His Way ( episode ) Odo consults a holographic lounge singer about his relationship with Kira . Summary . Teaser . Odo , Kira , Doctor Bashir , Chief O ' Brien , Dax , and Worf are in a holosuite , enjoying the performance of Vic Fontaine , the doctor ' s latest holoprogram . He is singing " You ' re Nobody ' til Somebody Loves You " and everybody is enjoying themselves . After his performance , he joins the entourage where Bashir introduces him to everyone . Fontaine cracks a few jokes and uses some 20th century jargon that most of the crew don ' t understand . It turns out that he is a self - aware hologram and a very astute and insightful one on top of that . He is immediately able to tell that Worf and Dax have not been married for a long time and that O ' Brien misses his wife . But he stops before saying anything about Kira and Odo , understanding that it is best to not talk about it for the moment . Before they leave , he advises them to dress fancy the next time for the occasion as currently they all look like a " trapeze act " . After the group leaves the holosuite , they continue on about how impressed they are with the program and Fontaine in particular . Bashir suggests meeting up again the next evening to hit the casino s and play a little blackjack and roulette after Vic ' s performance . While Dax is rather enthused about going back again , Kira says that she is leaving for Bajor in the morning . Dax slips and tells her to say hi to Shakaar Edon for her , before realizing that she might have said too much . Odo becomes somewhat irritated when he hears what Kira is up to . After she leaves , Bashir carries on about Fontaine , telling O ' Brien that if it wasn ' t for his pointers , he would not be dating Ensign now . He says that Fontaine knows quite a lot about life , love and women , the three things – O ' Brien jokes – Bashir apparently knows nothing about . Odo , who is standing right there , hears all of this and is suddenly intrigued . Act One . The next day , the constable is having a conversation with Quark in his office . Quark tells him that it ' s been over a year since Kira broke up with Shakaar and that in all this time , Odo has done nothing about it . Odo says that it is not that simple , but for Quark it is quite simple : Odo had plenty of opportunities and he let them slip away . When Odo dismisses Quark ' s advice , Quark tells him that Odo is in fact not a very lovable person , as he is cold , rigid and remote . Before he leaves , however , Odo comes around and asks him for a favor : access to Dr . Bashir ' s new holosuite program . The constable returns to the holosuite to talk to Vic about his situation with Major Kira . Vic states his accurate assessment that Odo loves Kira but she considers him a friend . Vic adds that women have been known to change their minds and that it is really not that hard to get through to them , especially if they already like you . Odo says that Kira is aware of his feelings for her but that she prefers another man with great charisma . Vic replies that it is not the other man he has to worry about but himself . He asks him to lose his frozen - solid appearance and to allow those feelings he has inside of him to bubble to the surface . He tells him that if he wants to win the girl , they have to thaw him up a little bit and that it was time they had some fun – a concept which is quite unknown to Odo and which Vic points out is precisely the problem . So a long learning process begins for Odo . He immediately changes into a tuxedo and Vic puts him behind a piano and together they perform a song that exhilarates Odo . Vic ' s goal is to have the Constable become less shy and more socially at ease every day so that in the end he can win over his heart ' s desire . Act Two . After the show , Odo and Vic are in Vic ' s apartment , discussing Odo ' s experience on stage . Odo is visibly relaxed , until he admits to Vic that he is grateful that his friends did not witness the act . Vic advises Odo to take deep breaths right there to relax . Odo is skeptical , but tries it . He is just beginning to enjoy this when there is a knock on the door . Vic has invited two women to his apartment to interact with Odo . One of the women admires Odo ' s " artistic hands " and speaks with him about music , having seen the piano act at the club . Odo is uncomfortable with the attention , especially when the woman starts hitting on him . Vic sees his discomfort , and invites the women and Odo to a restaurant . Odo declines the invitation , being more interested in Major Kira than the holosuite woman , but Vic convinces him that he needs to practice with other women in order to pursue Major Kira . They go off for the night . Later , Odo makes a report to Captain Sisko . Interestingly , while he reads the report , he hears his chief of security humming a song in his office , a change he is happy to see . Sisko joins along in singing with Odo and snaps his fingers to the tune . Odo stops when he realizes that , unaware he was singing out loud . Meanwhile , traveling to Ops together in a turbolift , Bashir and Dax are talking about Kira ' s visit . She lengthened her stay on Bajor with Shakaar , which makes them grow curious about the state of her relationship with the First Minister . Dax mentions Odo isn ' t doing anything about it , which is the problem . During another lesson in the holosuite , Odo is at the piano when Vic announces a special guest , Lola Chrystal . She , however , has Kira ' s likeness . Odo , a little stunned , watches Chrystal as she sings the next tune while spending time close to him on the piano . Act Three . Vic invites Chrystal to the hotel room with Odo , celebrating