ADMIRAL_OZAWA ALARA ALTOX BORTUS CLAIRE CREW_MEMBER CREW_MEMBERS DANN ED GORDON GROUP ISAAC JOHN KELLY KLYDEN MINISTER_THEECE MOCLAN_1 MOCLAN_2 MOCLAN_DOCTOR MOCLAN_PRISON_GUARD NYXIAN_GIRL PARK SIMULATED_MOCLAN TOPA UNK ALARA It looks so sad and lonely. ISAAC The penchant for biological life forms to anthropomorphize inanimate objects is irrational. I am quite certain the planet is unaware of its solitary status. CLAIRE How many planets were in this system originally? KELLY Eleven total. JOHN Man, ten planets gobbled up by a hungry star. Remind me not to be on Earth when that happens to us. ISAAC Earth's sun will not become a red super giant for another five billion years, commander. You will be long deceased and forgotten. JOHN There's going to be some ladies still talking about me. GORDON Seems kind of sadistic that all we're here to do is watch a helpless planet get vaporized. ISAAC A stellar incineration is one of the rarest sights in the galaxy. We are fortunate to observe one at close range. ED Well, we've got three days until that little guy gets fried, so you all have time to say your good-byes. ISAAC Captain, the planet's atmosphere is beginning to evaporate. KELLY Magnify. CLAIRE Would you look at that. KELLY When the oceans start going with it, we're going to get even more of a show. BORTUS Captain. My shift ends in 15 minutes. Request permission to leave early. ED Yeah, it's fine, but you don't want to see this? BORTUS It is very interesting, but I am not feeling well. ED All good. We'll see you tomorrow. You know, that's the third time this week he's done that. KELLY Maybe he's pregnant again. ED Ugh. God, no. BORTUS Yes? KLYDEN Bortus, it is Klyden. When will you be home? BORTUS I am sorry, Klyden, I must work late again. KLYDEN You have worked late every night this week. It is too much. Come home. I have made pudding. BORTUS My duties to the ship must be performed. We will have pudding later. Begin simulation. Bortus 4-8-6. Initiate scenario. SIMULATED MOCLAN I've been awaiting you, Bortus. KLYDEN Bortus. What time is it? BORTUS It is late. Go back to sleep. KLYDEN It is very late. Why must the captain give you so much work? It is not right. BORTUS If the captain wishes me to work such hours, I must comply. KLYDEN You are third in command aboard this vessel. Surely you can speak to him about this. BORTUS I do not wish to have this argument right now. KLYDEN Neither do I. I wish to make love. BORTUS I'm very tired from my work. I wish to rest immediately. KLYDEN Topa has gone to sleep. He will not awaken. BORTUS I am not in the mood, Klyden. KLYDEN You are never in the mood! Your job is ruining the sexual event. BORTUS We will share the sexual event another night. Now lower your voice or you will wake Topa. KLYDEN BORTUS TOPA Papa, can I be all done now? BORTUS No, Topa. Finish your plokta. Remember if you do not eat, you will die. KLYDEN Bortus, we must talk. BORTUS Will it take long? I am due on the bridge very soon. KLYDEN What I have to say is very simple. I would like you to make more time for me. I am your mate, and I do not wish to compete with your work duties. BORTUS I will look into it. Let us discuss this later. KLYDEN No! We will discuss it right now. BORTUS Please lower the volume of your voice. KLYDEN Stop telling me to lower my voice! I grow weary of your evasion. Your absence in our lives must be addressed. I am told the union of Captain Mercer and Commander Grayson was dissolved over similar failings. He worked far too many hours, as you do. We must learn from their errors! BORTUS I will do my best. Now I must report for duty. KLYDEN I wish to share the evening meal tonight. And to talk. BORTUS Very well. We will eat. I will see you this evening. KELLY An entire ocean, boiled away like a pot of water on a stove. ISAAC Captain. Internal scans of the planet show that there may be deposits of dysonium ore beneath the surface. ED May be or are? ISAAC The scans are slow to process, due to the planet's proximity to the photosphere. However, I would estimate the probability is 87%. GORDON Free gas. KELLY John, is there any way