[In the captain's ready room, Captain Freeman and Ensign Mariner are discussing that their secret -- that they're mother & daughter -- has been revealed to the whole crew]
Captain Carol Freeman: Ugh. Why did we ever keep this a secret in the first place?
Ensign Beckett Mariner: Ugh! I just wanted to fly under the radar!
Captain Carol Freeman: And I didn't want anyone to know the most demerited officer in the fleet was my daughter.
Ensign Beckett Mariner: [Ransom enters ready room] Well, Wesley Crusher worked with his mom. Maybe everyone'll be cool about it.
Commander Jack Ransom: Captain, captain's daughter... Uh, I mean Mariner.
Captain Carol Freeman: Oh, what is it, Jack?
Commander Jack Ransom: Captain, I'm putting together a list of candidates for the Sacramento promotion. I'd love your input. May I just say
[turning to Mariner]
Commander Jack Ransom: I am very sorry if I ever treated you with anything other than admiration.
Ensign Beckett Mariner: Oh, shut up, Ransom! You're such a suck-up!
Commander Jack Ransom: From now on, I'll make sure to give you special attention.
Captain Carol Freeman: No! Be as hard on her as you always are!
Ensign Beckett Mariner: Yeah, be hard on me!
Commander Jack Ransom: I'm only hard on you when you make me hard! I mean, I'm - I'm not hard right now! I mean, I could... I could get hard, if I wanted to, but I'm not hard right now. I'm so sorry! You're both great!
Captain Carol Freeman, Ensign Beckett Mariner: Ugh!
