[ she's not relenting, she's compromising -- proving a point, even. he seems to think she's incapable of relaxing, and this is her way of showing him that he's wrong. she can relax, she can be kathryn and not captain janeway, even if she's somewhat out of practice when it comes to being the former. it's been five years since she wasn't surrounded by nothing but subordinates. things don't happen over night, chakotay. risa wasn't built in a day. ]
No, but you were something close to one not too long ago. [ her hand's resting lightly on his shoulder, the other caught between his fingers. ] And I happen to like these boots.
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No, but you were something close to one not too long ago. [ her hand's resting lightly on his shoulder, the other caught between his fingers. ] And I happen to like these boots.