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Oh, my god.
She's so adorable.
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And she's
healthy.
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15 pounds, two ounces.
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About average
for a newborn moclan.
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A female baby born to a member
of an all-male species.
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Yeah. Bortus, this kid
is one in a million.
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In fact,
a moclan female is born
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roughly once
every 75 years.
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Well, here's to the
only girl in town.
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If you all do not mind,
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I would like to be alone
with my mate for a moment.
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Totally fine.
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We should be
on the bridge, anyway.
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Come on, guys.
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Congrats, you two.
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It must be done.
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Yes. I will make
the arrangements.
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Yaphit, there's nothing
wrong with you.
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Oh, I'm pretty sure
there is, doc.
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I haven't been retaining
fluids like I usually do.
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My quarters look
like a swamp.
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It's a mess.
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There's absolutely no evidence
of fluid loss whatsoever.
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And-and then
there's this cough.
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Right?
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You don't have lungs,
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which means you
don't have a cough.
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Yaphit, you've been in sickbay
three times this week.
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I know what you're doing.
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Claire, look, just let me
take you out on one date.
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If you have a crappy night,
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I promise I'll never
ask you again.
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Yaphit, no.
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Besides, we're
incompatible species.
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It's impossible.
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Huh? There's more
where that came from.
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Get out.
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All right.
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How's it going, man?
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- Dr. Finn.
- Bortus, hi.
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Hey, have you guys settled on a
name for your little girl yet?
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We're all feeling a little funny
just calling her "the baby."
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A name would be inappropriate
at this time.
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Doctor, I require
your help.
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Sure. What do you need?
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It would take two weeks
for the Orville
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to reach my home planet, moclus,
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from our present location.
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And I do not believe the captain
would be able to divert course.
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Therefore, klyden and I
would like you
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to perform the procedure.
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What procedure?
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To conform our child.
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To make her a male.
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Bortus, there's no way in hell
I'm doing that.
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May I ask why not?
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You have to ask?
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Because I will not perform
a sex change
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on a perfectly healthy newborn.
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You ever hear
of the hippocratic oath?
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It is my understanding
that as a doctor,
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your duty is to cure illness.
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Bortus, this is not an illness.
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Your child was born female.
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I got news for you.
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It happens all the time.
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My world is different
than yours.
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I would hope that
you would respect that.
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I am a union doctor
serving on a union ship,
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and I will not perform a sex
change on a newborn infant.
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That's far enough, señor.
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It's over, vasquez.
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Surrender now and maybe we'll
ask the judge to go easy on you.
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I think maybe you are blind,
señor.
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You're outnumbered, and my rifle
is aimed at your head.
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There's an entire regiment
on the way.
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Give yourself up
or you die here.
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You are bluffing.
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There is no cavalry.
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You willing to
take that chance?
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You shoot us,
you'll hang for it.
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Perhaps we settle this
the traditional way.
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You mean a showdown.
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If that's the way
you want it.
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No, señor. We will have
a dance contest.
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Wait, what?
What is this, man?
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What-what...
This-this is where
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we're supposed
to have the showdown.
Yeah. What the hell is this?
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I have taken many years
of jazz and tap.
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If you can beat me
in a dance-off,
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I will surrender.
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Gordon, what the hell is
going on, man? What is this?
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I messed around
with the program. I wanted,
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I wanted to mix it up
a little bit. You don't like it?
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I infuse many different styles
of choreography
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to make the steps my own.
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You will be defeated, señor.
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Captain, I must speak with you
immediately.
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Bortus, can't it wait, man?
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We're in the middle
of a game here.
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It is a matter of great urgency.
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All right,
I'll be back.
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Hey, while I'm gone,
fix this thing, huh?
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Okay. Will do.
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All right, what
is so urgent?
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You know, I get, like,
one free hour a week.
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Coffee.
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Captain, Dr. Finn
has refused to perform
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a necessary medical procedure
on my child.
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Medical procedure? What kind?
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I thought she said
your kid's totally healthy.
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I have asked her to see
to the conversion of my child
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to the male gender.
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She has refused.
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I request you order her
to comply.
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You want to perform
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a transgender operation
on a baby?
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Bortus, that is
completely unethical.
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On my world, it would be
unethical not to do so.
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Why not just let the kid
decide for herself
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when she's old enough?
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Captain, in human biology,
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is there not an occasional
mutation called a cleft palate?
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Yeah, sure.
What happens to a child
born with this condition?
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It's usually corrected
right after birth,
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takes about 12 seconds.
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And why do you not wait and let
the child decide for himself
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whether he wishes
to correct this condition?
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Oh, my god.
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You're kidding, right?
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Bortus, that is
completely different.
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Being a girl is not a condition.
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There are no health risks.
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Having a vagina doesn't
give you a-a lisp.
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I mean, depending
on how you use it.
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It is different
for my people.
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On our planet,
there are no females.
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For you to judge us
by human standards is unfair.
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All right, look, even if
I was not against this,
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we are on a union ship.
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And, for that matter, your
planet is a member of the union.
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For me to order Claire
to do something like this
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would be in violation
of a hundred laws.
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Captain, I implore you...
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Bortus, I'm sorry.
I'm not gonna do it. All right?
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Request denied.
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Dismissed.
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There's the son of a bitch.
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How long until it collides
with the planet?
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One month, 17 days.
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Well, that gives us
a little time.
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Lieutenant lamarr,
activate cutting beam.
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Have you checked
in with bortus?
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I gave him the rest
of the day off.
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He was pretty wound up.
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I feel so sorry
for that baby.
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There's nothing sadder
than an unwanted child.
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I got to believe,
at the end of the day,
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he has an
open-minded conscience.
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Oh, are you guys talking about
bortus's baby's sex change?
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My god, does the whole ship
know about this?
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Yes.
Pretty much.
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Captain, I do not understand
the reason for this conflict.
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Would the gender alteration
procedure harm the infant
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or endanger her life?
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There are different
kinds of harm, Isaac.
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Psychological
harm, for one.
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I'd have been
pretty pissed off
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if my parents had made
the unilateral decision
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to make me a guy.
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And while it might have saved me
an entire marriage if they had,
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it still would
have been wrong.
Oh, thanks.
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You guys don't think that
bortus and klyden will love her
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any less than they would
a male baby, do you?
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Well, they'd lose a lot
of friends around here
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really fast if they did.
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Sir, the asteroid
is breaking up.
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The tractor beam can now
alter the path
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of the individual fragments.
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Lieutenant,
give them a shove.
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All right, sir.
Shoving beam on.
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Trajectory altered.
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The fragments will no longer
collide with elnath 4.
