"Well do what you must, but since I just woke up I am absolutely starving!  And a meal for an Ixiorian can be quite large.  So if you could maybe get me something to eat while you go about your job, I can see to it that the Galaxy Federation pays for the meal, uh as soon as I'm able to contact them again."<br/><br/>He was glad that the girl was alright, from what it sounded like the medics were right that she was lucky to be alive, probably due a great deal to his timely rescue, otherwise he surmised she would have been unconcious underwater for far too long.