we could collect it after the planet breaks up? JOHN We might be able to use a wide range tractor beam. We could modify it to weed out all the fragments containing dysonium. Haul them in, fill up the shuttle bay. KELLY That much dysonium could power this ship for a year. ED All right, start modifying the tractor beam. Isaac, go to engineering and assist him. ISAAC Aye, sir. BORTUS Captain. Request permission to be relieved early. KELLY Are you not feeling well again? BORTUS No, I am fine. I promised Klyden we would spend the evening together. ED You know, Bortus, you've left early four times this week. BORTUS I know. It will not happen again. And I will put in an extra shift this weekend. ED All right. Tell Klyden I said hi. BORTUS I will deliver the message. KELLY You think something's up with him? ED I don't know. BORTUS BORTUS Begin simulation, Bortus 4-9-7. MOCLAN PRISON GUARD Your supper, prisoner. BORTUS Please, sir. May I have some water? MOCLAN PRISON GUARD Very well. MOCLAN PRISON GUARD BORTUS I beg you to release me from this dungeon. I have done nothing wrong. MOCLAN PRISON GUARD What is your name, prisoner? BORTUS Cheston. My name is Cheston. MOCLAN PRISON GUARD How badly do you want to get out of this prison, Cheston? BORTUS Very badly. I am to be executed in the morning. MOCLAN PRISON GUARD Perhaps we can make an arrangement. BORTUS No, I cannot. I am a virgin in that way. MOCLAN PRISON GUARD Then you shall die in the morning, Cheston! BORTUS Wait. If there is no other way. Then I suppose I must do what you ask of me. And more. BORTUS Klyden. I am sorry to be late. There was an unidentified power surge in the bridge tactical console and I had no choice but- KLYDEN I do not care about your excuses. I have been waiting for you for hours. This was supposed to be my night with you. BORTUS It could not be helped. We will talk about this tomorrow. The captain requires my presence on the bridge at 0800. I must go to bed. KLYDEN You have ruined our night together. Let us at least share the sexual event so that we may salvage what little is left of the evening. BORTUS I am sorry, I am too tired. BORTUS BORTUS CLAIRE 20 milligrams of benoctaline. Increase metabolic support to level eight. Come on, Bortus. Sonic defibrillation at maximum. PARK Doctor, he's- CLAIRE Do it. Clear. Again. BORTUS CLAIRE There he is. BORTUS ED Is he gonna be okay? CLAIRE I think so. Lost him there for a couple of seconds, but he's stabilized. BORTUS I am alive? ED Yeah, you are. Thanks to Dr. Finn. BORTUS You saved my life. CLAIRE That's my job. BORTUS You should not have done that. CLAIRE Excuse me? KELLY Bortus, I don't know if you're aware, but Klyden just tried to murder you. He's in the brig now, but... if Alara hadn't heard you scream- BORTUS Klyden is in the brig? He should not be there, he has done nothing wrong. ED What do you call plunging a dagger into your chest? BORTUS Klyden was divorcing me. CLAIRE Divorcing you? BORTUS When a Moclan wishes to end a marriage, he terminates the life of his mate. ED You're kidding. BORTUS I did not realize he was this unhappy. CLAIRE Wait a minute. You're saying any time somebody on your planet wants a divorce, they just murder their spouse? BORTUS That is correct. You should not have revived me. CLAIRE Commander, I am not in the habit of letting my patients bleed to death on the operating table. BORTUS Doctor, it is our way. ED It may be your way on Moclus, but ritual murder isn't gonna fly on a Union ship. BORTUS Captain, you must release Klyden. ED Out of the question. BORTUS Please. KELLY ADMIRAL OZAWA I don't envy you this predicament, Captain Mercer, but the admiralty will approve your recommended handling of the situation. ED All right, thank you, Admiral. Mercer out. KELLY Why the hell is dealing with Moclan culture always this difficult? ED They mutilate their female babies, they kill each other when they want a divorce, what do they do on someone's birthday? Light their parents on fire? KELLY I know we're supposed to be tolerant of alien customs, but man, there's got to be a limit. ED Day drink? KELLY Day drink. KELLY