"Could be because you're new," Gaila suggests with a wry smile. "Fresh meat, and all of that, because Q likes playing pranks on people. Although it's not exactly predictable yet who he pranks and who he doesn't. He's a bit whimsical."

She speaks fast, does Gaila, and doesn't seem out of breath, either.

Instead, she offers the man her hand. "Hi. Ensign Gaila betIlley."