Alex Rogan, recent arrival, glanced at her as she appeared, then double-glanced and chuckled. He rose, brushed off his uniform and then nodded to her, giving her a bow as he stepped to about five feet away.

He'd dealt with aliens galore and diplomacy was an old trait now. "Hello, ma'am. My name's Commander Alex Rogan, and I'm fairly new here, too. And I've got bad news. A power out of our hands brought us here, along with a lot of others."

He held up his hands, and out, where she could see he held no weapons. "No one here wants to hurt you, I promise."