Survival Instinct
Tom pours on the charm. Harry knows it's not going to work.
Tom and Harry have only a brief scene in this episode, but it's delightful. They go on shore leave, and once again, get arrested and beaten up.
Janeway calls them on the carpet....
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Tom has a black eye.... |
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...and Harry has a split lip. |
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Janeway: "A friendly game"?
Paris: Well... that's how it started. Janeway: I see. Perhaps you could explain to me how this friendly game turned into a street brawl? Paris: Well, Harry and I wanted to explore the station. Um... we wanted to broaden our understanding of alien cultures and, uh... Janeway: Skip the recruiting speech. You were looking for a bar. Then what? Kim: Well, we found one. And we met a pair of Kinbori who told us about this game they play with these big, odd-looking rackets... Janeway: You mean one of those? Both: Yeah! Yeah. Paris: In any case, they challenged us to a game and we accepted. But I guess we weren't quite aware of all the rules. Janeway: Because you'd been drinking. Paris: Yes, ma'am. You see, we thought it was a version of tennis. But as soon as we hit the first volley this Kinbori jumps over the net and starts attacking us with his racket. Kim: So we figured we were supposed to fight back... Paris: Yeah. Kim: And then, uh...well, things got a little out of hand. Janeway: "A little out of hand." Seven Voyager crewmen, including two bridge officers, along with 13 Kinbori and one Morphinian cafe owner... all arrested. The charges range from disorderly conduct to assault on a security officer. Kim: Yeah, but that one's not true. Janeway: Oh, thank you, Mister Kim. I'll note that exception in my log. You're both confined to quarters until further notice -- after you report to sick bay. That's all.
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Then, as they're leaving:
Paris: Oh, yes, ma'am! Kim: We kicked their... rackets. Janeway: Good. Dismissed. |
This was so much fun. It reminded me of the "Who threw the first punch" scene from The Trouble With Tribbles.
(And Tom and Harry must have been pretty drunk, to try and play tennis with those Kinbori racquets! They look like something Dr. Suess invented.)
And I wonder if they did any jail time on that space station...
Also fun was the way Tom and Harry spoke in unison and finished each other's sentences in this scene. It was reminscent of the way the three linked ex-Borg spoke. Paris and Kim, a Collective of two!