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Well, couldn't save a marriage,
but we just saved a planet.
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Captain, we're receiving
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a transmission from moclus.
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It's from the head
of internal affairs,
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a minister kaybrak.
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Put him on.
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Channel open.
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Minister kaybrak,
this is captain ed Mercer.
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What can I do for you?
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Captain, I am informing you
that we are sending a ship
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to rendezvous with the Orville
near the pleiades cluster.
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A ship?
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We don't have any
rendezvous orders. What for?
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A vessel was requested
by one of your officers.
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We are coming
to take the moclan female.
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I want you to tell me just what
the hell you think you're doing.
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You want to set up a rendezvous
with another vessel,
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you go through Kelly or me.
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I am sorry, captain,
I had no choice.
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Don't give me that crap, bortus.
You are a union officer.
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Do you have any idea the kind of
position you're putting me in?
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I am not asking you
to participate, sir.
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Klyden and I will transfer
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the child to the moclan vessel,
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where she will
undergo the procedure.
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The Orville
need not be involved.
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The Orville is involved, bortus.
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By the very fact
that we are the ones
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transporting the baby.
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What would you
have us do, captain?
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The doctor will not perform
the procedure here,
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so we are left with
no other alternative.
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That baby was born on a
union ship to my second officer.
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Which means that as
long as she is aboard,
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her safety is my responsibility.
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With all due respect, sir,
we do not see it that way.
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And I do not believe
the moclan ship will, either.
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What does that mean?
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What, are you...
What, are you implying
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this could lead
to a military conflict?
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Bortus, your people
are members of the union.
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Which, by the way,
could be jeopardized
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if the admiralty decides
that this is unethical.
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Do you see the size
of all of this?
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Permission to return
to my station, sir.
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No, you're relieved of duty.
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Thanks.
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Thanks.
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Kelly, we are doing
the right thing here, yeah?
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What do you mean?
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Are you doubting it?
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Let's say you and I had a baby.
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On purpose?
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Yeah, and-and imagine
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that baby was born
with a third leg.
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Like, a whole, full-sized leg?
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Yeah, like a, like
an actual leg, with, like,
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a foot on the end of it
and everything.
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And we had
the doctor remove it.
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Now, no one would think twice
about that, right?
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Even though there are species
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in the galaxy
with three legs,
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we would be
conforming that child
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to our species' appearance,
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and we wouldn't have
any moral qualms about it.
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Do you actually believe
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that's the same thing
as changing a girl into a boy?
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No, I don't.
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I-I'm just...
I'm just policing myself,
253
00:13:10,157 --> 00:13:11,990
because we all know
how easy it is
254
00:13:11,992 --> 00:13:13,725
to judge another
culture's way of life
255
00:13:13,727 --> 00:13:14,993
just because
it's alien to us.
256
00:13:14,995 --> 00:13:16,327
But you have to balance that
257
00:13:16,329 --> 00:13:18,129
against some universal code
of ethics.
258
00:13:18,131 --> 00:13:19,564
I mean, suppose
it was their custom
259
00:13:19,566 --> 00:13:21,566
to kill all newborn females.
260
00:13:21,568 --> 00:13:23,568
Should we respect
their culture then?
261
00:13:23,570 --> 00:13:26,070
The moclans view
262
00:13:26,072 --> 00:13:28,506
the female gender as a handicap.
263
00:13:28,508 --> 00:13:32,644
There's one person on board
who might be able to help.
264
00:13:32,646 --> 00:13:34,445
You ready?
265
00:13:34,447 --> 00:13:37,749
I do not understand
the purpose of this.
266
00:13:37,751 --> 00:13:40,151
The purpose is to get you
to blow off some steam.
267
00:13:40,153 --> 00:13:41,519
I know you've been upset
268
00:13:41,521 --> 00:13:43,588
since the captain
suspended you from duty.
269
00:13:43,590 --> 00:13:45,990
I was unaware that blood sports
were popular on earth.
270
00:13:45,992 --> 00:13:48,960
Mm, boxing's been gone
a few centuries now,
271
00:13:48,962 --> 00:13:50,862
but commander Grayson
taught me the basics,
272
00:13:50,864 --> 00:13:53,364
and trust me, it's an art form.
273
00:13:53,366 --> 00:13:56,301
It is my understanding
that striking a fellow officer
274
00:13:56,303 --> 00:13:57,702
is a court-martial offense.
275
00:13:57,704 --> 00:14:00,205
Well, I won't tell if you won't.
276
00:14:00,207 --> 00:14:01,973
Although,
a xelayan female
277
00:14:01,975 --> 00:14:05,176
versus a moclan? I'm sure the
crew would love to take bets.
278
00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:06,277
Here we go.
279
00:14:06,279 --> 00:14:07,946
Round one, ding, ding.
280
00:14:07,948 --> 00:14:09,681
What is "ding, ding"?
281
00:14:09,683 --> 00:14:11,716
Never mind.
282
00:14:14,486 --> 00:14:15,486
Come on, put your hands up.
283
00:14:15,488 --> 00:14:17,555
Protect your face.
284
00:14:33,239 --> 00:14:34,973
That's more like it.
285
00:14:34,975 --> 00:14:36,541
Okay.
286
00:14:36,543 --> 00:14:37,909
My turn.
287
00:14:46,085 --> 00:14:48,219
Not bad for a female, huh?
288
00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:50,822
I am growing weary
of my shipmates
289
00:14:50,824 --> 00:14:53,524
imposing their will
upon my family.
290
00:14:53,526 --> 00:14:55,727
Have you ever stopped to think
that maybe they're right?
291
00:14:55,729 --> 00:14:58,429
I will decide what is best
for my child!
292
00:15:28,628 --> 00:15:31,896
Bortus. What happened to you?
293
00:15:31,898 --> 00:15:34,933
There was an explosion
in engineering. I am fine.
294
00:15:34,935 --> 00:15:36,301
Why the ice pack?
295
00:15:36,303 --> 00:15:38,536
Dr. Finn can repair your injury.
296
00:15:38,538 --> 00:15:40,371
Do you not have somewhere
you need to be?
297
00:15:40,373 --> 00:15:41,706
You are snippy.
298
00:15:41,708 --> 00:15:43,274
I am not snippy.
299
00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:44,976
Very well.
300
00:15:44,978 --> 00:15:47,979
I'm going to get new clothing
for our trip to moclus.
301
00:15:47,981 --> 00:15:49,213
Mind the baby.
302
00:15:49,215 --> 00:15:50,648
Fine.
303
00:15:53,218 --> 00:15:55,820
Oh. Sorry, klyden.
