Now, this firmly establishes Tanis as a Star Trek devil, but Kes hasn't seen enough in her life yet to recognize the danger of Tanis' words. Besides, killing all those plants really did feel good. She's tempted to go live on the station, but says she needs more time. Tanis says Susperia is Kes' future, and if she's really good, Susperia may take her to Exotia, a sub-space realm of pure thought. Kes looks ready to pack her bags.
Torres watches the quartz resonate, but the readings are strange.
Janeway and Chakotay get themselves ready to meet Susperia, but Kim reports that strange readings are coming from engineering. Janeway hails Torres and gets nothing. Tuvok heads down there with security. In the mess hall, Tanis tells Kes that all the Ocampa are waiting for her to join them. She can actually feel them in her mind.