[Ah, Tiffany, you are a sound for sore ears. It's been a rocky few days since the end of the breach--not for him, but for a lot of people he's had his eye on.]
He did. I'm...I'm not sure what to think of who he got. Do you know much about him?
I think Nux would resist. But Tommy has more sway over Nux's life now than I do, and with the right bribes...coming from what he comes from? It's hard to say.
Well, I know you ain't the suck-up type, so I'm not gonna try to tell you you could do that.
You got as many rights as he does, just remember that. You don't got as many privileges, but you ain't less of a person. You get to make your own choices about who you talk to. So does Nux.
[He's surprised enough by her response, happy with it enough, that he misses a step in answering her.]
Oh- Steve Rogers is a friend, we wanted to see if the Admiral responds to pairing requests. But in all likelihood I'll be paired before T'Pol is ready to leave. And maybe that's better...I get the feeling she's safer here than at home. You know?
I don't really know her. But I know there's a lot of people like that, and I ain't surprised.
I hope you get somebody who's real good to you, Lark. Somebody who treats you right. But no matter what, you ain't gonna lose me; I'll still be your friend.
Thank you, Tiffany. [His voice comes softer than he'd meant.] I'm glad you have Lourdes.
And I'm glad to call you 'friend'. I didn't have a lot of those at home--not humans, especially. I think it was a mistake sometimes, after being here.
[Which is to say that he feels the same, even if he isn't sure how best to say it: that he'd fight beside her, that he'd sleep curled up in a wolfy ball beside her, that he'd hunt and bring her food if they were on a port together.]
You're more influential than anyone I know here, actually.
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He did. I'm...I'm not sure what to think of who he got. Do you know much about him?
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...Are you still up for keeping me in line?
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He ain't telling you you gotta stop talking to Nux, right?
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How'd you end up so close to your inmate?
He's not--not so far. Maybe not ever, but it's hard not to be cautious, you know what I mean?
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I know what you mean. Do you still want me to try to talk to him?
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Yes, but as a friend, if you like.
If he tries to chase me off of Nux, then I'll need you. Right now...I think he's just waiting to see what I do.
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If he tries to chase you away, do you think Nux is gonna stand up for you? Or is he more like a, you know, go-with-the-flow type of person?
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I don't know what to do about it if it happens.
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How worried are you about it? Scale of one to ten.
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[Yeah, seven. He is seventy percent sure that this will go badly at some point.]
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Why don't you and his warden like each other?
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You got as many rights as he does, just remember that. You don't got as many privileges, but you ain't less of a person. You get to make your own choices about who you talk to. So does Nux.
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Thank you. [He means that.]
You know, if Lourdes graduates before T'Pol, maybe I ought to ask the Admiral to pair us up.
[By which he mostly just means 'thank you', again. He'd listen to Tiffany, even if he won't listen to hardly anyone else on board.]
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I'd feel proud to be paired with you.
... What's T'Pol got to do with it, though?
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Oh- Steve Rogers is a friend, we wanted to see if the Admiral responds to pairing requests. But in all likelihood I'll be paired before T'Pol is ready to leave. And maybe that's better...I get the feeling she's safer here than at home. You know?
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I hope you get somebody who's real good to you, Lark. Somebody who treats you right. But no matter what, you ain't gonna lose me; I'll still be your friend.
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And I'm glad to call you 'friend'. I didn't have a lot of those at home--not humans, especially. I think it was a mistake sometimes, after being here.
[Which is to say that he feels the same, even if he isn't sure how best to say it: that he'd fight beside her, that he'd sleep curled up in a wolfy ball beside her, that he'd hunt and bring her food if they were on a port together.]
You're more influential than anyone I know here, actually.
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You're kidding.
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You actually have compassion for us, for inmates, above your own wishes. I didn't think any warden could do that.
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