"Macrocosm" Line-by-Line

[LeadHead]

Hello, Welcome!

We recently completed our The Sound of Her Voice" Line-by-Line over in the DS9 forum!

After each completed thread, we're randomly picking someone who participated to choose the next episode we do. The lucky winner this time around was Gul Re'jal And Gul Re'jal has chosen "Macrocosm" as our next Line-by-Line challenge!

For any unfamiliar with our "game," you are asked to post only a single line (defined as one character speaking without interruption by another character) per message. You can post as often as you like, but someone else must post a line in between your posts.

Our "rule" is that if the episode has a "To Be Continued..." on the end, it is done in a single thread, but if it's just an arc of related episodes, each episode is a separate thread.

As before, at the conclusion of this thread, I or CoveTom, BlueStuff, Enterprise1981 or leandar, will run the randomizer to determine who will pick the next episode and get it going.

And now, let's meet the Tak Tak...

 

[LeadHead]

Aboard a Shuttlecraft, Neelix and the Tak Tak Consul are using gestures in their communications.

Consul: Good health, strong body, clear mind.

 

[Orac]

Neelix: And you, your hospitality, your generosity, your patience, many thanks. My colleague's behaviour, our apologies.

 

[LeadHead]

Janeway: Consul, I assure you, I meant no-

 

[Gul Re'jal]

(Her hand movements are clearly offensive to the Tak Tak.)

CONSUL: Please make her quiet.

 

[Orac]

Neelix: Captain, please.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

(A chastised Captain responds quietly)


JANEWAY: I understand.

 

[P Tom]

Neelix: Good health, strong body, clear mind.

 

[Athena28]

CONSUL: And you. Your journey home short and safe.

 

[ElimGarak.93-99]

The shuttle is in orbit of the planet.

JANEWAY: Captain's log, stardate 50425.1. Mr Neelix and I have completed our three day trade mission with the Tak Tak, one of the more unusual species we've encountered in the Delta quadrant. We are en route back to Voyager. Oh. I've always been taught to be tolerant of other cultures and points of view, no matter how alien, but I have to say that the Tak Take are the most unforgiving people I've ever met.

 

[Enterprise1981]

NEELIX: They are a little impatient.

 

[Athena28]

JANEWAY: They make the Klingons look sedate. I may never put my hands on my hips again.

 

[Enterprise1981]

NEELIX: You had no way of knowing you were making one of the worst insults possible.

 

[Athena28]

JANEWAY: Obviously they've never heard of forgive and forget. It's a good thing you were there, Mr. Neelix. I might have been shot at dawn. I have studied chromolinguistics, American Sign Language, the gestural idioms of the Leyron; but I just couldn't get the hang of the Tak Tak.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

NEELIX: It seemed like more than just a language to me, Captain. A lot of their gestures, from what I could tell, were ritualistic. You might even say superstitious.

(I 've now edited 3 times cuz I kept grabbing the wrong quote which screwed up my fellow poster, so to realign I need to add a Janeway line)

JANEWAY: You have a genuine flair for diplomacy, Mister Neelix. I may have to promote you from morale officer to Ambassador. With all the species we're bound to meet, I could use a man like you at the front door.

 

[Enterprise1981]

NEELIX: "Ambassador Neelix." I like the sound of that. We're approaching the rendezvous coordinates.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

JANEWAY: Dropping to one quarter impulse. Voyager's not there, and they're not responding to hails. I'm running a long range scan. There they are. They're holding position in sector thirty eight, coordinates one two one mark six.

 

[Orac]

Neelix: That's over a light year away from here.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

JANEWAY: The ship appears to be adrift. They could be in trouble. Engaging maximum warp.

 

[Orac]

(They reach Voyager.)

Janeway: Janeway to Voyager. Commander Chakotay, respond.

Neelix: The ship looks perfectly fine. There's no sign of any external damage. Any sign of the crew?