by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore p.9 The only quality the area possessed, in Vanik's opinion, was that it had few distractions to delay a vessel's journey to some other, more appealing destination. p.32 Picard almost smiled as he watched the exchange between the two colleagues. Even in the face of what was shaping up to be little more than a milk run, La Forge and Data were trading information, both relevant and trivial, just as they would if they were attempting to solve a looming crisis. Some things never change. p.36 Turning to Data, he asked, "Commander, how long to reach Dokaalan space?" "At warp eight," the android replied, "we will arrive at the Dokaalan system in twenty-six days, eleven hours, and forty-seven minutes. That estimate is based on long-range sensor data obtained from an unmanned exploratory probe sent to chart that region of space sixty-three years ago. Though incomplete, the data suggests..." "Thank you, Commander," Picard said, circumventing an oration that, while no doubt informative, could conceivably take most of the time the Enterprise would spend traveling to its intended destination. p.37 Before saying anything else, Picard took a moment to regard those sitting around the table, each looking expectantly at him for direction. Riker, his loyal second-in-command, who during his career had done almost as much in the name of protecting the Federation way of life as Picard himself. Troi, reading him in her own unique way, knowing more about him than anyone else ever could. Beverly, her stately countenance softened lightly with age and yet still consumed by the same drive and passion he had always seen in her. Data, who even after all these years and without the emotion chip he had been forced to surrender to Starfleet, still managed to convey the sense of wonderment of a precocious child. La Forge, who possessed a clarity of vision that far exceeded that provided by his artificial eyes. p.46 Casesi tells me that his wife and other administrators have had plans set in motion for some time to deal with this situation. This means that they have know the awful truth for longer than the public has, and have been preparing. Part of me is relieved because I know that those in charge have retained their focus in the midst of this crisis and are working to give us the best hope of survival. However, I am concerned that there may be other facts that our leaders have withheld from us. Perhaps things are more serious than is generally believed, and the administrators are trying to prevent panic from escalating. Were I in charge, I think I would want to inform the people as much as possible, no matter how unsettling the facts might be, and trust that their initial fear and uncertainty would be defeated by their desire to survive and protect their families. I think that displaying great faith in those you lead would better allow them to trust in your guidance. p.49 Tapping commands into his padd with such speed that Worf thought the melodic tones generated by the individual keystrokes might actually blur into a single extended whine, Wu said, "The Emperor sends his regrets at having to cancel the audience he canceled with him next week. He has urgent business offworld and will have your meeting rescheduled upon his return." Worf nodded. "Notify his office that I will submit a new request through official channels and appreciate any assistance they can offer in settling an alternative appointment." There were protocols to be observed, after all, and His Excellency was free to honor or dismiss such requests at his discretion. As it was, Worf considered it a personal honor that any sort of explanation for the cancellation of their meeting had been offered. p.83-84 Sighing in resignation, she shook her head. "I guess I sort of drifted away there for a minute. I hope you weren't standing there long." Taurik replied, "Precisely one minute and forty-three seconds." His expression never wavered as he added, "I had began to wonder if you had fallen asleep or perhaps suffered some form of hearing loss." Vale chuckled at that. Few Vulcans understood humor, at least in the manner that humans embraced it, and fewer still actually employed it themselves. Taurik was an exception to that unwritten rule, his stoic nature being ideal for the deadpan manner he used to deliver his attempts at humor. By Vulcan standards, the engineer was practically jovial. p.90 Oh yeah, he chided himself. I feel like two slips of latinum, all right." p.131 Following triage guidelines, medics were grouping the Dokaalan by the extent of their injuries and coding them by color: green for evacuees needing no treatment and who could be moved to temporary berthing areas, yellow for those who suffered from injuries that did not threaten their lives, red for those who would die without immediate treatment--and black. p.250-251 Taurik turned to face La Forge. "Commander, it is possible that examination of the information we have gathered during these inspections may yield alternative procedures that can extend their equipment's life span while at the same time allowing for the increase of intervals between periodic maintenance." Seeing the confused expression on Faeyahr's face, the chief engineer smiled. "That's his way of saying we might be able to help you." NAMES: Hjatyn, Beeliq, Dokaal, Wyjaed, Saorquiln, Rueq, Casei, T'Lih, Vanik, Ti'Mur, Serel, Giancarlo, Yerbi, Fandau, zh'Chun, McPherson, Zahanzei, Nentafa, Ijuuka, Creij, Eigun, Nidan, Takir, Ryndai, Jipta, Iverson, Diix, Kalsha, Mandl, Pascal, Alerott, Aaeyahr, Veldon, Ballard
Disclaimer:
I do not own the text of any of the books I've quoted, nor the quotes,
nor the rights to use any of them. In the grand tradition of
fanfiction, I am posting these quotes for the love of the books, not for
profit. If you are the author or publisher or other person who owns the
rights to any of these books and you do not want your book(s) quoted on
this site, just email me
and I will take it down, but I'd like to mention that this is free
advertising--I'm really hoping that people will read these quotes and
then go out and read the book. |