Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series)
Breaking the Ice (2001)
Connor Trinneer: Cmdr. Charles 'Trip' Tucker III
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Quotes
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[T'Pol asks Tucker's advice on whether she should accept a prearranged marriage on Vulcan or stay on Enterprise]
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : What do *you* wanna do?
Sub-Commander T'Pol : That is irrelevant.
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : No, it's not, it's very relevant. Do you wanna go back and marry this guy, spend a year with him, ten years, a hundred years, or do you wanna stay on Enterprise?
Sub-Commander T'Pol : I have an obligation.
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : You've got an obligation to yourself. You spent the last year around Humans. If there's one thing you shoulda learned, it's that we're free to make our own decisions. There's a lot to be said for personal choice.
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Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : [about pecan pie] May not be good for the body, but it sure is good for the soul.
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[last lines]
Sub-Commander T'Pol : Captain, with your permission, I'd like to transmit a message to the Ti'Mur, to send to Vulcan.
Captain Jonathan Archer : Go right ahead.
Sub-Commander T'Pol : Thank you.
[T'Pol and Tucker exchange a look, then she leaves]
Captain Jonathan Archer : What was that all about?
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : It's personal.
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Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : [At dinner] So, Captain. Tell us about yourself.
Vulcan Captain Vanik : Excuse me?
Sub-Commander T'Pol : On Earth, it's customary to exchange personal information with someone you've just met.
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[Tucker has decided to tell T'Pol that he'd accidentally read a personal letter of hers]
Captain Jonathan Archer : You might want to take a phase pistol with you.
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : I might need one.
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Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : Did it ever occur to you that you might have postponed the wedding because subconsciously you wanted to get out of it?
Sub-Commander T'Pol : That would imply that my subconscious mind controls my decisions. It doesn't.
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : It happens to Humans all the time. Maybe you're picking up some of our bad habits.
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Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : I respect your customs. But this marriage was arranged when you were a kid. A lot's happened since then. People change.
Sub-Commander T'Pol : Vulcans don't.