"It would be a shorter list to count the similarities."

And that was putting it lightly. There weren't a great deal of similarities. Even the warp engines were incomparable next to the engineering section of the Enterprise D. By contrast this ship's bridge is raw and practical. There are no soft edges and plush seats, nor wasted space, everyone worked elbow to elbow with everyone else.

"Still, I bet those rooms at the academy are still just the way you remember them. Four walls, washbasin, bunk and a desk--everything you need, none of the trimmings." Simplicity. And it was never lonely living like that. Archer's own experiences in proterozoic Starfleet had never been those of a lonely man, and his captaincy hadn't been much different; it had been a vibrant and active experience.

Archer ran his hand almost affectionately across the back of the captain's chair.

"It's hard to imagine you as a cadet. You sure you weren't brought into the world fully grown?"