"All right, George?" she says by way of greeting, sitting down beside him. She sets her chin in her hand, elbow propped against the table, and gives him a hard look.

"Was? Did you get kicked out?" she asks, amused by the prospect. "This is the Enterprise. At least, that's what they told me. They've got it stamped onto enough of the walls I figure they aren't lying."

Beat.

"I'm not from around here, either," she adds.