VIS A VIS

EPISODE 88

Part C

Vis a Vis : Episode 88 : portrayed in several parts

STETH/"Paris" enters Sickbay.
Doctor: "You're early, Mr Paris. I see some good came from my report to Commander Chakotay. Let's put these extra few minutes to good use. Begin with a thorough biobed diagnostic. I want you to recalibrate each physiosensor, making sure to enter every metabolic referrant precisely."
STETH/"Paris": "Ok."
Doctor: "When you're through with that, run a protein structure analysis and then continue your review of the thirty-seven steps of a cardio-pulmonary reconstruction procedure. I'll leave you to your biobeds."

STETH/"Paris" opens a medical tricorder and presses a button. An error alert sounds."
Doctor: "Did you forget to disengage the scan emitters?"
STETH/"Paris": "Sorry."
He tries again and the tricorder emits another alert.
Doctor: "Mr Paris!"
STETH/"Paris": "I don't know what's wrong."
Doctor: "I realise it's complicated, but you must try again.
STETH/"Paris" shuts off the tricorder and tries: "Actually, I'm not feeling so well."
Doctor: "How fortunate that you're already in Sickbay. I'll run a few scans."
STETH/"Paris": "No, no, Doc. To be perfectly honest with you. This is so frustrating for me, I usually pick things up a lot faster than this."
Doctor: "You're here to learn, Mr Paris. It will get easier with time."

STETH/"Paris": "Well, that's easy for you to say."
Doctor: "Excuse me?"
STETH/"Paris": "Well, no offence, Doctor, but you were programmed to be a medical genius. Things always come easy to you. Me, I'm just a pilot, a grease monkey. And as hard as I might try to become a better assistant to you, it's clear to me now that I'll never be half the healer that you are."

Doctor: "Do you mean to tell me you've been trying to live up to my standards?"
STETH/"Paris": "I'm afraid I have."

Doctor: "It all makes sense to me now: the misplaced aggression, the shirking of responsibilities - all classic signs of an inferiority complex. I had no idea my superior abilities were affecting your psyche so strongly. Take the rest of the day off. Reflect on your strengths. Realise your worth."
STETH/"Paris": "I'll do that, Doctor. Thank you." He leaves.

In Torres' quarters, STETH/"Paris" is putting.

When Torres enters, he says, partly as a double-check that this is B'Elanna: "B'Elanna."
Torres: "What do you think you're doing?"
STETH/"Paris": "Putting."
Torres: "In my quarters?"
STETH/"Paris": "I can't putt in your quarters?"
Torres: "No."
STETH/"Paris": "Since when?"
Torres: "Tom.

She picks up a golf club. "What is this?"
STETH/"Paris": "That is a sand wedge. It's used for getting out of traps."
Torres: "Why is it here?"
STETH/"Paris": I replicated it for you. I felt we could play a little game of golf on the Holodeck before dinner."
Torres: "So this is your idea of an adult conversation. I don't know what you are trying to accomplish with this little stunt, but let me assure you it is not working. I am sorry if you are bored because Steth is gone, but that doesn't mean you can just walk in here and pretend like you haven't been shutting me out!"
STETH/"Paris": "You're being a little hard on Steth. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here right now."
Torres: "Really."

STETH/"Paris": "I mentioned to him that we were having some problems and he urged me to come talk to you, to try to work things out, to admit I was wrong. I made a mistake, B'Elanna, and I'm sorry. I won't shut you out any more. In fact, I went to the Doctor and begged to be excused from my duties. I realise it's only a few extra hours, but they're hours I want to spend with you."
Torres: "Steth turned out to be a positive influence on you."

On the Benthan coaxial warp drive ship PARIS/Steth awakes groggily from consciousness. He notices his facial features feel different. "Computer-" He realises that his voice is different too. He goes to the helm console.

PARIS/Steth: "Computer, where are we?"
Computer: "Navigation matrix 1711, the Kotaba Expanse. Coaxial leap complete."
PARIS/Steth: "How far are we from Voyager? Computer, lock in Voyager's last known co-ordinates and activate differential induction drive."
Computer: "Unable to execute command."
PARIS/Steth: "Why not?"
Computer: "The differential induction drive has been secured. A security access code is required to implement a coaxial leap."

Suddenly the ship is rocked by weapons fire. The audio channel is activated by the commander of one of two Benthan patrol ships that appear.
Avik: "This is Commander Avik of the Benthan Guard. We're taking you into custody. Prepare to surrender the vessel to us at once."
PARIS/Steth: "Benthan? I need a second to explain, Commander. I'm not who-"
Avik: "We do not negotiate with thieves."
PARIS/Steth: "No, you don't understand! I need the vessel to get back to Voyager."
Avik: "Surrender the vessel peacefully or we will use force."
The Benthans activate a tractor beam.

Suddenly another, much larger and more powerful ship appears and fires at the Benthan ships, quickly driving them off.

