Infinite Regress ( episode ) The discovery of a compromised Borg vinculum causes Seven to develop multiple personality disorder . Summary . Teaser . Late night aboard . In Cargo Bay 2 , Seven of Nine regenerates in her alcove . The lights are low . All is quiet . But then a loud , echoing cacophony of voices is heard . Seven awakens . She glances about suspiciously and steps down from the alcove , ignoring the computer ' s warning that the regeneration cycle is incomplete . She stalks about the room in a manner most unlike her . She leaves , careful not to let anyone see her , and makes her way to the mess hall . There she inspects and tosses aside bowls of fruit and vegetables on the kitchen counter , with an angry growl . Going further in , she suddenly smells something that interests her , coming from the fridge . She throws the doors open and rummages around inside , making a mess on the floor , until she finds it : a large chunk of meat , which she immediately tears into . Seven ' s reflection on the inside of one of the doors is that of a Klingon male , ravenously tearing into the meat . Act One . The next morning , Ensign Kim presents a report on a strange detection on the overnight sensor logs : a huge debris field , 120 km wide . Present is the senior staff : Captain Janeway , Commander Chakotay , Lieutenant Commander Tuvok , Lt . Torres , Neelix . . . and Seven of Nine . Kim reports that he found a residual warp signature in the field . Seven is able to identify the field as the remains of a Borg cube . Chakotay inquires as to what destroyed it . Seven responds only a close - up scan would yield the answer . Kim says they will soon have the chance : the field is right ahead . But Janeway has no intention of allowing curiosity to be satisfied here , as the Borg are known to investigate and salvage any of their vessels should they be damaged or destroyed . She orders a course alteration to steer clear of the field . The meeting is ended and all rise to leave . But then Neelix stops them with another problem : the raid on the kitchen that occurred the night before , the latest in several such incidents . He names this time ' s loss , the meat Seven wolfed down — a leg of Kelaran wildebeest he ' d prepared for an Ensign ' s birthday . He asks and obtains Janeway ' s permission to replicate locks for the fridge doors , as Tuvok has been unable to find the culprits . The meeting ends . As Seven walks through the corridors , she is followed by young Naomi Wildman . The child is careful not to be seen , and Seven is seemingly unaware of her . Seven stops at a Jefferies tube , opens it , and takes some readings while Naomi hides , watching her and making notes on a PADD . Seven finishes and continues on round a corner . Naomi steps out and rounds the same corner , her attention on her PADD . . . and gets a total , shocking surprise as she runs into Seven , standing waiting for her , looking down at her in disapproval . She was entirely aware of Naomi ' s presence . She commands the child to state her intentions . Naomi , stunned , stutters , her mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water . Seven wheels round and continues on , intending to report her to the Captain . Naomi hurries to catch up to her and begs her not to ; she was just observing her . She explains that she is studying Seven to learn how to be perfect , in order to impress Captain Janeway enough to make her the Captain ' s Bridge Assistant . Seven is impressed with the child ' s thinking , but tells her she is not developed enough . She starts to make a suggestion when she suddenly stops walking and the voices heard in the Teaser are heard again . Her entire demeanor changes . A huge , sunny smile suffuses her face as she turns to Naomi and greets her brightly , as if she has never met her . Naomi , slightly confused but not alarmed , returns the greeting . Seven complains of boredom and suggests they go swimming . However , Naomi responds that she is not allowed to without her mother . Seven pouts disappointedly , acting exactly like a child of Naomi ' s age . But then she brightens and suggests kadis - kot , a game which Naomi loves . Naomi happily agrees and the go running off together , giggling . In the Wildman quarters , Seven and Naomi play kadis - kot . Seven wins , impressing Naomi . But as she resets the board , both their reflections are seen in its surface . Naomi ' s is Naomi ' s , but Seven ' s is that of a little girl . They continue to play and talk . Then Lt . Torres hails Seven from Engineering , asking her to come there . Seven acts as if she does not hear it . Torres repeats the hail , annoyed at Seven ' s failure to respond . Suddenly Seven looks as if she has woken up in a place she has no idea how she got to . She responds to the hail and , in her normal demeanor , asks Naomi uncertainly what she , Seven , is doing there . Her reflection in the board is again her . Naomi responds with the obvious : playing kadis - kot . Seven shakily rises and leaves for Engineering , ignoring Naomi ' s questioning look . Naomi , again confused but not alarmed , starts packing up the board . In Engineering , Torres shows Seven a subspace frequency she has detected ; it looks Borg , and she wants Seven to confirm if it is . Seven does so , and names it as a Borg neural interlink frequency , used to integrate the minds of Borg drone s together . She tries to find its origin . Torres comments on her unsettled appearance . Seven confirms that she is not feeling well and tells Torres of her memory lapse . Torres suggests she go to the Sickbay but Seven refuses , intent on tracking the source of the signal as the lapse ' s possible cause . She is going to another console when the voices are again heard . Her reflection this time as she turns back to face Torres is that of the Klingon man . Naked lust on her face , she introduces herself to the dumbfounded Torres as the ' son of K ' Vok ' , in a deep , masculine voice . She walks around Torres as if checking her out sexually . Suddenly Seven seizes her and bites her cheek , another Klingon mating practice . Yelping in pain , Torres throws her off and retreats to a corner . She urgently hails Security . Grinning lustfully , Seven cages her , voicing her approval of her as a potential mate . Torres grabs a heavy object and warns her in no uncertain terms to keep away . Seven slaps her chest , approving of how Torres wants to ' prove herself in battle ' , as two Security officers enter . They move to collar Seven , but she bulldozes past them and dashes out the doors , leaving Torres to gaze after her in blank bewilderment . On the bridge , Captain Janeway emerges from her ready room and orders a report on what is happening . Chakotay reports Seven ' s attack on Torres and reports her position , provided by the command console . Janeway orders Ensign Kim to deploy force field s to contain her . " " Dont tell me those two have come to blows , " " she tells Chakotay , speaking of the dislike the hot - tempered Torres has for the former drone . Meanwhile , a security officer is seen thrown hard into a corner . He stays down , unconscious , courtesy Seven . She picks up his phaser and tries to run . But she cannot leave the immediate area because of the force fields that now block her way . Tuvok , head of Security , closes on her position with another of his officers , both armed with phasers . They come upon her , but find her , instead of angry or defiant , crouched against a wall near to the downed officer , like a frightened child . In a tiny , scared voice , she tells Tuvok , " " Someones hurt and he needs help , " " referring to the downed officer . Seeing Tuvok ' s stern expression , she fearfully asks him if she " " did something bad " " . Tuvok realizes this is " not " Seven of Nine . " " Who are you ? " " he asks . She identifies herself as ' Maryl ' . Tuvok has the computer drop the force field separating them . He and the officer carefully enter the space , and he has her give him the phaser . Then the voices are again heard . As he signals the officer to assist the downed one , Seven rises and , in a Vulcan - like manner , comments that the logic al action would be to take the officer to the infirmary . She certainly does not sound like a child any longer . Now she identifies herself as Subaltern Lorot of the Vulcan High Command . It is absolutely clear to Tuvok now that Seven is in severe need of medical help . She asks how she may be of assistance ; he asks her to please go with him to the Sickbay . She agrees cordially , and walks ahead of him . But then the voices are again heard . She stops dead , her manner becoming dark and angry ; the Klingon is back . She curses and threatens him , and he orders her to keep moving , his phaser on her . She wheels and lunges at him with an angry bellow . He stuns her and collects her as she falls unconscious . Act Two . Seven awakens in the Sickbay two hours later , with a cortical inhibitor on her neck . Captain Janeway and Tuvok are present , while The Doctor examines her . Seven asks Janeway nervously why she , Seven , is there . Janeway explains . The voices are again heard , but this time , Seven speaks of them ; it is now clear that only " she " can hear them . On The Doctor ' s instruction , she describes them as angry and chaotic . A nightmarish montage is seen , of Humans and aliens in Borg alcoves , one after the other , screaming in terror . They get louder and louder , until Seven suddenly sits up in pain and fear , gasping , " " Too many voices ! " " The Doctor adjusts the inhibitor , which causes the voices to fade and cease . Seven is grateful . But she is very shaken to hear of her activities , which she remembers nothing of : playing with Naomi Wildman and trying to mate with Lt . Torres . The Doctor calls them all to a console to show them Seven ' s neural pattern . He explains that he has found 13 " other " neural patterns in her brain along with her own . They belong to individuals assimilated by the Borg during her 18 years as a drone . They , like the neural patterns of all who are assimilated , are incorporated into the Borg hive mind , stored in the cortical implant s of all drones , including Seven , when she was one . They are supposed to be dormant . But they are now very active in Seven and are manifesting themselves randomly , causing Seven to randomly mentally become that person . Seven informs them of the Borg interlink frequency Torres had found . Tuvok further informs them of its apparent origin : the remains of the Borg cube they had found . Janeway suggests getting far away from it quickly , getting out of range . But Seven responds that this is impossible ; the signal permeates subspace . The only way to stop it is to shut it off . Janeway orders Tuvok to have the ship return to the field , and orders The Doctor to keep an eye on Seven . Seven and The Doctor head for Seven ' s Cargo Bay 2 quarters . On the way , The Doctor inquires if any Borg drone ever experienced anything like this . Seven unnervedly responds that the Collective would immediately destroy any such drone ; it has no tolerance for ' imperfection ' . As they walk , they are joined by Neelix . The Talaxian , in his office of ' morale officer ' , has heard she is not well , and has come to cheer her up . Seven ' s entire body language and demeanor make it very clear that she wants him to go away , but he persists , offering to finish assignments for her , prepare for her one of his ' wonderful medicinal teas ' , or prepare one her favorite ' meal in a glass ' nutritional supplements . Finally Seven tells him in no uncertain terms : " " Your concern has been noted . The Doctor will inform you when I am functional again . " " He does not take it personally and withdraws , but not before giving her a gift from Naomi : a crayon drawing she has made . This touches Seven and she tells him to convey her thanks to the child . In Cargo Bay 2 , The Doctor checks Seven ' s regeneration logs . He finds several interruptions which , along with recorded spikes in her brain activity , finally reveal her as the kitchen ' s night raider ; she did it while sleepwalking under the influence of one of the foreign neural patterns . Seven then finds a data file she does not remember making . She plays it . It is an audio recording of her making a log entry as if she was a young Starfleet officer on her first starship assignment , the , under Captain Blackwood . Seven tells The Doctor that the Borg assimilated that ship and its crew 13 years prior . Seven had apparently " personally " assimilated this officer ; she calls her one of her victims . Another data file is found , this one a recording of Seven speaking as alien female dictating a message to her romantic partner . The Doctor inquires who she was . This is extremely uncomfortable for Seven , confronted with stark reminders of the atrocities she committed as a drone . These were people with lives , families , before she condemned them to living death as Borg abominations . She all but runs out of the room , angrily and ashamedly telling The Doctor she does not remember the names of each of the thousands she helped assimilate . The Doctor stops her and gently tells her this is only a bump in the road back to her Humanity ; they ' ll get past it . Then Chakotay hails her from the bridge ; they have arrived at the debris field . She acknowledges the First Officer and heads for the bridge . On the bridge , Tuvok and Lt . Paris inform Janeway and Chakotay that no drones have survived and no Borg ships are about . Ensign Kim finds the source of the Borg frequency . Janeway orders it shown on the viewscreen , magnified . A strange object is seen , parts of it glowing with Borg - green light . Seven identifies it as a Borg vinculum ; a central processor found in every Borg ship , which interconnects the minds of drones and purges all individuality from them . This one has apparently identified her as an errant drone and is trying to reintegrate her into the collective . But the commands it is sending her Borg implants are erratic and conflicted . She asks Janeway ' s permission to beam it aboard to study it and shut it down . Janeway , however is very loath to do this ; it is the heart of a Borg cube ; she would much prefer not to have it on the ship . But Seven insists that to try to disable it remotely could permanently damage her systems . Janeway thinks it over , then reluctantly agrees . She