Two Xelayan Blossom Whiskeys. ISAAC Bridge to captain. ED Go ahead. ISAAC I have been monitoring the decay of the planet, and my scans have revealed something rather significant. ED What is it? ISAAC The dysonium we detected beneath the surface may in fact, not be natural. There are indications that a subterranean civilization may once have existed. ED I would say that's absolutely significant, and one hell of an archaeological find. Is there any way we can investigate? ISAAC If you are inquiring about the possibility of sending down a landing party, that is a poorly conceived notion. It would be exceedingly hazardous due to the planet's proximity to the star and its imminent break up. KELLY Damn, what a huge loss. Who knows what kinds of artefacts could be down there? ED All right, well, continue scanning and keep me apprised. I'll try not to bother you with any more "poorly conceived notions." ISAAC Thank you, sir. I am very busy. KELLY What a dick. ED He's a glorified Speak and Spell, screw him. Come in. KELLY Bortus, what are you doing out of sick bay? ALARA He insisted on coming, Commander. You can expect a formal protest from Dr. Finn. ED All right. Both of you have a seat. Thanks Alara. ALARA Sir, if you don't mind, I'd like to stick around. Just in case there's another... divorce. ED Fair enough. All right. Because of the cultural element in play here, and because Bortus, apparently, does not want to press charges, Klyden will not be prosecuted. KLYDEN ED However, people can't just go around stabbing each other on a Union ship. So, Klyden, due to your reckless actions in the assault of a Union officer, you are ordered to disembark from the Orville at the next Union outpost. KLYDEN Captain, please, I beg you not to do this. BORTUS I must add my voice to his plea, Captain. KELLY Bortus, he tried to kill you. BORTUS As I have said, he was following Moclan custom. He is still my mate. KLYDEN We will make our relationship work. We will not fail as you did. BORTUS Klyden! KLYDEN I, I apologize. Please, Captain. Give me a second chance. I swear on the soul of my child I will never commit a violent act on this ship again. ED Bortus, you're really okay with this? BORTUS Yes, Captain. Klyden and I stand united. ED This is. This is insane. This, I-I can't have a normal ship with normal people, that's like, it's got to be all stabby and, and. You know what? Fine. You can stay. KLYDEN Thank you, Captain. ED But there are two conditions. One, Bortus, you are relieved of duty until I am satisfied this has all been worked out. And you will both attend daily couple's counselling with Dr. Finn. BORTUS What is "couple's counselling?" CLAIRE Do either of you understand why you're here? BORTUS Because the captain has ordered it. CLAIRE Technically, yes. But do you know why the captain has ordered you to attend couple's counselling? KLYDEN So I do not stab Bortus again? CLAIRE That is one of our goals, yes. BORTUS Klyden has already told the captain he will not commit another violent act. What more is there to do? CLAIRE Why don't I explain what couple's counselling is first and that might answer your question. Couple's counselling helps married people, such as yourselves, discuss and resolve conflicts with the goal of improving your long term relationship. I'm here to guide that process. BORTUS Will we select our own weapons? CLAIRE No. That's not how it works. Let me see, how can I reframe this? It's like a peace conference. You and Klyden are the warring factions during a ceasefire. And I'm the diplomat. KLYDEN I believe I understand. BORTUS As do I. CLAIRE Good. So, let's start the peace process, shall we? Klyden, tell me why you tried to kill Bortus. KLYDEN Because I wished to divorce him. CLAIRE Dig deeper than that. How do you feel about Bortus? KLYDEN I feel Bortus does not wish to be with me, that he does not find me attractive anymore. CLAIRE Bortus, how would you like to respond to what Klyden is saying? BORTUS I still find Klyden attractive, but I have been working long hours lately and I am tired when I return to our quarters. CLAIRE Okay. That's