She advises them that the Borg do not negotiate with people, at which point they hail the Enterprise. Picard tries to reason with them, but the Borg voice completely ignores him and simply informs the crew that they will not be able to defend themselves against the Borg ship, threatening to "punish" them if they attempt to do so.
Picard admet qu'ils sont en effet effrayés, inadéquats et qu'ils ont besoin de l'aide de Q.