"Silent Enemy" Line-by-Line

HOSHI: Yes, sir.

 

[Corridor]

Archer: (walking Porthos) Where were you at dinner?

 

TUCKER: I ate in my quarters. Now that we've got the amplifier working I wanted to answer a few letters.

 

Archer: You missed T'Pol's latest bout with chopsticks.

 

TUCKER: Damn. Dinner and a show.

 

Archer: I thought you were going to upgrade this.

 

Trip: That is the upgrade. Well if you want, I can change the colour.

 

They enter Engineering

Archer: What's the word from home?

 

Trip: The usual, engineering updates. Oh, and Duvall got promoted. They're giving him the Shenandoah.

 

Archer: Duvall got his own command? Thank god we're a hundred light years away.

 

Trip: And I got a letter from Natalie.

 

Archer: The Natalie. From Pensacola.

 

Trip: Yep. Natalie from Pensacola. Looks like I've got a charge imbalance in this manifold. I'll get right on it.

 

Trip walks away. Archer follows.

Archer: Trip.

 

Trip: You know, they say long-distance relationships never work. Well, this is about as long-distance as you can get.

 

Archer: You okay?

 

TUCKER: Oh, yeah. I just, I just wish I'd have had the chance to say goodbye face to face.

 

[Corridor]

Archer: Let me ask you something. Do you spend much time with Malcolm?

 

TUCKER: I was in the Armoury yesterday for a few hours swapping out some power relays.

 

ARCHER: You talk about anything interesting?