Their attempt at inclusiveness is admirable. It's impossible for her to imagine a pony-sized rock slug in a Starfleet uniform, but likely they'll make an exception. "Are there are aliens on Earth, too?" she asks curiously. "Any sort of... um, exchange programs?"

She needs some term to distinguish herself from the people of Earth. Just calling herself a human doesn't cut it in the Nexus. "They were originally written on scrolls, although the oldest copies we now have are in book form," she answers. "But the name is symbolic, too. Cycles are important to Colonial religion. 'All of this has happened before and it will happen again.' It's a saying from the Scrolls, and a common theme."