Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

The Siege (1993)

Nana Visitor: Major Kira Nerys

Quotes 

• [Kira and Dax come across a huge spider-like creature] 

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : Agh! Whoa... What's that, is that a spider or a dog?

  Major Kira Nerys : Palukoo. The Bajoran moons are full of 'em.

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : Oh, I suppose you used to make them your pets and, uh, sing songs about them around the campfire?

  Major Kira Nerys : No - we used to eat 'em.

• Major Kira Nerys : [referring to Li Nalas]  Somehow you figured now that he was here... things would be better. You know, he'd... he'd find a way to make things better. Because he was a man who could do that - a great man. I wish I knew where we could find others like him.

  Commander Sisko : Major, there are heroes all over Bajor. I'm sitting with one.

• [Kira and Dax are chased by several Bajoran fighters] 

  Major Kira Nerys : There is one problem.

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : "One"?

  Major Kira Nerys : The guys flying those ships...

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : Yeah?

  Major Kira Nerys : ...used to be the guys flying these ships.

• [Kira and Dax are disguising themselves as Bajoran vedeks] 

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : So what do you think?

  Major Kira Nerys : Think?

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : The nose.

  Major Kira Nerys : Oh! It-it's flattering.

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : I'm thinking of keeping it.

• Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : How did you ever win a war in these things?

  Major Kira Nerys : We were the insects, Lieutenant. The Cardassians were just as allergic as Trills.

• [Dax refuses to leave Kira behind, who has been injured] 

  Major Kira Nerys : You're being a fool, Dax.

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : Don't talk to your elders that way.

• [Kira and Dax are flying an ancient Bajoran raider] 

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : Navigational sensors aren't functioning.

  Major Kira Nerys : No problem.

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : [incredulous]  No problem? Big problem. Without navigational sensors...

  Major Kira Nerys : We'll have to fly by the seat of our pants.

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : [sarcastically]  Great. Seat-of-the-pants technology.

  Major Kira Nerys : You Starfleet types are too dependend on gadgets and gizmos. You lose your natural instincts for survival.

  Lieutenant Jadzia Dax : My natural instincts for survival told me not to climb aboard this thing. I'd say they were functioning pretty well.