"Are people on Earth tolerant of aliens?" Fourteen percent is not an insignificant minority, although it sounds like they're mostly working for Starfleet. She smiles sheepishly. "Sorry if these are silly questions... I read a lot of science fiction as a kid, and I always liked the stories about aliens befriending humans."

When she meets the thirteenth tribe in her universe, they'll let her know what they liked to be called. She's looking forward to it.

"Yes. Or rather, things happening in cycles. I've heard of some similar philosophies, when I've read up on Earth religions." She pauses a moment, then admits, "I wasn't raised religiously, so the idea of fate and things that have happened coming to pass again doesn't sit well with me. I'd rather make my own future."