River’s head snapped up when she heard a voice come back to her. This made her a little dizzy so it took a moment for what he said to register with her. Her hand went up to the communicator again.
“What do you mean you’re outside? I’m in space…” she told him. Maybe he was in a suit, or meant his ship was just outside. That was likely. Maybe she was more confused than she thought.
River felt her way around the control panel, careful not to touch anything until she was sure she had her fingers on the gravity switch. She flipped it off. No change. She flipped it back on, then off, then on again. Nothing.
Her hand went back to the communicator, “Captain Harkness, where am I?”