"I don't think the Borg does a lot of persuading, though. They just assimilate." Not that he doesn't appreciate the reference, and he grins at her, the first real smile he's managed.

Far from something she ought to be self-conscious about, he's now trying to get the sexy-librarian thoughts out of his head, imagining her with glasses and a pencil skirt, with her hair spilling out of a bun--now is not the time, seriously.

"This was my first job out of grad school, too. I was a TA, not a librarian, but still. I get you."