[ to her credit, kathryn doesn't so much as bat an eyelash. oh yes, she remembers everything from those two days she was cursed. a lesser person would've been mortified, but kathryn is merely annoyed with herself, along with feeling a tad bit more spiteful towards the bigwigs upstairs for making her live through a point in her life before her father died. she was a much happier person back then, and she isn't too appreciative of that reminder. perhaps it's cheating to deploy a tactical poker face during a personal situation, but a captain's skill do come in handy for more than commanding a starship. ]

I didn't realize culinary expert was on your resume. [ not that she can talk if it is. most people don't know ballet is somewhere on hers. ] You know, it's been a long time since I've had a decent shish kabob. [ one that wasn't full of what the delta quadrant had to offer, anyway. ]