Val nodded quickly, no, she hadn't been at the briefing, she had been reading for so long she didn't go, had blacked out of the world and hadn't thought to go, it was a bad habit of hers that she really needed to fix. She smiled nervously, taking the books that he had picked up for her, she was mentally smacking herself, [i]why was she so awkward?[/i]
She held the books tightly to her chest, her blush settling down, she found her tongue tied up; she was unable to speak. Too nervous. 
She took deep breaths, trying to calm herself down, finally she whispered. "T-Thank you, Lieutenant." She addressed, her tone was extremely formal, full of respect. She believed you [i]should[/i] respect everyone. "For, helping me out that is, I mean, with my books, and uh-." She rambled on, [i]Val, think, where are you going with this sentence?[/i] She thought, taking a breath in she finished her sentence, "thank you for the assistance, it was very kind of you." She said, then smiled to herself, this may not seem like much but for her this was a great feat of accomplishment. "And, yes, I am a scientist, I'm not much of a explorer, so, I do think it would be better for me to stay on board the ship." She agreed, mostly she wanted to keep talking while she remembered how to use her voice, (meaning before she got to nervous to speak again.)