Geordi La Forge. [They're standing in the midst of an accident, but Geordi still holds out a hand to offer a brief handshake.] I'm new around here too. Never heard of the Confederation until they woke me up.

[Even stranger how much it reminds him of his own Federation, and Starfleet, but he doesn't mention that just yet. Instead, he turns his attention back to the wreck of vehicles that surrounds them.]

It could have been a system malfunction, though I hope they'd have failsafes in place to stop it.