TNG 60 - Tooth and Claw by Star Trek

Author:Star Trek [Star Trek]
Language: deu
Format: epub
Tags: \Star Trek
Published: 2011-01-02T07:59:45.225000+00:00

"Not precisely. I am running an experiment. After so many of the officers in the briefing indicated a familiarity with The Wizard of Oz, I thought I would see how many other twentieth-century phrases and allusions people would respond to. I am attempting to use them casually, in the course of a conversation. It is not my intent that the phrases be noticed for themselves, but to see if the participants in the conversation respond to the phrase with an understanding of its meaning."

La Forge, sitting cross-legged on the floor--and why were these boards always so close to the ground--felt his mind go numb and foggy.

"For instance, when Captain Picard was leaving for the Tsoran reception, I advised him to paint the town red. He did not seem to have a full understanding of the phrase, but I fear the results of that particular experiment were skewed when it turned out that Atann actually had painted the reception room red."

La Forge leaned back on his arms, smiling. "I heard it was curtains and rugs."

"To be precise, although my point stands."

To which La Forge didn't respond, other than to give in to the impulse to remove the VISOR and sit in his pleasant haze, listening to Data's voice--which eventually said, "--my understanding of human physiology leads me to suggest that you will achieve no practical purpose in driving yourself this way."

"Was that your way of telling me to get some sleep?"

"I believe it was."

"Yeah," La Forge said, and sighed. "You're right. I just hate to think of them in there, with no way to communicate to us ... who knows what kind of trouble they're in. But... I can't think straight anymore."

"Then you are hardly doing your best for them," Data said, as blunt as usual. Not to mention correct.

"Thanks, Data. That's just the kind of pep talk I need."

"It was not meant to be a pep talk."

No, never mind. He was too tired to straighten that one out. But before he went to bed ... "Data, how's it going with the Ntignano evacuation? And with the Tsorans?"

"I would say ..." Data started, and hesitated, hunting for the best response, his very hesitation a blinking red alert in La Forge's mind.

"Just tell me, Data."

"I am sorry to report that neither situation is progressing in a positive manner. The Ntignanos have much less time than expected, and the extended evacuation journey is creating problems. Dr. Crusher has the details; I can have her--"

"No, no, this is fine," La Forge muttered. Well, he had asked. "And the Tsorans?"

"It is hard to ascertain how they feel about the situation since they have broken off contact. I believe that Captain Picard has something in mind; he has not given up his attempts to acquire the charts."

"Has he--" La Forge stopped, trying to think if Data would know about his request to send out a modified charting probe. He'd made it of Picard, who would work with engineering if he decided to move ahead ... but

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