The Doctor is listening to opera in his home near his desk. He looks over at a view-screen as he's writing a story before he has to go to Starfleet to lecture medical trainees on proper procedure and then talk to holo-crew members in the Academy about maintaining good relationships with material beings. He looks over and sees a figure he hasn't seen in years….

"Excuse me? How did you get here?"

It's Reginald Barclay.

"We are still on the Jupiter Station, Lewis."

The Doctor or "Joe" as he calls himself now gets up.

"This is not possible – I am no longer on Voyager and they have since returned home. Obviously I would still not be there since the computer that holds my program is behind my wine cellar. Not that I have any reason to drink wine since…you know.."

Barclay tries to reassure Joe, "I understand. It sounds crazy to say this – but you are still on the Jupiter Holoprogramming Station. Everything you've seen since you saw me last is you working through the program."

"All seven years? If that's the case, why didn't my symptoms continue? You told me that the radiation would kill me but it hasn't. I am living a productive life since then. I'm a lecturer now at Starfleet Academy! Me! I'm told that my students find me humorous and my anecdotes are helpful in their careers."

Barclay walks around the office and looks over the Doctor's desk.

"Which is amazing, Lewis. You've created a tremendous program with Voyager as far as you being able to simulate isolation for a Starship crew. They are out of isolation and those programs have moved on. But do you know how long you have been in the simulation?"

The Doctor agitated, "Let me guess. Seven years?"

"No, you've been in the program for almost two years."

"So what exactly do I need to do, Reginald? Shoot a warp core? Blow up Starfleet?" asked the Doctor sarcastically.

Barclay laughs. "No, not exactly. We need to go through the matrix of the holoprogram. We will encounter other holoprograms and people using them. But they will not be able to 'shut us down' since we'll exist outside of their programs."

"So what will we encounter since I'm still on the Jupiter station?"

"Well, it will be a combination of who Voyager encountered. Your ex-wife Anna is here…"

"Anna? Ex-wife?"

"You called her 'Seven of Nine.' You designed her to be as cold and aloof as she is in real life and the program naturally filled in the blanks."

"So that explains her being a Borg."

The Doctor walks towards the door.

"I see. Let's get started."