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Of course it is. [She squeezes his hand back.] Good. [Though she isn't sure what else to say. It's nice that Chekov pointed it out to her because he is a close friend and she wants to be sure he's okay too, but sometimes it feels like Chekov's way of saying, "you probably want to know more about that person than me." She hopes not.

Of course, almost as if reading brackets, Kitty notices the discoloration on her friend's jaw. She lifts her hand up to touch just outside the injured region still touching him gingerly with care.] What happened?