"It's a well-known starship here, too," she agrees. "Have you met Captain Kirk? There's, um... at least two of them who visit the Nexus. They're both very nice. I'm a-- that is, humans are refugees, where I'm from. We have nowhere to live except our ships. One of the Kirks offered to relocate us..." She rubs her arm self-consciously. "Just have to work up the nerve to tell someone in charge about the Nexus..."

Her description of Maine is simple, but picturesque. "It sounds beautiful," she says softly. "I think I'd like to live on Earth someday... do you think Maine would be a nice place to live?"