I'll lay it out to you straight - this is a long page. There were so very many good lines said by the pair that I felt compelled to put just about everything (of course, I didn't put everything here - but there is a good deal of it). I hope you are up to a good long read. And, yes... the angry warrior story is on here, too :-)
Chakotay:
"Does it matter which way these things
go?"
Janeway:
"I guess it depends whether you're in a
beige mood or a gray mood."
Chakotay:
"That's not much of a choice. Couldn't
Starfleet have come up with
something a little more cheerful?"
Janeway:
"Like polka-dots?"
Chakotay:
"I was thinking more of a tasteful
pinstripe - something in blues and
greens. Well, I suggest we put the gray
on the outside and the beige inside."
Janeway:
"I like that, I've always looked better
in beige. Actually, it might be kind of
interesting - roughing it for a while."
Chakotay:
"..'Roughing it'..? Let's see... we have
shelter, furniture, research equipment,
tricorders, a replicator - it's too
rough for me."
Janeway:
"We don't have a bath tub."
Chakotay:
"A bath tub?"
Janeway:
"I love a bath, it's my favorite way of
relaxing."
Chakotay:
"Captain, I'm sure you can learn to love
the sonic shower."
Janeway:
"You know, Chakotay, it occurs to me -
we aren't exactly in a command structure
any more. Perhaps you should call me
Kathryn."
Chakotay:
"... Give me a few days on that one,
okay?" :-)
Yowza! That "It's too rough for me" line is infinately coruptable, ain't it? :-)
Janeway:
"Where have you been?"
Chakotay:
"Oh... in the woods."
Janeway:
"For the past two days you've been
spending a lot of time in the woods. Is
there something going on that I should
know about?"
Chakotay:
"Ah... not yet."
Janeway:
"...'Not yet'..? What's that supposed to
mean?"
Chakotay:
"It means that when it's time for you to
know you'll find out."
Janeway:
"Don't I even get a hint?"
Chakotay:
"I'm building something."
Janeway:
"Building? What could you be building?
And why can't you tell me?"
Chakotay:
"You can't stand it, can you? You're
like a little kid, wheedling."
:-)
Chakotay:
"I can't sacrifice the present waiting
for a future that may not happen. The
reality of this situation is that we may
never leave here. So, yes, I'm trying to
make a home - something that's more than
just a plain gray box."
Janeway:
"I guess I was always a child of the
24th century."
Chakotay:
"Well, maybe those camping trips helped
prepare you for life here."
Janeway:
"Oh, no... life here is much better than
that."
Chakotay:
"...I think that's the first time I've
heard you say anything positive
about being here."
Janeway:
"We have to talk about this."
Chakotay:
"All right."
Janeway:
"I think we need to define some
parameters...about us."
Chakotay:
"I'm not sure I can... define
parameters. But I can tell you a
story - an ancient legend among my
people. It's about an angry warrior who
lived his life in conflict with the rest
of his tribe - a man who couldn't find
peace even with the help of his spirit
guide. For years, he struggled with his
discontent - but the only satisfaction
he ever got came when he was in battle.
This made him a hero among his tribe,
but the warrior still longed for peace
within himself. One day he and his war
party were captured by neighboring tribe
led by a woman warrior. She called to
him to join her, because her tribe was
too small and weak to defend itself from
all its enemies. The woman warrior was
brave and beautiful and very wise. The
angry warrior swore to himself... that
he would stay by her side, doing
whatever he could to make her burden
lighter. From that point on, her
needs would come first. And in that
way... the warrior began to know the
true meaning of peace."
Janeway:
"Is that really... an ancient legend?"
Chakotay:
"No... but that made it easier to say."
Wasn't that sweet...
Janeway:
"I find it very satisfying now -
watching the seeds sprout and grow."
A metaphor, perhaps? We all know what she's really talking about...
Chakotay:
"I'm not sure we could fit the bath tub
in the boat."
Janeway:
"That's all right, I'll have the river."
:-)
I'll leave you all with the image of a skinny-dipping trip running through your minds :-)