304
00:15:55,822 --> 00:15:57,755
Hey, yo, bortus,
mind if we come in?
305
00:15:57,757 --> 00:15:58,990
Now is not a good time.
306
00:15:58,992 --> 00:16:00,391
What happened to your head?
307
00:16:00,393 --> 00:16:02,427
I said go away.
308
00:16:02,429 --> 00:16:05,129
Listen, we feel really bad about
everything that's been going on,
309
00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:07,765
so we thought you might
need a little cheering up.
310
00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:09,667
How about a beer and a movie?
311
00:16:09,669 --> 00:16:11,469
I am not in the mood.
312
00:16:11,471 --> 00:16:13,004
Ah, come on.
You're laid up anyway.
313
00:16:13,006 --> 00:16:15,340
What do you say? A couple of
brews and an old earth flick.
314
00:16:15,342 --> 00:16:16,574
Huh?
315
00:16:18,143 --> 00:16:19,978
Rudolph. Rudolph, please.
316
00:16:19,980 --> 00:16:22,013
Would you tone it down a bit?
317
00:16:22,015 --> 00:16:24,816
I mean, that nose of yours.
318
00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:27,652
I... that nose.
319
00:16:27,654 --> 00:16:31,422
That beautiful, wonderful nose.
320
00:16:31,424 --> 00:16:32,757
Huh?
321
00:16:32,759 --> 00:16:35,860
Rudolph, Christmas is not off.
322
00:16:35,862 --> 00:16:38,496
What I'm trying to say is,
323
00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:41,766
Rudolph, with your nose
so bright,
324
00:16:41,768 --> 00:16:45,603
won't you guide
my sleigh tonight?
325
00:16:45,605 --> 00:16:47,605
It will be an honor, sir.
326
00:16:50,043 --> 00:16:53,144
Okay, Rudolph. Full power.
327
00:16:57,182 --> 00:17:00,485
Up, up, up and away!
328
00:17:02,889 --> 00:17:06,357
Of course.
329
00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,393
Without Rudolph's nose,
330
00:17:08,395 --> 00:17:11,362
Santa would not have been able
to complete his voyage.
331
00:17:11,364 --> 00:17:13,531
Looks like Santa got
pretty lucky, huh?
332
00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:15,666
Christmas would have been ruined
333
00:17:15,668 --> 00:17:18,202
if Rudolph
had been euthanized at birth,
334
00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:20,505
as his father wished.
335
00:17:20,507 --> 00:17:23,408
Yeah, I don't... I don't know
if that was ever on the table.
336
00:17:23,410 --> 00:17:26,711
What was clearly a deformity
337
00:17:26,713 --> 00:17:31,015
became a supreme advantage.
338
00:17:31,017 --> 00:17:33,684
One can never know.
339
00:17:33,686 --> 00:17:36,888
Please, watch the child for me.
340
00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:38,723
I must find klyden.
341
00:17:38,725 --> 00:17:41,025
Yeah, no-no problem.
342
00:17:41,027 --> 00:17:43,928
Hey, he just left his baby
with two drunk dudes.
343
00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:45,930
Reminds me of my dad.
344
00:17:45,932 --> 00:17:48,166
Ah, I miss him.
345
00:18:05,384 --> 00:18:07,518
Klyden, we must speak.
346
00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:08,719
About what?
347
00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:11,289
I have had cause
to reconsider the...
348
00:18:11,291 --> 00:18:12,857
We require privacy.
349
00:18:12,859 --> 00:18:14,425
Leave now!
350
00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:18,029
Wow. Nice day to you, too, dick.
351
00:18:18,031 --> 00:18:20,098
Klyden...
352
00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:24,735
I believe we should leave
our baby unaltered.
353
00:18:24,737 --> 00:18:26,137
What?
354
00:18:26,139 --> 00:18:28,072
Bortus, you cannot be serious.
355
00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:29,474
I am.
356
00:18:29,476 --> 00:18:32,143
We must raise the child
as a female.
357
00:18:32,145 --> 00:18:33,478
Out of the question.
358
00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,713
Why would you suggest
such a thing?
359
00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:38,149
Because I have witnessed events
that have opened my eyes.
360
00:18:38,151 --> 00:18:41,586
We do not know what kind of
future we are taking from her.
361
00:18:41,588 --> 00:18:45,123
She may be destined
to do great things as a female.
362
00:18:45,125 --> 00:18:46,757
Impossible.
363
00:18:46,759 --> 00:18:49,894
Klyden, you must hear
the tale of Rudolph.
364
00:18:49,896 --> 00:18:52,797
You will rethink your
conviction, I promise you.
365
00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:54,899
My conviction will not change.
366
00:18:54,901 --> 00:18:56,000
You cannot be certain of that.
367
00:18:56,002 --> 00:18:57,135
Indeed, I can.
368
00:18:57,137 --> 00:18:59,003
How?
Because...
369
00:18:59,005 --> 00:19:03,074
I was born a female.
370
00:19:19,091 --> 00:19:21,826
Klyden, how could you
have kept this from me?
371
00:19:21,828 --> 00:19:23,261
I am your mate.
372
00:19:23,263 --> 00:19:26,264
When we first met,
I did not know.
373
00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:28,366
My parents had
the procedure done
374
00:19:28,368 --> 00:19:30,835
on moclus soon after I was born.
375
00:19:30,837 --> 00:19:32,904
And when did you find out?
376
00:19:34,339 --> 00:19:36,340
When you were assigned
to the USS clemens
377
00:19:36,342 --> 00:19:39,177
and I moved on board with you.
378
00:19:39,179 --> 00:19:43,114
It was my first examination
by a non-moclan physician.
379
00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:46,517
The doctor discovered
evidence of the alteration.
380
00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:49,787
I was unprepared.
381
00:19:49,789 --> 00:19:52,123
And why did you not
tell me then?
382
00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:58,229
Because I did not
want to lose you.
383
00:20:02,968 --> 00:20:05,369
Klyden, I love you.
384
00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:07,371
That has not changed.
385
00:20:07,373 --> 00:20:09,640
I am angry because
you withheld this from me.
386
00:20:09,642 --> 00:20:11,809
You lied.
387
00:20:13,178 --> 00:20:16,047
I did not believe
it was of consequence.
388
00:20:16,049 --> 00:20:18,149
That is not the reason,
and you know it.
389
00:20:18,151 --> 00:20:20,151
Your parents
390
00:20:20,153 --> 00:20:22,353
made this decision for you.
391
00:20:22,355 --> 00:20:25,156
You do not know what your life
would have been like.
392
00:20:25,158 --> 00:20:26,757
I would have been an outcast.
