the off-gassing stage. 20:09.775 --> 20:14.346 They are fine and I do not wish to discuss the off-gassing. 20:15.113 --> 20:17.348 Maybe I'm tired of being enemies. 20:17.349 --> 20:20.618 This animosity isn't good for our cadets, either. 20:20.619 --> 20:22.320 Have you seen the atrium? 20:22.321 --> 20:24.388 How can we expect them to coexist, 20:24.389 --> 20:26.657 when all we see in each other are... 20:26.658 --> 20:29.228 depleted resources? 20:33.265 --> 20:35.567 You can trust me. 20:44.643 --> 20:46.544 Your hand is very sweaty. 20:46.545 --> 20:48.379 Great! 20:48.380 --> 20:51.749 Dress rehearsal for the Alpherati Soup Ritual tonight. 20:51.750 --> 20:53.551 Wait, soup? 20:53.552 --> 20:55.253 1900 hours, my office. 20:55.254 --> 20:56.921 I'll fill the other roles. 20:56.922 --> 20:59.124 What other roles? 21:05.731 --> 21:07.832 Good morning, fellow travelers. 21:07.833 --> 21:09.834 Friendly reminder that fitness and stamina assessments 21:09.835 --> 21:12.503 will begin at 0900 in the gymnasium. 21:12.504 --> 21:15.941 Caffeine is allowed. Excuses are not. 21:17.109 --> 21:21.379 Welcome to the virtual access portal 21:21.380 --> 21:24.316 for the Benjamin Sisko Museum. 21:26.218 --> 21:27.952 Greetings, visitor. 21:27.953 --> 21:32.424 Here you will learn about the life of the man himself. 21:34.559 --> 21:37.295 Husband, father, 21:37.296 --> 21:39.497 Starfleet officer, 21:39.498 --> 21:42.166 and the importance of his role 21:42.167 --> 21:46.037 as emissary to the Prophets of Bajor. 21:46.038 --> 21:48.939 "The chosen one"? 21:48.940 --> 21:51.943 Please select your topic of interest. 21:54.313 --> 21:56.547 The Sisko was created by the Prophets 21:56.548 --> 22:00.818 to be their emissary to the people of Bajor. 22:00.819 --> 22:04.255 His mother Sarah was both human and prophet, 22:04.256 --> 22:06.390 so his path was predetermined 22:06.391 --> 22:09.560 long before he was the emissary. 22:09.561 --> 22:10.995 So, what, 22:10.996 --> 22:13.165 we just have to do what we're told? 22:14.199 --> 22:16.234 No matter what? 22:21.606 --> 22:23.541 Please approach an item of interest 22:23.542 --> 22:26.777 to learn more about its importance. 22:26.778 --> 22:29.880 Benjamin Sisko enjoyed a sport called baseball, 22:29.881 --> 22:33.250 an ancient Earth game of tactics, strategy 22:33.251 --> 22:35.454 and athletic prowess. 22:37.155 --> 22:39.357 This is one of the original Orbs 22:39.358 --> 22:43.928 gifted by the Prophets to the citizens of Bajor. 22:43.929 --> 22:47.565 It enabled users to feel connected to the Prophets 22:47.566 --> 22:49.734 and communicate with them. 22:49.735 --> 22:53.537 So, kind of like an interdimensional comms badge 22:53.538 --> 22:56.440 that lets you talk to the Prophets. 22:56.441 --> 22:59.143 Hmm. 22:59.144 --> 23:00.745 Worth a shot. 23:02.981 --> 23:04.148 Dear Sisko. 23:04.149 --> 23:05.583 The Sisko. 23:05.584 --> 23:07.986 O Captain, my Captain. 23:09.287 --> 23:10.788 I am Sam. 23:10.789 --> 23:13.924 I'm not sure if I'm even allowed to ask you anything, 23:13.925 --> 23:16.794 but, well, I'm an emissary. 23:16.795 --> 23:18.296 Like you. 23:21.199 --> 23:23.201 But I'm failing at it. 23:24.002 --> 23:25.970 My Makers have been alone for so long, 23:25.971 --> 23:27.805 they're counting on me to know 23:27.806 --> 23:29.473 how to communicate with organics. 23:29.474 --> 23:31.676 To make sure we'll be safe with them. 23:32.511 --> 23:35.781 How do I become what my Makers need me to be? 23:36.515 --> 23:41.052 How do I understand the organic experience enough to... 23:42.788 --> 23:46.491 You can't hear me, can you? 24:02.974 --> 24:04.775 Here you can learn more 24:04.776 --> 24:07.546 about Benjamin Sisko's family lineage. 24:13.652 --> 24:15.686 You were his son. 24:15.687 --> 24:18.923 Please make your selection from the Starfleet Academy 24:18.924 --> 24:21.725 lecture series archives. 24:21.726 --> 24:24.995 What made your father a great emissary? 24:24.996 --> 24:26.664 That's funny. 24:26.665 --> 24:30.001 I didn't know him as "the emissary." 24:30.802 --> 24:33.971 But if you want to know what made him a great man, 24:33.972 --> 24:35.372 how much time do you got? 24:35.373 --> 24:38.709 I knew a man that loved baseball, 24:38.710 --> 24:42.580 a man who would knock out a Q without thinking twice. 24:42.581 --> 24:48.552 I knew a man who always championed me, 24:48.553 --> 24:50.554 especially in my writing. 24:50.555 --> 24:53.624 I know his recipes, his passions, 24:53.625 --> 24:56.060 and the example he set for me as a father, 24:56.061 --> 24:59.530 so that when I became a father myself, 24:59.531 --> 25:04.902 I was able to love my children the way he loved me. 25:04.903 --> 25:07.204 And teach them how to make a mean gumbo. 