[ chakotay was more than willing to ignore the whole borg incident, especially in a place like this, away from everyone else. they'd made it through, barely, and now he was happy to move forward with their repaired friendship. he'd hated arguing with her. it had been terribly painful, so now that they were getting along again and beyond what had happened back then, he was going to take it and run with it. and even if they had a similar disagreement in the future, he's confident they can at least learn from the borg. disagreements happen. what's important is that they understand and support each other.
for better or worse, that's what he's trying to do now. ]
If that happens, I'll even give you your phone back.
[ a joke, but it's true. he might even give her his phaser instead. he can fight perfectly well hand-to-hand if he needs to and would feel much better if kathryn were armed rather than him. khan's presence would have him more upright than tuvok on a vulcan holiday. more uptight than tuvok normally. and that's saying something. but he would follow kathryn's orders on this one. even if it meant outing them as starfleet. the important thing was that they keep as many people alive as possible. keeping their secret meant nothing if civilians died because of it. ]
no subject
for better or worse, that's what he's trying to do now. ]
If that happens, I'll even give you your phone back.
[ a joke, but it's true. he might even give her his phaser instead. he can fight perfectly well hand-to-hand if he needs to and would feel much better if kathryn were armed rather than him. khan's presence would have him more upright than tuvok on a vulcan holiday. more uptight than tuvok normally. and that's saying something. but he would follow kathryn's orders on this one. even if it meant outing them as starfleet. the important thing was that they keep as many people alive as possible. keeping their secret meant nothing if civilians died because of it. ]
You'll have to let me know if you smell it.