Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

Juggernaut (1999)

Tim Russ: Lt. Tuvok

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• Tom Paris : So, how'd it go with B'Elanna today?

  Tuvok : Our meditation sessions are confidential.

  Tom Paris : [scoffs]  No, I'm not asking for sordid details. I just wanna know if you think you can help her.

  Tuvok : Her training will be a challenge, for both of us.

  Tom Paris : [sniggers]  Take it from me: getting B'Elanna to control her temper is like convincing a Ferengi to leave his estate to charity.

• [Torres and Tuvok are in a meditation session] 

  Tuvok : The flamed grows hotter. A point of white light. Follow it backward through the years, to a time when you were younger - a child.

  [Torres sniggers] 

  Tuvok : Is there something amusing, Lieutenant?

  B'Elanna Torres : I'm sorry, an image just flashed through my mind. You as a child - those pointy little ears. You must have been cute.

• Tuvok : B'Elanna is unpredictable, Captain. Under these circumstances, her volatile nature could compromise the mission.

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : Your concerns are noted, but if I send you over there, I'd be sending the wrong message, that I don't have faith in her, but I do.

  Tuvok : Your faith is admirable, but logic suggests...

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : This isn't about logic, it's about trust. She'll come through for us.

• Tuvok : [to Torres]  Whatever you say, Miss Turtlehead.

• Seven of Nine : Commander. The Captain's plan B. I've calculated the inertial force required to divert the freighter. Plan C - shield modulations that should reduce the structural damage of Voyager. It will also help protect the crew against theta radiation poisoning, if we fail.

  Tuvok : A wise precaution. With any luck, we won't be needing it.

  Seven of Nine : I didn't think Vulcans believed in luck.

  Tuvok : As a rule, we don't, but serving with Captain Janeway has taught me otherwise.

  Seven of Nine : She does seem to succeed more often than random chance would allow. I'll factor it into my calculations.

  Tuvok : [tentatively]  Is there a plan D?

  Seven of Nine : No.

• Tuvok : A flame, like emotion, is a primitive force. Left unchecked, it's chaotic, destructive, but if controlled, it can be a powerful tool. The lamp controls the flame, as you must learn to control your emotions.

• Tuvok : You have a long history of emotional volatility. The point of this exercise is not to atone for past transgressions, but to prevent future ones.

  B'Elanna Torres : You can't order someone to meditate.

  Tuvok : Commander Chakotay thinks otherwise.