We MUST Do NOTHING.

WE WILL BEGIN.

(A Borg grabs Janeway and pushes her to her knees. Another grabs Tuvok.) 

TUVOK : 

What are you doing?

THE BORG : 

A NEURAL TRANSCEIVER 

IS REQUIRED FOR 

MAXIMUM COMMUNICATION. 

WE WILL WORK 

AS ONE MIND.

JANEWAY : 

NO. That WASN’T 

The Agreement.

THE BORG : 

THE NEURAL LINK 

IS TEMPORARY.

YOU WILL NOT 

BE DAMAGED.

JANEWAY: 

I Don't CARE —

I prefer to communicate 

verbally, THANK YOU.

THE BORG : 

YOUR PRIMITIVE COMMUNICATION 

IS INEFFICIENT.

TUVOK : 

On the contrary --

We work better with 

Our Individuality intact. 

Surely, we've proven that to you by now.

THE BORG : 

IRRELEVANT. 

YOU MUST COMPLY.

JANEWAY:

 We MUST Do NOTHING. 

Tell your drone to remove the transceiver. 

….What about choosing 

a representative? 

A SINGLE Borg we can 

Work with and Talk to Directly.

THE BORG : 

ELABORATE.

JANEWAY : 

You've Done it BEFORE — 

When you transformed Jean-Luc Picard into Locutus. 

We Will NOT Be Assimilated. 

Choose A Representative 

or The Deal's OFF.

(The neural transceivers are removed from their necks. A door opens, and a Borg is released from its alcove. It walks towards them. This one is clearly human female, with an hour-glass figure.) 

SEVEN of NINE,

Tertiary Adjunct to Unimatrix 01 : 

I Speak for The Borg.