DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Emperor's... " - REV. 11/23/98 - ACT ONE   11.

9    CONTINUED:	(2)

					SISKO
			I agree. If we don't move soon,
			the ionic storms will isolate our
			positions.

	Sisko and Martok pass by Quark and Rom, still
	studiously examining the bulkhead.

					MARTOK
			And allow the Dominion to flank
			us.

	Suddenly, Sisko and Martok are struck by the same
	thought -- what are those Ferengis doing?

					SISKO
			Something wrong, gentlemen?

					QUARK
				(thinking fast)
			It's the bulkhead.

					MARTOK
			What about it?

					QUARK
			Rom's thinking about painting his
			quarters this color.

					SISKO
			They already are that color.

					QUARK
				(to Rom)
			I told you!

					ROM
			No wonder I like it.
				(to Sisko)
			It's a very soothing shade of
			gray.

					SISKO
			Glad you approve.

	And with that, Martok and Sisko make their way up
	the steps into the Airlock.

10   ANGLE ON QUARK AND ROM (OPTICAL)

	No sooner do Sisko and Martok EXIT, than Quark and
	Rom face each other in panic.