DEEP SPACE NINE: "Starship Down" - REV. 09/13/95 - ACT FOUR    48.

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					BASHIR 
			These walls aren't that well 
			insulated... it's going to get 
			even colder...
				(holding her) 
			Better?

	Dax nods, presses herself to his chest... after a quiet 
	moment, Bashir laughs softly to himself over some 
	private thought.

					DAX
			What?

					BASHIR 
			Just remembering something.

					DAX 
			Tell me.

	Bashir considers begging off, but decides "Why not?"

					BASHIR 
			When I first came to the station, 
			I used to fantasize that you and 
			I would go off on a runabout 
			together on some mission. 
			Something would go wrong with the 
			ship... and we'd end up drifting 
			around for a few days until they 
			sent someone to rescue us.

					DAX 
			If you don't mind my saying, 
			Julian, that's a very strange 
			fantasy.

					BASHIR 
			I guess it seemed like the only 
			way we'd ever get a chance to 
			spend time alone together. You 
			were always avoiding me.

	Dax pulls herself away a bit so she can see his face. 
	This is something they've never discussed head on, and 
	it isn't easy.

					DAX
			It's just... you came on so 
			strong. You didn't give me a 
			chance to get to know you.