"I wouldn't put it past him," Picard says lightly, though the sentiment is deadly serious. "However, you are right. It is a lot of trouble for something that will gain him little to nothing that I can see. Amusement? Who knows."

Picard straightens, sighing at the display one last time. "We shall continue our efforts to contact her. With luck, it will turn out to be nothing more than a minor malfunction."