"I expect you to believe me," she snapped back, bristling herself. "And what do you mean? What would mentioning myself have done, other than draw incredulity?"
She didn't like to dwell on how much he still cared for her. Not when she still shuddered to think of him. Not when his being here saddened her, because it wasn't what she'd had before.
"It is acceptable," she responded eventually, recalibrating his device. It had been tampered with and that made for uncomfortable quarters. And maybe he'd find one day what she had done. Another gift, though she'd never admit it. "I will need to get closer to get any accurate data, however."
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She didn't like to dwell on how much he still cared for her. Not when she still shuddered to think of him. Not when his being here saddened her, because it wasn't what she'd had before.
"It is acceptable," she responded eventually, recalibrating his device. It had been tampered with and that made for uncomfortable quarters. And maybe he'd find one day what she had done. Another gift, though she'd never admit it. "I will need to get closer to get any accurate data, however."