Sam Rivera is actively engaged in the process of establishing communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence, interpreting the signals as having rhythm and emotion
"Sam Rivera, the youngest of the cohort, worked feverishly at their station."; "Sam's eyes glimmered with something akin to thrill—or was it trepidation?"; "Sam, with swift dexterity, navigated the communications relay."; "At another console, Sam Rivera's youth did not betray their crucial role in the operation."