Him? [ it takes Jim longer than he wants to admit to follow what she's saying, to try and click the pieces into place. The people she went down with--the only men he can put together that would be worth sacrificing those she didn't know are M'Benga and--
And Sam.
M'Benga was in a different party when they started moving groups up. Sam was--Sam was right next to her. Sam was completely unharmed. Sam looked like he had a rough go of it, sure, because they all had, but--]
You kept my brother alive.
[ The words tumble out, jagged around the surprising lump in his throat. He'd panicked when he heard Sam was missing, would have done his best to tear down the galaxy between the Farragut and the Enterprise to get him back, but she's the reason his brother's still here. Still with them ] La'an--
[ she may be resisting the urge to curl into him, but he's not going to resist the urge he has to pull her back in, wrapping strong arms around her, burying his nose in the tangle of her hair, tugged half-free from her usual tidy braids ]
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And Sam.
M'Benga was in a different party when they started moving groups up. Sam was--Sam was right next to her. Sam was completely unharmed. Sam looked like he had a rough go of it, sure, because they all had, but--]
You kept my brother alive.
[ The words tumble out, jagged around the surprising lump in his throat. He'd panicked when he heard Sam was missing, would have done his best to tear down the galaxy between the Farragut and the Enterprise to get him back, but she's the reason his brother's still here. Still with them ] La'an--
[ she may be resisting the urge to curl into him, but he's not going to resist the urge he has to pull her back in, wrapping strong arms around her, burying his nose in the tangle of her hair, tugged half-free from her usual tidy braids ]