DEEP SPACE NINE: "Ferengi Love... " - REV. 02/18/97 - ACT ONE    12.

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					ISHKA 
			And I love you, too. But when you 
			say "living together" -- what are 
			we talking about? A day? A week? 
			Two weeks?

					QUARK 
			I don't know... I guess until I 
			start feeling better.
				(a beat) 
			Unless of course, you don't want 
			me.

					ISHKA 
			You're my son... how could I 
			refuse you?

					QUARK
				(hopeful) 
			Then you'll remove all that... 
			unnecessary clothing?

					ISHKA 
			Don't push your luck.

	Quark gets to his feet, picking up his carrying bag.

					ISHKA
				(slightly concerned) 
			Where are you going?

					QUARK 
			To my room. I'm exhausted.

	Ishka gets up and blocks his path.

					ISHKA
				(with sudden alarm) 
			What you need is some of your 
			mother's cooking. Some nice, 
			juicy tube grubs?

					QUARK 
			I never liked your tube grubs.

					ISHKA
				(trying to make it 
				tempting) 
			I'll pre-chew them for you.

	But Quark can't be enticed; he moves around her, 
	heading for the bedroom.