Stardate 48959.1: Dax prepares to undergo the zhian'tara, a ceremony in which joined Trills transfer the personalities of previous hosts to other individuals. Kira takes over Lela's personality, with O'Brien following as Tobin, Leeta as Emony, Quark as the (female) Audrid and Bashir as the unfortunate Torias who died in a shuttle accident. Sisko has the hardest part, as he is going to be Joran, the criminal host, and he is locked up in a holding cell for everyone's safety. When Joran/Sisko persuades Jadzia to lower the forcefield, he assaults her, but fortunately she can disable him with precise blows. Odo literally morphs into Curzon Dax when he takes over this part. Jadzia is uneasy with Curzon, who once forced her out of the initiate program, separated from her. To her surprise, Curzon announces that he would stay in Odo's body. But Jadzia confronts him with the true reason why he did not want her to be joined - Curzon was in love with her. After this revelation he agrees to be reintegrated with Dax. In the meantime, Nog has passed his entrance exam for Starfleet Academy and proudly wears his future cadet uniform for the first time.

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