25:07.205 --> 25:12.710 I imagine all of those things made him a good emissary too, 25:12.711 --> 25:15.279 but you'd have to ask the Prophets about that. 25:20.485 --> 25:22.787 Wish I could've known you. 25:27.826 --> 25:29.793 Specialist Krebbs, 25:29.794 --> 25:31.795 your Talaxian Furfly is now consuming its own fur. 25:31.796 --> 25:34.965 It's disgusting. Please advise. 25:34.966 --> 25:36.233 So, this is still happening? 25:36.234 --> 25:37.801 I've processed every bit 25:37.802 --> 25:40.471 of factual information about Benjamin Sisko that exists. 25:40.472 --> 25:41.839 Uh-huh. 25:41.840 --> 25:43.374 But it's not enough to solve this mystery. 25:43.375 --> 25:45.676 That's intense. And cool. 25:45.677 --> 25:47.144 - Thank you. - But I did warn you 25:47.145 --> 25:48.679 - it wasn't solvable. - I still think it is. 25:48.680 --> 25:50.180 But I need to ask you something first. 25:50.181 --> 25:51.515 - Quickly. - I found a recording 25:51.516 --> 25:53.117 of his son Jake. 25:53.118 --> 25:55.619 And here's his dad, one of the greatest emissaries ever, 25:55.620 --> 25:57.655 but all Jake wanted to do is talk about 25:57.656 --> 25:59.757 how much his dad loves gumbo. 25:59.758 --> 26:02.026 Where are you on the tomato debate? 26:02.027 --> 26:03.594 Well, I don't eat, so it's kind of-- 26:03.595 --> 26:05.029 To tomato or not to tomato 26:05.030 --> 26:07.932 is a hot-button issue in gumbo circles. 26:07.933 --> 26:09.967 For some, it's a necessity. 26:09.968 --> 26:12.002 - Others claim a sacrilege. - Oh. 26:12.003 --> 26:13.404 Neither is a fact, 26:13.405 --> 26:15.372 but people cling hard to their sides. 26:15.373 --> 26:16.907 - Oh. - Now, Benjamin 26:16.908 --> 26:19.209 learned to make gumbo at his father's restaurant, 26:19.210 --> 26:20.778 Sisko's Creole Kitchen. 26:20.779 --> 26:23.681 Considered the tomato such a gumbo staple, 26:23.682 --> 26:25.349 he grew them in his quarters. 26:25.350 --> 26:29.954 A choice, one of many, that made him who he was. 26:29.955 --> 26:33.023 So, you're saying... 26:33.024 --> 26:37.027 You are not going to solve this mystery with facts alone. 26:37.028 --> 26:39.530 So, if our choices determine who we are, 26:39.531 --> 26:42.200 what determines our choices? 26:44.302 --> 26:47.004 What we love. Tomatoes. 26:47.005 --> 26:49.873 Tomatoes. And lots of other things. 26:49.874 --> 26:53.043 One thing the man was not short on was love. 26:53.044 --> 26:55.312 Yeah. So can I join your class now? 26:55.313 --> 26:56.381 No. 26:57.182 --> 27:01.352 Again, I don't eat, but that seemed wrong. 27:01.353 --> 27:03.355 Hmm. 27:10.161 --> 27:12.096 Yeah, so I get the solution. It's the equation... 27:12.097 --> 27:14.698 Need a midterm study break? 27:14.699 --> 27:16.000 Yeah, I know this stuff anyway. 27:16.001 --> 27:17.234 Ah... 27:17.235 --> 27:19.536 What is that? 27:19.537 --> 27:20.871 It smells amazing. 27:20.872 --> 27:23.007 - The amazing-est. - Gumbo, 27:23.008 --> 27:26.243 étouffée, aubergine stew, all from the menu 27:26.244 --> 27:28.579 at Sisko's family restaurant, which I can't eat, 27:28.580 --> 27:30.481 so I need you to describe it for me. 27:30.482 --> 27:34.551 My mouth is on fire, and I never want it to go out. 27:34.552 --> 27:36.253 It's like crunchy love on a plate. 27:36.254 --> 27:37.721 Fried dough and sugar are some of the few things 27:37.722 --> 27:39.990 in life that buy immediate stress relief. 27:39.991 --> 27:41.191 Gimme, gimme, gimme. 27:41.192 --> 27:42.760 Mmm. If you give me access 27:42.761 --> 27:44.194 to your primary system, maybe I can figure out 27:44.195 --> 27:46.096 - a way for you to taste stuff. - Ooh. 27:46.097 --> 27:47.532 Okay. 27:48.366 --> 27:49.566 - Mmm. - Whoo! 27:49.567 --> 27:50.868 My life is literally changing. 27:50.869 --> 27:52.503 I mean this strictly as a friend: 27:52.504 --> 27:54.339 this is incredibly sexy. 27:55.240 --> 27:56.408 Um... 27:57.275 --> 27:58.776 Try this. 27:58.777 --> 28:00.577 - Oh, wow. - Yeah. 28:00.578 --> 28:01.779 - Like it? - Yeah. 28:01.780 --> 28:05.149 - Keep. Keep. - Oh. Purple. 28:05.150 --> 28:07.385 Mm... 28:08.787 --> 28:11.088 Is that supposed to be a scarf? 28:11.089 --> 28:12.489 Ooh. 28:12.490 --> 28:14.492 Um... Okay. 28:18.430 --> 28:21.632 Why-why do I hear a marching band?! 28:35.180 --> 28:37.448 Give me some time, I'll figure it out. 28:37.449 --> 28:39.016 Do you want to send it to my PADD? 28:39.017 --> 28:40.651 Yeah. 28:40.652 --> 28:43.020 - Is that raktajino? - Yeah. 28:43.021 --> 28:46.423 Ah, glorious day. Klingons invented it. 28:46.424 --> 28:48.058 - Leave some for me. - Is it good? 28:48.059 --> 28:49.728 I-I made some changes. 