The sanitation bot dutifully rolls over to clean up the small mess left by the starbase's new arrival. It provides no further commentary on the situation.
The girl speaks Standard, which means she must be from somewhere within the Federation. That's promising. Traveling through a subspace anomaly is an inherently alarming experience, but hopefully it will be less alarming if she's not so far from home.
Chekov takes a few steps closer. "Starbase 17, in the vicinity of the Caldik system." No, that's not helpful. If she's a civilian who doesn't study Federation star charts for fun, that information will mean absolutely nothing. "We are on the outskirts of the Alpha Quadrant, in Federation Space. A very long way from New York City," he adds, nodding to her t-shirt.
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The girl speaks Standard, which means she must be from somewhere within the Federation. That's promising. Traveling through a subspace anomaly is an inherently alarming experience, but hopefully it will be less alarming if she's not so far from home.
Chekov takes a few steps closer. "Starbase 17, in the vicinity of the Caldik system." No, that's not helpful. If she's a civilian who doesn't study Federation star charts for fun, that information will mean absolutely nothing. "We are on the outskirts of the Alpha Quadrant, in Federation Space. A very long way from New York City," he adds, nodding to her t-shirt.