<span style="font-style: italic">"Murmmo"</span><br/><br/>The sound went unheard by the busy Nekan as she dug around inside the pod. A hundred twenty cycles went by in a flash, and she only had a small fraction of the information extracted from the badly damaged pod, most of it scattered fragments of the operating system, along with an incomplete language file.<br/><br/>A loud ding finally got her attention. It took her a moment to realize what it was, as if she forgot about the restoration chamber. Scrambling out of the pod she bounded over to the pod, nearly smacking her forehead on the glass to peer inside.<br/><br/>"<Hello? Are you awake?>" She asked.<br/><br/>"<The Alien has regained conciousness.>" Kit replied over the speakers.<br/><br/>"<Deactivate the pod then.>" she said. She backed away as the pod turned to lay horizontally, then the green liquid drained away. The male inside seemed to want to reach for the mask, but the tight space prevented him from raising his arms. Rega waited for the liquid to drain away, then she hit a button that blasted the inside of the chamber with air which instantly dried the Alien's clothes and hair. Once done, her finger hovered over the release button.<br/><br/>"<Captain, I must insist you exercise caution. You are about to release an unknown entity onto the ship.>"<br/><br/>"<Then seal off the sickbay.>" she said.<br/><br/>"<And if it ends up killing you this ship will become a fully autonomous vessel with no Commanding officer.>" Kit replied.<br/><br/>"<Aww, nice to know you care.>" she said, smiling. Taking a breath, she hit the release button and the pod slid open. She waited for the cover to retract fully before reaching up to pull off the mask, hoping the male wouldn't hurt her, and she hoped that by not restraining him she could earn his's trust. Beside her, Kit's drone stood at the ready.