[He feels the tension ease out of her, so slowly that he suspects she's forcing herself to relax. Trying to compose herself to deal with this new stressor.
Not that he can blame her. He's pretty sure that's what everyone has had to do on some level since arriving here.
He looks down to meet her gaze as she leans back to look at him.]
In that case, there could still be cake, when this is done.
[Because technically, what she says isn't wrong. The mission is the same as always on the face of it. Locate the orb. In some ways it's even easier than most, considering how much smaller the station is than a planet (or three) It's the threat of breached privacy, memories being relived and exposed that makes it hard and distasteful.
But maybe the promise of cake could give her something to look forward to.]
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Not that he can blame her. He's pretty sure that's what everyone has had to do on some level since arriving here.
He looks down to meet her gaze as she leans back to look at him.]
In that case, there could still be cake, when this is done.
[Because technically, what she says isn't wrong. The mission is the same as always on the face of it. Locate the orb. In some ways it's even easier than most, considering how much smaller the station is than a planet (or three) It's the threat of breached privacy, memories being relived and exposed that makes it hard and distasteful.
But maybe the promise of cake could give her something to look forward to.]