Picard and Scotty in “Unfinished Business”

Picard

Constitution class.

Scotty

Aye! You're familiar with them?

Picard

There's one in the fleet museum. But... But then, of course... This is your Enterprise.

Scotty

I actually served on two, but this was the first. She was also the first ship I ever served on as Chief Engineer. Ya know, I served aboard eleven ships -- freighters, cruisers, starships -- but this is the only one I think of. The only one I miss.

Picard

The first vessel that I served on as Captain was called the Stargazer. It was an overworked, underpowered vessel, always on the verge of flying apart at the seams... In every measurable sense, my Enterprise is far superior. But there are times when I would give almost anything to command the Stargazer again.

Scotty

Ah, it's like the first time ya fall in love; you don't ever love a woman quite like that again. Well... To the Enterprise and the Stargazer! Old girlfriends we'll never meet again.

Picard

What do you think of the Enterprise D?

Scotty

She's a beauty with a good crew.

Picard

But...?

Scotty

But... When I was here, I could tell ya the speed that we were traveling by the feel of the deck plates. But on your ship, I feel like I'm just in the way.

Picard

Well, 75 years is a long time. If you would like to study some technical schematics or--

Scotty

I'm not 18, and I can't start out like a raw cadet! No, there comes a time when a man finds that he can't fall in love again. He knows that it's time to stop. I don't belong on your ship. I belong on this one. This is my home. This is where I had a purpose. But it's not real! It's just a computer-generated fantasy! And I'm just an old man who's trying to hide in it. Computer -- shut this bloody thing off. It's time I acted my age.