[Where else would Chekov be on a work day? (Well--as the boss of his own department, he does occasionally excuse himself to go work at the Starfleet labs, but whatever.) He has been mulling over his predicament with Korra. Getting Marie's side of the story had been simple, and the sheer depth of psychological damage that the woman has undergone makes it impossible or Pavel to hold her cursed actions, horrific as they were, against her. Korra? Not so simple. She had done nothing to provoke such an attack, and Delacroix had caused a considerable amount of harm that was slow to heal. As far as he can figure it, there are only victims in this story.
He hasn't tried to contact Korra himself. People who react to things in predicable manners don't concern him so much, but people like Korra who bounce from one emotion and mindset to another with no discernible reason are beyond him. Saying the wrong thing--even if he meant well--could irrepairably damage their friendship. Staying silent could do the same. Advanced theoretical physics is, on occasion, simpler than maintaining a satisfactory social life.
When he's called up from the lab to talk to Korra ("That girl and her polar bear are here again"--that's precisely what one of the workers on the upper floor had said by way of summoning him), all sorts of scenarios and possible responses fight for room at the forefront of his mind. Will she be angry? Determined to discover why he was eager to protect her assailant? Inexplicably okay with the whole thing? And what will he say to assure her that he cares very much about her well-being as well as her friendship without being unkind to Marie, who is something approaching family?
Pavel exits City Solutions to greet Korra, work clothes and hair in a disarray that usually indicates that progress is being made on something or other, expression unsure.]
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He hasn't tried to contact Korra himself. People who react to things in predicable manners don't concern him so much, but people like Korra who bounce from one emotion and mindset to another with no discernible reason are beyond him. Saying the wrong thing--even if he meant well--could irrepairably damage their friendship. Staying silent could do the same. Advanced theoretical physics is, on occasion, simpler than maintaining a satisfactory social life.
When he's called up from the lab to talk to Korra ("That girl and her polar bear are here again"--that's precisely what one of the workers on the upper floor had said by way of summoning him), all sorts of scenarios and possible responses fight for room at the forefront of his mind. Will she be angry? Determined to discover why he was eager to protect her assailant? Inexplicably okay with the whole thing? And what will he say to assure her that he cares very much about her well-being as well as her friendship without being unkind to Marie, who is something approaching family?
Pavel exits City Solutions to greet Korra, work clothes and hair in a disarray that usually indicates that progress is being made on something or other, expression unsure.]