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          DEEP SPACE NINE: "Homefront" - 11/04/95 - ACT TWO         24.

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					NOG
			It's just... the Academy is
			different than I thought it would
			be.

					JAKE
			Different how?

					NOG
			Some of the cadets. They're kind
			of standoffish. Especially the
			upperclassmen.

					JAKE
			Because you're a Ferengi?

					NOG
			That's what I thought at first.
			But then I heard some of the other
			freshmen complaining about the
			same thing.

					JAKE
			Complaining about what?

					NOG
			Little things. For instance,
			there's this group called Red
			Squad made up of all the top
			students. They're always going
			off on trips... getting special
			training... None of them'll even
			talk to me.

					JAKE
			You've only been at the Academy
			for a month. You can't expect to
			fit in right away. Who knows, one
			of these days you might even be in
			Red Squad. I'm sure if you let
			them get to know you, show them
			that you're a good guy to be
			around, everything'll work out.

					NOG
			I am a good guy to be around,
			aren't I?

					JAKE
			I always thought so.

	Nog smiles. He feels a little better.