393
00:20:26,759 --> 00:20:28,826
Do not pretend otherwise.
394
00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:30,361
Or perhaps you would have
achieved glory
395
00:20:30,363 --> 00:20:32,863
for guiding Santa claus
on Christmas Eve.
396
00:20:32,865 --> 00:20:35,266
What?
397
00:20:35,268 --> 00:20:37,101
Bortus, the captain says
get your ass up here.
398
00:20:37,103 --> 00:20:39,270
The moclan vessel
is approaching.
399
00:20:57,589 --> 00:21:00,124
As if all this couldn't get
any more complicated.
400
00:21:00,126 --> 00:21:01,892
I do not see any complication.
401
00:21:01,894 --> 00:21:03,894
The child will be taken
to moclus,
402
00:21:03,896 --> 00:21:06,297
where she will undergo
the corrective procedure.
403
00:21:06,299 --> 00:21:08,933
Don't start passing out penises
just yet, captain vorak.
404
00:21:08,935 --> 00:21:11,469
The parents are in disagreement
about what's best for the child.
405
00:21:11,471 --> 00:21:13,738
In such an instance,
the moclan state
406
00:21:13,740 --> 00:21:15,906
is ethically bound
to side with the parent
407
00:21:15,908 --> 00:21:18,109
in favor of correcting
the condition.
408
00:21:18,111 --> 00:21:19,410
"Condition."
409
00:21:19,412 --> 00:21:20,478
So to you people,
being a woman
410
00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:21,912
is like having
chronic diarrhea.
411
00:21:21,914 --> 00:21:23,948
Look, kel, I think
we should focus on...
412
00:21:23,950 --> 00:21:25,616
Hey, doc, I'm not feeling well.
I've had the tits all day.
413
00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:28,919
Captain vorak, I will not
allow that child to be taken
414
00:21:28,921 --> 00:21:31,222
off the Orville
without bortus's consent.
415
00:21:31,224 --> 00:21:34,158
Look, I suggest we all
just take a beat here,
416
00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:35,760
let the admiral sort this out.
417
00:21:35,762 --> 00:21:37,228
In the meantime, you can
hang out on our ship.
418
00:21:37,230 --> 00:21:38,329
We have board games.
419
00:21:38,331 --> 00:21:40,164
We have scrabble.
We have candy land.
420
00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:41,332
We have monopoly.
421
00:21:41,334 --> 00:21:42,667
You can be the car.
422
00:21:42,669 --> 00:21:45,102
Ah, ah, kel, I'm-I'm
always the car.
423
00:21:45,104 --> 00:21:47,438
Yeah, but maybe this one
time, since he's our guest.
424
00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,440
You can be the thimble.
425
00:21:49,442 --> 00:21:51,809
The matter is settled.
426
00:21:51,811 --> 00:21:54,245
We will depart for moclus
within the hour,
427
00:21:54,247 --> 00:21:57,248
and we will take
the child with us.
428
00:21:57,250 --> 00:21:58,983
I'm sorry, I can't allow that.
429
00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:00,685
You will stand aside.
430
00:22:00,687 --> 00:22:02,153
I will not.
Captain, do you require...
431
00:22:02,155 --> 00:22:03,521
No. Sit down, bortus.
432
00:22:03,523 --> 00:22:07,325
You are very fragile,
captain Mercer.
433
00:22:07,327 --> 00:22:09,460
Are you aware of this?
434
00:22:09,462 --> 00:22:10,995
There's an antibullying law
named after me.
435
00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:12,463
Yes, I'm aware of it.
436
00:22:12,465 --> 00:22:16,167
Captain vorak,
I formally request tribunal.
437
00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:18,102
What? Bortus, you cannot.
438
00:22:18,104 --> 00:22:19,370
It is the only way.
439
00:22:19,372 --> 00:22:21,939
What's tribunal?
Like, take it to court?
440
00:22:21,941 --> 00:22:23,374
In a manner of speaking.
441
00:22:23,376 --> 00:22:25,643
We will be mocked
and ridiculed.
442
00:22:25,645 --> 00:22:28,279
Our shame will be
on display for all.
443
00:22:28,281 --> 00:22:30,815
Then do not compel our child
to undergo the procedure.
444
00:22:30,817 --> 00:22:32,383
It is irrelevant.
445
00:22:32,385 --> 00:22:34,819
No advocate on moclus
would defend such a thing.
446
00:22:34,821 --> 00:22:37,955
To my knowledge, the advocate
need not be a moclan.
447
00:22:37,957 --> 00:22:42,226
Captain, I request
that you be my advocate.
448
00:22:42,228 --> 00:22:44,528
Wh... you want me
to be your lawyer?
449
00:22:44,530 --> 00:22:45,629
Yes.
450
00:22:45,631 --> 00:22:47,298
No, I won't do it.
451
00:22:47,300 --> 00:22:49,033
- Captain, I beg you.
- But Kelly will.
452
00:22:49,035 --> 00:22:50,334
What?
453
00:22:50,336 --> 00:22:52,069
You took a year of
interplanetary law
454
00:22:52,071 --> 00:22:54,071
at union point, right?
Yeah. One year.
455
00:22:54,073 --> 00:22:55,373
Yeah, that's a year
more than I've had.
456
00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:57,475
Ed, I don't want
this responsibility.
457
00:22:57,477 --> 00:22:58,976
I cannot be the one
to determine that child's...
458
00:22:58,978 --> 00:23:00,711
Commander.
459
00:23:00,713 --> 00:23:02,546
Please.
460
00:23:05,917 --> 00:23:07,485
I'll do my best.
461
00:23:09,855 --> 00:23:11,422
Mercer to bridge.
462
00:23:11,424 --> 00:23:12,923
Set a course for moclus.
463
00:23:12,925 --> 00:23:14,492
Aye, sir.
464
00:23:14,494 --> 00:23:15,993
Our ship will
accompany you there.
465
00:23:15,995 --> 00:23:18,429
How do I know you will not flee
with the infant?
466
00:23:18,431 --> 00:23:21,832
Klyden and I will travel
with you on board your ship.
467
00:23:21,834 --> 00:23:24,101
We will bring the child.
468
00:23:24,103 --> 00:23:27,204
Very well.
469
00:23:38,283 --> 00:23:40,217
Safe travels, bortus.
470
00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:42,052
We'll see you soon.
471
00:23:42,054 --> 00:23:44,188
"Between soul and sacrifice
472
00:23:44,190 --> 00:23:46,624
beats the heart
of civilization."
473
00:23:46,626 --> 00:23:48,125
What's that from?