orders Tuvok to beam it to Engineering . But she tells him to lock it down under a level 10 force field and constant surveillance ; it is to put back into space the moment it poses a threat . To Paris , she issues an order to remove them from the area at warp 9 as soon as the vinculum is aboard . She quietly assures Seven she will try to help her any way she can , but the safety of the crew comes first ; they have not had the best of luck with the Borg . Seven responds that she has not either . With the vinculum aboard , Paris engages warp 9 as per Janeway ' s order . " Voyager " is seen flying past streaking lines of star s at very high speed . Meanwhile , Seven and The Doctor enter Engineering to study the vinculum . Her proximity to it increases its signal ' s effect on her , so that she hears the voices despite her cortical inhibitor . The Doctor adjusts it to compensate . Lt . Torres comes down from room ' s upper level , but stops in her tracks when she sees Seven and eyes her warily . Seven assures her the ' son of K ' Vok ' will not be joining them . Reassured , Torres joins her and The Doctor at a console . Seven attempts to hack into the vinculum , but , in the process , finds what appears to be a virus in it . Amazed , The Doctor identifies it as a synthetic pathogen designed to attack technology as a normal virus attacks living cells . Seven calls up log information contained in the vinculum ; it shows that the cube had assimilated a shuttlecraft 3 days prior . They were the cube ' s last contact . Logically , then , the vinculum ' s infection had come from them ; as The Doctor puts it , they were the Typhoid Mary . Act Three . Later , in Astrometrics , Seven briefs The Doctor and Captain Janeway about the aliens whose assimilation infected the cube ' s vinculum with the pathogen . They were members of a species the Borg designated 6339 . This race ' s first contact with the Borg had occurred 4 years prior . Since that time , nearly the entire species was assimilated ; over 11 " billion " people . The Collective had detected one of their last surviving shuttlecraft and a cube intercepted it . The Doctor and Seven believe the aliens aboard carried the virus in their bodies . It infected the vinculum upon their assimilation . Seven muses that the drones aboard undoubtedly experienced the same effect the vinculum ' s signal is having on her , leading them to eventually destroy themselves and the cube . Janeway decides that they should try to find other members of the species in the hope they could help Seven . She orders Seven to start scanning for them on long - range scanners . Seven starts saying she already has , but then the voices are heard . She stares at the viewscreen and , in the manner of a Ferengi , waddles up to it , comments exaggeratedly on its size and offers Janeway 20 latinum bars for it . She introduces herself as DaiMon Torrot , a Ferengi title and name . Janeway and The Doctor know they need to get her back to the Sickbay immediately . The Doctor convinces her to accompany them by telling her she has the Ankaran flu ; treatment is free of charge . She goes with them , loudly complaining about how the Ferengi Health Commission is trying to revoke her trading license . In the Sickbay , Janeway and The Doctor manage to get Seven near a bio - bed so that she can be contained by a force field . As she loudly protests being " kidnapped " , The Doctor concernedly tells Janeway the inhibitor is no longer restraining the foreign neural patterns . Seven ' s own neural pattern is destabilizing ; it could soon be lost , taking Seven ' s sanity with it . Then Seven gets their attention again when her voice suddenly changes to that of a pleading , frightened woman . She asks Janeway for help in finding her son , Lt . Gregory Bergan . He was serving on the , one of the fleet of 39 starships that was obliterated by a single Borg cube in the Battle of Wolf 359 . She begs Janeway ' s help in trying to find him , saying that her own ship , a civilian transport , was caught in the battle and they had to leave in escape pods . Of course , the fact that Seven is manifesting her neural pattern means that she was , in fact , captured and assimilated . Then the voices sound again and Seven returns to normal . But the experience is beginning to break her spirit . She is anguished and very afraid ; she does not know how much longer she can bear this . Janeway has the computer drop the force field . She goes to Seven ' s side and tells the former drone that her job is to hold on , even when she thinks she cannot , and leave the rest to her and the crew . An hour later , Janeway returns to the bridge , worn out from dealing with Seven ' s multiple personalities . 