[ He rubs a hand over his hair. ]

So long as our only source of food is the replicators, they can dose us with whatever they want. If we could just get to the planet...

[ He trails off. The planet might as well be, well, another planet. And there's no guarantee that there are any resources they could use there, anyway.

Discussing her powers is more interesting. He ponders over her description a moment. ]

Do you mean on a molecular level? [ Astounding. ] The implications of that are staggering.