action;
It's all right. None of us seem to arrive here in uniform or anything close to what we normally wear. [ after all, she's not in uniform, either. she is at least in civilian clothes. that counts for something.
if only he knew what she and riker had experienced before they'd arrived here. seeing their dead friend suddenly alive and well again had been a shock. not entirely unpleasant, but a shock nonetheless. and then there's the whole shinzon thing that no one ever wants to go into. especially not deanna.
she senses the chaos of his emotions and understands the feeling. she'll address that in a moment. first she needs to find out where he is in the timeline. she still carries that warm smile, an effort to help him relax as much as he can while they speak. ]
I know this will seem to be a strange question, but I need to know what the stardate is for you. [ or the earth year, whichever is easier. she doesn't care, as long as she finds out his place in the timeline. ]