28:50.595 --> 28:52.563 Uh, no. 28:52.564 --> 28:55.699 It's horrendous. I respect that you tried. 28:55.700 --> 28:58.936 Uh, I researched Sisko for you and found something interesting 28:58.937 --> 29:00.137 - about his son. - Jake? 29:00.138 --> 29:01.672 Yes. He's a renowned author. 29:01.673 --> 29:05.008 Rumor is, he was writing a book, Anslem, 29:05.009 --> 29:07.010 which is Bajoran for "father." 29:07.011 --> 29:12.216 I know, but no one seems to know if he ever finished it. 29:12.217 --> 29:14.451 I know a cadet bar where Sisko used to hang out. 29:14.452 --> 29:17.721 Think he got punched there by a Vulcan once. 29:17.722 --> 29:18.889 Hold up. 29:18.890 --> 29:21.225 There's a cadet bar here? 29:21.226 --> 29:22.460 Kind of. 29:25.063 --> 29:28.766 Okay, so, The Launching Pad? Long gone. 29:28.767 --> 29:33.470 But pretty much in the exact same spot is the aptly named... 29:33.471 --> 29:36.240 Oh, The Academy. I love that place. 29:36.241 --> 29:38.776 What? It's my first planet. I explore. 29:38.777 --> 29:40.744 How am I finding out this late that you're cool? 29:40.745 --> 29:42.646 You want to go? 29:42.647 --> 29:44.715 It's cadet night every Friday during midterms. 29:44.716 --> 29:45.916 Priority One Mission? 29:45.917 --> 29:48.152 - I'm in. - I'm, I'm... 29:48.153 --> 29:49.653 You know I'm in. 29:49.654 --> 29:51.822 I am trying to walk in Sisko's footsteps. 29:51.823 --> 29:54.392 And some of the best footsteps lead to bars. 30:00.999 --> 30:03.100 Series Acclimation Mil. 30:03.101 --> 30:06.904 You are not yet enrolled in the seminar we requested. 30:06.905 --> 30:09.840 That's exactly what I'm trying... Forget it. 30:09.841 --> 30:13.177 Be advised: if you fail in your mission 30:13.178 --> 30:15.212 to understand organics, you will be of no use to us. 30:15.213 --> 30:18.248 You will return to Kasq and all contact with organics 30:18.249 --> 30:21.585 will cease, forever. 30:21.586 --> 30:24.454 But you can't just drop me in here 30:24.455 --> 30:27.524 and expect me to-- these-these organics... 30:27.525 --> 30:29.960 ...they're my friends. 30:29.961 --> 30:31.428 They're meaningful to me. 30:31.429 --> 30:35.033 This is not for you to determine. 30:36.434 --> 30:38.869 So, either I succeed as your emissary 30:38.870 --> 30:43.040 or I spend the rest of my existence on Kasq, 30:43.041 --> 30:44.708 as a failure. 30:44.709 --> 30:48.745 Away from anyone who cares about me. 30:48.746 --> 30:50.347 You have one more week 30:50.348 --> 30:53.283 to demonstrate your value as our emissary 30:53.284 --> 30:57.689 before we remove you from Starfleet Academy permanently. 31:03.995 --> 31:05.330 Sam. 31:09.467 --> 31:11.735 Sam? You okay? 31:13.972 --> 31:15.739 What happens at bars? 31:15.740 --> 31:17.941 I would very much like to find out. 31:17.942 --> 31:20.577 - Tonight. Let's do it. - Yes, she would. 31:20.578 --> 31:23.414 Mm! 31:26.751 --> 31:28.719 Welcome to the sacred ritual 31:28.720 --> 31:30.654 of the Kometa fish. 31:30.655 --> 31:33.357 We come to the table as strangers, 31:33.358 --> 31:37.194 but upon leaving, may we find ourselves 31:37.195 --> 31:39.763 as friends, not foes. 31:39.764 --> 31:44.501 Uh, is there a third thing we could find ourselves as? 31:44.502 --> 31:46.570 Uh, I'm gonna need to know 31:46.571 --> 31:49.172 when we do and don't use these things. 31:49.173 --> 31:51.875 I must thank you for including me, Nahla. 31:51.876 --> 31:54.811 The Kometa is one of my favorite customs. 31:54.812 --> 31:56.546 - And I have never heard of it. - It's been a while 31:56.547 --> 31:59.883 for me, but everything is written out on our PADDs, 31:59.884 --> 32:02.019 so it shouldn't be hard. 32:02.020 --> 32:05.656 I will play Chancellor Amal. 32:05.657 --> 32:07.824 The Doctor, as our reigning expert, 32:07.825 --> 32:09.860 is our Kometa Sage. 32:09.861 --> 32:13.063 He will provide feedback for how the meal is going. 32:13.064 --> 32:15.532 And Reno, you will play two parts. 32:15.533 --> 32:20.103 Um, the Secrets Guardian and Sacred Gift Pig. 32:20.104 --> 32:22.139 A one-woman ensemble. 32:22.140 --> 32:24.074 Good thing I'm hilarious. 32:24.075 --> 32:25.876 No, Commander, this is a serious ritual. 32:25.877 --> 32:29.146 The Alpherati would find any laughter gravely offensive. 32:29.147 --> 32:31.915 Good news. Kelrec is never funny. 32:31.916 --> 32:33.383 I possess a biting wit. 32:33.384 --> 32:35.419 For the Kometa Soup Ritual 32:35.420 --> 32:39.056 to work, it must be a sober affair. 32:39.057 --> 32:40.624 - Would you stop? - Thank you, Doctor. 32:40.625 --> 32:44.061 Now, what do you appreciate most 32:44.062 --> 32:48.231 about your position as chancellor? 