Una Chin-Riley quotes from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Commander Una Chin-Riley

I told Captain Pike the truth about myself, and he defended me. Told me I was exemplary, that he would fight for me. So why do I feel terrible? What if I hadn't saved all those lives? Would the captain feel the same? What would he do if I wasn't a hero? One of the 'good ones'? When will it be enough to just ... be an Illyrian?

Dr. M'Benga

[to Una and La'an] What do you two have planned for shore leave?

Lt. Erica Ortegas

Are you kidding? They don't shore leave. They shore stay.

Dr. M'Benga

[laughing] Oh, right. The nickname.

Dr. M'Benga

[now backpedaling] I don't know what I'm saying. I should probably go. Chief Kyle?

Una

What nickname?

Dr. M'Benga

I can't remember. It's, uh...

Lt. Erica Ortegas

"Where fun goes to die." It's stupid. The yeomen don't know what they're talking about. If they did, they wouldn't be yeomen.

Una

Joseph? Rukiya?

Dr. M'Benga

She's fine. She's alive. She's safe. But Una, I have been through something extraordinary. And no one on the ship remembers.

Una

You know what happened in the missing five hours. Sounds like a hell of a story.

Dr. M'Benga

It is. It begins, like all good stories, "once upon a time..."

Christopher Pike

Well, it's not just a gas station, Lieutenant. It's right at the edge of the frontier. It unlocks half the quadrant. It'll be the jumping-off point for the next great age of exploration.

Una Chin-Riley

Oh, good, I was afraid I'd miss the speech.

Christopher Pike

Well, I started earlier, but Uhura fell asleep.

Una Chin-Riley

[showing Pike Boimler's Starfleet badge] Mr. Spock ran an analysis of his delta. It's not just a badge. It's also a communicator. You just press right here. [Communicator chirps]

Christopher Pike

But flipping it open's the best part.

Una Chin-Riley

I like ours better, too.

Christopher Pike

Run me through it again.

Spock

Respectfully, sir, there is nothing to run through. Given a longer time frame, I might be able to brute force a solution, but as of now, there is no way to track the Orions.

Brad Boimler

Uh, I know how to track the Orions.

La'an Noonien-Singh

Didn't we talk about that?

Brad Boimler

Yes, uh, using future knowledge, yes I know I shouldn't, but um, what if I could use it, and you guys just, um... don't look?

Una Chin-Riley

[laughs] That's ridiculous. We can't just not look... can we?

Una Chin-Riley

We sure this is wise?

Christopher Pike

No, but I'm going with it.

Brad Boimler

When I first arrived, I brought expectations of each of you from the future. And not only was that dangerous, it denied the reality of who you are right now. So I'd like to apologize to you all with a limerick

Una Chin-Riley

OR you can just get to the point!

Brad Boimler

I don't have to do the limerick.

Una Chin-Riley

You have an energy.

La'an Noonien Singh

What?! I'm just waiting for our visitor to arrive so I can run a security clearance on him.

Una Chin-Riley

I'm aware. But you came in here hot. On fire. It's making me sweat.

Spock

[The Gorn] do not appear to notice the shuttle.

Because they look like space garbage. Old zombie movie trick.

Spock

"Zombie" movie?

Una Chin-Riley

Yeah. Dress up like you're dead so the zombies don't notice you. You never seen one?

Spock

A zombie, no. A movie, yes. But I will add some to my research.

Una Chin-Riley

I would never tell you not to hope. I want Chapel to be alive, too.

Spock

Things did not end well between us. We were in a fight. All things that seem trivial in the face of death. I wish to apologize to her.