Lessons Line-by-Line

[May 20]

PICARD: Commander, that was a remarkable performance.

 

[CaptVader]

CRUSHER: You are very talented.

 

[Orac]

Nella: Thank you.

 

[May 20]

DATA: I noticed that the applause this evening exceeded average decibel levels.

 

[CaptVader]

NELLA: I guess that means they enjoyed themselves.

 

[Athena28]

PICARD: I think that much was obvious.

 

[Orac]

Data: Excuse me. I have not yet congratulated Ensign Cheney.

 

[CaptVader]

CRUSHER: I'll go with you.

 

[May 20]

PICARD: Commander, you must have been playing since you were young. I played the piano for a while when I was small, but I didn't put in the practice you must have.

 

[CaptVader]

NELLA: Practising was never my problem. In fact, my parents had to make me go out and play.

 

[Orac]

Picard: I wanted to ask, during the second arpeggio in the first movement, I noticed that you played an F minor chord instead of a diminished D.

 

[CaptVader]

NELLA: You're a musician. What's your instrument? We should play some time.

 

[May 20]

PICARD: No, no, no, I'm just an amateur. But your choice in that arpeggio was delightful. Not at all what one would expect.

 

[CaptVader]

NELLA: Well, Captain, now that I'm on your ship, maybe you should start expecting the unexpected.

(her dialogue doesn’t continue into the next scene)

 

[May 20]

[Bridge]

(at the nebula)
NELLA: Excuse me, sir. I was hoping that my people in Spectral Analysis could have another few hours on the main sensor array?

 

[CaptVader]

RIKER: I'm sorry, the array has already been allocated to Engineering. They're running some warp field tests.

 

[May 20]

NELLA: If we go offline now, we'll lose the gas flow pattern we've been tracking.

 

[CaptVader]

RIKER: I understand, but there are other departments waiting to use the array.

 

[Orac]

Nella: We're at a critical juncture, sir.

 

[CaptVader]

RIKER: Commander. I'll see what I can do to find you some more time tomorrow.