"You know something I don't understand," Bones said, filling a hypo while the captain looked on, "is the people's obsession with the potential for life. My god man, their planet is filled to capacity and they still can't use a condom?" Kirk laughed. "Or better yet, they could have immigrated! Somewhere! Anywhere!"
Kirk was still smiling at the doctor's bluntness. "Bones, you really do make my days brighter."
"I'm serious, Jim," Bones continued. "An infinite number of solutions and they choose the one that involves human sacrifice!"
"It's voluntary," Kirk said.
The doctor grimaced. "You say that... but I have my doubts."
"In any case, there's nothing we can do," the captain said. "They've made their decision, and they'll have to live with the consequences."
"Yeah, well, I think they're going to live to regret it."
