He's just doing his job. As much as doctors may get on our nerves as captains, they're just trying to follow their own set of rules. We follow ours, they follow theirs... I don't think Starfleet ever intended for the two to work in tandem with one another. [ she smiles, almost forlornly, and meets his gaze. for a moment, just a moment, her shields drop. ] They'll never understand. Any of them. Your doctor, your first officer, your family, your friends. They'll try to, and at at first, you'll even want them to. But, explaining a point that's difficult to put words to only causes more problems, and in the end you realize that appearing to be obsessive, cold, and distant -- that's far easier than trying to make them see what they are incapable of seeing.

[ shields back up, she reaches out, pats his arm. ] Take his concern to heart and his words with grain of salt. You're the captain, and I did seduce you.

[ kathryn grins coquettishly at him, laughs, and calls him on his bluff. ]

No, it's not. Having another version of yourself to compare yourself to is hardly what I'd call inspiring. Intimidating. Uncomfortable, but not inspiring.