"Assuming a transformed Undine reacts to nanoprobes the way we hope." "Yes, I know… but hopefully, this will be enough to plant a seed of doubt and Admiral Janeway will always be susceptible to empirical data." "Of course, the real trick is going to be convincing your doppelganger to take the same test." "-could develop some severe health problems a few decades from now. With all the anti-protons floating about, the crew-and all of our prisoners-" "-Elerena, I'm going to need everyone on the ship tested for radiation poisoning. "Well, it's a pity the undine attack knocked that equipment offline." "Well yes, fairly easily, but it'd be less efficient then our usual equipment…" "Captain Galti, can your nanoprobes be modified to, oh, scan for the low-level radiation damage caused by, say… exposure to Undine antiproton weaponry?" "Is a slippery slope, and this is something I can't justify." I just can't justify taking that sort of action, even with Admiral Janeway's tacit approval." "-but doing so would be against nearly every rule and regulation in the books. "Like the one conveniently sitting in the Brig. "-but we have no baseline for comparison, so we can't be certain unless we try injecting the nanoprobes into a real Undine-" They were transmitting for six hours, which was their expected lifespan, so we have reason to believe you're not Undine-" "Our ship's doctor… injected you with some modified Borg nanoprobes. "I haven't made a decision yet, Elerena." "I doubt very much they'll simply step aside for me, however and with no way to prove that we're not Undine infiltrators-"
"Or run away! Don't forget, for 'superior lifeforms', they're not very bright." "Which means they'll either be back in greater numbers-" The Undine will probably think twice before trying that again…" "What's that, Null Set? Hehehe… he says it's hardly the captain's fault you panicked and started firing at everything in sight." "Well, there was that one point early on…" "Korvat expected the Undine would make an attempt to kill us, this must be it. The Korvat family was small, and entirely wiped out when the Breen bombarded Cardassia, so I suspect Isshan Korvat isn't a Korvat." "Oh, don't misunderstand, I looked, I just didn't find anything. "Nothing? Weren't you just a little curious? With your connections-" I was attempting to lighten the mood with a little humor. "So, just because I'm a Cardassian, that means I grew up with him and know his innermost secrets?" I'm curious: You're from Cardassia too, what do you know about the Captain?" "Asking you is faster than digging through a database." I'm surprised you didn't know that already." I was hoping for the Enterprise, honestly, but so was everyone else at Starfleet Academy so you can take that with a grain of salt. "We went to the academy together, he requested me.
You'll have to forgive me, I'm not especially fond of Cardassians." I haven't had the chance, and I like to know everyone I'm serving with. In the mean time, he's in a conference with the Admirals as we speak undoubtedly trying to decide what to do about this mess. We can count on Battle Group Omega's support if the Undine make a move. Fortunately, the Captain has already been in touch with Four of Ten. Unfortunately, they're in a perfect position to do just that. Korvat expects they'll either try to destroy us, try to discredit us, or go to ground. Both Admiral Chakotay and Admiral T'Nae were on that Undine ship, and the Undine have to realize they've been rescued. Korvat is back with us, and seems none the worst for the wear, although the other rescues were more of a surprise.
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