DEEP SPACE NINE: "Favor the Bold" - REV. 9/5/97 - ACT ONE     18.

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					ODO 
			It hasn't always been easy.

					FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
				(smiling) 
			Well, you never have to be alone 
			again.

	That thought hangs in the air for a beat.

					ODO 
			I should be going. There's a 
			meeting of the station's Ruling 
			Council. Dukat and Weyoun are 
			expecting me.

					FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
			That meeting was held three days 
			ago.

					ODO
			Three days? How could I have lost 
			track of that much time?

					FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER
			Does that bother you?

					ODO
				(thinking it over)
			Yes, it does...

	Odo looks at the Female Shape-shifter, hoping she will 
	provide a clarity to resolve his confusion.

					FEMALE SHAPE-SHIFTER 
			Don't let it. You've been living 
			with the Solids' concept of time 
			for too long. Let them worry 
			about meetings, schedules, 
			obligations...
				(dismissive)
			... none of that has anything to 
			do with you. You're a changeling. 
			You're timeless.

	Odo doesn't disagree. She takes hold of his hand and 
	cups it in hers.