[ she didn't pick this specific place out to be her perch just because it's pretty — in fact, its prettiness is irrelevant. ]
I didn't sit here to sightsee.
[ no, she sat here partly to escape the claustrophobia of being boxed in by a crowd and partly to watch the treeline across the lake for any signs of activity. the slight stirring of their leaves being blown in the breeze making her fingers itch as she returns her hand to rest atop the rock beside her holster, discarding the marshmallow stick before doing so. ]
[ lesson eleven of security: "always be prepared." ]
[ although, just because she's wired to anticipate the worst doesn't mean she's going to start shooting at anything, she's not that trigger-happy. ]
I have a job to do. [ la'an insists, using duty to disguise her antisocial behaviour. ] Speaking of which, it's almost time for me to do another sweep.
[ she knows her shrink wouldn't approve, that doctor sanchez would chide her for keeping her distance instead of stepping out of her comfort zone. the difference between surviving and living highlighted in her stubborn refusal to enjoy the temporary serenity before the enterprise returns to exploring the unknown. still, living isn't exactly easy when you've lost everyone you ever loved in the worst way imaginable. her capacity to care something la'an has purposefully limited, not wanting to be put through that pain again. ]
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[ she didn't pick this specific place out to be her perch just because it's pretty — in fact, its prettiness is irrelevant. ]
I didn't sit here to sightsee.
[ no, she sat here partly to escape the claustrophobia of being boxed in by a crowd and partly to watch the treeline across the lake for any signs of activity. the slight stirring of their leaves being blown in the breeze making her fingers itch as she returns her hand to rest atop the rock beside her holster, discarding the marshmallow stick before doing so. ]
[ lesson eleven of security: "always be prepared." ]
[ although, just because she's wired to anticipate the worst doesn't mean she's going to start shooting at anything, she's not that trigger-happy. ]
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( you picked a great vantage point, la'an, why not use it to enjoy what you're looking at?
which is exactly what una's doing right now, enjoying the view as she sits with her friend and semi-talks to her )
It's a nice looking planet.
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[ she knows her shrink wouldn't approve, that doctor sanchez would chide her for keeping her distance instead of stepping out of her comfort zone. the difference between surviving and living highlighted in her stubborn refusal to enjoy the temporary serenity before the enterprise returns to exploring the unknown. still, living isn't exactly easy when you've lost everyone you ever loved in the worst way imaginable. her capacity to care something la'an has purposefully limited, not wanting to be put through that pain again. ]