reasonable. Klyden. Do you understand and accept Bortus's explanation? KLYDEN I suppose I do. Yes. CLAIRE Good. Now we're going to try a little exercise I call "I statements." Bortus, face Klyden and look him in the eyes and tell him that you are still attracted to him. And use "I" and your names as much as possible. BORTUS Klyden. I, Bortus, am still attracted to you, Klyden. CLAIRE Good. Now, Klyden, I want you to look Bortus in the eyes and accept what he has told you. KLYDEN Bortus. I, Klyden, accept that you, Bortus, are still attracted to me, Klyden. CLAIRE Great. Now when we're done today, I have two homework assignments for you. First, make a fun list. Write down ten fun things you both like doing, and try to check off one thing every week. KLYDEN This "fun list" excites me. We will make one. CLAIRE Second, Bortus, I need you to set aside one hour a day that's just for Klyden. Does that sound reasonable? BORTUS Yes. One hour per day. CLAIRE Okay. I think we're making some progress. KLYDEN The couple's counselling was quite productive. Shall we make our fun list over dinner tonight? BORTUS Yes. I must brief the captain on a number of maintenance items that require attention while I am off duty. I will meet you in our quarters at 1800 hours. KLYDEN I shall see you there. BORTUS Begin simulation, Bortus 9-3-1. MOCLAN DOCTOR Hello, Bortus. I'm Dr. Gulnar. How can I help you today? BORTUS I have a pain in my ear, and I do not know what is causing it. MOCLAN DOCTOR Hmm, I see. Why don't you take off your gown and we will have a look? Could you please turn around and lean on the table? I will begin the examination. I think I may have found the problem. Is the pain subsiding? BORTUS End simulation. BORTUS Lieutenant, may I speak with you? UNK BORTUS I am told your people are known for creating some of the most sought after pornographic simulations in the galaxy. UNK BORTUS Lower your voice. UNK BORTUS Could you obtain a simulation for me? UNK BORTUS I require something out of the ordinary. UNK BORTUS No. Something simpler. I just do not want to be bored. UNK BORTUS Moclans. Many of them. All at once. Ready to be adventurous. UNK BORTUS What? UNK ED Are you sure there's no mistake about this? ISAAC I have reanalyzed the scanner logs multiple times. The subterranean civilization is still active. KELLY How the hell can anything be alive down there? ED Alara, is there any way we can hail them? ALARA There's a lot of interference from the star, but I can try. I have a link. It's audio only, old style shortwave, but channel's open. ED To anyone below the surface who can hear the sound of my voice, this is Captain Ed Mercer of the starship Orville. Please respond. MINISTER THEECE Did you say a starship? ED Yes. We're in orbit around your planet. Who am I speaking to? MINISTER THEECE This is Hallan Theece, First Minister of the Nyxian people. Where have you come from? ED Many different places, actually. I'm from a planet called Earth. MINISTER THEECE Another planet. How is that even possible? Our scientists always speculated about such things, but-- ED Minister Theeze, are you aware of what's happening to- KELLY I think she said Theece. ED Huh? KELLY I think she said Theece, with a short "s" sound. ED What did I say? KELLY Theeze. ED What's the difference? KELLY Theece, like peace. GORDON Like "Theeces Pieces" ED Hey, you know what, guys? This woman's planet is about to die, maybe we focus on that, huh? Minister, are you aware of what's happening to your world? MINISTER THEECE Yes. A century ago, we discovered that our sun was going to engulf Nyxia within 100 years. We have no method of space travel, so we sought refuge underground. KELLY This is Commander Kelly Grayson. Minister, how many of you are there? MINISTER THEECE 75 is all that is left of our civilization. We are awaiting the inevitable. ED We want to help you if we can. Our scans indicate that your planet won't begin to disintegrate for another 24 hours. MINISTER THEECE So soon. That's. That's not much time. ED We're working on it. We'll contact you when we have more information. Mercer out. KELLY