"Not quite a year," she says, "Long enough to have learned how to get by, anyway. We're several centuries ahead of my own time, so if you have questions that I'm not able to answer, you can always ask the Computer. Or talk to someone wearing a comm badge that looks like an arrowhead," she added, tracing the inverted V shape on her own chest. "All of the crew members wear them on their uniforms. Just don't go anywhere until the Doctor finds you--you wouldn't want to miss him. You'll get a proper tour from Chief O'Brien, with the rest of the new arrivals, once you've passed quarantine."

It really is a lot to take in. "With luck, you'll be cleared to explore well before we put into orbit around the next planet on the itinerary."