"There are...things..." she says slowly, swallowing hard in between sets of words. "That may come out here. Things no one knows. Not the Captain, not Deanna, not even the people who found me on Turkana IV." She takes a step forward and faces him, putting her hand on the holorecorder. It's the closest she's been to him since..."Please, Data," she searches his face. "Whatever we discuss here, it needs to stay private."
She squeezes her eyes shut. "And I trust you," she whispers. "I trust you to ask anything you ever wanted to ask about me. I trust you to help me try and put this mess in my head into words and to answer whatever I ask - and I know I asked too much before and I'm asking for even more now and it's not fair."
"Also, before I lose my nerve," she admits. "I think you're wonderful. Not just 'capable officer' wonderful, but as a friend." Her lips twitch and she flushes scarlet, but she stays linked to him via that shared touch on the device. "As a man."
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"There are...things..." she says slowly, swallowing hard in between sets of words. "That may come out here. Things no one knows. Not the Captain, not Deanna, not even the people who found me on Turkana IV." She takes a step forward and faces him, putting her hand on the holorecorder. It's the closest she's been to him since..."Please, Data," she searches his face. "Whatever we discuss here, it needs to stay private."
She squeezes her eyes shut. "And I trust you," she whispers. "I trust you to ask anything you ever wanted to ask about me. I trust you to help me try and put this mess in my head into words and to answer whatever I ask - and I know I asked too much before and I'm asking for even more now and it's not fair."
"Also, before I lose my nerve," she admits. "I think you're wonderful. Not just 'capable officer' wonderful, but as a friend." Her lips twitch and she flushes scarlet, but she stays linked to him via that shared touch on the device. "As a man."