“Well, I suppose that is the end of Q.”
beat
FLASH!
"Au contraire, mon capitaine! He’s BACK!"
Mariachi band starts playing “La Paloma”
Focus on that.
After a few seconds, Shar glanced up at Nog and asked, conversationally, “I’ve read that in popular Ferengi culture, attaining material wealth is one of life’s pre-dominant goals-- is that correct?”
Nog was surprised into a chuckle. There were understatements, and then there were understatements. “Yes, I’d say that’s correct.”
You know a lot for someone who can’t find his way past Saturn.
Stop it. Stop. Stop, stop, stop, stop, STOP!
Get the cheese to sickbay.
You made a mistake. There isn’t a man alive who hasn’t been young enough to make one.
“If we take him to sickbay, under the careful ministrations of Dr. Selar, he’ll wake up with no headache. If we take him to the brig, he’ll wake up feeling like his head is going to fall off. Brig.”
“Baby needs a new pair of shoes.”
“Was anyone considering the subject of pterodactyls?”
“The end justifies the means,” said Worf.
“Machiavelli,” nodded Stone.
And Worf shook his head. “QumwI.”
“What?”
“QumwI. The son of Kahless the Unforgettable was QumwI the Eminently Quotable. QumwI developed many sayings that were the foundation of Klingon thought and are repeated to this day. Such as ‘Revenge is a dish best served cold.’”
“A running man can slit a thousand throats in a single night?” asked Stone.
“Yes. Although some say four thousand.”
From Ops, Data, who couldn’t help but overhear, spoke up, with “only a fool fights in a burning house?”
“That was also QumwI,” said Worf.
And Wesley turned and said, “Do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars?”
They stared at him.
“Steer the ship, kid,” said Stone.
Are you real?
“The least you could do,” Kel corrected, “is nothing, so anything you will do is welcome.”
You mean we time traveled?
A fair point.
Whoever he is, he sure talks gloomy.
You will remind me to report my conduct to the Federation, won’t you, Mr. Spock?
You can never undo what I’ve accomplished! The dead will still be dead!
On Vulcan the “teddy bears” are alive, and they have six-inch fangs.
Sam Cogley asked me to give you something.