Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

Survival Instinct (1999)

Jeri Ryan: Seven of Nine

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• Seven of Nine : Survival is insufficient.

• Seven of Nine : I will not return them to the Borg.

  The Doctor : Are you thinking of what's best for them... or for you?

  Seven of Nine : Clarify.

  The Doctor : You said it yourself, you made a mistake, and Seven of Nine doesn't like to make mistakes. She strives for perfection. I want you to think about the motivation behind your decision. Are you doing what's right for those three people, or are you trying to alleviate the guilt you feel over what happened eight years ago?

  Seven of Nine : The damage I did can never be repaired - and my guilt is irrelevant. I simply want them to experience individuality, as I have, as YOU have. At one time, you were confined to this sickbay. Your program was limited to emergency medical protocols. In some ways, you were not unlike a drone, but you were granted the opportunity to explore your individuality. You were allowed to expand your program. Your mobile emitter gives you freedom of movement. Your thoughts are your own. If you were told you had to become a drone again, I believe you would resist.

  The Doctor : [whispers]  Yes. I suppose I would.

  Seven of Nine : They would resist as well. They would choose freedom, no matter how fleeting. Only you and I can truly understand that.

  The Doctor : [agrees]  Survival IS insufficient.

• Marika Willkarah : I can't wait to use my real name again.

  Seven of Nine : There is nothing preventing you from doing so.

  Lansor : Except that most of the time, I don't know whether my name is Marika, P'Chan or Lansor. The names, the memories...

  P'Chan : ...the memories, even the thoughts flow from one to the other.

  Marika Willkarah : I can't love or hate, or laugh...

  Marika Willkarah , Lansor : ...or cry without sharing it with them.

• Seven of Nine : Naomi Wildman, do you consider me to be family?

  Naomi Wildman : I... I don't... I mean... well... Yes? Is... that okay?

  Seven of Nine : I have no objection.

• Four of Nine : We shouldn't be desecrating the body of this drone. It is against the will of Brothara.

  Three of Nine : Who is Brothara?

  Two of Nine : Brothara - a supernatural deity worshiped by Species 571.

  Four of Nine : I am a member of Species 571.

  Seven of Nine : You're being confused by irrelevant data. Ignore it.

  Three of Nine : You said "*I* am a member of Species 571. Do you consider yourself an individual?

  Seven of Nine : There are no individuals here. We are Borg.

  Two of Nine : Agreed.

  Three of Nine : Agreed.

  Four of Nine : Agreed.

• [last lines] 

  Naomi Wildman : I thought you might like some company.

  Seven of Nine : Why?

  Naomi Wildman : Because of... what happened with the drones.

  Seven of Nine : I see that word travels quickly.

  Naomi Wildman : It's a small ship. I thought, maybe you might want to spend some time with... family.

• Marika Willkarah : It's nice to be on a Federation Starship again. I'd like to stay aboard Voyager.

  Seven of Nine : The Captain said you may stay as long as you wish.

  Marika Willkarah : You mean as long as I have.

• Seven of Nine : I do feel compelled to help them. But I am uncertain as to the correct course of action.

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : Let me ask you something. Do you think of these people... as family?

  Seven of Nine : Is it relevant?

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : There's an old saying: "Blood is thicker than water." It means that the ties of family run deeper than any other kind of relationship. We'll often do things for members of our family we'd never dream of doing for anyone else.

• Chakotay : How long would they survive if the Doctor deactivated this interlink network you created?

  Seven of Nine : A month at most.

  Chakotay : A month as an individual or a lifetime as a drone... Which option would you choose?

• Seven of Nine : I do not enjoy crowds.

  Naomi Wildman : But you were in the Collective. Wasn't that like a big crowd?

  Seven of Nine : Which is why I do not enjoy them now.