Stardate 49195.5: Jadzia Dax works on a project to create an artificial wormhole together with a team of Trill scientists, among them Lenara Kahn whose former host was married to Torias Dax. It is strictly forbidden for Trill symbionts to engage in a second relationship with new hosts, in which case the symbiont would be exiled and condemned to die after the death of the current host. While working on the project, Kahn and Dax can no longer deny their mutual affection. They share a passionate kiss. When the wormhole collapses, leading to an almost fatal accident in the engine room of the Defiant, they recognize that they would never want to be without one another. But Lenara ultimately decides against the relationship and in favor of her people's regulations and traditions.

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