[ Wait, seriously? This guy is the xenobiology expert? Lina stares skeptically for a moment, but hey, she's pretty accomplished for her age, too. Besides, the more pressing thing is that he's not even looking at her. Talk about a lack of manners. ]

Hey! Don't you know it's rude not to look at someone when they're talking to you? I'm not just anyone. I'm on Alpha Force -- hello, big important hero team, kind of on the front lines of this fight? I'm at the front of the line, buster, so let's talk aliens.

[ And she walks right into his office, taking stock of the place in a glance. It's a mess -- not exactly impressive. Then again, neither is Lina, standing at only 5' and a little on the...scrawny side, but she likes to think her sheer presence makes up for it. ]