I Think I Can Help You with This

Michael :

So... we are going to talk about what happened back there. 

You could have gotten us killed. 

Evil Georgiou :

Don't you think I know that? 

Michael :

Then tell me what's going on. 

….You don't know, do you? 

Philippa, how long has this been happening? 

Evil Georgiou :

A couple of weeks. 

And it's getting more severe. 

Michael :

You could have come to me. 

I could have helped. 

Evil Georgiou :

Until I understand What's Going On, 

there's nothing to ask for. 

Michael :

That's not True. 

Discovery is filled with People... 

Evil Georgiou :

You will tell no one. 

Michael :

This isn't The Terran Universe. 

A Vulnerability 

is not a Death Sentence. 

You're Not Alone. 

We'll get through this. 

Trust Me. 

Evil Georgiou :

I remember another Michael Burnham 

telling me to Trust Her. 

She looked just as sincere as you do now. 

And we know how that ended. 

Paul :

…..You're talking to yourself. 

….I don't think you're crazy, 

for what it's worth. 

But I'm... curious. 

Adira Tal :

…You won't believe me. 

Paul :

You have no idea what goes on around here. 

Adira Tal :

Okay. Let me just say 

there's no head injuries. 

Okay. I was talking 

to my boyfriend. He's Trill. 

I got My Symbiont from him. 

When he died. 

Paul :

Um... My Understanding of Trill is that... 

you're supposed to be carrying his memories, not... 

Adira Tal :

His Soul? Yeah, I-I don't know how it happened this way, either. 

Maybe because we were so close. 

Paul :

Well, I'm, um... filling in 

the blanks a bit, 

but it sounds like you're holding onto someone you love. 

And I did that with Hugh 

while he was gone. 

Before he died, I thought of Life and Death as this linear thing with a distinct Beginning and End. 

And now I know 

Life will always surprise me.

 So... if you tell me that 

he's still with you... 

What's His Name…? 

Adira Tal :

Gray.

Paul :

 Gray. I Believe You. 

Adira Tal :

He... Says I need to make friends. 

But I don't know. 

Paul :

Well, he realises you have a lot to Give. 

Adira Tal :

What, you think I have something to give? 

Paul :

Are you kidding?

You can accomplish things none of us can even imagine. 

Including me, and I've imagined 

more than most. 

Adira Tal :

You're kind of, like, The Bomb, huh? 

Paul :

I was until you showed up. 

Gray :

I Like This Guy. 

Adira Tal :

He, um... He says He Likes You. 

Paul :

Well, he's clearly A Genius. 

Gray and Adira both laugh

She examines the spore drive implant on his forearm.

Adira Tal :

I think I can help you with this.

•••••

Dr. Culber : 

So we have Adira to thank for this? 

Paul :

God, I hated those things. 

Dr. Culber : 

I hated them more. 

Paul :

It's amazing. And she's only 16. 

She trusted me today. 

Dr. Culber : 

And that's bad, why? 

Paul :

Because I've never had time 

to be a tween's confidante. 

Dr. Culber : 

Paul. She's not gonna invite you 

to her slumber party. 

Why do you think you reached out to her today? 

Paul :

Because she's brilliant and... 

seemed to have 

a hard time 

with people 

or doing anything besides work. 

Dr. Culber : 

Remind you of anyone? 

Paul :

And... because she loves 

someone who died. 

But isn't gone. 

I never... ever thought I'd meet anyone who knew what that was like. 

And... I guess I'm grateful to her. 

And I want to help her somehow. 

And she has no idea. 

Dr. Culber : 

So tell her.