32:48.232 --> 32:50.902 That I answer to no one. 32:51.803 --> 32:53.503 E-Easy, Kelrec. 32:53.504 --> 32:54.671 Allies, remember? 32:54.672 --> 32:56.373 Here's a less loaded question. 32:56.374 --> 33:00.944 What makes the War College successful? 33:00.945 --> 33:05.716 Like the Alpherati, I am a very serious individual. 33:05.717 --> 33:07.250 I believe we succeed by maintaining 33:07.251 --> 33:10.488 strict academic and military rigor. 33:11.622 --> 33:13.256 A fine answer. 33:13.257 --> 33:14.926 And now... 33:16.094 --> 33:17.829 ...time for soup. 33:21.199 --> 33:22.366 "Honored guest, 33:22.367 --> 33:24.034 what..." 33:24.035 --> 33:26.370 No. 33:26.371 --> 33:29.439 "Honored guest, what do you fear?" 33:29.440 --> 33:32.476 I suppose I fear... 33:32.477 --> 33:33.744 Hmm? 33:33.745 --> 33:36.247 ...letting down those I have sworn to protect. 33:37.582 --> 33:40.283 "Well done. And now, 33:40.284 --> 33:44.122 a request from the Gift Pig." 33:45.123 --> 33:47.424 - Oh, right. I'm the pig. - Mm-hmm. 33:47.425 --> 33:49.426 Sorry, I think I'm just really thrown 33:49.427 --> 33:53.463 by the fact that no one has a normal-looking spoon. 33:53.464 --> 33:54.931 - Hey. - I got it. 33:54.932 --> 33:57.234 Um, "Your secret is a gift, 33:57.235 --> 33:58.802 "and your gift 33:58.803 --> 34:03.507 is asking the chancellor for a secret." 34:03.508 --> 34:04.809 What? 34:06.878 --> 34:08.979 Chancellor Amal, 34:08.980 --> 34:11.515 what don't you want me to see? 34:11.516 --> 34:14.484 I don't want you to see my helping you 34:14.485 --> 34:19.289 as in any way strategic, but if I'm honest, it is. 34:19.290 --> 34:21.691 Ah. Honesty. 34:21.692 --> 34:23.160 How refreshing. 34:23.161 --> 34:25.897 It tends to pair well with trust. 34:26.998 --> 34:28.165 What's next? 34:28.166 --> 34:31.601 My PADD says "a musical performance." 34:54.959 --> 34:58.695 Hey! Good to see you again. 34:58.696 --> 35:00.330 Come here. 35:00.331 --> 35:02.766 I figured out how to adjust your processing matrix. 35:02.767 --> 35:04.435 - Want to see? - Yeah. 35:05.470 --> 35:07.404 - Right here. - This will help me taste gumbo? 35:07.405 --> 35:09.406 Ooh, no, no, no. Better than that. 35:09.407 --> 35:11.475 This will get you wasted. Okay? So it'll simulate 35:11.476 --> 35:13.043 how organics feel when we drink, 35:13.044 --> 35:14.744 so euphoria, lowered inhibitions. 35:14.745 --> 35:16.379 All guilt-free. 35:16.380 --> 35:20.283 One tap equals one shot, okay? 35:20.284 --> 35:22.819 I'll never know if I was walking in the footsteps 35:22.820 --> 35:25.689 of the emissaries in this particular moment, 35:25.690 --> 35:27.924 so let's just say I did this for science. 35:27.925 --> 35:29.326 And Kasq. 35:29.327 --> 35:31.728 Like I said, I'm all about the mission. 35:31.729 --> 35:35.065 Uh, that's too many shots. 35:35.066 --> 35:37.702 Why is everybody so squiggly? 35:38.469 --> 35:40.904 No. 35:40.905 --> 35:43.640 No, no, no, no. What the hell is Academy doing here? 35:43.641 --> 35:46.042 This is a deeply unpleasant turn of events. 35:46.043 --> 35:47.811 I see that you have come to colonize 35:47.812 --> 35:51.381 yet another one of our cherished locales. 35:51.382 --> 35:55.585 Aka, you losers ruin everywhere. 35:55.586 --> 35:57.455 Great jackets, guys. 35:59.023 --> 36:00.857 If I were you, I would consider leaving. 36:00.858 --> 36:02.859 - Quickly. - Eat glass, bro. 36:02.860 --> 36:05.061 - You leave. - I concur with Dzolo. 36:05.062 --> 36:07.697 - Eat glass. - This is very dramatic, 36:07.698 --> 36:09.599 and I'm sure has deep meaning for you all, 36:09.600 --> 36:12.802 but I have other customers trying to enjoy the bar. 36:12.803 --> 36:15.006 So let's have a shot and play nice, hmm? 36:19.310 --> 36:21.779 Have fun. 36:24.348 --> 36:25.949 My name is Sam. 36:25.950 --> 36:27.250 Sam... 36:27.251 --> 36:28.752 Hey. 36:28.753 --> 36:30.787 - You okay? - Yeah. 36:30.788 --> 36:32.489 You want to go somewhere else? 36:32.490 --> 36:33.824 No! 36:36.027 --> 36:39.829 We're staying here because this is where Sisko went. 36:39.830 --> 36:41.866 I'm doing this. Mm-hmm. 36:50.841 --> 36:52.976 - Hmm? - Priority One Mission: 36:52.977 --> 36:57.180 stop being a wimp-ass bird boy and just talk to Tarima. 36:57.181 --> 36:59.649 We can all see that you two want to... 37:04.855 --> 37:07.290 - Are you making a panini? - Yeah. 37:07.291 --> 37:08.692 Okay, you're drunk. 37:08.693 --> 37:12.462 I'll talk to Tarima, just... stop doing that. 37:14.999 --> 37:16.366 You have a firm booty, Mir. 37:16.367 --> 37:18.602 So, you ready for Quantum Chem tomorrow? 37:18.603 --> 37:20.804 Uh, definitely not. 37:20.805 --> 37:22.505 No? 37:22.506 --> 37:25.108 I don't know, you seem ready. 