[ and then it clicks, the name. deanna isn't as intimately familiar with history as she probably should be, especially having grown up on a planet that isn't earth, so it took both captain picard and the woman herself explaining for her to make the connection. ]
Then you must be familiar with Captain Picard. [ the captain had mentioned her and deanna doubted he would allow any member of starfleet, no matter the time, to escape without his notice. ] I've served under him for a long time.