"That's probably why it feels swollen," Beverly comments, barely looking up from her work. Her lips curl upwards with amusement, though. She likes Ravi normally, but this is almost hilarious.

"You did? How'd you manage that?" It almost sounds like the time Beverly had pioneered the techniques to return someone from their life as a Borg drone. If she had the right equipment, she could do it again easily. Well, maybe not easily but she could do it. Here, though? She doesn't expect to ever get that equipment and the surgery is delicate enough with it. She isn't sure she would dare try without.

So if a Borg drone ever turns up, they might be in deep trouble.