Human Error

Seven explores her humanity in private holodeck simulations, practising social situations such as a baby shower and a romantic relationship with a holographic Chakotay. In reality she turns down an invitation to the real baby shower for Tom and B'Elanna. Meanwhile, Voyager strays into an area seeded with warheads, and Janeway asks Seven to find a way to detect them. Seven spends more and more time in her simulations and begins to neglect her duties, arriving late at her post. When a warhead strikes the ship, the consequences are real. Seven later collapses, and the Doctor finds that one of her Borg implants contains a failsafe that shuts her down when her emotions run too high. He offers to remove it, but Seven declines and returns to her work, putting her experiment with feelings aside for now.