Trance couldn't help but getting out of her seat and reaching over, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "But that's why we keep Harper around. To fix little problems like that. Although we might want to consider buying stock in Sparky Cola when we get back. Speaking of Sparky cola--did you know there's none here?" Harper was going to have such withdrawal. "The Doctor looked at me funny when I asked for it." Probably because it was a narcotic.

Trance's eye flashed a little and in that instance instead humanoid eyes, there was a planet orbiting a star. And then she blinked. "Haven't we done that before?" Trance asked, smiling, waiting for him to put the pieces together.

"I think the more we learn about the Federation, their history, negotiating tactics, how they choose planets for entry, the better off we will be. This is an opportunity, no matter if it the reason we are here,or not.