"No," He frowns, slumping back in his chair a bit. "It's like... it's there, but not. The Enterprise is picking her up by her subspace transponder, but whenever we try to make contact... nothing."

He's concerned. Very concerned.

"The captain thinks that this might be Q's doing, also. Plant a false trail, keep my hopes up. It seems like an awful amount of trouble to go through, though. It's possible I may not even be from this dimension."

After all, the Enterprise recognises him, his commission, his service record... everything. It even has details on the Pathfinder. If this was all a ruse, it was a perfectly good and thorough one.