[ It's not a question she's posing selfishly, or because she desires a particular answer from him — in fact, she'd prefer the answer didn't involve her altogether. It would be easier to keep this at a certain remove, until she can ultimately determine whether it benefits her to get closer.
Beyond that, though, there's a desire to know who, on this station, matters in his view. They're the names she wants to keep an eye on for her own reference. She could very well say the same about giving him any of the names of who she's held close, though — so she doesn't anticipate an entirely honest answer, even as more and more of him filters into her awareness as her eyes adjust to the significantly dimmer lighting. ]
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[ It's not a question she's posing selfishly, or because she desires a particular answer from him — in fact, she'd prefer the answer didn't involve her altogether. It would be easier to keep this at a certain remove, until she can ultimately determine whether it benefits her to get closer.
Beyond that, though, there's a desire to know who, on this station, matters in his view. They're the names she wants to keep an eye on for her own reference. She could very well say the same about giving him any of the names of who she's held close, though — so she doesn't anticipate an entirely honest answer, even as more and more of him filters into her awareness as her eyes adjust to the significantly dimmer lighting. ]