474
00:23:48,127 --> 00:23:50,728
It is from a novel
by gondus elden,
475
00:23:50,730 --> 00:23:52,930
a moclan writer of great esteem.
476
00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:54,799
It is customary
477
00:23:54,801 --> 00:23:56,934
to respond
with a fitting passage
478
00:23:56,936 --> 00:23:59,036
from the literature
of one's own planet.
479
00:24:01,773 --> 00:24:03,607
"I'm a survivor.
480
00:24:03,609 --> 00:24:05,242
"I'm not gon' give up.
481
00:24:05,244 --> 00:24:07,044
"I'm not gon' stop.
482
00:24:07,046 --> 00:24:08,078
I'm-a work harder."
483
00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,047
Those are words of great power.
484
00:24:10,049 --> 00:24:11,482
Who wrote them?
485
00:24:11,484 --> 00:24:14,919
I think it was actually
about 15 different people.
486
00:24:14,921 --> 00:24:18,088
They must be very wise,
these 15 people.
487
00:24:18,090 --> 00:24:21,392
Well, you should, uh,
probably get going.
488
00:25:22,821 --> 00:25:24,522
I hate this planet.
489
00:25:24,524 --> 00:25:26,290
They've completely
industrialized
490
00:25:26,292 --> 00:25:27,658
the entire surface.
491
00:25:27,660 --> 00:25:29,860
It's amazing
they can even breathe.
492
00:25:37,002 --> 00:25:39,036
Oh, my god, they're
under attack.
493
00:25:39,038 --> 00:25:40,337
Alara, those are testing zones.
494
00:25:40,339 --> 00:25:41,505
What are you talking about?
495
00:25:41,507 --> 00:25:43,874
Moclus's primary industry
is weapons manufacture,
496
00:25:43,876 --> 00:25:45,309
so they're
a little fast and loose
497
00:25:45,311 --> 00:25:46,877
with their research
and development.
498
00:25:46,879 --> 00:25:49,246
They test explosives
wherever the hell they want.
499
00:25:50,415 --> 00:25:52,283
Oh, crap!
500
00:25:56,888 --> 00:25:59,256
Commander Grayson
to moclan air control.
501
00:25:59,258 --> 00:26:01,058
What the hell are you bastards
trying to do?
502
00:26:01,060 --> 00:26:03,027
Our deepest apologies,
commander.
503
00:26:03,029 --> 00:26:05,195
That testing zone
was added this morning.
504
00:26:05,197 --> 00:26:07,932
We neglected to include it
in your flight plan.
505
00:26:07,934 --> 00:26:10,000
That's great.
Thanks for thinking of us.
506
00:26:10,002 --> 00:26:12,770
I'm gonna need a pair of pants
brought to the landing site.
507
00:26:12,772 --> 00:26:14,905
We will have pants
waiting for you.
He's kidding.
508
00:26:14,907 --> 00:26:16,440
No, I'm not.
509
00:26:30,922 --> 00:26:33,123
Tribunal begins.
510
00:26:33,125 --> 00:26:36,760
Advocate kagus,
please begin your inquiry.
511
00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:39,763
Lieutenant
commander bortus,
512
00:26:39,765 --> 00:26:43,467
how long have you and klyden
been mates?
513
00:26:43,469 --> 00:26:45,235
Six and a half years.
514
00:26:45,237 --> 00:26:48,072
Tell me about your gomaskah,
515
00:26:48,074 --> 00:26:51,408
what you humans call
"a first date."
516
00:26:51,410 --> 00:26:55,145
Klyden and I shared an evening
meal at the dining establishment
517
00:26:55,147 --> 00:26:57,615
atop the moclan central arcade.
518
00:26:57,617 --> 00:27:00,551
We then played combat games
in the environmental simulator.
519
00:27:00,553 --> 00:27:03,754
Was it a pleasurable experience?
520
00:27:03,756 --> 00:27:05,422
Yes. Between the two of us,
521
00:27:05,424 --> 00:27:07,324
klyden and I shot
522
00:27:07,326 --> 00:27:09,560
339 simulated combatants.
523
00:27:09,562 --> 00:27:11,328
Hot date.
524
00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:14,298
And is it your wish
to deny your offspring
525
00:27:14,300 --> 00:27:16,133
that same experience?
526
00:27:16,135 --> 00:27:18,235
No. However...
527
00:27:18,237 --> 00:27:19,970
Are you aware that by electing
528
00:27:19,972 --> 00:27:22,973
to forego the gender
correction procedure,
529
00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:26,510
you are condemning your child
to a life of shame?
530
00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:27,745
She will forever be alone,
531
00:27:27,747 --> 00:27:30,280
an object of disgust.
532
00:27:30,282 --> 00:27:32,416
Never will she experience
533
00:27:32,418 --> 00:27:35,519
a "first date."
534
00:27:35,521 --> 00:27:38,489
I have recently
come to believe
535
00:27:38,491 --> 00:27:41,592
that we are unable to make
such predictions with accuracy.
536
00:27:41,594 --> 00:27:44,528
I feel the decision
should be hers.
537
00:27:44,530 --> 00:27:46,764
How generous of you.
538
00:27:46,766 --> 00:27:49,299
However, by the time
539
00:27:49,301 --> 00:27:51,835
she is old enough to have
developed the sense of self
540
00:27:51,837 --> 00:27:53,937
necessary to make that decision,
541
00:27:53,939 --> 00:27:56,306
the childhood damage
will be done.
542
00:27:56,308 --> 00:27:59,710
In all likelihood,
she will despise you
543
00:27:59,712 --> 00:28:03,714
for not sparing her the pain
when you had the chance.
544
00:28:03,716 --> 00:28:06,550
That is a risk
I am willing to take.
545
00:28:06,552 --> 00:28:08,385
I am not.
546
00:28:09,488 --> 00:28:12,623
Observers will remain silent.
547
00:28:15,193 --> 00:28:18,128
My inquiry is complete.
548
00:28:19,998 --> 00:28:22,066
Advocate Grayson,
begin your inquiry.
549
00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:23,734
Thank you.
550
00:28:23,736 --> 00:28:27,071
Request lieutenant alara kitan
to the inquiry chair.
551
00:28:30,208 --> 00:28:31,975
Advocate kagus,
552
00:28:31,977 --> 00:28:35,412
why is it so bad
to be born female?
553
00:28:35,414 --> 00:28:38,082
It is a serious
birth defect,
554
00:28:38,084 --> 00:28:41,885
which severely limits
the ability to function:
555
00:28:41,887 --> 00:28:44,588
Biologically, intellectually
and socially.
556
00:28:44,590 --> 00:28:46,090
Interesting.
