B'Elanna Torres:  When I was _ six _ , my father walked out on me . When I was 19 , I got kicked out of Starfleet . A few years later , I got separated from the Maquis . And just when I start to feel safe , you tell me that all of our old friends have been slaughtered . The way I figure it , I 've lost every family I 've ever had .
Chakotay: B'Elanna - you have a new family now , here on Voyager . And you 're not gon na lose us . You 're stuck with us .
B'Elanna Torres: You ca n't promise me that .
Chakotay: No , I suppose I ca n't . Losing people 's inevitable ; and sometimes it happens sooner than we expect . But I can promise you that the people on this ship are n't about to let you stop living your life , or break your neck on the holodeck . You 're gon na have to find another way to deal with this .