You can take her back with my blessings. - Go ahead, call her. - Spot does not respond to commands. She doesn't come when you call her? Data, have you ever considered training this cat? - I never found it necessary. - The cat is out of control. I didn't know if she was going to lick me or scratch me. I have never experienced this kind of behaviour in Spot. Although she does jump on my console when I am working. She needs training. Riker to senior staff, report to the observation lounge in ten minutes. We have to get her out. I'll scare her. You grab her when she comes out. It would not be wise to startle her. Training. Definitely. Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds... ...to seek out new life and new civilisations... ...to boldly go where no one has gone before. Captain's log, stardate 47310.2. We're investigating the disappearance of the medical transport Fleming, somewhere in the Hekaras Corridor. Our search is complicated by the unique properties of this region. The Fleming was last in contact four days ago. They reported nothing strange. - Data. - The sector's dense tetryon field poses a severe hazard to warp-driven vessels. The Hekaras Corridor is the only route in this sector free of tetryon fields. Ships travelling at warp must use it to ensure safe passage. How long will a level-one search take? At least two days. The Corridor is over 12 light years long. Tetryon interference will limit our sensor range. Could we use reconnaissance probes? Ineffective. Interference would disrupt contact with the probes. But we can increase sensor efficiency. We've installed multiphase buffers on all the sensor modules. Hekaras II is inhabited. Maybe they've had contact with the Fleming. The Hekaran government says only one ship passed through the system. A Ferengi trader. The Fleming was carrying rare and valuable biomimetic gel. Maybe the Ferengi hijacked it. I think we should prepare for that contingency. I agree. Mr Worf, initiate your search pattern. Let's head in. Geordi, there has been a slight drop in sensor efficiency. We should examine the phase buffers. I'll be right with you. Hanson, transfer the EPS conduit 13 to the stabiliser matrix. Aye, sir. Is there a problem with the engines? - No. - Then why stabilise the EPS conduit? To get higher power conversion. That would not affect the engines. - I know. That's not the point. - What is the point? I'm just trying to get a higher conversion level. Why? You know the Intrepid? Their chief engineer is Cmdr Donald Kaplan. We were at the Academy together. I like to make sure that our levels are a little bit higher than theirs. I understand. You are in competition with Mr Kaplan. You might say that. This is the flagship. We should be better. You are trying to outperform the Intrepid. Actually, it's more personal pride. These are my engines. And there's nothing wrong with a little friendly rivalry. OK. Computer, how much have the conversion levels increased? Levels are unchanged. I'll deal with this later. Let me give you a hand with those sensors. - How's that? - One moment. The phase buffer is operating within normal parameters. Sensor efficiency has increased by 6.7 percent. 6.7. One of the stages must still be out of alignment. Let's try junction A-9. Geordi, I have taken your suggestion regarding Spot. Coming down. - I have begun training her. - Really? Yes. I am studying several new techniques. I used conditioned response, then environmental enhancement. Next, I will explore bioconditioning devices. Devices? Sensor nets for behaviour modification. Or biofeedback motivators. Unfortunately, I have been less than successful. I've got an idea. How about a phaser? A low stun setting at the right moment might do it. Geordi, I cannot stun my cat. I was ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Первая кровь на английском - текст Александр Невский на английском - текст Сорок первый на английском - текст Рождественские каникулы на английском - текст Артур 2 на английском |