Janeway sat at the head of the table in the conference room, a protective hand on the crib that sat on the table in front of her.
"I still can't get my head around this, the year is…"
"…2374, Agent DiNozzo," Janeway answered, her tone steady. She understood how confusing it must be for these people, they'd just been ripped from their own place in time and space and pulled onto her ship, and it was sort of her fault.
Tony ran a hand through his hair and looked to his boss. Janeway had surveyed the newcomers to the ship and to tell the truth, she was enjoying having them aboard. It was rare in the Delta quadrant to come across members of the human race and she saw the effect these people were having on the rest of her crew. Even if they weren't from their time, they were still from earth; they were still from home. They had been traveling for coming up to 4 years now in this place, rumors of these new people had renewed hope in the crew, they were a reminder of what they were missing, and their goal; to get home. They needed that.
Gibbs, the one in charge, intrigued Janeway. Much of what he said came across through his eyes, a fierce loyalty for his team, and a desire to get them home safely. She reminded him a lot of herself when they were first stranded here. Lost, confused, yet still forced with being a leader to a team. He noticed it in her too; there was a mutual respect between them and both took comfort from it.
Tony, as he had introduced himself, was the second in command and had already been noticed by Neelix for his continuous glances in Kes's direction. It was a pity that they had come under such circumstances; she could see that he would get on very well with Lieutenant Paris. Aside from his interest in the females aboard having come into contact with several on the way over here, Tony had already made a casual joke about their starship being a hell of a lot faster than some 21st century car. It had made her smile and think of Tom, and that in turn had given her a harsh reminder of why they were here in the first place.
The woman who had called herself Ziva had walked beside Tony for the walk to the conference room, rolling her eyes at Tony's continual smiles at the women they passed. They way that she had immediately taken stock of her surroundings when Q brought them to her ready room, looking for weapons, traps, escape routes etc. struck admiration in Janeway. She was obviously an immensely skilled woman, and the way even now that she knew where every weapon in the room was being held, impressed her. She was extremely beautiful too, gaining her own fair share of looks as they passed the crew in the corridors.
Tim McGee had already struck a bond with Harry and it delighted Janeway to see Harry in such high spirits being able to thrive in talking through and explaining the technology of the ship to him. Seeing as how it was Q who brought them here, and trusting that it would be Q who sent them back, they saw no need to adhere to the Temporal Prime Directive as Q would erase their memories before he returned them. Harry had been able to talk about his hobby of the Clarinet and in turn Tim had talked about his writing; Harry grinning and congratulating him of the publication of Rock Hollow.
'Ducky' as he liked to be called was the eldest of the group, and even in being brought all the way across the universe, still managed to hold perfect charm and manners. Janeway hadn't been able to contain her smile as Ducky started to spin a tale about how once he had woken to find himself somewhere completely different from the place he went to sleep, but was then interrupted by Gibbs. He reminded her a little of her father.
The last of the newcomers had already taken a place in Janeway's heart. Aside from her rather…different sense in clothing from the rest of the group the girl had so much energy! It had taken barely a second upon arriving here for that infectious smile to light her face and she had literally jumped forwards and swept Janeway into a huge excited hug. It was hard not to be uplifted by such a happy persona.
Yes, Janeway could see that this group of people were going to fit in very well here, for however long/short amount of time that would be.