He looked careful, canny, and maybe just maybe more. Merlin nodded.

Merlin's eyes crinkled, and he smiled. "You are on board the Starship known as the USS Enterprise, a star-going vessel that is in space." he peered at the young man.

"You were brought here by a strange being who has done the same to many more of us. He rarely is seen, but apparently can bring people here from any time, any world, and any universe."