Epilogue
Trip was lying on a bio bed in sickbay, it had been three days since the Vortal had returned him to the ship, three days for him to contemplate what had happened.
"Hey! How are you doing" said Captain Archer as he entered sickbay.
"Not bad!" said Trip, "Phlox said he will release me tomorrow. Can't wait, I need to get stuck into the repairs or we will never get going again."
"Don't think you are going to get stuck back in as soon as you get out," replied Captain Archer trying to look stern. "You are going to take things easy and rest."
Trip just looked at him and gave him the yeah-an-pigs-might-fly look, causing John to laugh.
"Hey, I'm proud of you. You really kept it together over there," said Captain Archer trying to perk Trip up a bit.
"That's a joke, I fell apart, as per usual," replied Trip feeling sorrow for himself.
"I don't know what you mean by falling apart, you kept a level head and you kept on negotiating, despite being in pain and hurt. That's something to be proud of. You, not us Commander, you convinced the Vortal of our intentions turning its prospective back to our favour. Don't be too hard on yourself Trip."
"I got myself into a sticky situation again," argued back Trip who wasn't convinced.
"Yes, but you got yourself out of it in the end as well," replied Captain Archer. "That was no mean feat convincing the Vortal of our good intentions, but it was you who convinced him in the end."
"I think you threatening to engage the Ringtock's ship might also have had something to do with it as well," said Trip, who could see his friend was just trying to make him feel better.
"Well okay I'll give you that, we both did it," replied Captain Archer clasping his friends hand into his own. "We make a great team."
Trip was lying on a bio bed in sickbay, it had been three days since the Vortal had returned him to the ship, three days for him to contemplate what had happened.
"Hey! How are you doing" said Captain Archer as he entered sickbay.
"Not bad!" said Trip, "Phlox said he will release me tomorrow. Can't wait, I need to get stuck into the repairs or we will never get going again."
"Don't think you are going to get stuck back in as soon as you get out," replied Captain Archer trying to look stern. "You are going to take things easy and rest."
Trip just looked at him and gave him the yeah-an-pigs-might-fly look, causing John to laugh.
"Hey, I'm proud of you. You really kept it together over there," said Captain Archer trying to perk Trip up a bit.
"That's a joke, I fell apart, as per usual," replied Trip feeling sorrow for himself.
"I don't know what you mean by falling apart, you kept a level head and you kept on negotiating, despite being in pain and hurt. That's something to be proud of. You, not us Commander, you convinced the Vortal of our intentions turning its prospective back to our favour. Don't be too hard on yourself Trip."
"I got myself into a sticky situation again," argued back Trip who wasn't convinced.
"Yes, but you got yourself out of it in the end as well," replied Captain Archer. "That was no mean feat convincing the Vortal of our good intentions, but it was you who convinced him in the end."
"I think you threatening to engage the Ringtock's ship might also have had something to do with it as well," said Trip, who could see his friend was just trying to make him feel better.
"Well okay I'll give you that, we both did it," replied Captain Archer clasping his friends hand into his own. "We make a great team."