Seven Words in TNG

Tomalak didn't seem like he was offended

 

by the remark. "Captain Picard, I only

 

wish to discuss important matters, I have

 

no intention of harming anyone, I simply

 

wish to give some information along with

 

some lies that would trick the Borg

 

." "The problem is," said Picard," we are

 

not trying to involve ourselves with the

 

Collective except when we must defend the

 

right to patrol this sector, which was

 

still partly unexplored and had not been

 

completely secured against marauding gangs of thieves

 

that were legions in this area of

 

the alpha quadrant. Picard didn't want to

 

tip his hand in the game of

 

poker he was playing with the senior

 

staff, minus Riker who was on an

 

away mission with the Klingons, sort of

 

. He was going through the Klingon Ascension

 

which is a ritual involving a lot of