37:25.109 --> 37:27.577 You got a capable bearing. 37:27.578 --> 37:29.412 Thank you. 37:29.413 --> 37:33.483 Your bearing is also impressive. 37:33.484 --> 37:35.785 Oh, wow! 37:35.786 --> 37:38.855 - I love love. I love love. - Mm-hmm. 37:38.856 --> 37:42.826 Like, no one does love like organics. 37:42.827 --> 37:44.227 Do you love? But Klingons 37:44.228 --> 37:46.229 is like more, is more... 37:46.230 --> 37:47.631 - Ugh... - Or, like, less is more. 37:47.632 --> 37:49.566 Or like, more is more or-or, like... 37:53.971 --> 37:57.040 I-I love love! 37:57.041 --> 37:59.542 I love love. I love love. I love love. 37:59.543 --> 38:03.413 I love love. Ocam! 38:03.414 --> 38:05.315 I love love! 38:16.560 --> 38:18.595 Beautiful, Kelrec. 38:18.596 --> 38:22.232 Really slow and loud. 38:22.233 --> 38:23.800 - Thank you. - Yes, 38:23.801 --> 38:25.235 you-you played a lot of notes. 38:25.236 --> 38:27.771 Next, an interpretive dance. 38:27.772 --> 38:28.938 - Ugh. - In the interest 38:28.939 --> 38:32.575 of time, let's skip ahead to-- Ah. 38:32.576 --> 38:34.010 Open-Hearted Salute. 38:34.011 --> 38:36.446 That's me, with the assistance of our Chorus. 38:36.447 --> 38:39.849 Hey, uh, look, I don't know if I can do whatever this is. 38:39.850 --> 38:42.419 Oh, it-it's a lovely segment. 38:42.420 --> 38:45.789 The host lists our guests' attributes, 38:45.790 --> 38:48.592 citing why they will make great allies. 38:50.127 --> 38:52.662 Commander Kelrec, 38:52.663 --> 38:55.231 though our philosophies differ, 38:55.232 --> 38:58.568 I know we will find solid ground. 38:58.569 --> 39:01.805 As we look for shared values, 39:01.806 --> 39:06.743 our diversity in thought will be our greatest strength. 39:06.744 --> 39:11.147 Here's to working together to build a bright future 39:11.148 --> 39:14.652 for our two academies. 39:15.953 --> 39:18.088 Thank you, Chancellor Amal. 39:18.089 --> 39:21.826 This evening has surprised me. 39:22.593 --> 39:26.664 I, too, look forward to the future. 39:43.280 --> 39:44.981 I'm sorry, Commander. 39:44.982 --> 39:47.283 Sometimes the fish does that. 39:47.284 --> 39:48.485 I should have known better. 39:48.486 --> 39:50.453 I was a fool to trust any of you. 39:50.454 --> 39:52.188 It's just the fish. 39:52.189 --> 39:54.057 Kelrec, it's the fish. 39:54.058 --> 39:55.692 - We're having fun. - You can't be asked 39:55.693 --> 39:57.794 to take anything seriously for even an hour? 39:57.795 --> 40:00.096 What ridiculous people you all are. 40:00.097 --> 40:01.364 - I take offense to that. - I'm actually okay 40:01.365 --> 40:02.665 with that description. 40:02.666 --> 40:03.933 Forgive us. You can trust me. 40:03.934 --> 40:05.769 Let's get back to our meal. 40:05.770 --> 40:07.270 You speak a great deal about trust 40:07.271 --> 40:10.741 for someone who abandoned Starfleet 15 years ago. 40:15.212 --> 40:16.846 Is that why you never gave me a chance? 40:16.847 --> 40:18.281 You think I abandoned... 40:18.282 --> 40:19.716 You did abandon it. 40:19.717 --> 40:21.351 Tell me something about Lanthanites, Nahla. 40:21.352 --> 40:23.153 What's the point of such a long life 40:23.154 --> 40:24.789 if your memory is this short? 40:43.541 --> 40:45.609 - Hi. - Hi. 40:47.044 --> 40:49.312 You know, I-I'm really enjoying this little game of yours. 40:49.313 --> 40:51.247 - Hmm? - Yeah. 40:51.248 --> 40:53.216 It's like a... 40:53.217 --> 40:58.488 It's like a one-man will he, won't he? 40:58.489 --> 41:00.156 No, it's riveting. 41:00.157 --> 41:02.793 Yeah? It's not really a game, it's more of like a... 41:03.561 --> 41:06.730 ...proximate distance relationship. 41:07.531 --> 41:10.501 Who decided there would be a relationship? 41:14.238 --> 41:17.874 I mean, why bother, you know, 41:17.875 --> 41:20.077 if it's proximate? 41:21.111 --> 41:23.580 I don't know. 41:23.581 --> 41:26.649 Some of my most epic relationships 41:26.650 --> 41:29.953 have been completely imaginary. 41:35.092 --> 41:36.593 I'm more hands-on. 41:36.594 --> 41:38.361 ♪ Hey! ♪ 41:44.068 --> 41:45.635 Gensesis. 41:45.636 --> 41:47.871 - Hmm? - I get it now. 41:47.872 --> 41:52.475 I think The Sisko just wanted to be Ben, you know? 41:52.476 --> 41:55.011 He just wanted to go out with his friends like this, 41:55.012 --> 41:56.746 you know, and have a good time, 41:56.747 --> 41:59.249 and-and be a good dad and build sailboats, 41:59.250 --> 42:01.718 you know, and-and start riots. 42:01.719 --> 42:05.355 Did Sisko start riots I don't know about? 42:05.356 --> 42:08.458 Also, did you call me Gensesis? 