( it's very obvious that her parents are starfleet. and that mariner enjoys being starfleet more than her general attitude would let on )

As a child I'd have been envious. It wasn't until I joined Starfleet that I really saw the stars.

( and the stars she'd grown up seeing were so distant now compared to everything that she saw )

What made you stay instead of doing something else?

( since she'd gotten a very different perspective growing up )