"Excuse me?" She barely draws breath. "Yes, they were! Starfleet. Federation. I'm a Federation citizen, and an officer of Starfleet, and seven ships were blown up as soon as we dropped out of warp. And Vulcan-"

Gaila stops as quickly as she started, her hands clenched into fists.

"Or wouldn't you care what happened to Vulcan? They're not human. Not your people. Is that what you mean?

Or, oh, is it because I'm Orion? That's your problem, isn't it?"