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.
- Lock phasers on target.
- Phasers locked.
- The enemy is firing.
- Hard to starboard. Fire phasers.
- Firing.
- Target is destroyed.
End simulation sequence.
Secure from drill.
Alpha ship, your response was seven
percent slower than the Gamma ship.
All departments, submit drill-
evaluation reports by 0900 hours.
- Ensign, you'll write that report.
- Yes, sir.
What happened, Ensign?
Sorry, sir. I had to relock phasers
before I could fire.
Next time,
let the locking relay float
until the actual order to fire
is given.
They may not teach that trick
at the Academy, but it works.
Thank you, sir.
Lavelle.
Resume previous course and speed.
Aye aye, sir.
One aye is sufficient
acknowledgement, Ensign.
Helm, change course
for the Argaya system.
- What about the Clement?
- I've received new orders.
We'll discuss it in the observation
lounge. Mr Data, Mr Worf.
- Ensign Sito, take over at ops.
- Yes, sir.
The Argaya system's
near the Cardassian border.
I wonder why we're going there.
How'd you like to be a spider
under that table?
- What?
- A spider under the table.
- Is that like a fly on the wall?
- I guess so.
You did really well during the drill.
Apparently,
Cmdr Riker didn't think so.
- I swear he's got it in for me.
- You're imagining things.
How come you're sitting in that chair
instead of me?
I guess I need more practice
than you.
Excuse me, sir.
Do you have a minute?
- Sure, Taurik.
- Will you look at something?
- Have you been improvising?
- In a manner of speaking.
I'm running a simulation to test
a new warp-field configuration.
You've got a problem.
Your plasma flow is out of synch.
Actually, sir,
that was done deliberately.
As you can see, this configuration
has increased overall warp-field
integrity by seven percent.
You're right.
Dr Nils Diaz has been experimenting
with this technique.
I'm familiar with his work.
But I never heard about this.
His findings
have not been released yet.
I reviewed a preliminary report
at the Academy.
I look forward to reading it.
When these findings are made public,
they will become a model
for warp-field operations.
Sounds interesting.
With your permission, sir,
I'd like to begin tests
to see if the technique
can be adapted to our warp drive.
There might be variables
you didn't account for.
- I was quite thorough.
- I'm sure you were.
But I'd need to see your simulation
before I authorise any tests.
As you wish.
If you have any other ideas,
don't hesitate to run them by me.
As a matter of fact, sir, I do.
- When would be a good time?
- I'll get back to you on that.
Excuse me, Doctor.
If you're wondering
about the evaluations,
things couldn't be better.
Actually, I wanted to tell you
that Ensign Riley is improving.
But thank you.
I'm recommending you for promotion.
How does Lt Alyssa Ogawa sound?
It sounds wonderful.
I'll talk to Cmdr Riker. It'll be
official after the evaluations.
Alyssa. How are things going
between you and Lt Powell?
Fine.
- I think.
- You think?
I'm sure it's nothing,
but he seems preoccupied lately.
- Last night, he cancelled our date.
- I see.
He's been putting together
a research proposal.
He's really busy with it.
I know what that's like. Sometimes
I get so busy I forget to eat.
I just wonder...
What? Sit down.
I've never met anyone like Andrew.
It's as if we've known
each other forever.
You do seem well suited.
But I know that
in the beginning of a romance,
it's possible to be blind.
- I'm not sure I know what you mean.
- Well...
Cancelling a date like that,
the way he's been so distant.
Do you think those could be warning
signs that he's losing interest?
Alyssa, I think you're overreacting.
Maybe so.
If