12 personalities manifested themselves in that time ; Seven ' s state became so bad she had to be sedated . Janeway confides in Chakotay her thoughts that Chakotay had been right ; perhaps bringing Seven back to Humanity is indeed impossible ; her Borg part would always cause problems and complications . Chakotay assures her he no longer thinks this ; he did not believe she would last a day , but here she is , still there after one year , a valued crew member . Torres then calls from Engineering ; she and Tuvok have set up to begin taking the vinculum offline , and are ready to start . Janeway gives the go - ahead . Torres and Tuvok begin . At first all goes well ; in the Sickbay , The Doctor reports that Seven ' s neural pattern is stabilizing . But then it goes horribly wrong . The vinculum , in the way of the Borg , adapts , its signal becoming even stronger . Seven ' s condition rapidly degenerates . The voices become deafening as the many foreign neural patterns clash with each other for dominance . Her mind begins to break down as she thrashes about in pain , screaming for help . The Doctor frantically shouts at Torres and Tuvok to abort the procedure . Torres tries to change tactics to stop the vinculum ' s adaptation , but Tuvok stops her , seeing that it would not succeed . He informs Janeway of their failure . Janeway commands The Doctor to report on Seven ' s condition . Seven is seen lying unconscious . A somber Doctor tells Janeway her neural pattern is completely gone ; the others have fully taken over . She is lost . Janeway stares forward in horror . Act Four . In the briefing room , The Doctor and Tuvok give their bleak reports to Janeway personally about Seven and the vinculum . The Doctor agitatedly reports that he has stabilized her brain functions , but it is no longer Seven of Nine who lies in the Sickbay . The foreign neural patterns now flit through rapid - fire like a strobe light . A new one manifests itself every few seconds ; she can no longer even finish a sentence now before another takes over . It is severely straining her brain ' s cerebral cortex ; if the vinculum is not soon deactivated they may never recover her . He has tried every medical treatment in his database , and has run out of options . Tuvok then suggests an alternative ; a Vulcan mind meld . The Doctor is horrified at the suggestion . Tuvok elucidates : Seven ' s own neural pattern is in chaos , her sense of self is drowning , under the sea of the other patterns . He will attempt to enter her mind , reach her true self , and bring it back to the surface . The Doctor insists that this is too risky , and Janeway herself wonders if he will be able to deal with the multitude of personalities in Seven ' s mind without losing his own . Tuvok calmly responds that the risk is his to take . She considers silently , and then agrees . The Doctor tries to persuade her otherwise , but she reminds him of what he himself said : they are out of options . She grants Tuvok the 2 hours he requests to meditate in preparation . Chakotay calls her from the bridge ; they have found a Species 6339 ship . She goes onto the bridge , while The Doctor returns to the Sickbay . On the bridge , Ensign Kim reports that the aliens ' vessel is heavily armed : 22 phaser cannons on its aft section alone . Janeway has him hail them . She identifies herself and " Voyager " , but as she explains the reason for contacting them , one cuts her off , demanding to know if she has the vinculum . She responds affirmatively . " " You ' ve made a terrible mistake , Captain . " " he tells her . Janeway has the two aliens beamed over . She is seen speaking with them in Engineering , with Chakotay and Torres . The one she spoke to ( one may assume he is their Captain ) , whose name is Ven , explains that the virus in the vinculum is , in fact , a weapon . Ever since the Borg decimated their world they had been seeking ways of retaliation . 13 of their surviving people agreed to allow themselves to be infected with the virus and then be assimilated for the virus to infect the vinculum . He angrily complains that they had the opportunity to infect dozens , even hundreds of Borg vessels until " Voyager " interfered , and demands an explanation . Janeway and Chakotay explain about Seven , and Janeway voices her hope they could help treat her . He responds that the virus was created to destroy Borg ; a treatment was never considered ; Seven will not survive . But he insists that the vinculum must be returned to the debris field before any other Borg ships come to investigate , or the chance to spread the virus to other Borg ships will be lost , and the sacrifice made by those 13 of his people would be in vain . Janeway agrees to return it , but only after a way is found to counteract its effects to save Seven ' s life . She has Lt . Torres begin to explain a plan she has formulated to do that , but Ven cuts her off impatiently , saying