DEEP SPACE NINE: "Statistical... " - REV. 10/23/97 - ACT THREE     35G  

27G  CONTINUED:	(2)

	Bashir knows exactly what he's getting at --

					BASHIR 
			We were celebrating.

					O'BRIEN
				(smiling) 
			Whatever.

					BASHIR 
			They're really quite brilliant. 
			When we actually got down to 
			working, it was incredible. We 
			were all on the same wavelength, 
			talking in shorthand, finishing 
			each other's sentences -- I've 
			never had that with anyone else.

	O'Brien takes this in --

					O'BRIEN 
			After being around them, I can see 
			how the rest of us might seem kind 
			of... uncomplicated.

	Though O'Brien tosses this off as a joke, Bashir can 
	see that he means it on some level -- some part of him 
	is wondering what these new people in Bashir's life 
	will mean to their friendship. Bashir lets him know 
	how he feels with the same type of humor.

					BASHIR 
			I wouldn't say that, exactly. 
			More like... slow.

					O'BRIEN
				(smiles) 
			Must be frustrating for you.

					BASHIR 
			I don't mind. It makes me feel 
			superior.

					O'BRIEN
			Glad to be of service.

					BASHIR 
			I appreciate it.
				(with mock gravity) 
			But even so, it's not always easy 
			to walk amongst the common people.