"You'll have to forgive me. This sort of temporal science is such a new field in the 22nd century that I had trouble convincing my First Officer to buy any of it. To tell you the truth, the ins and outs of it just tend to make my head hurt. I'd much rather stick to a linear existence, but sometimes life just isn't that simple."

He surrenders, dropping his hand away from his face with a sigh.

"It is what it is. Maybe this is all a part of Q's game too. I can't believe I'm saying this but--I hope he knows what he's doing."