lucas a colleague from the interspecies medical exchange. i didn't know there were humans serving on denobula. he's the first. he helped me get settled in when i came to san francisco. i'm trying to return the favor. i had a pen pal once, when i was 12 from brisbane, australia. i loved getting her letters. it was like this little window into distant places with strange-sounding names. oh, yes. i'm looking forward to it. if you think you're ready, we can tackle gerunds today. i can hardly wait. ( recorded voice plays ): my dear dr. phlox, it's me again, jeremy. i hope you are well. it's been a hell of a week here-- wall-to-wall emergencies and three midnight deliveries. it's mating season, so you know how that goes. you denobulans make us look like single-cell organisms. phlox: dear dr. lucas sorry to hear about your difficult week. i know the rigors of mating season only too well. it might help to bear in mind that a dose of niaxilin can be quite effective in separating the two... combatants. it sounds like you've settled into your new livin

that's why the vulcans initiated the interspecies medical exchange. there's a lot to be learned. i'm sorry to take you away from your program please, no apologies. what better time to study human beings than when they're under pressure? it's a rare opportunity, and your klingon friend-- i've never had the chance to examine a living one before. ensign mayweather tells me that we'll be to kronos in about 80 hours. any chance he'll be conscious by then? there's a chance he'll be conscious within the next ten minutes... just not a very good one. he doesn't stand much of a chance. i'll do the best i c c. optimism, captain! you're upside down, ensign. yes, sir. care to explain why? every ship's got one. sweet spot? it's usually about halfway between the grav-generator of the hatch. and the bow plate. no, no, no, on either side. now push off. push off. wow. it takes practice. you ever slept in zero g? slept? it's just like being back in the womb. the captain tells me you've been to trillius prime. it took fourth, fifth, and sixth grades to get there. i've also been to draylax and both t