Smiling inanely, I found myself, for one of the first times in my life, speechless. To cover my lapse, I looked quickly for a place to sit, and seeing nothing better, I sat myself on the bed opposite the Morian's.

"Well, sort of. I'm the one who brought you back from your shuttle, but the Captain did send me," I replied, realizing shortly after that I hadn't introduced myself. "My name's Tom, Lieutenant Tom Paris, but you can just call me Tom when we're off duty. And you are?"

A/N: Sorry it's so short! I couldn't think of any way to drag out the scene just yet!