"I certainly hope so. The sooner the better; I'm not sure how useful my skills might be on.... in a place like this," Edriss made a sweeping gesture to indicate the ship as a whole, putting a touch of wonder into her voice; it seemed like it should be appropriate, for a member of a species that hadn't even broken the faster-than-light travel barrier. "but I'd like to help however I can, once I know more."