129 "NEVER!" she screamed, "NEVER! I won't have
his children ….NEVER!"
130 "I wouldn't say never," North cautioned, "in a couple of years
you're going to be awfully lonely on this big ship all by yourselves. I
think nature will take its course. Now I would suggest you begin
transferring your things, selecting your cabins, and familiarizing
yourself with your vessel."
131 "What if someone else wants to go with me?" the woman pleaded.
132 "I couldn't permit that!" North insisted, "As much as I would like
to, we're going to need every man for the journey home."
133 "Come on!" encouraged the Engineer, "We'd better get started. We've
got a lot to do. Sir, may we make copies of all the tapes in the
library?"
134 "It's already being done," North explained.
135 "Take your hand off me! " the woman snapped. North listened as the
two departed. The Doctor came in and asked how it went.
136 "She's not handling it well at all!" North explained. "He's acting
brave to try to help HER along. You'd better have a talk with her. A
little female counsel might help. Also, I want you to work up a
psychological counselling program and put it in each of their droids.
Their droids aren't to tell them they've been so
programmed, but it may mean the difference between their going mad,
and, their surviving."
137 "Damn!" cursed the Doctor "Something like that never entered my
thoughts and it should have had! I've got to learn to be more detached
like you are."
138 "Detached?" screamed North, "All I want to do is take that girl in
my arms, hold her, and tell her it's all a big mistake, that
everything's going to be fine and we'll take her home. You can never be
detached, Doctor. They're all like your children. When she speaks