[ She doesn't want him to leave. Even with knowing no one else but Una and the Captain have override access to her locks, she's terrified of her quarters being undefended. This is her sanctuary, and it's all she can do not to watch the corners for something preparing to pounce. But she's a grown woman and she can manage to be alone long enough to take a shower. ]
I'll be fine, Jim. [ And because fine is a rather subjective term, she offers an explanation that may help him later with Sam. ] It's easier when you have a task, even something as simple as a shower.
[ One of them has to move first, and it might as well be her, so she takes a step back, two, but then pauses, thinking of another thing that might help Sam. ] You should take something to Sam. Not to stay, just to drop off so he knows you're thinking of him. Una did that for me.
[ It's how strawberries became her comfort food. Each little bowl helped her climb out of the darkness that filled her past, showing her there was a way forward through all the pain. Una saved her life with those bowls of sweet strawberries and a dream of joining Starfleet too. ]
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I'll be fine, Jim. [ And because fine is a rather subjective term, she offers an explanation that may help him later with Sam. ] It's easier when you have a task, even something as simple as a shower.
[ One of them has to move first, and it might as well be her, so she takes a step back, two, but then pauses, thinking of another thing that might help Sam. ] You should take something to Sam. Not to stay, just to drop off so he knows you're thinking of him. Una did that for me.
[ It's how strawberries became her comfort food. Each little bowl helped her climb out of the darkness that filled her past, showing her there was a way forward through all the pain. Una saved her life with those bowls of sweet strawberries and a dream of joining Starfleet too. ]