they have no time for this , and demands the vinculum . Janeway refuses , saying she cannot return it to them yet ; Seven must be saved first . Ven pointedly reminds her of the firepower power of their vessel . Janeway responds that they could severely damage " Voyager " , but they would also be damaging the vinculum ; are they willing to risk this ? But Ven dangerously counters that the device already survived the destruction of one vessel , far larger and more powerful than " Voyager . " Janeway and her officers stare at him , uncomfortably aware of how right he is . In the Sickbay , The Doctor has managed to temporarily reach Seven ' s neural pattern . But it will not be long before it is lost again . Seven awakens , restrained on a bio - bed . The Doctor explains that some of her recent ' guests ' were violent . She asks about the vinculum . He responds that they have not been able to shut it down ; it keeps adapting . The former drone understands this perfectly . The voices sound again . Seven fearfully informs him . Knowing he is about to lose her again , The Doctor , regardless of his feelings about Tuvok ' s plan , fulfills his duty of informing her , his patient , about it as a possible treatment option . Seven asks about the risks to Tuvok , more concerned with his safety than hers . The Doctor tells her that his mind could be destroyed , but Tuvok believes the likelihood of that is low . Desperate , Seven agrees to the procedure . She thanks The Doctor for his patience asks him to convey her thanks to the crew for their help , whether she survives or not . Then the voices rise to a deafening level . She convulses , agonized , straining against the restraints , her screams heart - breaking . The Doctor quickly sedates her . Tuvok , in his quarters , completes his meditation . His eyes open . The intensity of focus in them is as a Borg cutting beam . He rises and heads for the Sickbay . Ven and his party return to their ship . Janeway arrives back on the bridge , where Lt . Paris reports that the aliens are charging weapons and coming in for an attack run . Grimly , Janeway orders shields raised . Tuvok arrives at the Sickbay . The ship shudders under the aliens ' fire . The Doctor attaches a cortical inhibitor to his neck and informs him of his intention to break the meld at the first sign of trouble . But Tuvok tells him not to interfere ; there will undoubtedly be many ' signs of trouble ' , and The Doctor must have faith in his ability to endure them . The Doctor uneasily goes to a console to monitor the procedure . Tuvok has the computer drop the force field between him and Seven , and approaches her . She is again awake , but there is no trace of her , only the foreign personalities ; she begs for release as a child , curses and threatens him as a Klingon and offers to buy from him as a Ferengi . He ignores them all as he positions his hand on her head to initiate the meld and begins repeating the meld mantra : " " My mind to your mind ; your thoughts to my thoughts . " " More personalities flash through ; a Vulcan calmly telling him he will be unsuccessful ; a woman screaming frantically that the Borg are assimilating the ship ; a terrified child crying for her mother . Tuvok stays focused . Finally , he forms the mental bond . But it is as a nightmare . He finds himself in a dark , surreal world looking like the inside of a Borg cube . Hundreds of people , Human and alien , young and old , Starfleet and other , press and pull at him , screaming , shouting , violent . He begins searching the chaos for Seven . Act Five . The alien vessel hammers " Voyager " . The difference in power is evident ; they are untouched , but " Voyager " s shields are quickly degrading under their assault . The targeting systems are off - line , as are main thrusters . Janeway orders all available power to the shields and has Chakotay , at the Tactical station filling in for Tuvok , manually target their weapons systems . In Engineering , Lt . Torres , having instituted her plan to prevent the vinculum from adapting , hails the bridge and informs Janeway of success ; power is being drained from it ; it should be off in the next 60 seconds . In the Sickbay , Tuvok wrestles with the personalities of the assimilated in Seven ' s mind . He hears Seven and sees her some distance from him , being assaulted as he is . He tries to reach her , but cannot . They continue calling out to each other , as her body thrashes about under the restraints on the bio - bed . Tuvok maintains his hand on her face , breathing hard , eyes shut tight , body swaying slightly . In Engineering , in contact with the bridge , Torres calls out the vinculum ' s dropping power level percentage from her console . But then the ship is shaken and sparks fly . She informs Janeway that the emitters of the dampening