What are our options? GORDON Well, we need a Union evac vessel. Something that can go down there and pick them up. ED There's no time, we're too far out. JOHN How about a shuttle? ISAAC A shuttle is too small to withstand the gravitational stress of the star at such close range. JOHN What if we fortify the crap out of the deflectors? Divert all power but life support? GORDON Yeah. We could move the Orville into closer orbit, minimize the shuttle's flight time. ISAAC It is possible. KELLY 75 people, we'd have to make two or three trips to get them all out. ED All right, let's make it happen. UNK Psst. CREW MEMBER Hi, Commander. BORTUS Hi! Your people work fast. Thank you. UNK BORTUS No. CREW MEMBERS GORDON How soon before the shuttle's ready? JOHN About nine hours. GORDON Okay, well, make sure you do the job right because you know who the captain's going to ask to pilot the thing. JOHN Two slices of pepperoni pizza. GORDON Oh, God! What is that? Sure as hell isn't pizza. JOHN Ugh. Lamar to engineering. Send a technician to the mess hall, and something to scoop up with. BORTUS MOCLAN 1 I hope you are pleased, Bortus. It is our wish to bring you pleasure. BORTUS I am very pleased. I do not want this to end. MOCLAN 2 Then do not end it. KLYDEN Bortus! BORTUS Klyden! Klyden, wait! Wait! CLAIRE Bortus, do you understand what a porn addiction is? BORTUS I believe so. KLYDEN You disgust me, Bortus. If I had not promised the captain otherwise, I would stab you again right now. CLAIRE Klyden, I understand that you're upset, and you have every right to be, but porn addiction is a disease just like any other. So we need to treat his condition with compassion and understanding. BORTUS Is there an injection I can receive to cure this disease? KLYDEN You have had enough injections. CLAIRE Klyden, please. That's not going to help resolve this. Bortus, do you remember when your compulsion to visit the Simulator began? Klyden, do you recall when Bortus began losing interest in sex? KLYDEN It was not long after Topa underwent the procedure to become a male. BORTUS He is correct. It was around that time I first began using the Simulator for the sexual event. CLAIRE I see. How much have you two discussed what happened on Moclus? KLYDEN We have discussed it many times since the tribunal. We agreed to move on, to focus on the future. CLAIRE Bortus, do you feel that you have truly moved on? BORTUS Perhaps I have not. I often look at Topa and I wonder if I should have fought harder to keep him female. But there was nothing more I could have done. No one could have stopped what happened to her except Klyden, and he did not. I resent you, Klyden. I resent what you put our child through, and I do not know if I can ever move on. ED Mercer to Engineering. What's the status of the shuttle upgrade? JOHN It's moving along, Captain. Should be done in about ten hours, give or take. ED Chief, that planet will be gone in ten hours. Make it five. JOHN Sir, that's impossible. ED Make it possible. Mercer out. DANN You know what I just found out last week? The captain and I have the same birthday. ED Alara, patch me through to Minister Theece. ALARA Audio channel open. ED Minister, this is Captain Mercer, can you hear me? MINISTER THEECE Yes, Captain, I'm here. ED I just thought I'd check in and see how things are underground. Any changes? MINISTER THEECE Yes. There's been a rise in the number of quakes and small fissions have caused power disruptions. And I- ED Minister? Can you hear me? KELLY Alara, what's happening? ALARA Checking, sir. There's no additional interference from the planet. It's something on our end. KELLY Cause? ALARA Some kind of weird glitch. It won't reinitialize. GORDON Sounds like the food synthesizer. The thing was glitching all over the place today, made us a poop pizza. KELLY Isaac, run a computer diagnostic, see if there's any connection. ISAAC Scans have confirmed the presence of a computer virus, Captain. ED From where? ISAAC It appears its origin is Environmental Simulator three, an unauthorized foreign program has been uploaded. KELLY By who? ISAAC Authorization 