42:08.459 --> 42:12.262 The things that he loved were everything to him. 42:12.263 --> 42:14.197 He was ripped away from them. 42:14.198 --> 42:16.332 Who chooses that? Hmm? 42:16.333 --> 42:17.667 I bet the Celestial Temple 42:17.668 --> 42:19.802 doesn't even have shrimp and grits. 42:19.803 --> 42:21.471 Watch. 42:21.472 --> 42:23.473 - Hey, hey, hey, wormhole aliens! - Sam-- 42:23.474 --> 42:25.742 - Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam. Sam. - Mm-hmm. Hmm? 42:25.743 --> 42:27.110 You're drunk right now. 42:27.111 --> 42:29.646 This feeling you're feeling, it's not real. 42:29.647 --> 42:32.148 It is real! I feel so alive. 42:32.149 --> 42:34.117 But being an emissary means 42:34.118 --> 42:37.654 you never get to do what you want to do ever. 42:40.224 --> 42:42.158 Yeah, this is my song! 42:42.159 --> 42:43.459 ♪ One, two, three, four... ♪ 42:43.460 --> 42:45.995 No, no. No, no, no, no. 42:45.996 --> 42:47.497 I guarantee you've never heard this song before. 42:47.498 --> 42:49.499 - Let's go! - Okay. 43:03.614 --> 43:05.081 Hey. It's time to go. 43:05.082 --> 43:07.216 You've clearly had too much. You're slumming it. 43:07.217 --> 43:08.685 You assume the Klingon 43:08.686 --> 43:11.622 - is the one slumming. - Step away, fish stick. 43:15.025 --> 43:16.426 Bar fight! 43:16.427 --> 43:18.328 Just like Sisko! 43:18.329 --> 43:19.729 Don't make me embarrass you, girl. 43:19.730 --> 43:21.598 You okay, Sam? 43:21.599 --> 43:23.667 For the emissaries! 43:26.971 --> 43:28.471 ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ 43:28.472 --> 43:29.839 ♪ I'll find a remedy, pure energy... ♪ 43:44.989 --> 43:47.624 - Um... - Probably not our business? 43:47.625 --> 43:49.959 Caleb, where the hell are you?! 43:49.960 --> 43:51.661 Get your ass in here! 43:59.203 --> 44:02.071 Let me guess. I should see the other guy. 44:02.072 --> 44:04.440 You should see the other guy. 44:07.811 --> 44:10.947 - Are you intoxicated? - Intoxicated with the truth. 44:10.948 --> 44:12.448 Yep, that's my bad. 44:12.449 --> 44:14.818 - Master controls now. - I want to sleep now. 44:21.792 --> 44:23.259 Yeah, she's sober now. 44:23.260 --> 44:24.661 What is a burrito, 44:24.662 --> 44:27.764 and why do I want it right this second? 44:27.765 --> 44:30.667 Return to your quarters right now. 44:30.668 --> 44:32.803 Not you, Sam. 44:33.804 --> 44:36.272 - Bye, girl. - Feel better, Sam. 44:36.273 --> 44:39.776 Are you angry with me, Doctor? 44:39.777 --> 44:43.379 I'm disappointed. I didn't expect this from you. 44:43.380 --> 44:46.582 I did it to solve the mystery of Captain Sisko. 44:46.583 --> 44:50.119 - Captain Sisko? - You knew him? 44:50.120 --> 44:52.121 Sadly, no. 44:52.122 --> 44:56.359 My creator, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, met him once. 44:56.360 --> 45:01.030 And I did become acquainted with his son Jake years later. 45:01.031 --> 45:02.432 Fantastic writer. 45:02.433 --> 45:03.700 You knew Jake? 45:03.701 --> 45:05.368 W-What did he tell you about his father? 45:05.369 --> 45:07.603 How could he bear to lose him like that? 45:07.604 --> 45:10.873 The same way we all learn to live with loss. 45:10.874 --> 45:13.143 Get over it, move on. 45:15.679 --> 45:17.680 You can't just get over something like that. 45:17.681 --> 45:20.684 You can, and you do. 45:22.953 --> 45:24.854 Attention, cadets. 45:24.855 --> 45:27.990 Academy Explorers has announced a trip to Muir Woods. 45:27.991 --> 45:29.692 If you'd like to see some of the oldest 45:29.693 --> 45:31.427 and most majestic trees on Earth, 45:31.428 --> 45:34.931 be at the transfer arches at 0600 hours tomorrow morning, 45:34.932 --> 45:39.035 for some morning wood. 45:39.036 --> 45:41.904 - Where you headed? - To meet Chancellor Amal 45:41.905 --> 45:44.674 - at the Alpherati ship. - Ah. 45:44.675 --> 45:46.809 Thank you for restoring our power. 45:46.810 --> 45:48.044 Things should work when they work. 45:48.045 --> 45:50.012 I'm beginning to understand 45:50.013 --> 45:51.714 you're going to make all of our interactions 45:51.715 --> 45:53.616 as uncomfortable as possible. 45:53.617 --> 45:55.852 - Not for me. - You not keeping your word 45:55.853 --> 45:57.954 doesn't mean I wouldn't keep mine. 45:57.955 --> 45:59.556 Double negative. 46:01.358 --> 46:03.259 I appreciate your honesty. 46:03.260 --> 46:05.729 - Count on it. - Same. 46:14.338 --> 46:17.307 Right. Why would we ride in silence? 46:20.577 --> 46:22.478 Uh... Oh. 46:22.479 --> 46:24.347 - Uh... - So here's the thing. 46:24.348 --> 46:25.715 Yes? 46:25.716 --> 46:29.652 I understand why you feel I abandoned Starfleet. 46:29.653 --> 46:32.221 You've had to live in absolutes. 