field that is draining the vinculum ' s power have gone offline ; the vinculum starts to power up again . Janeway responds that they took a hit to the power grid , and has Chakotay switch to emergency power . The emitters start working again . Torres resumes her call - out of the vinculum ' s dropping level percentage . Its Borg - green lights , which had glowed steadily , begin to flicker , until finally they go dark , as its power level finally drops to zero . It is done . In Seven ' s mind , the violent throngs disappear . Tuvok runs to Seven . She was holding onto a wall to keep herself from getting taken away . But when she feels Tuvok ' s hands on her shoulders and sees they are now alone , she lets go . They look around , exhausted . Tuvok breaks the meld , nearly collapsing with exhaustion , his face filmed with sweat . Seven opens her eyes , once again alone in her mind . The Doctor hails the bridge and informs Janeway . Janeway has Ensign Kim try to hail the aliens to tell them they are surrendering the vinculum but they do not respond . She angrily orders Chakotay to beam it into space . He does so . The aliens withdraw . She orders Paris to remove them from the area at warp 9 . Seven , after her ordeal , regenerates for nearly a week to recover from the massive strain put on her Borg systems . On awakening , she is checked by The Doctor , with Janeway present . The Doctor happily confirms that she is fully recovered and fit to return to duty . Janeway asks about the other personalities ; The Doctor responds that they have returned to their dormant state . Seven concernedly asks him for confirmation that they will not return . He pensively replies that , in actuality , since they are stored dormant in her cortical implants , they will , in fact , always be with her ; she will simply not hear them . She knows this and accepts it . She tells Janeway she is uncertain how to reciprocate to the crew for the risks they took to help her . Janeway smiles and suggests she can start by helping Lt . Torres in Engineering recalibrate the warp plasma manifolds . Seven says she will join her shortly ; there is someone she must see first , and then leaves . Janeway and The Doctor look at each other , wondering of whom she speaks . Seven and Naomi Wildman are seen walking along a corridor . Seven gives her PADDs with information for her to study , such as star charts for the next three systems " Voyager " will pass through , and sociological data on 173 Delta Quadrant species . She instructs her that all of this information will be relevant to her as the Captain ' s Bridge Assistant . Naomi eagerly agrees to study it all . As they enter the turbolift , Seven gives her one more assignment : she wishes to participate in recreational activities , and wants Naomi to teach her one in particular . " " Kadis - kot " " . Seven tells her . " " Instruct me how to play . " " The words are a command . Her demeanor and tone make it a gentle request . Naomi happily agrees to comply . Memorable quotes . " " Since Mister Tuvok has been unable to round up any suspects , I ' d like to ask that stronger measures be taken . " " " " Perhaps an armed security detail . " " " " Naomi Wildman , subunit of Ensign Samantha Wildman . State your intentions . " " ( to Seven ) " " I have some wonderful medicinal teas , maybe I can prepare one for you ! " " " " Talaxian homeopathy ? I don ' t think we ' re quite that desperate yet . " " " " Captain , you can ' t actually be considering this Vulcan mumbo - jumbo ! " " " " Meet anyone interesting ? " " " " Don ' t worry Lieutenant , the son of K ' vok will not be joining us . " " " " Glad to hear it . Does this qualify as our second date ? " " " " Just think of me as your chaperon . " " " " With all of these new personalities floating around , it ' s a shame we can ' t find one for you . " " " " My ! My , my , look at the size of that thing ! The viewscreen ! It ' s gotta the biggest I ' ve ever seen . I ' ll give you twenty bars of latinum for it . " " ( " The Doctor " to Janeway ) " " I think the inhibitor ' s gone offline . ( To Seven ) Would you come here , please ? " " " " Be quiet ! Can ' t you see I ' m in the middle of a deal ? ! " " ( To Janeway ) " " Name your price . . . Captain . . . ? " " " " Janeway . " " " " Daimon Torot . " " " " You ' re Ferengi " ? " " " Of course I ' m Ferengi ! Is that some kind of insult about the size of my ears ? ! " " " " This is an impressive ship , Captain . Galaxy class ? " " " " Intrepid . " " " " Report . " " " " Seven of Nine attacked B ' Elanna in Engineering . She ' s on deck nine , section 23 . " " " " Force fields . Don ' t tell me those two have actually come to blows . " " " " Lock onto the damn thing . Beam it into space . " " Links and references . 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