"Babel One"/"United"/"The Aenar" Line-by-Line

[Enterprise1981]

SHRAN: It isn't easy. Andorian cities are built underground to take advantage of geothermal energy. I didn't see the sun till I was fifteen.

 

[LeadHead]

They move through the tunnels, Shran stumbles to his knees.

Archer: Careful, Shran. You don't have your balance back yet.

 

[Enterprise1981]

SHRAN: Hands off, pinkskin. These tunnels branch out for thousands of kilometers. Not a good place to get lost.

 

[LeadHead]

Romulus...

Nijil: We'll be ready to launch in 12 hours.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

VALDORE: And the pilot?

 

[LeadHead]

Nijil: He's resting.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

VALDORE: Will he be ready?

 

[LeadHead]

Nijil: I'll make sure that he is.

 

[Orac]

Valdore: Spoken like a soldier.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

NIJIL: I'm a scientist.

 

[Athena28]

VALDORE: We're all soldiers, Nijil, from the moment we're born. When we forget that we invite disaster. You know I was once a senator?

 

[LeadHead]

Nijil: No.

 

[Athena28]

VALDORE: Many years ago. Vrax and I were colleagues. I even considered him a friend.

 

[LeadHead]

Nijil: What happened?

 

[Gul Re'jal]

VALDORE: I made the mistake of challenging the precept of unlimited expansion. I asked the question. Is conquest truly the best course for our people? And I was expelled.

 

[Leandar]

Nijil: I'm sorry.

 

[Athena28]

VALDORE: I'm not trying to evoke your pity. I want you to learn from my experience. When I was led away from the Senate chamber, I vowed never to repeat my error and never to forget my purpose.

 

[Orac]

Nijil: I understand.

 

[Athena28]

VALDORE: Continue with your preparations.

 

[Orac]

[Ice tunnels]

(Shran spots a lot of bright holes in an arch over their path.)

Shran: Ice-bores. Worms. They live in the ice. Generate heat through a chemical reaction. Big swarm came through here a day or two ago.