Rega jumped when the Alien pushed her hand away and took off the mask himself. She stepped back, watching him sit up slowly then he gazed around the room.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Who are you?"</span>he asked, yet Rega glanced at the drone for a moment, not understanding.<br/><br/>"<Oh! The language file!" she suddenly exclaimed, then dashed to a receptacle in the wall. The replicator deposited a translator amulet and she slung it around her neck, then rushed to a terminal to install the language, "<Kit, is this the best you can do with the file repair?>" The drone remained staring at the Alien but still spoke.<br/><br/>"<It is a complex language. Not something I can extrapolate easily.>" he said. Rega sighed heavily.<br/><br/>"<Alright, here we go. The very first communication between Nekans and an Alien race. Today will go down in history.>" she said. The download completed and the translator around her neck changed color. She stepped up before the Alien sitting on the open chamber, and took a deep breath.<br/><br/>"Hello!" she said, "Me Rega. I am people Nekan called."<br/><br/>"<That doesn't sound right.>" Kit said.<br/><br/>"<Well what did he ask before?>" she demanded.<br/><br/>"<I believed he asked who we were.>" Kit replied, "<You somewhat answered him, I suppose.>"<br/><br/>"<Cripes this is embarrassing.>" She said with a sigh.<br/><br/>"<I have re-catalogued some terms in the file and hopefully extrapolated the tense correctly. Try it again.>" Kit said. Rega forced a smile and tried again.<br/><br/>"I am Rega." she said, "My people are called Nekan. What is your name? What is your people?" Her  eyes softened for a moment and she added, "Are you feeling improved?"