Timo wrote:

Indoors, but doing what? Scotty was manning some sort of a workstation, equipped with generic devices dedicated to processing information. What was he doing if not paying attention to the biggest event in local history?
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And yet the first thing on his mind when he meets Kirk and Spock is getting a decent meal!

This guy is either very self absorbed or very unobservant. Either way, I no longer find it strange that he could over look the escape pod!