with a drink and then leaves them alone . Odo plays along with the situation for a bit , expressing his feelings for Kira , but then stops and has a little confrontation with Vic about it . He ' s convinced that he will never be able act normally , knowing she is not the real Kira . Vic promises Odo that he will work on the hologram ' s personality , but Odo is done . Later , Kira ' s back on the station . She catches up with Odo , but , not ready yet to have a long hello , he is politely short with her , to her confusion . However , without Odo ' s knowledge , Vic goes to Kira while she ' s meditating in a holosuite , having transferred his matrix from another holosuite . He invites her Kira to a date in the holosuite on the constable ' s behalf . She ' s annoyed that he interrupted her , and says Odo should have asked her , but Vic is persistent and Kira agrees . Act Four . While Odo is in his office , Vic contacts him to get him to the holosuite , promising a more realistic Kira program . Again , he ' s very persistent . During dinner , Odo is really at ease with the major , daring to show her his real personality , without knowing to whom he is really talking . He admits he ' s let work be an excuse for not living his life , to which Kira understands . The music starts and Odo suggests to dance , even insisting when Kira says she ' s not sure how . In the end , it ' s apparent that the major has genuine feelings for Odo , but the evening is spoiled when the truth is uncovered . Odo mentions she can ' t leave the holosuite . Vic intervenes and Odo abruptly shuts down , part because he was lied to and part because he couldn ' t explain himself to Kira . Odo storms out of the holosuite . Kira , alone turns to Vic , who sees the night is done and shuts off the program himself . Act Five . On the next day , Vic contacts Odo again , insistent that it was time to talk to Kira for real , and that the night was worthwhile . Embarrassed , Odo says he can ' t imagine what Kira thinks of him now , and shuts off the communication . Meanwhile , Kira is talking with Dax and , after some thought ( about moments of true clarity ) , decides to go talk to Odo about the dinner . She has to deal with Odo , more distant and cold than ever , but eventually the major is able to reach to him . She proposes they talk over dinner , but Odo casually dismisses it , sarcastically saying he supposes Shakaar won ' t approve . Kira frustratingly explains she and Shakaar are friends only and the visit was to update him on the war and nothing more . The conversation seems increasingly angry to everyone around as Kira asks about dinner , Odo sarcastically asks what will happen afterward , and Kira suggests dancing . Odo goes for broke and suggests Kira might expect him to kiss her after a date , and Kira replies that perhaps she would . Odo then wonders aloud why they don ' t dispense with the pleasantries and kiss right there , to which Kira doesn ' t object . Suddenly , Odo grabs her and they have a first kiss right there and then bringing the Promenade to a standstill as everyone , including Dax , Quark , and Morn watch on in pleasant surprise . The two continue , despite the onlookers . Following this incident , Odo goes back in the holosuite to thank Vic about all the things he has done , even if some looked like mistakes at first . Memorable quotes . " " A square – You know what a square is , right ? " " " " One side of a cube ? " " " " I guess that answers my question . " " " " By the way , this is a high - class joint . That means coats and ties for the gents , dresses for the ladies . You guys look like a trapeze act . " " " " You ' re not exactly the most lovable person in the galaxy . You ' re not even the most lovable person in this sector . . . or on the station . . . or even in this room . " " " " Well , she ' s aware of my feelings towards her but the truth is , she prefers Shakaar . " " " " Who ? " " " " The First Minister of Bajor . He ' s a leader , a hero , a man with great charisma . " " " " I don ' t care if he ' s JFK , it ' s not the other guy you have to worry about , it ' s you ! " " " " Me ? " " " " That ' s right ! I mean , for starters , you have to lose this whole ' Nanook Of The North ' thing . " " " " Hit it , Nanook . " " " " No , I don ' t play the piano . " " " " You wanna bet ? " " ( points to piano that begins playing ) " " Look , pally , you want to win the girl , we ' ve got to thaw you out a little . . . It ' s time to have some fun ! " " " " What does fun have to do with Major Kira ? " " " " I ' ll pretend I didn ' t hear that . " " " " Oh , actually . . . uh , Vic taught me everything I know . " " " " Is he a good student ? " " " " Head of his class . " " " " Maybe I can help you get your diploma . " " " " Tell me something . How do you get to Carnegie Hall ? " " " " I have no idea . " " " " Practice , practice , practice . Get it ? " " " " No . " " " " I wonder . . . should you ask Kira about Shakaar or shall I ? " " " " Why don ' t you do the honors ? But you ' ll have to wait , she ' s staying on Bajor for two more days . " " " " She and Shakaar must be having a good time . " " " " That would be my guess . " " " " Poor Odo . " " " " Odo ? What ' s he got to do with it ? " " " " Not a thing . That ' s the problem . " " " " Talk about your cranky aliens . . . " " " " How ' d you like being in the spotlight ? " " " " Very bright . " " " " You ' re right . Who needs dinner ? " " " " The only chick he wants to swing with is you . " " " " I take it that ' s a good thing . " " " " You ' ve been dancin ' with the real McCoy . " " Links and references . References . 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