Will you tell me what you did? I would really like to know.McCoy: Lieutenant, you are looking at the only Starfleet cadet who ever beat the no-win scenario.Saavik: How?Kirk: I reprogrammed the simulation so it was possible to rescue the ship.Saavik: What?David Marcus: He cheated.Kirk: I changed the conditions of the test got a commendation for original thinking. Has that never occurred to you?Saavik: No, sir, it has not.Kirk: And how we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life, wouldn't you say?Saavik: As I indicated, Admiral, that thought had not occurred to me.Kirk: Well, now you have something new to think about.Saavik: Admiral, may I ask you a question?Kirk: What's on your mind, Lieutenant?Saavik: The Kobayashi Maru, sir.Kirk: Are you asking me if we're playing out that scenario now?Saavik: On the test, sir. There was no way to win.Kirk: A no-win situation is a possibility every commander may face. after allowing the simulated Enterprise to be destroyedSaavik: Permission to speak freely, sir?Kirk: Granted.Saavik: I do not believe this was a fair test of my command abilities.Kirk: And why not?Saavik: Because.

Sauce for the goose mr.saavik