557
00:28:46,092 --> 00:28:48,258
Let's look at the
biological end of it.
558
00:28:48,260 --> 00:28:49,727
What are the drawbacks?
559
00:28:49,729 --> 00:28:51,895
Females are weak.
560
00:28:51,897 --> 00:28:54,531
They do not possess
the physical strength
561
00:28:54,533 --> 00:28:56,700
necessary for effective
562
00:28:56,702 --> 00:28:59,670
participation in industrialized
moclan society.
563
00:28:59,672 --> 00:29:02,106
Hmm. Okay.
564
00:29:02,108 --> 00:29:04,208
Arbitrator, would you be so kind
565
00:29:04,210 --> 00:29:07,544
as to loan me your gavel thingy?
566
00:29:07,546 --> 00:29:10,514
Thank you.
567
00:29:10,516 --> 00:29:14,518
Advocate, would you do me
a favor and reshape this cube?
568
00:29:16,221 --> 00:29:17,387
Impossible.
569
00:29:17,389 --> 00:29:18,689
Why?
570
00:29:18,691 --> 00:29:20,724
It is solid titanium.
571
00:29:20,726 --> 00:29:21,892
All right.
572
00:29:21,894 --> 00:29:25,095
Alara, would you mind
taking a whack at it?
573
00:29:39,477 --> 00:29:43,447
The tribunal will note
that this female
574
00:29:43,449 --> 00:29:45,783
was more than strong enough
to reshape the cube.
575
00:29:47,919 --> 00:29:49,987
Show me a male in this chamber
who can do the same.
576
00:29:49,989 --> 00:29:51,121
Irrelevant.
577
00:29:51,123 --> 00:29:53,123
She is xelayan.
578
00:29:53,125 --> 00:29:55,459
All members of their species
579
00:29:55,461 --> 00:29:56,827
possess elevated
physical strength
580
00:29:56,829 --> 00:29:58,729
due to a high level
of gravity
581
00:29:58,731 --> 00:30:00,764
on their home world.
582
00:30:00,766 --> 00:30:03,066
In fact, if there were
a xelayan male here,
583
00:30:03,068 --> 00:30:04,668
he could reshape
the titanium
584
00:30:04,670 --> 00:30:06,970
with half as much effort.
585
00:30:06,972 --> 00:30:08,438
I think the tribunal will Grant
586
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,274
that since there's
no xelayan male present,
587
00:30:10,276 --> 00:30:13,777
that absurd statement
is purely speculative.
588
00:30:13,779 --> 00:30:17,314
Now, onto your assertion about
male intellectual superiority.
589
00:30:17,316 --> 00:30:20,450
Lieutenant Malloy, I'm gonna
ask you a few questions
590
00:30:20,452 --> 00:30:22,753
that one might find on any
basic test of adult knowledge.
591
00:30:22,755 --> 00:30:24,288
Go for it.
592
00:30:24,290 --> 00:30:27,124
These are gonna be
kind of hard for you. Sorry.
593
00:30:27,126 --> 00:30:28,292
It's okay, commander.
594
00:30:28,294 --> 00:30:29,793
It's for the baby.
595
00:30:29,795 --> 00:30:32,129
Let's start off with
some earth history.
596
00:30:32,131 --> 00:30:34,865
A few hundred years ago,
the continents of earth
597
00:30:34,867 --> 00:30:36,867
were divided into separate
nation states
598
00:30:36,869 --> 00:30:39,136
with individual
sovereign governments.
599
00:30:39,138 --> 00:30:42,439
What was the capital of
the United States of America?
600
00:30:42,441 --> 00:30:45,676
Um... pass.
601
00:30:45,678 --> 00:30:47,377
No, it's-it's not
a pass kind of thing.
602
00:30:47,379 --> 00:30:49,213
Just give me your closest guess.
603
00:30:49,215 --> 00:30:50,547
What was the capital
604
00:30:50,549 --> 00:30:52,049
of the United States
of America?
605
00:30:53,484 --> 00:30:55,118
Nabisco?
606
00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:56,220
No.
607
00:30:56,222 --> 00:30:58,222
The moon?
Let's move on.
608
00:30:58,224 --> 00:31:00,490
What are the four chambers
of the human heart?
609
00:31:00,492 --> 00:31:03,293
The chamber of secrets,
610
00:31:03,295 --> 00:31:05,629
the chamber of horrors,
611
00:31:05,631 --> 00:31:06,897
the chamber of...
612
00:31:06,899 --> 00:31:08,398
No, no, let me
get you halfway.
613
00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:10,200
There's the left
and the right ventricle
614
00:31:10,202 --> 00:31:13,503
and the left and the right...
615
00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:16,206
I would like to switch
to movie trivia.
616
00:31:16,208 --> 00:31:17,841
Let's try one more.
617
00:31:17,843 --> 00:31:19,743
In the year 2056,
618
00:31:19,745 --> 00:31:22,346
which genetic engineer
discovered how to target
619
00:31:22,348 --> 00:31:24,982
and eradicate
individual cancer cells?
620
00:31:24,984 --> 00:31:26,049
Doctor...
621
00:31:27,151 --> 00:31:29,653
...bill nye the cancer guy?
622
00:31:29,655 --> 00:31:31,755
Well, my point is made.
623
00:31:31,757 --> 00:31:34,591
While this male may be
the fleet's best pilot,
624
00:31:34,593 --> 00:31:35,726
he's also an idiot.
625
00:31:35,728 --> 00:31:37,327
Sorry, Gordon.
626
00:31:37,329 --> 00:31:39,496
Totally okay.
627
00:31:39,498 --> 00:31:42,900
The tribunal must acknowledge
that there is no valid claim
628
00:31:42,902 --> 00:31:46,670
for gender-based superiority.
629
00:31:46,672 --> 00:31:49,072
Inquiry complete.
630
00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:51,174
Dr. Finn,
631
00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:54,077
it is my understanding
that you refused to perform
632
00:31:54,079 --> 00:31:57,080
the gender alteration procedure
on the child in question.
633
00:31:57,082 --> 00:31:58,515
Correct?
That's right.
634
00:31:58,517 --> 00:32:01,451
No ethical doctor anywhere
would do it.
635
00:32:01,453 --> 00:32:03,420
Captain Mercer.
636
00:32:05,189 --> 00:32:07,791
Tell me about your penis.
637
00:32:07,793 --> 00:32:10,460
Uh... did I miss a segue
of some kind here?
638
00:32:10,462 --> 00:32:11,728
What?
639
00:32:11,730 --> 00:32:13,530
Are you, what is the term?
640
00:32:13,532 --> 00:32:14,932
Circumcised?
