"In The Pale Moonlight" Line-by-Line

[Admiral Shran]

What is it you want? We mean you no harm. Do you understand me?

 

[Vanyel]

Understand you? You’re nothing to him. He’s not interested in your life form. He’s just a scout, the first of many. He’s here to analyze your….technology. He may attempt to gain control of the ship. I wouldn’t let him.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Stop! I cannot allow you to interfere with the operation of this ship. Mister Worf.

 

[Vanyel]

Ensign.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Mister Worf, use whatever means to neutralise the intruder.


Because her people had contact with the Borg, I have requested Guinan to participate in this conference. You are aware of what occurred just now in main Engineering.

 

[Vanyel]

Yes.

 

[Admiral Shran]

What happened between your people and the Borg?

 

[Vanyel]

I wasn’t there personally, but, from what I’m told, they swarmed through our system and when they left there was little or nothing left of my people.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Guinan, if they were that aggressive, why didn't the Borg attack? They could have but they didn't.

 

[Vanyel]

They don’t do that individually. That’s not their way. When they decide to come, they’re going to come in force. They don’t do anything piecemeal.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Then the initial encounter was solely for the purpose of gathering information.

 

[Vanyel]

Yes

 

[Admiral Shran]

How do we reason with them? Let them know that we are not a threat?

 

[Vanyel]

You don’t. At least, I’ve never known anyone who did.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Captain, we are being hailed.

 

[Vanyel]

On screen. This Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS…

 

[Admiral Shran]

We have analysed your defensive capabilities as being unable to withstand us. If you defend yourselves, you will be punished.

 

[Vanyel]

Hmmmmm. Counselor?

 

[Admiral Shran]

We're not dealing with an individual mind. They don't have a single leader. It's the collective minds of all of them.

 

[Vanyel]

That would have definite advantages.