[ if she weren't immeasurably blind and unwilling to acknowledge and address the topic at hand, she'd apologize. however, she firmly believes they're just painting a convenient picture for those not in on their conversation. it can't be anything more than that. ]

I believe Chekov came equipped with a phaser, but you and I both know that our Type 2s are far more efficient weapons, as our Borg drone would say, than anything they're carrying. I've told him to keep it and gave him permission to disassemble it and see if he can build anything from its basis. One of us [ herself, him, or harry ] can put it back together should he find himself unable to reassemble it.