How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Quote #7
KIRK: Enterprise, stand by. The antenna leads are melted away.
SPOCK: Yes Captain, just now. By V'Ger itself.
KIRK: Why?
SPOCK: To prevent reception.
This is V'Ger's equivalent to not responding to bae's texts so they're forced to just call you. In V'Ger's mind, it's traveled way too far to settle for a long distance relationship: it wants the real deal. We've never related so much to a machine.
Quote #8
DECKER: To bring the Creator here, to finish transmitting the code in person, to touch the Creator.
Decker instinctively understands why V'Ger is insistent to reconnect with the Creator. Do you think that has anything to do with the fact that his ex-lover is its physical manifestation?
Quote #9
McCOY: You mean that this machine wants to physically join with a human? Is that possible?
You best believe that it's possible, especially when that machine has taken the form of a beautifully bald babe. Unsurprisingly, Decker volunteers for this position, as it is his only way of reconnecting with what's left of Ilia.