action;
[ you're not a member of starfleet. she's aware of this, yet having it pointed out rubs her the wrong way for reasons she doesn't entirely comprehend. it's an irrational irritation and she knows it, but back on voyager, captain janeway went out of her way to make them all feel as if they were part of starfleet in spite of the fact that half the crew was maquis, and those like herself and neelix were of no alpha quadrant affiliation what-so-ever. yet they held important, high positions on the vessel and sat with the senior staff. she had authority over members of the crew and a say in shipwide decisions. they were all held to starfleet's standards. irrationally, the reminder makes her feel a touch powerless. unimportant.
and a lack of power and importance rattles the cage of the parts of her former borg nature that she cannot seem to shake. ]