"Tomorrow is Yesterday" Line-by-Line

[Vanyel]

She knows her stuff.

 

[Admiral Shran]

She has your full confidence?

 

[Vanyel]

Well, I think she needs supervision. She takes the initiative a little too easy. Sometimes with risks.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Sounds a little like a young lieutenant commander I once recruited as a first officer.

 

[Vanyel]

Perhaps.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Will, what the hell are you still doing here?

 

[Vanyel]

Sir?

 

[Admiral Shran]

You've been offered the Melbourne.

 

[Vanyel]

I've decided not to pursue that offer at this time.

 

[Admiral Shran]

She's a fine ship, Will.

 

[Vanyel]

Yes. But she's not the Enterprise. With all due respect, you need me, particularly now.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Indeed? Starfleet needs good captains, particularly now. Reconsider your decision.

 

[Vanyel]

Are you telling me to leave Captain?

 

[Admiral Shran]

I'm asking you to look at your career objectively. Will, you're ready to work without a net. You're ready to take command. And, you know, the Enterprise will go along just fine without you.

 

[Vanyel]

What am I still doing here? Deanna, I pushed myself hard to get this far. I...I sacrificed a lot. I've always said I wanted my own command and yet...something's holding me back. Is it wrong for me to want to stay?

 

[Admiral Shran]

What do you think?

 

[Vanyel]

Maybe I'm just afraid of the big chair?

 

[Admiral Shran]

I don't think so.

 

[Vanyel]

The Captain says Shelby reminds him of the way I used to be, and he's right. She comes in here full of drive and ambition, impatient, taking risks. I look at her and wonder what happened to those things in me. I liked those things about me. I've lost something.

 

[Admiral Shran]

You mean you're older, more experienced. A little more seasoned.