An alien transports onto the Bridge of the coaxial warp drive ship - it is the form of the female humanoid that Steth had kept reverting to! She aims a gun at PARIS/Steth.
PARIS/Steth: "Why is everyone trying to shoot me today?"
Female humanoid: "You know what I'm here for!"

PARIS/Steth: "I don't know what you're talking about. Who are you?"
STETH/female humanoid: "I'm Steth."
PARIS/"Steth": "What?!"
STETH/female humanoid: "Look at me. You did wear this body for nearly a year before you switched it with mine. That's my body you're in now. I want it back."

PARIS/Steth: "Bear with me for a second. We may have more in common than you might think."

Torres enters the transporter room. standard doors
Torres: "This better be good, Tom. I left Vorik right in the middle of an EPS recalibration."
ALIEN/"Paris": "You can thank me later."
Torres: "So, what's my big surprise?"
ALIEN/"Paris": "What would you say to twenty-four glorious hours on the famed fourth planet of the Kendran system?"
Torres: "You mean the planet where Neelix is gathering food samples?"
ALIEN/"Paris": "I ran a few scans and found the most incredible beach on one of the smaller continents. I replicated a picnic lunch for us. Voyager isn't leaving orbit until tomorrow. We have an entire day."

Torres: "Only a day? Oh I think we'd need at least a week."
ALIEN/"Paris": "I wish we could, but we've only got a day."

Torres: "You're serious, aren't you."
ALIEN/"Paris": "Completely."
Torres: "Do you know how much trouble we'd be in?"
ALIEN/"Paris": "What could Janeway do? Execute us?"
Torres: "Tom, I am swamped! I can't get away for an hour let alone twenty-four."
ALIEN/"Paris": "B'Elanna-"
Torres: "I have responsibilities here, we both do."

Suddenly he seizes her. "Responsibilities? I don't care!"
Torres: "Tom, you're hurting me."
ALIEN/"Paris": "You're a real disappointment to me, you know that? I don't know what I ever saw in you."

In the Messhall THE ALIEN/"Paris" has just sat down with a Trakian ale from the replicator when Seven enters.

ALIEN/"Paris": "Seven. What brings you here at this hour?"
Seven: "We were supposed to meet in the Shuttlebay at 2100 hours. Did you forget?"
ALIEN/"Paris": I did. I got so caught up with my reading I guess it slipped my mind. Sorry."
Seven: "The capillaries in your eyes are swollen, Lieutenant, and I see signs of vascular congestion in your cheeks. Are you intoxicated?"
ALIEN/"Paris": No, not at all. I was just exploring the replicator, trying some alien beverages. Only a few were alcoholic."
Seven: "You are not officially off-duty for another seventy-eight minutes."
ALIEN/"Paris": I'm on break. Would you like to join me? I could replicate another Trakian ale for you."
Seven: "That will not be necessary."
ALIEN/"Paris": Relax, Seven. You're not on the Borg cube any more. We could finish our work on the shuttle tomorrow."
Seven: "That would be an inefficient use of our time. I will complete the work myself."
ALIEN/"Paris": Right. Fine."
Seven: "Before I leave, I would like to know why you were reading the captain's personal logs."
ALIEN/"Paris": I wasn't."
Seven: "I saw the PADD. It was unmistakeably the captain's logs."
ALIEN/"Paris": You're wrong. You're confused. You couldn't possibly have seen anything."
Seven: "You know I possess an eidetic memory. I require only seconds to commit what I see to memory. Would you like me to quote the passage you were reading?"
He leaps up and seizes her by the arm.
ALIEN/"Paris": I'm warning you: stay out of my way! Don't interfere in things that don't concern you. If you bother me again I will make things very unpleasant for you."
Seven: "Remove your hand from my arm."
ALIEN/"Paris": Don't be foolish. You'll regret it."
She pushes free of his grip and leaves.

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	STETH/"Paris" enters Sickbay. Doctor: "You're early, Mr Paris. I see some good came from my report to Commander Chakotay. Let's put these extra few minutes to good use. Begin with a thorough biobed diagnostic. I want you to recalibrate each physiosensor, making sure to enter every metabolic referrant precisely." STETH/"Paris": "Ok." Doctor: "When you're through with that, run a protein structure analysis and then continue your review of the thirty-seven steps of a cardio-pulmonary reconstruction procedure. I'll leave you to your biobeds."
	STETH/"Paris" opens a medical tricorder and presses a button. An error alert sounds." Doctor: "Did you forget to disengage the scan emitters?" STETH/"Paris": "Sorry." He tries again and the tricorder emits another alert. Doctor: "Mr Paris!" STETH/"Paris": "I don't know what's wrong." Doctor: "I realise it's complicated, but you must try again. STETH/"Paris" shuts off the tricorder and tries: "Actually, I'm not feeling so well." Doctor: "How fortunate that you're already in Sickbay. I'll run a few scans." STETH/"Paris": "No, no, Doc. To be perfectly honest with you. This is so frustrating for me, I usually pick things up a lot faster than this." Doctor: "You're here to learn, Mr Paris. It will get easier with time."
	STETH/"Paris": "Well, that's easy for you to say." Doctor: "Excuse me?" STETH/"Paris": "Well, no offence, Doctor, but you were programmed to be a medical genius. Things always come easy to you. Me, I'm just a pilot, a grease monkey. And as hard as I might try to become a better assistant to you, it's clear to me now that I'll never be half the healer that you are."
	Doctor: "Do you mean to tell me you've been trying to live up to my standards?" STETH/"Paris": "I'm afraid I have."
	Doctor: "It all makes sense to me now: the misplaced aggression, the shirking of responsibilities - all classic signs of an inferiority complex. I had no idea my superior abilities were affecting your psyche so strongly. Take the rest of the day off. Reflect on your strengths. Realise your worth." STETH/"Paris": "I'll do that, Doctor. Thank you." He leaves.

