"Engineering.... That sounds sensible enough. What type of work do you do here? Do you enjoy it, and the crew you work with?" Edriss allowed a touch of concern to creep into her voice, though the expression remained pleasant and interested; it would only be natural, after all, for a new human to be concerned with its colleagues.

But even beyond that, she wanted to know just who and what she was dealing with, here. Science and Engineering seemed like they would be a natural partnership. Of course she would need to evaluate her potential allies.... the fact that a pilot and technician like Essam might have to work with them was only a coincidence.