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	Doctor: "I'm a doctor, not a performer."
	Neelix: "When did you make this decision?" Paris: "Truthfully? About a minute and a half after I set foot on this ship a year ago."
	Neelix: "I want to tell you about a friend of mine. I first met this man almost a year ago, and to tell you the truth, I didn't like him much. He seemed a little too cocky, a little too sure of himself. A lot of people had questions about him. He had proven he'd pretty much sell himself out to the highest bidder, go wherever the wind blew him, so people wondered could you trust this person when things got tough? Would he stand side by side with you or would he let you down when you needed him most? But the fact of the matter is he proved himself right from the beginning. I wouldn't be alive right now if it weren't for him. And the same goes for many of you. It took me a while to realize it. Like a lot of people, I was too caught up in first impressions to see the truth that was right in front of me. I overlooked his bravery because I was focusing on his brashness. I ignored his courage because I saw it as arrogance, and I resented his friendliness because I mistook it for licentiousness. So while this man was giving us his best every minute of every day, I was busy judging him. And now he's leaving. I'm proud to say that in spite of my narrow-mindedness, Thomas Eugene Paris became my friend. I'm going to miss him. No more laughs over a game of pool. No more sitting up until the wee hours swapping stories. No more complaints about my cooking. Goodbye, Tom. I think I speak for more of us than you might imagine when I say you're going to leave an empty space when you go. I hope you find what you're looking for."
	Paris: "Hello, Seska. You're looking radiantly maternal."
	Seska: "So Lt. Tom Paris was just a pretence." Paris: "No. No, it was me trying very hard to be someone I finally couldn't be." Seska: "I never liked you, Tom. I didn't trust you. I don't trust you now." Paris: "I can assure you the feeling is mutual"
	Janeway: "Get him up here, now!!"
	Chakotay: "Are you saying that Paris's insulting behavior-- the gambling, being late for duty, mouthing off at me-- was all a ruse?"
	Chakotay: "In other words, you didn't trust me." Janeway: "Commander, the simple fact is we needed a good performance. I'm afraid we used you to help Tom provide it. And you did a damn good job."
	Paris: "I'd like to apologize to anyone I might have offended--especially Commander Chakotay. I gave him a pretty hard time. Not that it wasn't a certain amount of fun, mind you."
	Neelix: ".... Good day, Voyager."

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