❛ We have the best and brightest in the ‘fleet, Commander, ❜ she answered with a light laugh. ❛ We have the best and brightest in the ‘fleet, Commander. I think we can manage something. ❜ They arrived at the turbolift doors, and once inside, Una activated the controls. ❛ Deck 1, ❜ she instructed, before addressing their guest once more. ❛ Though it would help to know what you were doing out in an EV suit. ❜ And how he’d gotten separated from his ship, she added to herself, but left that question for later.
“I don’t know.” Although he was a little distracted looking at the controls and wanting to disassemble the whole thing to get a better look. He didn’t have any tools on him, not that that would have stopped him, but he would have to wait until he was alone. If that situation ever occurred.
“I really don’t,” he added, looking round at her, as he belatedly realized that sounded a little suspicious. “I wish I did, it would make some sense of all this.” He waved an arm to indicate their general area. “Although I’m glad I was wearing an EV suit and wasn’t just out in the vacuum of space.” He grinned. He wasn’t worried about the prospect since he didn’t know how it had happened in the first place.
“I blacked out,” he said more thoughtfully. “I can see why someone might want to throw me out an airlock, but not why they’d be kind enough to put me an an EV suit first.” Or send him into the future, but he was less worried about that, since it couldn’t be related to anything he’d done.