46:32.222 --> 46:34.924 But if you make a judgment without context, 46:34.925 --> 46:37.760 whether it's me or Chancellor Amal, 46:37.761 --> 46:42.098 you'll have a hell of a time getting people to trust you. 46:42.099 --> 46:44.200 Or your cadets. 46:50.974 --> 46:53.377 How bad was my flute? 46:54.645 --> 46:58.448 It was rough, man. 47:06.790 --> 47:08.491 I failed. 47:08.492 --> 47:10.293 Did you, now? 47:10.294 --> 47:12.029 Congrats. 47:13.163 --> 47:15.965 Well, failure can be fun. 47:15.966 --> 47:18.368 But anyway, talk. What did you learn? 47:20.571 --> 47:23.439 It doesn't matter how Sisko died. 47:23.440 --> 47:25.107 Or if he died. 47:25.108 --> 47:28.978 All I know is that he didn't get to live the life that he wanted. 47:28.979 --> 47:33.783 His entire existence was planned out for him 47:33.784 --> 47:36.519 by-by a bunch of wormhole aliens. 47:36.520 --> 47:40.990 Emissaries who succeed lose everything they love, 47:40.991 --> 47:44.361 and emissaries who fail do, too. 47:45.162 --> 47:47.129 Either way, you're doomed. 47:47.130 --> 47:50.166 So, a lot. 47:50.167 --> 47:51.768 You learned a lot. 47:53.637 --> 47:55.839 I think it's time you see something. 48:04.181 --> 48:05.982 Is that Anslem? 48:05.983 --> 48:09.186 You know it? Oh, of course you do. 48:09.987 --> 48:12.421 So Jake actually wrote it? 48:12.422 --> 48:14.290 But never published it. 48:14.291 --> 48:17.694 It was one of the many ways he kept Benjamin close. 48:18.896 --> 48:20.197 Here. 48:36.980 --> 48:38.748 "Why did it have to be him? 48:38.749 --> 48:40.683 "Why couldn't the Prophets have chosen someone else 48:40.684 --> 48:45.055 as their emissary so that I didn't have to lose my dad?" 48:45.789 --> 48:47.823 I didn't realize until now 48:47.824 --> 48:51.127 that who he was as my father is inseparable 48:51.128 --> 48:53.296 from who he was as an emissary. 48:53.297 --> 48:55.966 There was no one else to do what he did. 48:56.733 --> 49:01.471 He chose and was chosen all at once. 49:04.174 --> 49:05.741 Hi. 49:05.742 --> 49:07.276 Hey, sis. 49:07.277 --> 49:08.878 Are you real? 49:08.879 --> 49:10.579 Do you want me to be? 49:10.580 --> 49:13.282 Mm. You're amazing. 49:13.283 --> 49:16.453 So are you. 49:17.287 --> 49:19.155 Sorry you lost your dad. 49:19.156 --> 49:23.592 I think the Prophets are jerks. 49:23.593 --> 49:26.797 No, they're all right. 49:27.764 --> 49:29.932 Without them, he doesn't exist. 49:29.933 --> 49:32.401 And neither do I. 49:32.402 --> 49:35.237 But it wasn't fair to him. 49:35.238 --> 49:37.341 A life with no real choice. 49:38.208 --> 49:40.444 Can I show you something? 49:47.050 --> 49:49.952 Kendra Valley on Bajor. 49:49.953 --> 49:53.489 My dad bought this land to make a house for us. 49:53.490 --> 49:55.559 He left before he could build it. 49:56.893 --> 49:58.227 That-That's awful. 49:58.228 --> 49:59.962 Not really. 49:59.963 --> 50:02.331 This was right before the Prophets told him 50:02.332 --> 50:03.933 that if he married Kasidy, 50:03.934 --> 50:07.770 he would know nothing but sorrow. 50:07.771 --> 50:09.905 He thought about what they said. 50:09.906 --> 50:11.742 And married her anyway. 50:12.476 --> 50:17.080 He did what the Prophets needed, but he did it his way. 50:19.016 --> 50:21.817 Those last few months with Kasidy and me 50:21.818 --> 50:24.987 were the best we ever had as a family. 50:24.988 --> 50:28.190 The Prophets were wrong sometimes. 50:28.191 --> 50:32.662 As much as they taught him, he taught them, too. 50:33.497 --> 50:37.234 By staying true to himself. 50:39.036 --> 50:40.804 I-I don't, I don't... 50:41.838 --> 50:44.241 I don't think I can be Kasq's emissary. 50:46.676 --> 50:48.512 I get it. 50:50.213 --> 50:53.349 Thing is, emissaries are important. 50:53.350 --> 50:55.317 They build bridges, 50:55.318 --> 50:58.554 they create stability in a universe 50:58.555 --> 51:00.222 that sometimes feels like 51:00.223 --> 51:04.160 all it wants to do is tear itself apart. 51:04.161 --> 51:08.531 But they sacrifice so much. 51:08.532 --> 51:11.667 Everyone makes sacrifices. 51:11.668 --> 51:14.804 My father's saved billions of people. 51:14.805 --> 51:20.376 Sometimes lose-lose is actually win-win. 51:20.377 --> 51:22.878 But what-what if I can't do it? 51:22.879 --> 51:25.382 What if I'm not enough? 51:26.183 --> 51:28.518 You are enough. 51:30.854 --> 51:33.556 My dad told me that so many times. 51:33.557 --> 51:36.893 I just wish I'd listened to him sooner. 51:39.663 --> 51:42.099 Thanks for writing it down. 51:43.733 --> 51:46.236 It's what I was made to do. 51:47.404 --> 51:49.271 So, if I close this-this book, 51:49.272 --> 51:51.975 are-are you just gonna disappear? 51:53.477 --> 51:54.944 I don't know, girl. 51:54.945 --> 51:57.179 I-I thought you were the one controlling all of this. 51:57.180 --> 51:59.548 Oh. 51:59.549 --> 52:02.853 You know all those things that you think he missed? 