"The Best of Both Worlds" Line-by-Line

[CoveTom]

Greetings!

We've recently concluded our "The First Duty" Line-by-Line thread!

After each completed thread, I'm randomly picking someone who participated to choose the next episode we do. The lucky winner this time around was Ziz! And Ziz has chosen "The Best of Both Worlds " as our next line-by-line adventure!

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.

As with previous two-part episodes, we will be going through both parts of "The Best of Both Worlds" in this one thread.

As before, at the conclusion of this thread, I will pick someone at random from among all the participants to choose the next episode we do.

Enjoy!

 

[CoveTom]

PICARD (voice): Captain's Log, stardate 43989.1. The Enteprise has arrived at Jouret IV in response to a distress signal from one of the Federation's outermost colonies.

 

[Vulcan Princess]

Riker: Anything from the surface?

 

[Brian]

WORF: No sir. There have been no communications from the colony for over twelve hours.

 

[Vulcan Princess]

Riker: Sensors picking up any lifesigns?

 

[LeadHead]

^ This being my fave ep of all time, I'm not gonna let there be incorrect lines, no offense. it's; "Sensors picking up any signs of life?"

Worf: None.

 

[CoveTom]

O'BRIEN: The surface environment is safe for transport, Commander.

 

[LeadHead]

Away Team beams Down to an empty area.

Riker: Mister O'Brien, verify these are accurate coordinates of New Providence Colony.

 

[CoveTom]

O'BRIEN: Coordinates verified, sir.

[Planet Surface]

O'BRIEN (over comm, continuing): You're at the center of town.

 

[Vanyel]

Opening Credits
Picard: Captains Log, Stardate 439992.6. Admiral Hanson and Lt. Commander Shelby of Stafleet Tactical have arrived to review the disappearance of New Providence colony. No sign remains of the 900 inhabitants.

 

[Brian]

HANSON: The truth is, hell, we are not ready. We've known they were coming for over a year. We've thrown every resource we have into this, but still...

 

[LeadHead]

Riker: Then you're convinced it is The Borg?

 

[Brian]

SHELBY: That's what I'm here to find out. The initial descriptions of these surface conditions are almost identical to your reports from system J-2-5.

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: Commander Riker wrote those reports, he agrees with you.

 

[Brian]

HANSON: Commander Shelby took over Borg tactical analysis six months ago. I've learned to give her a wide latitude when I want to get things done. That's how I intend to operate here.

 

[Vanyel]

Shelby: My priority has been to develop some kind...any kind of defense strategy.

 

[LeadHead]

Riker: Obviously nothing we have right now can stop them.

 

[Vanyel]

Shelby: We've been designing new weapons, but they're all still on the drawing boad.

 

[LeadHead]

Hansen: We expected much more lead time. Your encounter with The Borg was over seven thousand light years away.

 

[Vanyel]

Picard: If it is the Borg, it would indicate they have a source of power far superior to our own.