- [his shipmates sing a Klingon version of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" to Worf]
- Lieutenant Worf: [irritated] That was not a Klingon song!
- Counselor Troi: It wasn't easy to translate. There doesn't seem to be a Klingon word for "jolly".
- [Worf asks Troi to become his son's 'SoH-chim']
- Lieutenant Worf: You would become his surrogate mother. In case anything ever happened to me, you would be responsible for him.
- Counselor Troi: I don't know what to say. It's a great honor. So, um... that would make me your...?
- Lieutenant Worf: The closest analogy is... step-sister.
- Counselor Troi: [smiles] That would make my mother your step-mother.
- Lieutenant Worf: [looks aghast] I had not considered that.
- [thinks it over]
- Lieutenant Worf: It is a risk I am willing to take.
- Counselor Troi: I know Klingons like to be alone on their birthdays. You probably want to meditate or hit yourself with a pain stick or something.
- Alternate Captain William T. Riker #1: You don't remember any of this, do you?
- Lieutenant Worf: I do remember. I just remember differently.
- Lieutenant Worf: Commander... how long have I been married to Counselor Troi?
- Lt. Commander Data: Two years, one month, twelve days.
- Lieutenant Worf: And when did this relationship begin?
- Lt. Commander Data: It is my understanding your romantic affiliation began shortly after you recovered from your spinal injury on stardate 45587. It was six months later that you asked Commander Riker for his formal permission to court Counselor Troi. You felt to do otherwise would be dishonorable.
- Lieutenant Worf: And then we mated?
- Lt. Commander Data: I am not privy to the exact details of when, where or how your first coupling took place. I could investigate it.
- Lieutenant Worf: No, that is all right.
- [from an alternate universe]
- Alternate Captain William T. Riker #2: We won't go back. You don't know what it's like in our universe. The Federation's gone, the Borg is everywhere! We're one of the last ships left. Please, you've got to help us!
- Lieutenant Wesley Crusher: Captain, we're receiving 285,000 hails.
- Alternate Captain William T. Riker #1: I wish I knew what to tell them.
- [Worf has been given a painting from Data for his birthday. Shortly after, he appears slightly dizzy]
- Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge: Worf, are you all right?
- Lieutenant Worf: Yes. Yes, I... think Data's painting is making me dizzy.
- [Worf is concerned that someone might have arranged a surprise party for his birthday]
- Commander William T. Riker: A surprise party? Mr. Worf, I hate surprise parties. I would *never* do that to you.
- Commander William T. Riker: Something wrong?
- Lieutenant Worf: I know what you are planning, sir. I will not be surprised.
- Commander William T. Riker: Surprised? I don't know what you're talking about.
- Lieutenant Worf: Of course you don't.
- Lt. Commander Data: The rate of quantum incursions is increasing exponentially. At this rate, the sector will be completely filled with Enterprises within three days.
- Alternate Captain William T. Riker #1: [to genuine Picard] It's good to see you again, Captain. It's been a long time.
- [Worf is back in his own reality and quarters]
- Counselor Troi: Welcome home, Worf. I hope you don't mind I let myself in. I promised Alexander I'd feed his Dalvin hissing beetle while you were both away.
- Lieutenant Worf: So, you do not live here?
- Counselor Troi: What's that supposed to mean?
- Lieutenant Worf: It is a long story.
- Alternate Counselor Deanna Troi: Worf... from what I understand, there's a good chance my Worf won't return. I guess it's just hard for me to accept that... there's a reality out there where... you never loved me.
- Lt. Commander Data: I believe the quantum fissure we discovered is a fixed point across the space-time continuum; a key-hole which intersects many other quantum realities. For any event there is an infinite number of outcomes. Our choices determine which outcomes will follow. But there is a theory in quantum physics that all possibilities that can happen do happen in alternate quantum realities.
- [the crew is surprising Worf with a birthday party]
- All: Surprise!
- [first lines]
- Lieutenant Worf: Personal log, stardate 47391.2 - I am returning from the bat'leth competition on Forcas III. The conditions were difficult. Several contestants were maimed, but... I was triumphant. I won Champion Standing. I am looking forward to resuming my duties aboard the Enterprise. However, I am anticipating a troubling situation.
- [in an alternate universe]
- Lieutenant Worf: Personal log, stardate 47391.2 - I am returning from the bat'leth competition on Forcas III. The conditions were difficult. Several contenders were maimed. One of the contenders used an illegal T'Gha maneuver on me. The judges chose to ignore it, and I was robbed of my rightful standing. I was awarded... ninth place. I am looking forward to resuming my duties aboard the En...
- [in yet another alternate universe]
- Lieutenant Worf: Personal log, stardate 47391.2 - There has been a malfunction in the ship's main deflector. It will require two more days of repairs. As a result, I will not be able to compete in the bat'leth tournament on Forcas III. I have asked my brother to take my place. He does not have my prowess with the blade, but...
- Captain Picard: [over communicator] How was the bat'leth tournament?
- Lieutenant Worf: [checking his trophy to make sure he's back in the right universe] It was fine, sir. I won champion standing.