Seven Words in TNG

do so the Enterprise started rocking back

 

forth and back again.

"Data, what's going

 

on? Are we under attack?" Data looked

 

at his console to discover that there

 

was an unidentified alien vessel sitting less

 

than twenty feet from the ship, "Captain,

 

sensors cannot get a lock on the

 

target but judging by its shape, it

 

has to have originated from somewhere near

 

the Perseus Arm... it's hailing us sir."

 

Picard warily looked down at Commander Data

 

and said, "Suggestions?"

"Captain," said Riker, "I

 

suggest we transmit erotic images to the

 

other vessel and then wait to see

 

if they reciprocate."

"Number One." said Picard

 

, "transmit that to their vessel, then have

 

Counsellor Troi change into her blue dress

 

before I hail them, for eye candy."

 

The plan was one they'd never attempted

 

before but the crew felt that it