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[withinreach]

[ It's just as well that they don't talk about it, right? It just... is a thing, that they've been doing. ]

what, you're not interested in walking through the ship completely naked?

[awokes]

[ Yeah! Just a thing ... a thing that doesn't need to be brought up in any shape, way, or form. And it's fine.

It's all very fine. ]

i'd really rather keep those secrets for a very select few

[withinreach]

[ Not talking about it has been working really well so far. That's probably just going to be the case forever. ]

yeah? who's on that list?

[ Not that he needs to know for any particular reason or anything. ]

[awokes]

[ Absolutely .......... unless one of them breaks first. Maybe.

Oh — out of sheer spite, that's doubtful. ]

i don't need to spell it out for you, do i?

[withinreach]

not really

[ It turns out that he's very conflicted on knowing who else might have seen her naked, which he wasn't expecting. ]

i'll get it started up so it's ready when you get here

[awokes]

[ Oh. ]

sounds perfect

[ ... she says, absolutely choosing not to confront him on that change of tone. ]

[withinreach]

[ It would be really rude to call him out on caring about these things anyway. ]

what about something to drink?

[ Alcoholic or otherwise. ]

[awokes]

[ And while she is generally nothing but rude, she does have her moments. ]

i didn't realize we were making a whole event of it

[ But she likes that. ]

i'll drink whatever you're having

[withinreach]

why not? our ship's fixed and we're back in motion, if that's not worth a break I don't know what is

[ From the man who doesn't take breaks, but never mind that. He's doing it now, if just for a little while. With the right company. ]

[awokes]

well, this ship has changed you, hasn't it?

[ She means that in the most endearing way possible, of course. Because — well, he thought it himself, he isn't exactly known for taking breaks. Ever. ]

all right, a break it is

a well deserved one, even

[withinreach]

Maybe it has.

[ Highly debatable, but he's not about to ruin the mood. ]

Just come on in once you get here.