@inxra said: ❝ could you just…talk to me? it doesn’t have to be anything important. i just like listening to your voice. it calms me. ❞
“ well, that’s gotta be one for the record books, ” he says, amusement glinting in his eyes as he swivels in his seat to face her. “ pretty sure no one’s said i’ve got a calming anything since -- well, never... but by all means, step into my office. ” he gestures across the bridge to the empty co-pilot’s station.
it’s not unusual to find himself with late night company. it’s lonely out in the black, after all, and while he’s the sort who’d take that emptiness over any planet in the ‘verse, he knows most folks aren’t quite wired that way. not even on this boat. most of the time, it’s zoe who joins him and they share a few hours of peace that’s just about impossible to find any place else. but sometimes it’s one of the other crew -- they can’t sleep, they’ve got time to kill... and though he doesn’t mind the silence nearly as much as some might think, he likes the company too.
“ okay... so what’re you in the mood for? i’ve a whole mess of exciting pilot-y type stories. plus a few of the kind i wouldn’t tell if zoe were around, ” he adds with a teasing grin. “ or, if you’d rather, i can tell you all about the thrilling work i did today on reprograming the nav console... ” quiet overtakes the bridge for a moment as he watches her. his grin softens just a little. “ though, if you don’t mind my saying so... seems like between the two of us, i’m not the one with something worth talking about tonight... ”
