▁by ▁Kur ros ▁( J ason ▁Alexander ), ▁the ▁speaker ▁for ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁highly ▁intellig ent ▁al iens ▁that ▁Captain ▁Kath ry n ▁Jan ew ay ▁dub s ▁the ▁" Th ink ▁T ank ". ▁Their ▁vessel , ▁safely ▁hidden ▁from ▁the ▁Haz ari ▁in ▁sub - space , ▁includes ▁a ▁tele path ic ▁module ▁that ▁allows ▁Kur ros ▁and ▁his ▁group ▁to ▁quickly ▁communicate ▁and ▁to ▁solve ▁complex ▁problems . ▁As ▁Jan ew ay ▁and ▁Seven ▁of ▁N ine ▁are ▁brought ▁ab o ard , ▁and ▁Seven ▁given ▁a ▁brief ▁opportunity ▁to ▁experience ▁their ▁tele path ic ▁communication , ▁the ▁Think ▁T ank ▁offer ▁their ▁services ▁to ▁Vo y ager ▁- ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁esc aping ▁the ▁Haz ari ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁Vo y agers ▁technology . ▁Jan ew ay ▁seems ▁pleased ▁with ▁the ▁solution , ▁until ▁she ▁is ▁informed ▁by ▁Kur ros ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁also ▁like ▁Seven ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁payment . ▁ ▁Both ▁Jan ew ay ▁and ▁Seven ▁refuse ▁this ▁payment , ▁but ▁Kur ros ▁keeps ▁the ▁offer ▁on ▁the ▁table , ▁and ▁offers ▁a ▁free ▁bit ▁of ▁advice ▁for ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁Haz ari ▁as ▁a ▁good - fa ith ▁sign ▁of ▁their ▁co operation . ▁ ▁Vo y ager ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁capture ▁a ▁sole ▁Haz ari ▁ship , ▁be aming ▁its ▁crew ▁ab o ard . ▁In ▁their ▁records , ▁they ▁find ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁who ▁placed ▁the ▁b ount y ▁on ▁Vo y ager , ▁apparently ▁the ▁Mal on