Hey, hey, easy-- [ he tries to soothe, pressing down his own startle at her adamant refusal in the name of keeping her calm. His hand comes up to the nape of her neck (the good side) almost out of instinct, thumb rubbing a gentle pattern over the sensitive skin there, bringing her forehead forward to press against his if she allows it.
Jim draws in a breath; slow, measured, steady. Trying to get her to mimic it due to their closeness without saying the words. Trying to settle her and the panic tinging her words. It's only when she looks a little less haunted (just a little, but he'll take an incremental win right now, if he can get it) that he pulls back, holds up the dermal ]
No sedation. Just this. Promise [ he offers her a smile: it's not his usually, it's too tinged with worry to be that, but it is encouraging ] I'm following your orders right now, Lieutenant. You're in charge.
[ he's not going to do anything she doesn't want, even if he does think it'd be better for her if she rested. There's time for bossing her around later. ]
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Jim draws in a breath; slow, measured, steady. Trying to get her to mimic it due to their closeness without saying the words. Trying to settle her and the panic tinging her words. It's only when she looks a little less haunted (just a little, but he'll take an incremental win right now, if he can get it) that he pulls back, holds up the dermal ]
No sedation. Just this. Promise [ he offers her a smile: it's not his usually, it's too tinged with worry to be that, but it is encouraging ] I'm following your orders right now, Lieutenant. You're in charge.
[ he's not going to do anything she doesn't want, even if he does think it'd be better for her if she rested. There's time for bossing her around later. ]