5-2-8-9-1. Commander Bortus, sir. ED I'm going to see if I can access the program. MOCLAN 1 Welcome to the Cove of Pleasure. Our only wish is to bring you ecstasy. KELLY Wow. ED Okay. Now, I know this is awkward for all of us, but at the moment we need to focus on this virus. BORTUS I am ashamed beyond measure, Captain. ED Bortus, that is a whole other conversation that comes later and it's not going to be pleasant for either of us. GORDON It's okay, dude. Everybody does it sometimes. I went to town on myself this morning. It's why I look so relaxed right now. KELLY God, this whole ship is gross. ED Look, I need solutions, all right? I want to know how we stop this virus. ISAAC Lieutenant Unk has provided the origin data for the simulation. I have written a program that should eradicate the virus before it affects any more of the ship's systems. ED Good. Get it installed as quickly as possible. KELLY Chief. Is the shuttle ready? JOHN The power's been rerouted and we've maximized the deflectors. KELLY What's wrong? CLAIRE There's a problem. The upgraded deflectors will block out most of the radiation, but not all of it, and anyone in the landing party will be fully exposed when they move from the shuttle to the subterranean access port. KELLY How bad? GORDON Like, ouch I got a sunburn bad, or I just opened the Ark of the Covenant bad? JOHN The Ark. Like, melty-faced awfulness. ALARA So what do we do? How do we save those people? CLAIRE There are only two officers on board who may be able to withstand the radiation, Isaac and Bortus. ED Well, Commander. Looks like you're back on duty. ISAAC Commander, I am curious about something. BORTUS What? ISAAC Your addiction to pornographic stimuli. My understanding of the sexual proclivities of biological organisms is quite fractional. BORTUS I do not wish to discuss it. ISAAC Is the topic of pornography an unpleasant one due to the severe humiliation your character has suffered, and the seemingly irreversible and very public damage it has done to your relationship with your life mate Klyden? BORTUS I have been shamed enough. I will not answer your questions. ISAAC You need not blame yourself. You are a primitive organism. I simply wish to expand my understanding of the behavioral impulse. BORTUS You think you are smarter than us? Figure it out on your own. ISAAC I am aware that billions of years of evolution have programmed your chemical mechanisms with a desire to breed fruitfully. I am curious to know how it feels. BORTUS It is a call from deep within. Like a baby seeking its mother’s teat. It feels as if nothing else in the world matters but satisfying the urge and achieving the goal my body has demanded of me. Then, as quickly as it began, it is complete, leaving a worn out shell in its wake. And the only feeling I am left with, the only thing I know, is that a death has occurred. ISAAC I see. It is prudent that you are in therapy. Prepare for landing. BORTUS There is the access port. ISAAC Disengaging engines. MINISTER THEECE Welcome to Nyxia. I'm Minister Theece. JOHN Lamar to bridge. KELLY Go ahead, Chief. JOHN Commander, we got a problem. The virus has knocked out computer interfaces to Main Engineering. KELLY I thought Isaac took care of it. JOHN His program isn't working, the virus is still spreading. I'm going to try and isolate the source matrix down in Simulator Three. GORDON Captain, we have another problem. ED Oh, neat. What is it? GORDON Scans are showing accelerated instability in the planet's core. Sir, it's breaking up. GROUP BORTUS We must get your people off the planet. I assume you have radiation suits. MINISTER THEECE We do, yes. Enough for all of us. BORTUS Good. Our shuttle will hold 30 of you, so we'll need to begin loading the first group immediately. ISAAC Commander, I have just spoken to the captain. The planet's break up is accelerating faster than expected. We will only have time for one trip. MINISTER THEECE But there's 75 of us. ISAAC I am sorry, Minister. You will have to select 30 of your people. We will not be able to save the others. NYXIAN GIRL Are you going to save us