[She's hesitated over contacting him, contacting any of them at all, because someone going home—especially when there's a whole family left behind (because that's what they are, she knows that)—is never an easy thing. And as friendly, as close as she's gotten to them (Spock left her a note, she didn't expect that), she doesn't think it's her place to step into their world, touch their grief.
But she cares. That's the crux of it. And she knows all too well what it feels like to be left behind, to have nothing but a note and a portrait and a memory that may not be shared if—when—they return. And isn't this what she told him on one quiet, hard day curled up on his sofa? So—can you promise me something, Jim? Say goodbye when you head off. My brothers never did. This is why, this is exactly it. No closure.
It's fairly early in the morning when she comes to the labs she's only heard about and never visited, stepping through the unfamiliar halls and equipment, a thermos of hot tea and a breakfast sandwich in a paper bag in hand. Food is the best way she knows how to help. She's a Weasley, after all.
Really, she just means to slip in and out, leave the two with a note, but she pauses when she catches sight of him, bottom lip caught between her teeth.]
30th? idek.
But she cares. That's the crux of it. And she knows all too well what it feels like to be left behind, to have nothing but a note and a portrait and a memory that may not be shared if—when—they return. And isn't this what she told him on one quiet, hard day curled up on his sofa? So—can you promise me something, Jim? Say goodbye when you head off. My brothers never did. This is why, this is exactly it. No closure.
It's fairly early in the morning when she comes to the labs she's only heard about and never visited, stepping through the unfamiliar halls and equipment, a thermos of hot tea and a breakfast sandwich in a paper bag in hand. Food is the best way she knows how to help. She's a Weasley, after all.
Really, she just means to slip in and out, leave the two with a note, but she pauses when she catches sight of him, bottom lip caught between her teeth.]