Fortescue nods. It's part of the same reason she wants to cook for Luke. She's enjoyed the cooking that he's done for her, especially in the early days of their relationship when she'd spent the night over and he'd made her breakfast in the morning. She wants to give something back. And hopefully, that something won't taste too bad.

"That's lovely of you. I'm sure she's ever so relieved to have you back here, with her. It gets hard, staying here when people keep coming and going."

Though Beverly, herself, had recently come and gone -- and there had been a large amount of time spent back home. But she's sure that they've already spoken about... where they've both come from. Just part of the standard 'when are you from' Teleios welcome conversation.

She'd had plenty of them when she had come and gone, herself, months ago.

"Are you in Starfleet as well?"