from the shakes? JOHN See if you can goose the memory circuits and analyze the algorithms of the virus. DANN Okay, give me a minute. MOCLAN 1 I wish to bring you erotic pleasure. JOHN Oh, my God. You got to be kidding me. MOCLAN 1 Let us experience the sexual event. JOHN I swear to God I'm never looking at porn again. DANN Hi, I'm Dann. ISAAC Surely there is a more civilized means of selecting those who will be evacuated. BORTUS I do not know, but it is their way. ISAAC A random drawing of names is quite inefficient. It would be wiser to select the members of the society who possess the highest degree of intelligence. BORTUS I may be a primitive organism, but I am happy I am not like you. MINISTER THEECE The lottery is finished. These 30 will go with you to your ship. BORTUS Very well. We must leave now. ALTOX You could have included yourself. You're the First Minister. MINISTER THEECE I know that would be wrong. Please understand, my love. Make a life out there with Nathius. A beautiful life among the stars. ALTOX All the days we'll never have. MINISTER THEECE Your heart is full of the days we did. That's what you take with you. Now go. ISAAC It is imperative that we depart. BORTUS We are clear. ISAAC Setting course for docking. ALARA Shuttle bay reports docking complete. ED All right. Gordon, move us out to a wide orbit. GORDON Aye, sir. Captain, helm is not responding. KELLY What? GORDON I've lost attitude control. The star's gravity well is pulling us in. KELLY Bridge to Isaac. Your anti-viral program didn't do jack. We've lost helm control! ISAAC I am on my way to assist Chief Lamar in the Simulator. ED Gordon, how much time? GORDON I'd say six minutes and we're a baked potato. Hull temperature is 2,500 degrees and rising. JOHN The viral matrix keeps resetting, I-I can't stay ahead of it. I need Isaac. MOCLAN 1 Let me quench your thirst for passion. JOHN I'm not thirsty! ISAAC Chief, may I assist you? JOHN Yes, thank you. Just in time, get in here. GORDON Deflectors are gone. Starboard hull integrity compromised. KELLY My God, we're burning up! ALARA All sections reporting structural damage. ED Isaac, talk to me! ISAAC ON/VO) I have initiated a counter-virus. It would take a moment to determine its effectiveness. GORDON 15 seconds, Captain. ISAAC The virus has been eradicated. GORDON Helm control restored! KELLY Get us out of here, now. ALARA ED MOCLAN 1 Your head is very smooth and very sensuous. CLAIRE I never cease to be impressed by the resilience of the Moclan body. Your radiation absorption is minimal. Two or three treatments and you're clean. BORTUS Captain. Commander. KELLY Bortus, you look good for a guy who's been cooked. BORTUS Thank you, sir. I feel quite well. ED I'm glad you're well because I have something to say to you. I have never witnessed an officer behave with such carelessness, selfishness and downright stupidity as you have. As a direct result of your thoughtless actions, you almost destroyed this entire ship and all 300 members of her crew. BORTUS I agree, sir. I wish to tender my resignation, effective immediately. ED Rejected. BORTUS Sir? ED Your performance today exhibited tremendous courage and valor in the finest Union tradition. You saved 30 lives by risking your own. Porn virus aside, I am very grateful to have you on board. BORTUS Thank you, sir. KELLY Get some rest. You're back on full-time duty in the morning. KLYDEN Dr. Finn tells me you've experienced no effects from the planet's surface. BORTUS That is not entirely true. KLYDEN I do not understand. Are you not well? BORTUS I am fine. No. I am not fine. I have been a bad mate. I have been disrespectful. Instead of speaking my mind aloud, I have retreated into a fantasy world. KLYDEN Dr. Finn says if you talk about it, you get rid of it. BORTUS Klyden I do not know that I will ever be fully at peace with what happened to Topa. But today, I witnessed events that I am very fortunate to have you and Topa in my life, and I do not wish to lose you again. KLYDEN I do not wish to lose you, either. BORTUS I would like our family to be together tonight. KLYDEN As would I.