Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

Imperfection (2000)

Jeri Ryan: Seven of Nine

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• Icheb : [over comm]  Icheb to The Doctor. Report to cargo bay 2 immediately.

  Seven of Nine : He's persistent.

  The Doctor : Not to worry. I'll make it clear to him that 'persistence is futile.'

• [last lines] 

  [Icheb notices another tear trickling down Seven's cheek] 

  Icheb : Seven...

  Seven of Nine : Yes.

  Icheb : Your ocular implant - it's malfunctioning again.

  [the Doctor scans Seven] 

  The Doctor : [smiling]  Actually, it's functioning perfectly.

• Seven of Nine : The Borg have no concept of an afterlife; however, when a drone is deactivated, its memories continue to reside in the Collective's consciousness. As long as the hive exists, so will a part of that drone.

  B'Elanna Torres : You don't seem to take much comfort in that.

  Seven of Nine : My link to the Collective has been severed for nearly four years. If I die, everything that I've accomplished in that time, everything I achieved as an individual, will be lost. My memories, my experiences - it will be as if they... as if *I* never existed.

  B'Elanna Torres : [after a pause]  I think... you're a little more memorable than you're giving yourself credit for. You don't need the Collective to validate your existence. You've made an impact on every member of this crew. *That's* your legacy.

• Icheb : I'm trying to save your life.

  Seven of Nine : Only because you've grown too dependent on me.

  Icheb : So you think I need to learn to rely on other people?

  Seven of Nine : Yes.

  Icheb : What about you? You've refused to rely on a single member of this crew. You hid your condition from the rest of us, you deactivated The Doctor, and now you're rejecting my help. You're the one who needs to rely on others.

  Icheb : [to Janeway]  Isn't that what people on this ship do? They help each other?

• [Seven has to stay in sickbay, suffering from a potentially lethal malfunction] 

  The Doctor : Is there anything I can bring from the cargo bay to make you feel more... at home?

  Seven of Nine : No. Thank you.

  The Doctor : Something from the mess hall? A piece of fruit?

  Seven of Nine : Are you offering me my last meal?

  The Doctor : I... O-of course not. Is that what you thought?

  Seven of Nine : I was attempting to lighten the mood.

  The Doctor : [chuckles]  Ah, yes. Ha-ha. Well done.

• Neelix : Delivery for Seven of Nine. Tarcanian wildflowers. Cheery, don't you think?

  [Seven, working at a console, doesn't acknowledge] 

  Neelix : Uh... or if you prefer gladiolas, I could go back to the airponics bay.

  The Doctor : [taking the flower vase and putting it on the console]  That won't be necessary, Mr. Neelix. The flowers are lovely, aren't they, Seven?

  Seven of Nine : Thank you. I'll admire them later.

• Seven of Nine : Every person on this list died under your command. You accepted their deaths, but I don't believe you'll accept mine.

  Captain Janeway : That's presumptuous.

  Seven of Nine : I'm not being egotistical. On the contrary, I'm trying to make a point.

  Captain Janeway : Which is?

  Seven of Nine : All of these crew members came to Voyager with unique personalities, but I've required your constant assistance to develop my individuality.

  Captain Janeway : And you've come a long way.

  Seven of Nine : But not far enough. I've disappointed you. You feel your task is incomplete. That's why my death will be difficult for you to accept.

  Captain Janeway : Is that what you think, that you haven't lived up to my expectations?

  Seven of Nine : Clearly I haven't, but I want you to know... that the failure has been mine, not yours.

  Captain Janeway : You haven't failed, Seven. You've exceeded my expectations. You've become an individual, an extraordinary individual. If I'm having trouble accepting your condition, it's only because I don't want to lose a friend.

• Icheb : [to Seven]  If the Captain were dying, you'd risk your life to save her, wouldn't you?

  Icheb : [to Janeway]  And when you respond to a distress call, you're risking the life of everyone on this ship, to respond to the aid of strangers!

  Captain Janeway : He's right.

  Seven of Nine : Captain, he's just a child!

  Captain Janeway : I don't think he is. Not anymore.

  Seven of Nine : Doctor!

  The Doctor : Don't look at me.

  Icheb : Please - just let us help you.

• The Doctor : Seven prefers not to have visitors right now.

  Neelix : Not even a visitor with a Kadis-Kot board?

  Seven of Nine : Correct.

  Neelix : But it's your favorite game.

  The Doctor : [taking Neelix aside]  Personally, I can't blame her. You're being extremely insensitive.

  Neelix : I am?

  The Doctor : You know perfectly well Seven is in a weakened state. She wouldn't stand a chance against you.

  Neelix : [catching onto The Doctor's reverse psychology]  You're right, I... I don't know what I was thinking.

  Neelix : [to Seven]  We'll play later when you're feeling up to it.

  [turns to leave] 

  Seven of Nine : Green.

  Neelix : I beg your pardon?

  Seven of Nine : I prefer the green pieces; you'll use red.

• Seven of Nine : This debate is pointless. I won't accept the node.

  Icheb : And I won't keep it.

  The Doctor : Someone had better use the damn thing. If it stays disconnected much longer, it won't do either of you any good!

• Seven of Nine : You refuse to acknowledge the severity of my condition - just as I did at first.

  Captain Janeway : Are you giving up?

  Seven of Nine : I'm merely accepting reality.

  Captain Janeway : If I'd accepted reality six years ago, I'd have settled on the first M-class planet we came across. Instead, I'm 30,000 light years closer to Bloomington, Indiana.

  Seven of Nine : Minus several members of your crew.

• Seven of Nine : [about Icheb]  He's persistent.

  The Doctor : Not to worry. I'll make it clear to him that persistence is futile.