IC Contact (II)

[candothat]

You have contacted the device of Ensign Pavel Andreievich Chekov.
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[sleepingstar]

Maybe.

[A pause, and then she finally has mercy on him.]

You don't have to worry about my brother.

[candothat]

I think that worrying is reasonable. He tolerates me; I am not always certain that he likes me enough to not murder me.

[sleepingstar]

[Her brow furrows a little in confusion.]

But you can't die here. [At least, not in a meaningful fashion. Why be scared of death?]

[candothat]

That does not make dying more pleasant.

[sleepingstar]

[If this were video, she would be staring at him. Living, dying, neither are particularly pleasant.

Humans.]

He wouldn't kill you. [Particularly since Hei is the one to challenge her to flirt.]

[candothat]

[Many humans have hang ups about dying. It's a thing.]

I hope not. That would strain our friendship.

[sleepingstar]

[Well, a hang up about dying makes sense when it actually has consequence. But here? Not so much.]

So don't worry.

[candothat]

[It has consequences! Psychological ones! And, if one dies on days where it really counts, going home becomes impossible! These are important things.]

Maybe I will worry because you are too young to be flirted with instead.

[sleepingstar]

Why would that worry you? [If you don't want to flirt, don't flirt. It really doesn't have to be complicated.]

[candothat]

It is a moral dif-- [This... isn't something he's going to be able to explain to Pai, is it.] --never mind. I don't want to inadvertently corrupt you.

[sleepingstar]

[Oh Chekov. Chekov Chekov Chekov. Pai actually smiles.]

You won't corrupt me. [That happened a long time ago.]

[candothat]

Maybe not, but it is a chance I am unwilling to take.

[sleepingstar]

You should be more afraid that I'd corrupt you.

[candothat]

How so?

[He's pretty sure she's a killer, but.]

[sleepingstar]

Do you really want to know?

[candothat]

No, maybe not.

[sleepingstar]

[She's resting her chin on her hand, though he can't see it.]

How much has Hei told you?

[candothat]

About himself, or about you? Very little in either case.

[sleepingstar]

[She nods. She doesn't want to tell Chekov anything Hei doesn't want the other young man... but she also thinks that her brother is more inclined to secrecy than is necessarily good for him.]

Have you ever killed anyone?

[It's not the non sequitur it might sound.]

[candothat]

[Oh, that's... wow. Nice topic.]

Not by myself, and not face-to-face. Why?

[sleepingstar]

I have. [Simple, matter of fact, no trace of guilt or threat or any feeling. But she smiles with a sweetness that is utterly disconcerting.] I was a soldier in Heaven's War.

You can't corrupt me. [If she even believed in the concept of corruption, she would tell him War already has.]

[candothat]

[He has a huge problem with Pai being a soldier, even if she is a sociopath and a murderer.]

I believe you.

[sleepingstar]

So don't worry.