[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' chorghmaH loS: <'argh tagh>

[Robyn Stewart]

Ensign Hota'ro' struggles to breathe and obey orders while suffering 
the effect of toxins.

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rav lojmIt poSmoHta'DI' Hota'ro' bIng nuD HoD. DewI'mey mIqta' je 
legh. Say' rav 'eS. "yISoQmoH, lagh," jatlh. lojmIt SuvtaHvIS lagh 
meH 'elqa'. chob'a'Daq Hota'ro' bejtaH ghutar. lojmIt retlhDaq 
QottaH. luH 'ach pujqu'mo' SoQmoHlaHbe'.

"wIvorlaHbe''a'?" jatlh ghutar, Hota'ro' bejtaHvIS.

jatlh HoD, "SuQ 'ach QIt HoH. taS DaleghDI' bIHeghbe'. DatlhuHDI' 
bIHeghbe'. 'op DacherghlaH 'ach tlhoy DatlhuHchugh yInSIp Dalo'laHbe' 
'ej bIHegh. ghaytan ghaHvaD 'argh, tagh QIDlu'mo'."

jatlh ghutar "vaj tar 'Iq tlhuHpu''a'? HeghlI''a'?"

"Qel vIrur'a'?" jatlh HoD, 'ej HoD pa' ghoS.

HoDpa'Daq tlhuHqu' vajar 'ej chov'egh 'e' nID. yapbe'choHDI' yInSIp 
Quchmo' nuv, chov'eghlaHbe' 'e' Sov, vaj Quchbe'mo' Quch. qechvetlh 
qelchoHDI' mISchoH. pay' Hoqra' qaw 'ej Hotlh'egh. HoD 'IwDaq wej 
Qobqu' tar 'a SaH. 'ungya Hotlh je. tar puSqu' ngaS 'IwDaj, 'ach 
HotlhtaHvIS Qay' 'ungya. Hoqra' tlhapqu' 'ej jaD. tlhoy' qIpqu'DI' 
ghomHa' SaD 'ay'mey. "HIHotlhtaHQo'." jatlh 'ungya. "tlhIngan maH."

"jagh wISuvmeH jagh wItu'nIS" jatlh HoD 'ej Hoqra' 'ay'mey boSmeH 
joDchoH. 'a ngugh ghumchoH ghuH. Hotlhqa' jagh Dujqoq. pu'HIch lel 
HoD 'ej meH 'el.

SIbI' "DachtaH," jatlh ghutar. "chaq nutlha' nuch. nuSuvvIpmo' maHegh 'e' loS."

"maHeghbe'." jatlh HoD. SoQtaH lojmIt wa' 'ej ghutar yaH retlhDaq 
quSmeyDaq QottaH Hota'ro'. "nIteb yItta''a'?" jatlh HoD. tul.

jatlh ghutar. "ghobe', HoD. vIqengmeH qaStaHvIS wa' tup yaHwIj vIlon. 
bIj vIlajrup." jangbe' HoD. DaH jup Hegh bejnISmo' ghutar, bIjDaj wIvta'.

jatlh HoD, "qaSon, ghutar. pa'lIjDaq yIQongQo'. pa' 'aH 'ut 
DaSuqnISchugh yIghoS 'a pa'wIjDaq yIQong. bIcheghpu'DI' mIch wej 'el 
vay' net tuch."

"lu' HoD," jatlh ghutar 'ej mIch cha' 'el.

Hota'ro' bej HoD. luDechbogh wanI'mey Sovbe'law'taH. tlhuHmeH nuj 
poSqu'moH 'ej vIH volchaHDu'. Hu' HoD, joD 'ej quSDaq Hota'ro' 
ba'moH. "meH DaSeH" jatlh HoD 'ej jolpa' ghoS.[38]
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SKI: vajar does not answer all of ghutar's questions about the threat 
posed by the poison.
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[38] If you don't know why the captain would go to the transporter 
room, you haven't been paying close attention. If you don't know why 
he would leave a semiconscious-at-best ensign in control of the 
bridge while he did so, you might be paying closer attention than vajar.