Actually, i believe commander dax has been treated for seven muscle pulls two contusions and three cracked ribs. The only person whos spent more time in the infirmary over the past few weeks is commander worf. Isnt there any way the. The two of you could, uh. Uh, you know. Make love . Without injuring yourselves . Interspecies romance isnt without its danger. Thats part of the fun. Maybe well have better luck on risa. Risa . I thought you and worf were taking your vacation on earth. That was his suggestion. I changed his mind. Odo from what i hear risa makes the hoobishan baths look like a monastery. I hope they have a good hospital. I cant believe you actually convinced worf to go to a pleasure planet. I hadnt noticed it. Come to think of it, neither have i. Oh, no, hes still the same old worf. Prune juice, extra large. See what i mean . Worf. Captain, constable. Commander. Uh, dax said. You were going to risa. Did she . Its no secret. You must be looking forward to it. Im looking forward to spending time with Lieutenant Commander dax. Isnt he sweet . We have much to discuss. About what . It is a private matter. Worfs upset because i had lunch with captain boday. The gallamite . His skull is transparent. If you couldnt see his brains, would you feel better . It is not proper for you to have lunch we were just talking. You have to learn to trust me more. Worf i do trust you. I do not trust captain boday. Well. I can see its going to be quite a trip. The two of you have to tell us all about it when you get back. I am sureshewill. I do not see why you feel the need to talk and i dont see why you feel the need to control my every move. And theyre not other people. Benjamin and odo are my friends. Bashir jadzia worf. Ive been thinking about this trip youre taking to risa. Hes a friend too. Juli an and i were talkng and wed like to come along. If thats all right. Actually, we were hoping to spend some time alone together. S. Theres no harm in sharing a runabout. I suppose not. Oh thank you so much im going to go pack. Commander. Do not hug me. I promise well keep out of your hair. Good. Because we have much to discuss. I really wish i was going with you. Dax and i had some great times on risa. laughing curzon dax. Curzon. Of course. Have fun. What is he doing here . Ive always wanted to go to risa and this seemed perfect. He wouldnt give me time off unless we promised to take him. I hope this isnt a problem. Quark why should it be a problem . Were going to have a wonderful time. Now, if you dont mind, risa awaits. Sorry. Jadzia. [captioning sponsored by the u. S. Department of education lets see. Thats a tarkalean tea for you a raktajino for you and an extra large prune juice. Leeta, youre on vacation, not at quarks. You dont have to serve us. Oh, it gives me something to do. Space travels so dull. Have you ever noticed how all stars look the same . Excuse me handsqueezed. Get it yourself. Im on vacation. How much longer till we get there . Dax another six hours. Six hours . Tell the ferengi to return to his cabin. You call that a cabin . Its a cot and a Waste Disposal unit. Its so small even i cant stand up in there. Look. Im developing a slouch. Tell the ferengi to return to his cabinnow. Quark. Whats he going to do . Turn around and take me home . G course for deep space nine. Okay, okay. You made your point. Im going. But first, i have a little present for everyone. One for you. And one for you. And one for you. And none for you. Whats this . Its ahorgahn. A risian fertility symbol. Indicates youre seekingjamaharon. Leeta whatsjamaharon . Ill show you later. Oh. Look. They like each other. I think im going to be sick. All right. Im going. Me too. Going . Where . Im going to change into something more comfortable. Dressed like this, do you . Thats a good idea. When in rome. Oh i cant believe we finally made it. Well, enjoy your vacation. We will. Time to test these babies out. Ladies. All that is ours is yours. Ill take it. Arent you uncomfortable in that uniform . Starfleet uniforms are designed for comfort even in the most extreme environments. Well, you look out of place. I mean, look around you. Isnt it beautiful . It is an artificially created paradise weather control system in the federation. In its natural state, risa is nothing more than a rainsoaked, geologically unstable jungle. Maybe so but the only dark cloud i see around here isyou. I did not come here to admire the scenery. If you say so. I guess we should just go home. Well, maybe. I would not be so hasty. A few months ago when i was commanding thedefiant on a scouting mission in the gamma quadrant we encountered a protostar cluster a swirling mass of color set against a background of glowing clouds and burning sky. It was the most beautiful thing id ever seen. Until now. Ive got to take you on vacation more often. Dax, is that you . Arandis, i was wondering if you were still here. Oh not only am i still here, i have been promoted. Im chief facilitator for the entire temtibi lagoon. Worf, this is arandis. A friend of curzons. She and curzon spent a lot of time together on his last trip here. We had a wonderful time together. Until i killed him. Killed him . death byjamaharon. I suppose there are worse ways to go. He was such a sweet old man. Ill take your word for it. Its so good to see you again, dax. Your new host is very attractive. Thank you. Id like to think so. You havent aged a day. Ah. Risas been very kind to me. Come. Let me show you around. Maybe later. Of course. All that is ours is yours. Thank you. But we have everything we need. That wasnt very nice. Why . Is there something of hers you want . Arandis was curzons lover, not mine. I hope you remember that. Youre still angry about captain boday. If i am angry, it is because you do not take our relationship seriously. We just got here. Do we have to start arguing again . U havent noticed, i am not a klingon. That is no excuse. I have been loyal to you and i expect you to be loyal to me in return. I have been loyal to you but im not going to let you run my life. Im not trying to run your life. Then im going to go and have a big glass of icoberry juice. That is a mistake. You are allergic to icoberry juice. It makes your. Spots itch. But i like the taste. Fine. Have as much icoberry juice as you like but it is still a mistake. But it is my mistake to make. Now, why dont you go up to our room and put on your bathing suit, so we can swim in the lagoon . As you wish. door chimes enter. I hope im not disturbing you, Lieutenant Commander. The new essentialists movement. Im not familiar with that organization. Were dedicated to restoring the moral and cultural traditions of the federation. This is a statement of our principles but if youd like to hear more were holding a rally later this afternoon. On risa . What better place . 