there are residual nanoprobes surrounding the wound. their encoding sequences are identical to my own. your nanoprobes? how? i don't know. take him to sick bay. what are you doing? a drone... but unlike any i've ever seen. it appears to be in the fetal stage. i don't understand. hey, man you okay? yeah, just a little shook up. this car...for a second, i thought it could be sue's. same make, model, same color, same year even. i see what you mean. i've been thinking about it all morning... i mean, what if something did happen to one of us? what would our family do? don't you have life insurance? no-we keep putting it off. just not sure we can afford it. well, i make the same as you, and i have a policy- you know, just something to help cover expenses. is it legit? it's from massmutual. yeah, i've heard of them they've been around a long time. and so will you-but you'll feel better knowing you are taking care of things. look, at lunch today, if you like, i can show you that policy online... yeah, i'd like that. if you're between age 50 and

i will replicate more nanoprobes. i don't mind telling you, seven i'm still holding out for a diplomatic solution. improbable. species 8472 will not respond to diplomacy. g. my point is, anything's possible if you keep an open mind. optimism, seven. try to look on the bright side. it is difficult to be optimistic when we are preparing for battle. have you ever heard the phrase "the best defense is a good offense"? no. throughout human history weapons of mass destruction were often designed in the hopes that they'd never be used. and yet, in earth's third world war nuclear weapons accounted for 600 million casualties. an unfortunate exception. we were just talking about you. she didn't think you were going to show up. boothby! i've known archer since she was a first-year cadet. easily impressed. i didn't think you were her type. ( chuckling ) oh, uh, if you'll excuse me i've got some midnight orchids that need my attention. think about what i said, young lady and you'll be fine. thanks, boothby. problems? i was offered

the design schematic for our nanoprobe weapons, as requested. this could go a long way toward allaying their fears. perhaps. have a little faith, seven. it is difficult to have faith in an idea which may prove tactically unsound. tactically unsound? perhaps. it could also be the first step toward peace. it's a risk i'm willing to take. are you sure you won't join us? it would be your first chance to see earth. i prefer to remain aboard voyager. if problems arise while you're in the habitat... there won't be any problems-- nothing tactical at any rate. we're entering a stage of diplomacy where most of the problems will be cultural. how do you shake hands with an 8472? we'll be fine. when you ordered me to disarm the warhead during the negotiation i was wrong. if i had been in your position we would most likely be engaged in a battle with 8472 at this moment. how did you know? i didn't. like i said... faith. welcome to terrasphere eight, earthfleet command re-creation. i am admiral bullock and i'll be acquainting you with our facility. questions,

it would infect all life-forms with nanoprobe viruses. dual. by the time they realized what was happening half their population would be drones. inefficient. the virus would take years to proliferate. we've waited this long. interface with the central alcove. begin programming the nanoprobes. be sure to enhance the viral sequencers. this is no different. to you, perhaps. part of me is still human. i will not assist in their destruction. we all originated from lesser species. i myself came from species 1-2-5 but that's irrelevant now. we are borg. i am an individual. you're only repeating their words. you sound like a mindless automaton. comply or we will turn you into a drone. proceed if you wish. you're torn between your desire to be one with us and your loyalty to them. it's time for you to complete your task. remorse, compassion will be irrelevant once humanity is assimilated. forgetvoyager. they were never your collective. i am annika hansen, human. i remember annika. does she remember us? she wasn't afraid. you? you attacked us. you murder