Fred wasn't prepared to have a visitor, but then she had been busy working on finding a way to talk to Annie. Annie had to be able to talk, right? She could find some way; Fred was cure of it. Unless Annie wasn't all that aware, which bothered the brainy female. It bothered her a great deal.
She pulled the robe closed as she made her way to the comm system. She didn't want to talk to anyone, but she needed to. She needed to hear a voice, or see someone real. Or maybe just know someone was on the other end.
"Hello?" Because that was the right way to start a conversation.