Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

Babel (1993)

Colm Meaney: Chief Miles O'Brien

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Quotes 

• Chief O'Brien : "Fix the replicators, chief." "My console's offline, chief." Should've transferred to a cargo drone. No people, no complaints.

• Major Kira : You look like you could use some sleep.

  Chief O'Brien : Who's time for sleep? I'd settle for five minutes peace and quiet.

  [in the background, Sisko is burning his lips on a too hot coffee] 

  Commander Sisko : Chief! I thought you were gonna fix the replicators.

  Chief O'Brien : [disgruntled]  You're absolutely right, sir, I knew I'd forgotten something! Can't have the operations chief sitting around daydreaming when there's work to be done, can we? Hohohoho, I'll get right on it!

• Chief O'Brien : [Fixing a system in Dax's lab which is causing a high-pitched shrieking noise]  There, that should do it.

  [the shrieking stops. At almost the same moment, the lights in the lab fail, leaving Dax and O'Brien in darkness] 

  Chief O'Brien : [to Dax]  Anything else I can do for you?

• Major Kira : I suppose this isn't a good time to tell you that no. 3 turbolift has broken down again?

  [O'Brien looks at her confused] 

  Major Kira : Joking, Chief.

  Chief O'Brien : Major larks true pepper.

  Major Kira : What?

  Chief O'Brien : Let birds go further loose, maybe. Shout easy play.

  Major Kira : Chief... you're not making any sense.

  Chief O'Brien : Round the turbulent quick - Close the reverse harbor - A-ankle try... sound - R-reset gleaming - Di-dinner to bug.

  [he moves away from her] 

  Major Kira : Chief, wait!

  Chief O'Brien : When?

• [first lines] 

  Chief O'Brien : [to people trapped in an airlock, banging on the window]  Save your energy! We'll have you out of there as soon as possible.

• Chief O'Brien : She's flower units about the boys herself.