DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Quickening" - 03/19/96 - ACT THREE      32.

21   CONTINUED:

	The atmosphere is busy, upbeat... and hopeful.

22   ON BASHIR

	as he hands Ekoria a HYPO, takes one for himself.

					BASHIR
			All right, everyone gets three
			milligrams, including you.

	She nods, and with endearing concentration, twists the 
	unit to parcel out a dose, then carefully administers 
	the hypo to herself.

					BASHIR
			Perfect.

	She smiles and nods, and they part ways...

23   ON DAX

	as she tends to Epran, whose welts have gone to a deep 
	red. He seems to be in some pain. She puts a NEURAL 
	PAD on Epran's forehead and activates it. Once it 
	starts to BLINK he visibly relaxes.

					DAX
			There... this'll dull the pain.

	He nods, regards her for a beat.

					EPRAN
			I like your spots.

					DAX
			You told me that yesterday.

					EPRAN
				(shrugs)
			I still like them.

	She moves off with a smile... meets up with Bashir.

					DAX
			Epran has stopped responding to
			the cordrazine... I had to put him
			in an inhibitor field.