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- You know him?
- From the Academy.
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- Tell me more.
- Able. Good officer.
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How would he react under stress?
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Rice is confident to the point of
arrogance, but he's usually right.
:01:14
- A risk taker.
- Really.
:01:16
Here's an example. A final test
in Advanced Navigation at the Academy
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provides the students
with three options.
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Rice rejected their options
and offered one of his own.
:01:27
That's taking a risk.
:01:29
He got the top grade,
and now that test has four options.
:01:33
In a difficulty,
such a man would act aggressively.
:01:37
Agreed.
:01:38
Commander,
weren't you offered the Drake?
:01:41
Yes.
:01:42
You gave up your own command
for this assignment?
:01:45
I thought it would be more
advantageous to do a tour here.
:01:49
Captain, readings correspond
with the probe's findings.
:01:52
No signs of intelligent life forms.
Vegetation and animal life only.
:01:57
What happened to all the people?
:01:59
- War?
- Disease?
:02:02
A dissatisfied customer?
:02:04
In every war, natural disaster,
even the most virulent plague,
:02:08
there are always survivors.
:02:11
We are being hailed.
:02:13
How can that be
from an uninhabited planet?
:02:16
Sensors indicated
no intelligent life forms?
:02:18
Correct, sir. Something has scanned
our language banks and is hailing us.
:02:24
On main viewer.
:02:29
Whoever you are,
wherever you're from, greetings.
:02:33
Welcome to Minos,
the arsenal offreedom.
:02:36
I'm Capt Jean-Luc Picard of...
:02:38
Ifyou need
a little something special,
:02:41
be it for one target
or multiple targets,
:02:44
we got it.
You'll see it here on Minos,
:02:48
where we live by the motto
"Peace through superior firepower".
:02:54
Who are you?
:02:55
To be totally armed
is to be totally secure.
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Remember, the early bird
that hesitates gets wormed.