[ His frown is going absolutely nowhere. It might be permanently furrowed into his brow after this conversation. ]
But your captain sees it that way. Doesn't he?
[ He must, considering the way La'an had spoken of him earlier, with so much assurance and admiration. And the Starfleet she'd spoken of with so much feeling, so much faith – surely it hasn't alienated her due to a quirk of ancestry. She's his first introduction to Starfleet, and in his opinion, he can't imagine he could have had a better ambassador.
But things aren't so simple, apparently. Even in this utopia. ]
Your crew? They have your back?
[ Is she surrounded by friends? Or by people who'll test her at every turn? There's no doubting her ancestor was a monster, but that was generations ago. She can't possibly be the only person in Starfleet able to trace their lineage back to someone unsavory. ]
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But your captain sees it that way. Doesn't he?
[ He must, considering the way La'an had spoken of him earlier, with so much assurance and admiration. And the Starfleet she'd spoken of with so much feeling, so much faith – surely it hasn't alienated her due to a quirk of ancestry. She's his first introduction to Starfleet, and in his opinion, he can't imagine he could have had a better ambassador.
But things aren't so simple, apparently. Even in this utopia. ]
Your crew? They have your back?
[ Is she surrounded by friends? Or by people who'll test her at every turn? There's no doubting her ancestor was a monster, but that was generations ago. She can't possibly be the only person in Starfleet able to trace their lineage back to someone unsavory. ]