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I am not defending anything but its not my business or yours. Now, what do you say we go sign out a couple of floaters and take in the sights . I cannot. The essentialists are having a rally and i plan to attend. sighs youre kidding. Youre not kidding. Dont these people have anything better to do . Perhaps you underestimate the power of fullertons message. The plot thickens. And you were worried about julian. Why are he and leeta not together . I dont know, but dont jump to conclusions. This place is a Bad Influence on people. Arandis here for the show . I would not call it a show. Really . I find mr. Fullerton very entertaining. He seems pretty determined to discourage people from coming here. Risa receives millions of visitors every year. All of them leave happier than when theyve arrived. I dont see how one man can change that. Kahless fought off an entire army at threeturn bridge andhewas only one man. Fullerton and his essentialists ut a month and no matter how many speeches he gives the waters still warm and the wind still smells sweet. But, if hes enjoying himself, who are we to discourage him . scattered applause thats right. Take a good look. I can only imagine what you must think of me a middleaged, ponderous academic telling you things you dont want to hear. But you know what i see when i look at you . Children. Pampered, spoiled children. For some reason the citizens of the federation have come to believe that they are entitled to lives of ease. I may be wrong, but didnt he just insult us . If you want something to eat you get it from a replicator. If you want amusement, you go to a holosuite and if you need protection, you call for starfleet. But someday. Someday soon youre going to have to learn to take care of yourselves because ifisee you as helpless children then how do you think the borg see you . Or the romulans or the klingons or the dominion . These empires look at the federation and they see a prize a prize that we have forgotten how to protect mr. Fullerton has quite a flair for the dramatic. Does hereallybelieve that . I think he does. And reembrace the kind of hard work that built the federation in the first place or we can lie here napping in the sun until we wake up with jemhadar guns to our heads. The choice is ours. Heaven help us if we make the wrong one. Bashir what are you talking about . Worf, this sounds like nonsense. Im merely observing that the klingons would never have attacked had they not believed the federation vulnerable. Even now, since the changeling was discovered on the Klingon High Council most of my people continue to call for war because they think they can win. None of this has anything to do with risa. You cannot be certain of that. All i know is ive spent lifetimes julian . Oh,thereyou are. I am so glad we came here. Im having the most wonderful time. I told you this was just what we needed. 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Just something for you as a starfleet officer, i have the authority to arrest you for what you just did. But that would be a waste of time. We both know the risians wont prosecute. They dont have the courage for it. Believe me, i wish they did. Commander worf. What did you think of our little demonstration . I cannot condone what you have done. Maybe not. But i do think you understand it. sighs i dont know about you, but its past my bedtime. sighs we need to talk. About the essentialists . Rong. I did not say you were doing anything wrong. Its just that. Some of your behavior. What about my behavior . At times, you are too impulsive. Youyou act without thinking. You have no selfcontrol. And you think i need you to control me . Jadzia, you are myparmachkai and that means everything you do reflects on me. Im sorry if i embarrass you. Nship as seriously as i do. And i just wish youd relax a little and let yourself enjoy what we have together. Worf, im not going to change who i am. Nor am i. Well, at least we agree on something. Why dont we go to bed . You go. I will be there shortly. sighs sighs this place looks a lot better than it did last night. I guess the risians arent as lethargic as the essentialists would like everyone to believe. The essentialists are wrong about many things. What mr. Fullerton could use is a littlejamaharon. No, a lot ofjamaharon. Id buy him ahorgahnmyself if i thought hed take it. sighs it looks like hes not the only one that could use some cheering up. Ive had better vacations. Better than risa . Who had a tougher time enjoying himself. Thats no reason for you not to have a good time. Risa is famous for its diversions. I wish it were that simple. It was for curzon dax. Yeah. And i can tell theres more than a little curzon in you. He loved this planet. And risa loved him. Why dont i help you clean up . All that is ours is yours. Our paths have grown apart. What was one is now two. Toward the path of happiness. And may they walk with you always. Thats it . Thats it. What were you expecting . I was expecting fireworks. Wheres the anger . The vicious namecalling . I never would have agreed to be a witness if id known you were going to be socivil. Its disgusting. Personally, i think it was admirable no recriminations, no hurt feelings. I dont think ive ever felt this good about the end of a relationship. Oh, i agree. Now i can finally be honest about my feelings. What. Does that mean . Its just. In the past few months