"I never had a family in the first place," she reminds him. "I don't know
what I'm doing either, but I think it matters who you choose to care
about, and who chooses to care about you."
It's not the same as family you've had all along, but it can be just as
important. She has to believe that. And Ford mattered so much to her in
that other life.
"It seems worthwhile to get to know each other again."
"Well," Ford says, "in that case, I'd like to give it a try." The smile turns from sideways to sincere. "I, uh...I used to get breakfast with my warden, but I'm afraid my temporary houseguest has insisted on going together lately. What, uh...what would you like to do together?"
"I'm almost always hungry," Taura admits, "even with drugs to keep my
metabolism partway in check. Or I like exploring new places. We could use
the Enclosure. It's nice, getting to see planets nothing like any I've
visited before."
"I have seen a lot of unusual planets," Ford says, in the tone of someone who's just been asked to put a specialized skill to use. "...do you still like to go for runs?" he suggests.
"I do," she confirms, the eager smile on her face a measure of trust
in and of itself; Taura hates people flinching at her fangs. "It feels like
such a luxury to take them somewhere more interesting than a treadmill, or
laps around the ship."
No flinch here, just an answering, if a touch more shy, smile. Two years ago, or in the breach, it would have been broad and open, delighted to have the chance to show off all of the places he's seen. But Ford's been worn down to more hesitance, humbled again and again, and he's grateful to find acceptance here.
"Well, then," he says. "We can take turns choosing locations."
"Okay," she agrees, still smiling warmly. "I haven't visited too many
planets yet, but we can try some from my universe I haven't
seen after I run out."
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"I never had a family in the first place," she reminds him. "I don't know what I'm doing either, but I think it matters who you choose to care about, and who chooses to care about you."
It's not the same as family you've had all along, but it can be just as important. She has to believe that. And Ford mattered so much to her in that other life.
"It seems worthwhile to get to know each other again."
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"I'm almost always hungry," Taura admits, "even with drugs to keep my metabolism partway in check. Or I like exploring new places. We could use the Enclosure. It's nice, getting to see planets nothing like any I've visited before."
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"I have seen a lot of unusual planets," Ford says, in the tone of someone who's just been asked to put a specialized skill to use. "...do you still like to go for runs?" he suggests.
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"I do," she confirms, the eager smile on her face a measure of trust in and of itself; Taura hates people flinching at her fangs. "It feels like such a luxury to take them somewhere more interesting than a treadmill, or laps around the ship."
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"Well, then," he says. "We can take turns choosing locations."
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"Okay," she agrees, still smiling warmly. "I haven't visited too many planets yet, but we can try some from my universe I haven't seen after I run out."