[ she's shaking her head, palming her combadge to keep it out of sight as she walks and talks. ]

You know, I actually wouldn't mind a visit from him. He might be able to provide us with answers that we're having a hard time obtaining.

[ if q were in the mood to cooperate with her, as he could be dodgy and refuse even her if he didn't want to (or couldn't) say anything about something. even the continuum had a set of rules and guidelines that must be followed -- she'd seen that first hand when she was dealing with two warring sides of q from within the continuum itself. ]