Misinterpretation aside, that line leads into one the toughest conversations they share:

JANEWAY: Earth’s biggest ditch. That’s what my father used to call it. We hiked the north rim when I was nine.

SEVEN: It’s an impressive geological formation.

JANEWAY: Too dusty. I’ve always preferred farm country myself. (Seven changes the image.)

SEVEN: Bloomington, Indiana. Your home town. You’ve mentioned it on several occasions.

JANEWAY: So, what do you think?

SEVEN: It appears to be a pleasant environment.

JANEWAY: When we get to Earth I’ll take you there.

SEVEN: It’s more likely this crew will reach Earth without me.

JANEWAY: You don’t know that.

SEVEN: You refuse to acknowledge the severity of my condition, just as I did at first.

JANEWAY: Are you giving up?

SEVEN: I’m merely accepting reality.

JANEWAY: If I’d accepted reality six years ago, I’d have settled on the first M class planet we came across. Instead, I’m thirty thousand light years closer to Bloomington, Indiana.

SEVEN: Minus several members of your crew. (Seven displays the list of deceased crewmembers.)

SEVEN: Ensign Marie Kaplan, Ensign Lindsay Ballard, Crewman Timothy Lang.

JANEWAY: Is there a point to this?

SEVEN: Every person on this list died under your command. You accepted their deaths. But I don’t believe you’ll accept mine.

JANEWAY: That’s presumptuous.

SEVEN: I’m not being egotistical. On the contrary, I’m trying to make a point.

JANEWAY: Which is?

SEVEN: All of these crew members came to Voyager with unique personalities, but I’ve required your constant assistance to develop my individuality.

JANEWAY: And you’ve come a long way.

SEVEN: But not far enough. I’ve disappointed you. You feel your task is incomplete. That’s why my death will be difficult for you to accept.

JANEWAY: Is that what you think? That you haven’t lived up to my expectations?

SEVEN: Clearly, I haven’t. But I want you to know that the failure has been mine, not yours.

JANEWAY: You haven’t failed, Seven. You’ve exceeded my expectations. You’ve become an individual. An extraordinary individual. If I’m having trouble accepting your condition, it’s only because I don’t want to lose a friend.