It occurs to me that I haven't expressed my gratitude strongly enough for your agreed inclusion into the Collective. Your presence was a... Welcome one.

You improved us.

This may seem like an unusual expression, Commander, but if I were to assimilate you... If we were to mentally embrace... It would be most pleasurable.

"WE ARE THE BORG. UNLOCK YOUR CELLS AND SURRENDER YOURSELVES. WE WILL ADD YOUR BIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVENESS TO OUR OWN. YOUR CULTURES AND WORLDS WILL ADAPT TO SERVICE US. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE."

The above is spoken like this and this. Several voices, all at once.

And, worryingly, almost exactly the same ( Read more... )

For a collective, your attempt at assimilation is tremendously inefficient. You've overlooked some vital flaws inherent to your primitively tribal natures.

But the observation is providing some most enlightening comparisons.

I'll be here for the aftermath, Coyolxauhqui. You'll need someone with an... Understanding of these things.

Hello, children.

Today, we're going to learn about the word 'assimilation'. Assimilation turns us all into friends.

You like having friends, don't you?

Good.

The Borg want to be your friends. The Borg are here to help you make more.

Consider yesterday's public message aborted.

I will not be manufacturing the baubles, T'Pol. Levitated or not. You may erase the prepared musical compositions, too.

Narvin... Why must so many of my frustrations aboard this vessel originate from Gallifreyan sources?

Recreation is revealing itself to have valuable consequences for our collective. We should... Take a moment to reflect on our levels of pleasure stimulated by these festivities.

You will celebrate. Your cultural traditions will adapt to service those of the community.

Resistance is futile.

These lists of... Wishes.

How very Pavlovian.

This flawed contamination of disloyalty needs to end.

I've long since suspected how erratic the chaos of individuality can be, but the extended duration of this, my second stay, has only served to demonstrate how increasingly weak a community can become without a unified purpose.

You lack cohesion. Without harmony, more amongst you are going to ( Read more... )

Denizens, I speak on behalf of the Borg Collective ( Read more... )

This situation is unacceptable.

Finding an alternative source of power is critical for survival.