DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT FIVE       51.

56   CONTINUED:	(2)

					DAX 
			Yes. You are.

	Lenara pushes aside her depression and tries to be as 
	upbeat as Dax.

					LENARA 
			Well. I guess I'll have a lot of 
			work to do when I get back to 
			Trill. Analyzing the telemetry 
			from the probe alone will probably 
			take months.

					DAX
			Probably.

	There's a quiet beat as Dax gets to something that's on 
	her mind.

					DAX
				(quiet) 
			Why not do the work here... with 
			me.

	The implication and the subtext are clear. Lenara sits 
	up and faces Dax directly.

					LENARA 
			With you. The two of us... 
			together.
				(Dax nods)
			You know what that would mean...

					DAX 
			I know exactly what it would mean. 
			But I think it's worth the price.

	Lenara looks away and smiles ruefully for a beat.

					LENARA 
			That's funny... Bejal just spent 
			the last half hour telling me that 
			it wouldn't be worth it. He 
			thinks I should go back to Trill 
			with him tomorrow and try to 
			forget about you.

					DAX
			Well, at least he's consistent.

					LENARA 
			Don't be too hard on him. He's 
			only trying to look out for his 
			big sister.