641
00:32:14,934 --> 00:32:16,900
Gosh, you know,
I don't usually discuss that
642
00:32:16,902 --> 00:32:18,135
till the second date.
643
00:32:18,137 --> 00:32:20,404
I will rephrase.
644
00:32:20,406 --> 00:32:22,105
Are there cultures
within the union
645
00:32:22,107 --> 00:32:24,441
who circumcise their offspring?
646
00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:25,943
Yes, there are some.
647
00:32:25,945 --> 00:32:28,545
Doctor, if a member
of one of those
648
00:32:28,547 --> 00:32:32,616
races asked you to
circumcise their infant,
649
00:32:32,618 --> 00:32:34,284
would you refuse?
650
00:32:34,286 --> 00:32:36,119
That's completely different.
651
00:32:36,121 --> 00:32:37,387
How?
652
00:32:37,389 --> 00:32:40,290
It is a significant
bodily alteration,
653
00:32:40,292 --> 00:32:42,826
and the infant has
no say in the matter.
654
00:32:42,828 --> 00:32:46,663
A circumcision is not
a life-altering scenario.
655
00:32:46,665 --> 00:32:49,733
And a life-altering scenario
656
00:32:49,735 --> 00:32:51,902
would be unfair to the child.
657
00:32:51,904 --> 00:32:53,804
Yes, it would.
658
00:32:53,806 --> 00:32:55,973
A life-altering scenario,
659
00:32:55,975 --> 00:32:59,242
such as a child shunned
by moclan society,
660
00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:00,944
planet-wide,
661
00:33:00,946 --> 00:33:03,013
that would be unfair indeed.
662
00:33:03,015 --> 00:33:06,850
Thank you, doctor,
you've made my argument for me.
663
00:33:11,023 --> 00:33:12,289
Mercer to Orville.
664
00:33:12,291 --> 00:33:13,957
Go ahead, captain.
665
00:33:13,959 --> 00:33:16,293
Isaac,
initiate a planet-wide scan
666
00:33:16,295 --> 00:33:18,762
of the moclan surface using
the following search filter.
667
00:33:22,768 --> 00:33:24,668
Interesting, captain.
668
00:33:24,670 --> 00:33:26,436
Yeah. I thought so, too.
669
00:33:26,438 --> 00:33:28,605
Stand by. Scanning now.
670
00:33:30,175 --> 00:33:31,508
Scan complete.
671
00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:32,943
Transmitting data.
672
00:33:38,182 --> 00:33:39,449
Mercer to lamarr.
673
00:33:39,451 --> 00:33:41,151
Lamarr here, sir.
674
00:33:41,153 --> 00:33:43,120
As inconspicuously as you can,
675
00:33:43,122 --> 00:33:45,655
grab alara and meet me
at the shuttle.
676
00:33:45,657 --> 00:33:48,525
We're taking a trip
to the mountains.
677
00:33:57,335 --> 00:33:59,136
It's got to be around here
somewhere.
678
00:33:59,138 --> 00:34:00,670
These are the exact coordinates.
679
00:34:00,672 --> 00:34:02,305
There's a lot of
thermal interference
680
00:34:02,307 --> 00:34:03,673
coming from
beneath the surface.
681
00:34:03,675 --> 00:34:06,043
It's hard to get a clear
geographical reading.
682
00:34:06,045 --> 00:34:07,310
Wait.
683
00:34:07,312 --> 00:34:09,813
Wait. Yeah, there it is.
Small cabin.
684
00:34:09,815 --> 00:34:11,581
- 50 meters up.
- Scan for life signs.
685
00:34:12,851 --> 00:34:14,217
One life sign, captain.
686
00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:15,719
Coming from
inside the cave.
687
00:34:15,721 --> 00:34:17,054
That's it. Come on.
688
00:34:59,764 --> 00:35:01,531
Hello?
689
00:35:03,768 --> 00:35:05,102
Is anyone here?
690
00:35:11,209 --> 00:35:12,509
Who are you?
691
00:35:28,392 --> 00:35:29,659
Arbitrator,
692
00:35:29,661 --> 00:35:31,128
this continued delay
693
00:35:31,130 --> 00:35:32,796
is unacceptable.
694
00:35:32,798 --> 00:35:34,564
Advocate Grayson?
695
00:35:34,566 --> 00:35:35,765
If it please the arbitrator,
696
00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,734
my colleagues are urging me
to withhold closing
697
00:35:37,736 --> 00:35:39,336
until they return
with their evidence.
698
00:35:39,338 --> 00:35:41,938
It has been two hours.
699
00:35:41,940 --> 00:35:43,306
Arbitrator,
700
00:35:43,308 --> 00:35:45,142
request compulsory
adjournment.
701
00:35:45,144 --> 00:35:47,110
What do you got?
A hot gomaskah tonight?
702
00:35:48,180 --> 00:35:49,246
Silence!
703
00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:52,082
Advocate Grayson,
704
00:35:52,084 --> 00:35:53,950
you leave me little choice.
705
00:35:53,952 --> 00:35:55,185
This tribunal
706
00:35:55,187 --> 00:35:57,154
is adjourned.
707
00:35:57,156 --> 00:35:59,022
Wait.
708
00:36:09,467 --> 00:36:11,601
Oh, my god.
709
00:36:18,876 --> 00:36:22,012
What... is this?
710
00:36:23,181 --> 00:36:26,149
My name is heveena.
711
00:36:26,151 --> 00:36:28,985
I wish to enter testimony.
712
00:36:28,987 --> 00:36:30,954
Absolutely not!
713
00:36:30,956 --> 00:36:32,189
Arbitrator,
714
00:36:32,191 --> 00:36:34,858
this... this freak
715
00:36:34,860 --> 00:36:36,793
is an offense
to the tribunal!
716
00:36:36,795 --> 00:36:38,495
Dude, you have been
a colossal dick
717
00:36:38,497 --> 00:36:39,629
all friggin' day.
718
00:36:39,631 --> 00:36:41,131
Shut the hell up.
719
00:36:41,133 --> 00:36:42,632
Arbitrator,
to my knowledge,
720
00:36:42,634 --> 00:36:44,401
there's no prohibition
against the testimony
721
00:36:44,403 --> 00:36:46,036
of a moclan female.
722
00:36:46,038 --> 00:36:48,104
That is correct.
723
00:36:59,250 --> 00:37:02,652
When I was born, long ago,
724
00:37:02,654 --> 00:37:04,888
my parents made the choice
725
00:37:04,890 --> 00:37:08,358
to allow me to remain female.