	In Torres' quarters, STETH/"Paris" is putting.
	When Torres enters, he says, partly as a double-check that this is B'Elanna: "B'Elanna." Torres: "What do you think you're doing?" STETH/"Paris": "Putting." Torres: "In my quarters?" STETH/"Paris": "I can't putt in your quarters?" Torres: "No." STETH/"Paris": "Since when?" Torres: "Tom.
	She picks up a golf club. "What is this?" STETH/"Paris": "That is a sand wedge. It's used for getting out of traps." Torres: "Why is it here?" STETH/"Paris": I replicated it for you. I felt we could play a little game of golf on the Holodeck before dinner." Torres: "So this is your idea of an adult conversation. I don't know what you are trying to accomplish with this little stunt, but let me assure you it is not working. I am sorry if you are bored because Steth is gone, but that doesn't mean you can just walk in here and pretend like you haven't been shutting me out!" STETH/"Paris": "You're being a little hard on Steth. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here right now." Torres: "Really."

	On the Benthan coaxial warp drive ship PARIS/Steth awakes groggily from consciousness. He notices his facial features feel different. "Computer-" He realises that his voice is different too. He goes to the helm console.
	PARIS/Steth: "Computer, where are we?" Computer: "Navigation matrix 1711, the Kotaba Expanse. Coaxial leap complete." PARIS/Steth: "How far are we from Voyager? Computer, lock in Voyager's last known co-ordinates and activate differential induction drive." Computer: "Unable to execute command." PARIS/Steth: "Why not?" Computer: "The differential induction drive has been secured. A security access code is required to implement a coaxial leap."
	Suddenly the ship is rocked by weapons fire. The audio channel is activated by the commander of one of two Benthan patrol ships that appear. Avik: "This is Commander Avik of the Benthan Guard. We're taking you into custody. Prepare to surrender the vessel to us at once." PARIS/Steth: "Benthan? I need a second to explain, Commander. I'm not who-" Avik: "We do not negotiate with thieves." PARIS/Steth: "No, you don't understand! I need the vessel to get back to Voyager." Avik: "Surrender the vessel peacefully or we will use force." The Benthans activate a tractor beam.

	An alien transports onto the Bridge of the coaxial warp drive ship - it is the form of the female humanoid that Steth had kept reverting to! She aims a gun at PARIS/Steth. PARIS/Steth: "Why is everyone trying to shoot me today?" Female humanoid: "You know what I'm here for!"
	PARIS/Steth: "I don't know what you're talking about. Who are you?" STETH/female humanoid: "I'm Steth." PARIS/"Steth": "What?!" STETH/female humanoid: "Look at me. You did wear this body for nearly a year before you switched it with mine. That's my body you're in now. I want it back." PARIS/Steth: "Bear with me for a second. We may have more in common than you might think."

	Torres enters the transporter room. standard doors Torres: "This better be good, Tom. I left Vorik right in the middle of an EPS recalibration." ALIEN/"Paris": "You can thank me later." Torres: "So, what's my big surprise?" ALIEN/"Paris": "What would you say to twenty-four glorious hours on the famed fourth planet of the Kendran system?" Torres: "You mean the planet where Neelix is gathering food samples?" ALIEN/"Paris": "I ran a few scans and found the most incredible beach on one of the smaller continents. I replicated a picnic lunch for us. Voyager isn't leaving orbit until tomorrow. We have an entire day."
	Torres: "Only a day? Oh I think we'd need at least a week." ALIEN/"Paris": "I wish we could, but we've only got a day."
	Torres: "You're serious, aren't you." ALIEN/"Paris": "Completely." Torres: "Do you know how much trouble we'd be in?" ALIEN/"Paris": "What could Janeway do? Execute us?" Torres: "Tom, I am swamped! I can't get away for an hour let alone twenty-four." ALIEN/"Paris": "B'Elanna-" Torres: "I have responsibilities here, we both do."
	Suddenly he seizes her. "Responsibilities? I don't care!" Torres: "Tom, you're hurting me." ALIEN/"Paris": "You're a real disappointment to me, you know that? I don't know what I ever saw in you."