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[text, two hours before the Jump]

All non-essential personnel are ordered away from the doors outside the bridge. Security will be using force to subdue and remove anyone who does not comply with this order. Please use this time to gather your things and proceed to the stasis pods for the Jump.

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You're a bossy fuck.

[ but sure, whatever. look, he hasn't threatened to knock her out in at least five replies, are you happy now? ]

I shall take that as a "yes." Be there for her after the jump. Keep her from doing anything foolish. She has already expressed suicidal tendencies. You must stay her hand and coax her through her difficulties. The worst outcome after this is to lose more lives. It will fall to you to help save hers.

Close enough.

What is "close enough"?

I won't knock her out if you want to do the honors.

[God, you annoy him, Colbert.]

Good. And please avoid antagonizing her.

I'm not going to start sweet-talking her.

[ the feeling is entirely mutual. ]

May I reiterate that this is a matter of life and death? Kindly unbend for one goddamned moment so that she doesn't feel quite so miserable and alone.

Kindly get your head out of your ass and stop thinking you know what's best for everyone.

[ frankly, she can take it. coddling her isn't going to do anyone any favours. ]

No one's dead yet.

We've an hour and a half left. What do you think is going to happen?

Rock falls, everyone dies.

[ he doesn't really have any illusions. but still: no one's dead yet and treating dana as though marty already is won't help. ]

Stomach-turningly glib; thank you for the nausea. Also: truly, what is wrong with you? Tell her that you would miss her. Did you miss the part where she is suicidal, or do you just think that your pride is worth more than her life?

[ you're welcome. ]

for fuck's sake. you know nothing about me and nothing about how i usually talk to her. you think coddling her will help? she's holding it together.

i agreed to let you knock her out when it comes to that. now are you going to continue micromanaging my conversation or do you have something actually useful to do?

Apologies; in what alternate universe is a woman who's swearing to kill herself considered to be a woman who's "holding it together"?

Any universe in which she's not on a killing spree right now.

Oh, of course. No worries if she's suicidal, just so long as she's not homicidal. So long as our skins remain intact, who cares about hers?

[ you think dana is the kind of person who'd deal well with having killed people she kind of cares about? but then, brad's never been the kind of person to explain what goes on in his mind, so — ]

If you care so much, why don't you be her friend and I'll take her out and drag her to the pod

[ seeing how you clearly consider yourself the superior human being and all :| ]

Don't be sarcastic. Just do as I say.

[ that is not how the chain of command works. ]

I'm going to continue engaging her as I see fit.

Then on your head be it.

[ he might not let on, but brad feels an astonishing sense of responsibility, so how is this news? it isn't.

and hence, this conversation is over for him. ]

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