[ She's not sure if he's trying to make up for earlier or if he actually means it, but she'll go ahead and take her turn.
And she does. She says everything outloud, mindful of the fact that there are still things he needs to remember, that she'll be trying to teach a bunch of people with even less of an idea about how this works than Casey soon. She's done this hundreds of times, even if these shuttles are different than the sort of spacecraft she's used to back home. It's seamless -- this is her craft, her skill, her job, her life. She's dedicated so much of her time on the ship to memorizing these shuttles, and it shows in the way she talks about each step ("this one is a little slower to warm up when checking for navigation, we'll have to check that out -- shuttle four, she does it practically instantly").
When Carolyn's done, she turns in her chair, grinning at him. She's not going to fly today, but she likes doing this much anyway. ] Did I miss anything?
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And she does. She says everything outloud, mindful of the fact that there are still things he needs to remember, that she'll be trying to teach a bunch of people with even less of an idea about how this works than Casey soon. She's done this hundreds of times, even if these shuttles are different than the sort of spacecraft she's used to back home. It's seamless -- this is her craft, her skill, her job, her life. She's dedicated so much of her time on the ship to memorizing these shuttles, and it shows in the way she talks about each step ("this one is a little slower to warm up when checking for navigation, we'll have to check that out -- shuttle four, she does it practically instantly").
When Carolyn's done, she turns in her chair, grinning at him. She's not going to fly today, but she likes doing this much anyway. ] Did I miss anything?