:56:00
Jim?
:56:05
If this super intelligence...
:56:07
is as important to him as
he says it is, how do we know...
:56:12
That he wouldn't put his own
interests ahead of the ship's?
:56:18
L could never believe that.
:56:21
How do we know about any of us?
:56:23
Bridge to Officers' Lounge.
Captain Kirk.
:56:25
Revised estimate on
cloud visualcontact:3. 7minutes.
:56:29
On my way.
:56:34
Order new backup settings there.
:56:37
Present status.
:56:41
Give us apriority, Commander.
:56:42
Bridge Communication to Flight Conn.
Check your subspace alignment.
:56:49
Standard light, Engineer.
:56:53
- Full mag on viewer.
- Full mag, sir.
:57:04
Lingua code?
:57:05
Continuing friendship messages
on all frequencies, sir.
:57:08
All decks and divisions confirmed.
Status red.
:57:10
Captain, we are being scanned.
:57:12
Do not return scan, Mr. Spock.
:57:15
It could be misinterpreted
as hostility.
:57:18
Intruder scans emanating from
the exact center of the cloud.
:57:21
Energy of a type...
:57:24
never before encountered.
:57:34
There's no response to
friendship messages, sir.
:57:36
- Shall I go to battle stations?
- Negative.
:57:38
We'll take
no provocative action.
:57:40
Recommend defensive posture,
Captain. Screens and shields.
:57:45
No, Mr. Decker, that could also
be misinterpreted as hostile.
:57:51
Cloud composition, Mr. Spock?
:57:53
- Twelfth-power energy field.
- Twelfth-power?
:57:55
We've seen what their weapons can do.
Shouldn't we take every precaution?
:57:58
- Mr. Decker...
- Captain.