Stardate 48921.3: Voyager encounters a swarm of space-dwelling lifeforms. The electrophoretic activity in their presence triggers a premature elogium, the Ocampa maturation process, in Kes. It is the only phase in her short lifespan to conceive a child, and this puts Neelix under pressure too. The ship is trapped in the swarm, and Janeway decides against using violence to escape. It turns out that the members of the swarm mistake the ship for a mating partner, and as a bigger lifeform apparently of the other sex shows up, the situation is resolved by mimicking a gesture of humility. Kes's elogium was only a false alarm, and she will still be able to conceive a child at a later time.

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