Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
Masks (1994)
Jonathan Frakes: Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
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Quotes
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Commander William T. Riker : [on the bridge] Maybe we better talk out here; the observation lounge has turned into a swamp.
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[first lines]
Counselor Deanna Troi : How's it going, Data?
Lt. Cmdr. Data : I have finished. The dimensions are accurate to within 1.3%.
Counselor Deanna Troi : I'm sure they are.
[pause]
Counselor Deanna Troi : Data, you obviously don't have a problem with realism. But, you're here to work on your imagination. Maybe you should try something a little more... abstract. Here.
[takes his work from the table]
Counselor Deanna Troi : I want you to start a new piece. I'd like you to sculpt...
[sighs]
Counselor Deanna Troi : Music.
Counselor Deanna Troi , Lt. Cmdr. Data : Counselor, music is a collection of acoustic vibrations. How can I reproduce a sound with clay?
Counselor Deanna Troi : Well, think of the effects that sounds have on people. The images that music brings to your mind. And then give it a form.
[Data makes some faces and behinds constructing at a high speed and Deanna's face changes to one not of approval as he finishes a treble clef and he looks at her with a small smile]
Counselor Deanna Troi : [smiles] It's a start.
Commander William T. Riker : [over communicator] Riker to Data. Please report to the bridge.
Lt. Cmdr. Data : Acknowledged, Sir. On my way.
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Lt. Cmdr. Data : Based on its present trajectory, the comet appears to have originated in the D'Arsay system.
Commander William T. Riker : That's over 2 sectors away.
Lt. Cmdr. Data : That is correct, Sir.
[camera pans to Data and to his side]
Lt. Cmdr. Data : This object has been en route for 87 million years.
Commander William T. Riker : [looks to Picard] That's a long time alone in the dark.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Hmm.
[hesitates]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Begin a full sensor analysis, Mr. Data, and log the findings with the Federation Astrophysical Survey.
Lt. Cmdr. Data : Aye, Sir.
[short pause]
Lt. Cmdr. Data : The comet's outer shell is composed primarily of gaseous hydrogen and helium surrounding an icy mantle. The inner core consists of heavier elements.
[a bright light illuminates them and the bridge for a few seconds and vanishes]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard : What was that?
Lt. Cmdr. Data : There is a distortion within the comet's inner core. I believe we experienced an intense sensor echo.
Commander William T. Riker : Can you correct for it?
Lt. Cmdr. Data : I'm attempting to do so now, Sir. I have compensated for the effect. Sensors are reconfigured for a low-intensity sweep. We are still picking up some interference, but the distortion is manageable. At these settings, the scan will be complete in 39 hours.