Star Trek (TV Series)

The Cloud Minders (1969)

Diana Ewing: Droxine

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• Plasus : Gentlemen, one of our planet's most incomparable works of art: my daughter Droxine. Captain James Kirk.

  Captain James T. Kirk : A pleasure, Madam.

  Droxine : Indeed yes, Captain.

  Plasus : And First Officer Spock.

  [Spock bows his head very slowly] 

  Droxine : I have never before met a Vulcan, sir.

  Mr. Spock : Nor I a work of art, Madam.

• Droxine : You only take a mate once every seven years?

  Mr. Spock : The seven-year cycle is biologically inherent in all Vulcans. At that time, the mating drive outweighs all other motivations.

  Droxine : And is there nothing that can disturb that cycle, Mr. Spock?

  Mr. Spock : Extreme feminine beauty is always disturbing, Madam.

• Plasus : [to Droxine]  Leave here at once. Go to your music.

  Droxine : Father, are we so sure of our methods that we never question what we do?

• Droxine : Mr. Spock, I thought you had accompanied Captain Kirk to the rest chamber?

  Mr. Spock : Your movements awakened me.

  Droxine : My apologies. I did not realize they would disturbe you.

  Mr. Spock : Only Vulcan ears would find the noise discernable.

  Droxine : [with shy, intense interest]  It seems that Vulcans are fascinatingly different, in many ways.

  Mr. Spock : The same may be said of Stratos inhabitants.

  Droxine : Vulcan eyes are very discerning, too.

  Droxine : [continuing]  I hear that, intellectually, Vulcans are as highly evolved as Stratos city dwellers.

  Mr. Spock : [moves to face her]  We do... pride ourselves... on our logic.

• Plasus : Something's upsetting you, Droxine.

  Droxine : No, Father.

  Plasus : What is it? Tell me.

  Droxine : No, really, I'm not upset. I was just standing here looking into space and wondering whether or not he would return.

  Plasus : He will never return. I have seen to that.

  Droxine : But the zenite is so important to him. He must have it.

  Plasus : It will be delivered. If we have to kill every Troglyte below, it will be delivered.

  Droxine : By that time, it may be too late. Perhaps he does have a method?

  Plasus : He knows nothing, except how to destroy our power and our society. I forbid you ever to speak of Captain Kirk, even to think of him.

  Droxine : I wasn't thinking of Captain Kirk. It's the one with those exquisitely-shaped ears. His name is Spock. He's the one I was thinking about. Did you know that he has the most incredibly sensitive hearing? Why, I almost believe that if I stood here and called out to him, he would hear my invitation to come and visit with us for a little while longer.

  Plasus : Oh, he's no better than his friend.

• Droxine : Vanna...?

  Vanna : [coldly]  Droxine...

  Droxine : Why have you come here?

  Vanna : [spiteful]  To welcome our honored guests... as I was taught to do when I served in your father's household.

  Droxine : Has she injured you, Captain?

  Captain James T. Kirk : Oh, no. Not at all. In fact, her visit was quite enlightening.

  [referencing Vanna] 

  Droxine : Oh...?

  Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, it seems the Troglytes are under the impression that the Enterprise is here to intimidate them.

  Droxine : [turns to intercom, pushes button]  Send a sentinal to the rest chamber immediately.

  Vanna : [coldly]  It is not impression, Captain. It is the truth!

  Captain James T. Kirk : We're here to get the zenite consignment, and that's it.

• Droxine : The complete separation of toil and leisure has given Ardana this perfectly balanced social system, Captain. Why should we change it?

  Mr. Spock : The surface of the planet is almost unendurable. To restrict a segment of the population to such hardship is unthinkable in an evolved culture.

  Droxine : The surface is marred by violence, like the Troglytes. Here on Stratos, we have completely eliminated violence.

  [Cut to Vanna, publicly bound to a torture device, as Stratos City Dwellers stroll casually by]