Hey there, improvised Star Trek listeners. Today we've got some exciting news for you,

including the date of our last episode, and an opportunity for you to listen to it live with the cast.

But first, please enjoy this bonus scene, The Tribble with Troubles.

By everyone.

All right, everyone, I've already ordered you to go on shore leave, but while we're on this planet, I just want you to enjoy yourselves and really take that seriously this time.

I know what Commander Hay is going back up to the ship and, like, doing some work during his free time. Okay.

I don't want anyone else to do anything, no experiments, no doctoring, no. Okay. What is it? What do you do? Um, well, I was a navigator. Right. You recently promoted me to security chief? That's right. No security stuff, no engineering stuff. No rug time. Everyone just relaxes and enjoys themselves.

Ooh, oh, Crick, is that a chinchilla? No, look, it doesn't have like a head. It's not a chinchilla? You want to buy? Sorry, I just, Captain, were you done talking? Because I just got really distracted by something cute. Oh, yeah, I'm done. Okay. You want to buy? This kind of sound really weird, Dr. Zonelson, but like, this little thing seems sad to you? Seems really sad. Do you think it would be happier if we bought it? Hmm, I don't know. You know the environment that we live in. How much money do you want? Three units. Three units? Three units. Three units. I don't remember. I remember, hey, everybody, how many units does everybody have? Can we like pool some units? I don't know. Whenever one of planet that needs money, we automatically get 100,000 units. Each of us. Tickets that I got from the game planet that we went to. Can I expect? Tickets are worthless. Oh, okay. Don't waste your units on tickets. All right, I've got 100,000 units. No change, but here go. All right, I couldn't get changed, but guys, I bought this. Got a little, sad little critter. It's so sad. Oh, you know what? I know you said not to do any doctoring, but I'm just gonna, can I just try quarter? Can I just use my tricorder?

No, you're not allowed.

Well, I guess we can make one exception for certainly. It's like not for work. It's like for fun. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. It's a fun. It's a fun scan. Oh, this little creature is infertile. Oh, my God. It can still lead a full and happy life. This seems so sad. We should be sensitive to the fact that maybe the little creature wanted to be a mommy or a daddy. Well, maybe you should be sensitive to fact that maybe some other people you already know are infertile, and they want to live a full and happy life

and don't need to think about this too much.

Oh my gosh, everyone, it's holding a tiny little pink slip.

It just lost its job.

Oh, that's so sad.

I think I recognize the species.

I think this is a triple.

Oh, I've heard of those.

Oh, look, it has a little prosthetic limb that's not working right.

Oh, I bet I could fix that too.

If only I could do some engineering.

Lunchbox.

Oh.

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