"I'm just glad to be with her. Frankly, I don't miss home as much as I think I should." He chuckled, through his words had a streak of sorrow in them, just a little. "Back home, she was always the one who supported me, despite me being less than always the best son, or best Starfleet officer."

"I am. I'm an engineer on a Starship out on the frontier." Which was mostly what he wanted all his life. But then he was here, and now... he had no idea what he wanted.

"How long have you been here, in this place?"