Not that hard to pick up.

_{[ His tone suggests that's a cause to be suspicious, although distress signals were meant to be easy to spot. It was a tricky thing, this one, especially when he had been tricked by them before. ]}

Care for some company? There's safety in numbers after all.

_{[ He came forward and held out his hand to her. ]}

James Kirk, currently of the Tourist, previously of the Enterprise.