So the next day, a new presence made itself apparent. He sat off to the side from where Doc was giving Seven pointers on the pros and cons of theatrical seating locations. They ceased their discussion, drawn by the intense persona the ECH gave off.

Doc immediately blanched, which is quite a feat for an action figure. How could he compete with this stranger, who oozed charisma from every molecule? He looked my way as I worked at the PC, with eyes set as if to say: "How could you do this to me?"

But the rivalry ended as soon as it had begun. ECH's possess an indomitable ego, and some Borg science lackey would never suffice. He went straight to the top.

Kathryn hasn't watched TV with Tuvok since the ECH came along. Here they swap military stories.

The ECH had taken over night watch, so there was no stopping Doc now. He finally got up the nerve to ask Seven on a date. They decided to spend a romantic evening watching TV from their usual perch on the back of my living room futon. She even dressed up for the occasion.

"I can't wait to see his reaction to my new dress!"   (uh ohhh)

Unfortunately, all that was on was Planet's Funniest Animals and some rerun of Voyager with Kazon in it. But they didn't care, just so long as they were together during that time.

The new night watchman

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