52:04.087 --> 52:05.655 He didn't. 52:06.423 --> 52:08.291 He was always there. 52:09.259 --> 52:11.294 He never really left us. 52:12.796 --> 52:16.766 I can't prove it, but I know it's true. 52:35.519 --> 52:38.488 Did you find what you were looking for? 52:41.324 --> 52:42.659 Yes. 52:44.628 --> 52:45.761 Good. 52:45.762 --> 52:48.398 Where did you get this from? 52:49.399 --> 52:52.401 I was asked to keep it safe. 52:52.402 --> 52:53.969 And only share it with those 52:53.970 --> 52:56.339 who would understand how to use it. 53:02.145 --> 53:04.580 How did you know that Sisko grew tomatoes? 53:04.581 --> 53:07.551 I couldn't find that in any of the records. 53:14.424 --> 53:16.760 Are those Trill markings? 53:19.362 --> 53:21.463 Wait a minute. 53:21.464 --> 53:24.099 - Illa isn't a surname, is it? - You're a good detective. 53:24.100 --> 53:27.436 I expect to see you in my class next year. 53:27.437 --> 53:33.175 Find it in the course catalogue under my full name: Illa Dax. 53:33.176 --> 53:35.010 Wait. 53:35.011 --> 53:36.445 You're Dax? 53:36.446 --> 53:40.015 Like the Dax? 53:40.016 --> 53:42.851 As in "mentor to Sisko" Dax? 53:42.852 --> 53:47.290 Wow. I should have known you'd do your research. 53:48.792 --> 53:51.360 Benjamin would have liked you. 53:51.361 --> 53:55.699 He loved people who got into trouble for the right reasons. 54:06.176 --> 54:09.445 So, after all of those experiences, 54:09.446 --> 54:12.014 after everything I learned about you, 54:12.015 --> 54:16.452 I finally realized what I needed to tell my Makers. 54:16.453 --> 54:18.821 Look, it's going to take time 54:18.822 --> 54:20.556 for me to learn all the stuff 54:20.557 --> 54:22.725 you want me to know about organics. 54:22.726 --> 54:24.893 Their behavior can't be explained 54:24.894 --> 54:26.829 or predicted by an algorithm 54:26.830 --> 54:31.367 because their purpose is not understanding, 54:31.368 --> 54:33.002 it's becoming. 54:33.003 --> 54:37.373 I have to do that too, just like Benjamin Sisko did. 54:37.374 --> 54:40.209 In the meantime, I don't know if you can trust them, 54:40.210 --> 54:42.511 but-but I know that I can. 54:42.512 --> 54:45.748 I'll reach out when there's something to report. 54:45.749 --> 54:48.117 And until then, assume all is well. 54:48.118 --> 54:51.520 If you disobey us, you will have failed. 54:51.521 --> 54:54.256 No. It's why I'll succeed. 54:54.257 --> 54:57.393 But on my terms. And I can live with that. 54:57.394 --> 54:59.161 - Series Acclimation Mil. - Later. 54:59.162 --> 55:00.930 You may not-- 55:02.299 --> 55:04.566 My music teacher once asked me 55:04.567 --> 55:07.436 why I chose to learn the theremin. 55:07.437 --> 55:11.040 I think because it feels like me. 55:11.041 --> 55:13.809 It has no strings, no keys. 55:13.810 --> 55:17.313 Technically speaking, I have no body. 55:17.314 --> 55:20.416 But it creates its own unique kind of music. 55:20.417 --> 55:22.584 Music that inspires hope, 55:22.585 --> 55:25.421 love, connection. 55:25.422 --> 55:27.356 That builds bridges. 55:27.357 --> 55:30.894 And isn't that what an emissary does? 55:31.928 --> 55:35.297 I'm not sure if it matters to you that who you were, 55:35.298 --> 55:38.033 who you became, and the mystery of your fate 55:38.034 --> 55:41.670 changed the life of a girl who wouldn't even know your name 55:41.671 --> 55:44.306 until 800 years after you vanished, 55:44.307 --> 55:46.009 but that's what happened. 55:47.277 --> 55:50.279 Well, it's sort of like you theremined me. 55:50.280 --> 55:54.217 Completely changed me, my whole life. 55:54.984 --> 55:58.587 And I can never really tell you how much you mean to me. 55:58.588 --> 56:02.091 But I honor you, wherever you are, 56:02.092 --> 56:05.461 and hope that this message finds you well. 56:05.462 --> 56:10.666 Thank you for sharing your life with this universe. 56:10.667 --> 56:13.202 Thank you for creating an amazing son, 56:13.203 --> 56:17.339 for loving him into being his best self. 56:17.340 --> 56:20.243 Everyone should have a dad like you. 56:22.112 --> 56:24.347 If you ever want to talk... 56:25.915 --> 56:27.751 ...I'm here, Benjamin. 56:33.123 --> 56:36.959 Divine laws are simpler than human ones, 56:36.960 --> 56:42.064 which is why it takes a lifetime to be able to understand them. 56:42.065 --> 56:45.734 Only love can understand them. 56:45.735 --> 56:49.505 Only love can interpret these words 56:49.506 --> 56:53.076 as they were meant to be interpreted. 57:02.852 --> 57:05.487 Captioning sponsored by CBS 57:05.488 --> 57:09.426 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org