I'll be sure to mark them on a map for you so you don't forget.
[ She hopes that day comes soon. Seeing him lying there in bed like this is terrible, but she also just desperately wants to show him her time. He might know the Enterprise, but there's so much more. For the first time in... possibly ever, she wants to leave the ship during shore leave so she can show him the galaxy. All the planets humanity has spread to, all the species they've made alliances with. She wants to show him the paradise Earth has become.
The door whooshes open behind her and she turns, smile still in place and her hand still in James's, to see the captain standing in the doorway. ]
Sorry, am I interrupting something? [ There are many in positions of authority who would have layered those words with sarcasm or a snide tone, but not Christopher Pike. There is only genuine concern and curiosity in his voice as he looks between the familiar stranger and his chief of security, his surprise at seeing La'an actually smiling carefully concealed.
La'an gives James's hand a little squeeze before letting go, her hands moving behind her back to stand comfortably at attention. Her expression sobers to her usual seriousness, but there's still something almost lighter about her demeanor that doesn't go unnoticed by her superior officer. ]
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[ She hopes that day comes soon. Seeing him lying there in bed like this is terrible, but she also just desperately wants to show him her time. He might know the Enterprise, but there's so much more. For the first time in... possibly ever, she wants to leave the ship during shore leave so she can show him the galaxy. All the planets humanity has spread to, all the species they've made alliances with. She wants to show him the paradise Earth has become.
The door whooshes open behind her and she turns, smile still in place and her hand still in James's, to see the captain standing in the doorway. ]
Sorry, am I interrupting something? [ There are many in positions of authority who would have layered those words with sarcasm or a snide tone, but not Christopher Pike. There is only genuine concern and curiosity in his voice as he looks between the familiar stranger and his chief of security, his surprise at seeing La'an actually smiling carefully concealed.
La'an gives James's hand a little squeeze before letting go, her hands moving behind her back to stand comfortably at attention. Her expression sobers to her usual seriousness, but there's still something almost lighter about her demeanor that doesn't go unnoticed by her superior officer. ]