Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)

Natural Law (2001)

Robert Duncan McNeill: Lt. Tom Paris

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• Tom Paris : [receiving the instructor]  It's an honor to meet you, sir. May I show you to the Delta Flyer?

  Kleg, Flying Instructor : Why?

  Tom Paris : Um... so you can explain what I did wrong and then administer the test.

  Kleg, Flying Instructor : It sounds to me like you need lessons in patience as well.

  B'Elanna Torres : [ironic]  Oh, Tom is very patient, sir.

  Neelix : [likewise]  Never impulsive.

  Harry Kim : Take all the time you need. He'll enjoy the extra attention.

• [Paris has to interrupt his flight test after being recalled to duty, performing some audacious maneuvers in the process] 

  Kleg, Flying Instructor : I am sorry to inform you, Mr. Paris, but you have failed this examination! You will no longer be allowed to operate a vessel within Ledosian space.

  Tom Paris : Something tells me that's not gonna be a problem.

• [as a penalty for a flight infraction, Paris has to take flight lessons] 

  Harry Kim : Tom! You joining us? Oh, that's right, you have to go to pilot school!

  B'Elanna Torres : I hear the course takes days.

  Tom Paris : Yeah, for most people, but I did a little research. If the instructor agrees, you can skip the lessons and go right to the test, so I will be seeing you in a couple of hours.

  Neelix : [to Torres]  You have to admire his optimism.

• Tom Paris : [Paris has broken a local traffic law, and has just been informed by Janeway that he's been sentenced to...]  Piloting lessons?

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : Well, apparently, the standard penalty for your infraction is a three-day course in flight safety followed by a test.

  Tom Paris : Well, did you explain to them that we wouldn't be here that long?

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : Well, actually, while you were completing your mission, Seven was invited to a four-day conference.

  Tom Paris : Here on Ledos?

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : I decided to give the entire crew shore leave. It'll give you plenty of time to brush up on your piloting skills.

  Tom Paris : I don't need lessons.

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : Apparently, the authorities disagree.

  Tom Paris : But, Captain...

  Captain Kathryn Janeway : You may not have known the Ledosians' rules, but you know ours. Comply with local law. Understood?