Craig bolted upright, the new voice catching him completely by surprise. He dared not turn around fearing to catch some sort of divine punishment if he did so.
"Craig Masters Sir...er...mam! Order Engineer. I...I came here to inspect the mechanisms before we departed. I w...wasn't aware i needed authorization." Craig felt the cat at his feet again causing him to jump, "Uh...uh this...this isn't what it looks like."
He turned around, eyes pleading for mercy, but as he did it quickly turned to an expression of surprise.
"By the Order! Its...its you!" He quickly forgot his present situation as he began to excitedly look-over the winged halfling. He strayed very close to her, any ideas of personal space abandoned. He was swiftly circling her trying to view the wings from every angle.
"Amazing an advance bio-metric peripheral with a viable neural interface made with an alloy both light and durable. Those that worked on this must have been gods! Oh whats this! A gyroscopic stabilizer, and in pristine condition! Do you realize how wonderfully amazing you ar-" Then he looked up from his kneeling position, finally realizing what exactly he has done. The woman was clearly annoyed, the extent of which Craig could not fully understand. Additionally, it was a woman. He just physically accosted and examined someone without their consent.
"Oh...ummm..." He fell back on his ass, visibly shaken, unsure what to do. Try as he might to save face, he failed miserably. Furthermore he had completely forgotten about the cat at this point. "Order Save me, I'm sorry mam, I...I wasn't...I didn't..."