DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Muse" - REV. 02/20/96 - ACT ONE       12.

11   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ONAYA
			When I first met him, they were as 
			timid as he was. I was always 
			telling him to stop censoring 
			himself.

					JAKE
			He must've listened to you.

	She shrugs a smile...

					ONAYA
			I've found that artists have a 
			weakness for me, as well...

	She holds his gaze.

					ONAYA
			At least... I hope they do...

	This time the subtext is clear: she's talking about 
	Jake. It makes him a bit uncomfortable, so he steers 
	back to the subject.

					JAKE
			I... I've always wondered what 
			Kell would've designed if he'd 
			lived to be older.

					ONAYA
				(with conviction)
			He accomplished more in the years 
			that he had than most people could 
			in a dozen lifetimes. His name is 
			known throughout the quadrant... 
			his buildings will stand for 
			centuries to come.

	She looks at him.

					ONAYA
			Isn't that what an artist wants, 
			to be remembered? Isn't that why 
			you write?

	No one has ever talked like this to Jake, taken his 
	writing so seriously, and he's a bit embarrassed by it.

					JAKE
			I don't know... I think it's 
			mostly because I like to tell 
			stories.