Reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic

You may regret this *bad dream* and my bout with insomnia. This is a round of word play--with a word that has two VERY different meanings.

Time: Early 4th season.

Disclaimer: Paramount probably won't want to claim them...

"Seven-of-nine," a voice said. The former borg looked around, trying to identify the speaker.

"Point seven eight please," was the reply.

"What?" Asked the Captain.

"Point seven eight. I was never any good with fractions."

"Huh?" Janeway looked around the bridge, very confused.

"You know. Seven ninths of that. Seven out of nine...So I just changed it to a decimal and rounded it. I was good with division."

"Ahh. Point seven eight...I understand. If you want..."

The former borg smiled. "Actually what I want is..." She counted again quickly. "There are nine men on the bridge. I want seven of them--seven-of-nine..." She smiled wickedly at her own pun. "To conjugate with..."

Janeway's eyes opened wide. "Conjugate?"

The former borg ignored the Captain, as she started counting and pointing. "One, two..." She passed over Tom and Chakotay (having seen the looks two women had given her). "...Seven. Come with me, I want to conjugate..." The seven men followed her off--the way she dressed was inclined to make them pant over her anyway.

Janeway watched with a smirk on her face as she turned to face her First Officer. "Commander, in my office."

Chakotay followed her in and sat down on the couch. "Captain? What was that about?"

She swiftly moved to sit in his lap. "Commander, would you like to conjugate?"

"Uhhh...Kathryn...Here?"

"Sure, it's as good as place as any."

"OK."

She smiled as she stood and walked over to her desk and grabbed a PADD.

"Computer, display seven-of-nine program alpha two." She sat down in his lap again. "Well, shall well conjugate the verb to be."

Chakotay laughed. "I am; you are; he, she, it is; we are; you are; they are..." He glanced at the PADD, "How many verb forms did you find..."

Kathryn laughed. "Too many."

"You are as devious as you are beautiful."

She laughed. "When Harry came to me and told me *she* wanted to conjugate...I was stunned...then I remembered the other meaning. Seven-of-nine or is that Point-seven-eight took it hook, line, and sinker. I have her learning the irregular verbs." She stood. "Well commander, I think that is enough conjugation for one day."

Chakotay laughed as he stood. "Aye Captain."

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"Cut. Good job everybody," the director called out. "Take a ten minute break."

Mr. Braga turned to Ms Taylor and grinned. "Not bad. You've probably just solved our problem with those...C/J ers."

Ms Taylor nodded. "And keep our PG rating too. Imagine--they conjugated on TV..."