"I don't think that would be the worst thing in the world," she says, her smile far more open.
It's endearing, how hard he's thinking, but she can tell when he speaks that she's perhaps said too much too soon, because her words have led him astray. Shaking her head, she tries to find an analogy that will make things plainer to him. "DNA is within the nucleus of the cell. It's part of the cell, not its own separate organism. The nucleus and other structures within the cell... they're like organs. They each do specialized things so that the cell can function."
There is relief when he hugs back, knowing that she's done the right thing. She looks down at him warmly before taking in a sharp breath. Yes, she can be tempted, if the look on her face is any indication. His Earth... his very real, beautiful Earth, with him in it. If he had asked her at her lowest point, drunk and heartbroken, abandoned by the man she loved, she might very well have agreed...
And then she would have lost her ship for good, returning to an abandoned planet, never knowing the glory of finding her own Earth. That, more than anything, holds temptation at bay. "Not now, no." She touches his shoulder once, something akin to regret in her smile, before returning to her seat. "But I'd like to visit again... maybe those sailing lessons can be on your world? Unless you already have a place in mind in the Nexus."
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It's endearing, how hard he's thinking, but she can tell when he speaks that she's perhaps said too much too soon, because her words have led him astray. Shaking her head, she tries to find an analogy that will make things plainer to him. "DNA is within the nucleus of the cell. It's part of the cell, not its own separate organism. The nucleus and other structures within the cell... they're like organs. They each do specialized things so that the cell can function."
There is relief when he hugs back, knowing that she's done the right thing. She looks down at him warmly before taking in a sharp breath. Yes, she can be tempted, if the look on her face is any indication. His Earth... his very real, beautiful Earth, with him in it. If he had asked her at her lowest point, drunk and heartbroken, abandoned by the man she loved, she might very well have agreed...
And then she would have lost her ship for good, returning to an abandoned planet, never knowing the glory of finding her own Earth. That, more than anything, holds temptation at bay. "Not now, no." She touches his shoulder once, something akin to regret in her smile, before returning to her seat. "But I'd like to visit again... maybe those sailing lessons can be on your world? Unless you already have a place in mind in the Nexus."