726
00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:11,328
They believed that
to have me altered
727
00:37:11,330 --> 00:37:13,363
would be an offense to nature.
728
00:37:13,365 --> 00:37:17,601
So they took me far up
into the mountains
729
00:37:17,603 --> 00:37:19,869
and built our family a home.
730
00:37:19,871 --> 00:37:21,671
In seclusion.
731
00:37:21,673 --> 00:37:24,407
They taught me to think,
732
00:37:24,409 --> 00:37:27,510
to read, to wonder.
733
00:37:27,512 --> 00:37:31,248
They taught me to love
the person I was.
734
00:37:31,250 --> 00:37:33,450
When they passed,
735
00:37:33,452 --> 00:37:36,186
I remained.
736
00:37:36,188 --> 00:37:38,221
I had planned
to die up there.
737
00:37:38,223 --> 00:37:41,891
Undiscovered.
738
00:37:41,893 --> 00:37:45,061
But that is
no longer possible.
739
00:37:45,063 --> 00:37:48,932
The tribunal must not be allowed
to take from this child
740
00:37:48,934 --> 00:37:51,935
the gift that I was given!
741
00:37:51,937 --> 00:37:54,938
So I present
myself to you,
742
00:37:54,940 --> 00:37:58,408
as a woman
without regret.
743
00:37:58,410 --> 00:38:02,479
I am happy.
744
00:38:02,481 --> 00:38:04,648
A life
745
00:38:04,650 --> 00:38:07,617
of isolation,
in the wilderness,
746
00:38:07,619 --> 00:38:09,619
cut off from society.
747
00:38:09,621 --> 00:38:12,789
This is your shining example?
748
00:38:12,791 --> 00:38:16,726
"The blackest abyss
is a pock in the flesh
749
00:38:16,728 --> 00:38:19,929
"when one has gazed in solitude
750
00:38:19,931 --> 00:38:23,900
upon the infinity of self."
751
00:38:23,902 --> 00:38:27,804
You dare to bastardize the words
of gondus elden
752
00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:30,440
to serve your own purposes?!
753
00:38:30,442 --> 00:38:33,777
If he were here,
he would spit on you for that!
754
00:38:33,779 --> 00:38:35,345
Would he?
755
00:38:41,786 --> 00:38:44,287
Why don't you ask him?
756
00:38:55,466 --> 00:38:57,867
No...
757
00:38:57,869 --> 00:39:00,036
I do not believe it.
758
00:39:03,307 --> 00:39:05,508
Well, look at that.
759
00:39:05,510 --> 00:39:09,279
Your planet's greatest writer...
Is a female.
760
00:39:09,281 --> 00:39:12,782
There are many ways to
contribute to society, advocate.
761
00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:18,088
This was mine.
762
00:39:19,056 --> 00:39:21,291
Unless there are any objections,
763
00:39:21,293 --> 00:39:22,826
this tribunal is adjourned.
764
00:39:22,828 --> 00:39:24,060
The arbitration council
is asked
765
00:39:24,062 --> 00:39:25,829
to give their decision
766
00:39:25,831 --> 00:39:28,732
within 12 hours.
767
00:39:38,709 --> 00:39:41,578
Hey. How you doing?
768
00:39:41,580 --> 00:39:44,547
I am fine.
769
00:39:44,549 --> 00:39:45,815
Hmm.
770
00:39:45,817 --> 00:39:48,518
She looks so peaceful.
771
00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:50,854
She has no idea she's
in the eye of a storm.
772
00:39:50,856 --> 00:39:53,757
I gave everything
I could out there.
773
00:39:53,759 --> 00:39:55,358
I hope it was enough.
774
00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:58,595
I am grateful for what you have
done for me, commander.
775
00:39:59,764 --> 00:40:01,698
Have you talked to klyden?
776
00:40:01,700 --> 00:40:04,834
He still believes she must
undergo the procedure.
777
00:40:04,836 --> 00:40:07,537
Well, I doubt the
arbitration council does.
778
00:40:07,539 --> 00:40:10,440
Heveena's testimony
changed everything.
779
00:40:10,442 --> 00:40:14,377
I wish I had such... confidence.
780
00:40:14,379 --> 00:40:16,346
But, whatever happens,
781
00:40:16,348 --> 00:40:19,015
we will love her in every way
we are able.
782
00:40:19,017 --> 00:40:21,251
You'd stay with klyden
after all of this?
783
00:40:21,253 --> 00:40:23,019
I must try.
784
00:40:23,021 --> 00:40:25,422
He is still my mate.
785
00:40:25,424 --> 00:40:27,757
And I love him.
786
00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:39,002
We will now hear
the council's verdict.
787
00:40:41,939 --> 00:40:43,740
We,
788
00:40:43,742 --> 00:40:45,475
the arbitration council
789
00:40:45,477 --> 00:40:49,112
of this honorable tribunal
of moclus,
790
00:40:49,114 --> 00:40:52,382
do not find sufficient cause
for suspension
791
00:40:52,384 --> 00:40:54,484
of the procedure.
792
00:40:54,486 --> 00:40:56,319
Very well.
793
00:40:56,321 --> 00:40:57,654
It is the decision
794
00:40:57,656 --> 00:40:59,489
of this tribunal
that the child
795
00:40:59,491 --> 00:41:02,292
will receive
the corrective alteration.
796
00:41:02,294 --> 00:41:05,762
Arrangements may be made at
the central medical facility
797
00:41:05,764 --> 00:41:07,764
before the departure of
the starship Orville.
798
00:41:07,766 --> 00:41:10,667
This tribunal is adjourned.
799
00:41:15,906 --> 00:41:17,974
I'm so sorry, bortus.
800
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:51,975
Bortus and klyden,
801
00:41:51,977 --> 00:41:55,678
I am pleased to introduce
to you... your son.
802
00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:57,814
Thank you, doctor.
803
00:42:05,222 --> 00:42:08,558
Captain, permission to
return to the Orville.
804
00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:10,426
Of course, bortus.
805
00:42:39,690 --> 00:42:41,424
I am...
806
00:42:41,426 --> 00:42:44,427
Sorry for all
that has happened.
807
00:42:44,429 --> 00:42:47,430
It was not my intention
to hurt you.
808
00:42:47,432 --> 00:42:50,500
I just wanted to do
what was right.
809
00:42:50,502 --> 00:42:55,638
What is important
now is... topa.
810
00:42:58,776 --> 00:43:00,243
It is a good name.
811
00:43:00,245 --> 00:43:04,547
And we must give
him a good life.
812
00:43:04,549 --> 00:43:06,182
Whoever he becomes.
813
00:43:59,937 --> 00:44:01,904
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