No reaction, not even emotionally to her closeness. She continued to ponder, though whose curiosity she was trying to satisfy was unclear.

"Oh, I have no doubt that if the Cardassians get here before the Federation we will have a fight on our hands. As far as records indicate, you could call the Federation the...good guys."

For whatever it was worth.

"I'd rather deal with the Cardassians than our currently presiding deity, at least they are mortal beings."

She caught of glimpse of his screen, seeing the report on the gases, "Back up a little, that one there might be possible."