"Do you need anything from the crew that will accompany you, besides diplomatic cover?"

"It's unlikely that I'll encounter hostile third parties but if I did some ability to cover an escape wouldn't be amiss."

"We can do that. Can you give us a picture of potential hostile third parties - in particular if there's anyone we might find ourselves at war with -"

"I'd be nervous about encountering Cardassians or Klingons. Possibly also Romulans. Ferengi might be dangerous but are easily bribed."

"Would they be inclined to pursue you if they ran into you and a fairy or a foreign vessel enabled escape?"

"No, I don't think I make a sufficiently tempting target. I suppose the fairy might provoke curiosity but my ship's design will be recognizable and yours won't so they will probably assume it's a Federation technology. I do think it would be ideal to have the fairy operate from inside a ship."

Nod. "I can have a crew ready to leave with you tomorrow, if you'd like."

"Marvelous."

"Anything else we can do for you?"

"I would like to go to Milliways briefly if that wouldn't be an imposition on your existing transit process."

"A brief visit could be accommodated. How long are you thinking -"

"My understanding is the subjective time could get wildly out of step. I want to meet Cam and Iobel and am not yet sure how long it will take me to feel I have sufficiently met them."

"All right. In that case your escort will probably be ready when you return."

"Thank you."

And she can be directed to the secure facility that now surrounds the Warp door to Milliways.

When she walks in Cam starts applauding her. Iobel presently catches on and claps too.

..awww. Sure, applause.

She blushes green. "Hi. It's nice to meet you all."

"You too!"

"How'd you find the rainbow people? They really annoyed Cam."

"They're not so bad. Maybe they've gotten better at marketing."

"They definitely have, yes."

"Thanks to you?"

"I think mostly the population of Revelation."

"They seem - good at following their incentives."