[ They can't go anywhere, in any direction, if neither is willing to budge. Inviting Lorca to ask about this is Michael realizing that she will have to make the first move this time. This impasse demands surrender, and she is the only one willing to fillet herself open and expose her soft insides. ]
I had never been in love before Ash. [ Her eyes want to cast down, to stare at her hands or the inside of her glass. She forces her gaze to remain trained on Lorca. ] I leaned on him most when we were over there. In your universe. I hoped that we would keep each other sane. [ A bitter flinch of a smile, there and gone. ] The Klingons wanted to infiltrate Discovery. It was a radical procedure, the first of its kind. Klingon bones shaved down to human size. The face and psyche of a Starfleet prisoner-of-war grafted on to a Klingon host.
[ She watches his face closely, waiting for any sign that her words have sunken in. ]
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Date: 2026-02-16 12:13 am (UTC)I had never been in love before Ash. [ Her eyes want to cast down, to stare at her hands or the inside of her glass. She forces her gaze to remain trained on Lorca. ] I leaned on him most when we were over there. In your universe. I hoped that we would keep each other sane. [ A bitter flinch of a smile, there and gone. ] The Klingons wanted to infiltrate Discovery. It was a radical procedure, the first of its kind. Klingon bones shaved down to human size. The face and psyche of a Starfleet prisoner-of-war grafted on to a Klingon host.
[ She watches his face closely, waiting for any sign that her words have sunken in. ]