[There's a distinctly apologetic noise of assent at her comment.]
I hope you don't think I'm doubting your professionalism. It's been a... trying several weeks, is all.
[He probably doesn't need to say that, especially to someone who's an even newer arrival than himself. Being stuck here has been hard on everyone, and no one feels quite in their element. His posture stiffens a little when she says she's going to touch him, but then relaxes slightly, grateful for the warning.]
Where're you from? And when?
[That makes this whole standing around shirtless thing a lot less awkward. It's the typical question around here, too, wanting to know the wheres and whens of everything. Most everyone is from far in his future. The only question is how far ahead, relatively, Martha is.]
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I hope you don't think I'm doubting your professionalism. It's been a... trying several weeks, is all.
[He probably doesn't need to say that, especially to someone who's an even newer arrival than himself. Being stuck here has been hard on everyone, and no one feels quite in their element. His posture stiffens a little when she says she's going to touch him, but then relaxes slightly, grateful for the warning.]
Where're you from? And when?
[That makes this whole standing around shirtless thing a lot less awkward. It's the typical question around here, too, wanting to know the wheres and whens of everything. Most everyone is from far in his future. The only question is how far ahead, relatively, Martha is.]