- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: Where I'm from, the Emperor's personal physicians were buried with them when they died. It incentivized loyalty.
- Dr. Hugh Culber: Are you going to answer my question? When did you first experience one of these blackouts?
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: I don't need your help.
- Dr. Hugh Culber: You're condition is serious. But, since you don't want to cooperate, you can determine if the root is physiological, psychological, temporal, or inter-dimensional on your own, and get back to me.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: You don't scare me, human.
- Dr. Hugh Culber: I don't need to. You're already terrified.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: I realize... you see yourself as the Grand Hero, Oracle of the Mess Hall, Saviour Man to this ship. Well, I'm not interested.
- Dr. Hugh Culber: The early stages of brain dysfunction will feel manageable, "What was I just doing?", "Where did I bury that last body?". But, eventually, if we don't intervene, you won't recognize the faces around you. You won't even recognize yourself. You'll end your days howling at a reflection in the mirror. A living death. That's not what I want for you.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: If I had time, I'd poison your children.
- Dr. Hugh Culber: If I had time, I'd have children.
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets: Adira can write an algorithm that can find and decode it.
- Cmdr. Saru: How long will that take?
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets: Not more than a few hours. She's pretty fast.
- Cmdr. Saru: Update me the moment you have something, Commander.
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets: Of course.
- Adira: They're fast.
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets: Hmm?
- Adira: Um they. Not she. I've never felt like a she or-or her so I would prefer they or them from now on.
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets: Okay
- Dr. Hugh Culber: Burning the midnight oil.
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets: Yeah. Just... wrapping up. There's nothing to do until their algorithm finishes.
- Dr. Hugh Culber: No, no, no let them sleep. At that age whatever they can get is golden.
- [Paul puts his jacket on a sleeping Adira]
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets: Gray stopped speaking to them.
- Dr. Hugh Culber: Ouch
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets: Yeah. But... even so, their work has been nothing short of stellar. They're really something.
- Adira: They're also awake.
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets: [chuckles] I'm sorry.
- Adira: It's okay. When I sleep like this, my back kills.