He relaxed when she got close. This was good. He didn't need to be nervous. Now he just needed to figure out what to say. Best to start from the beginning, he supposed.
"Well, you know I come from the future already. I was born out in space on a medical shuttle. My father was acting captain of the USS Kelvin, and when it got attacked he died saving a lot of people, including me and my mother. I always knew he was a hero for that, so growing up I tried to rebel as much as possible." He grinned at her. "I was kind of a punk when I was younger."