Kara certainly appreciated the man's forthrightness - it was far more respectful treatment than she'd gotten heretofore from his colleagues, and honestly, it was probably more than she'd earned. Still, though the answer he was waiting for was a relatively simple one, she let the question hang between them for a long moment.
It wasn't really that she didn't want to unburden herself to someone, it was just that she wondered how much she could tell him without being remanded to a mental institution. It also wasn't just her fate that hung in the balance - so long as Bingo's future remained uncertain, she didn't want to lay all her cards on the table.
At long last, she stopped and turned toward the water. Stern stopped alongside, and though he turned toward the horizon as well, she knew she has his full attention."Tell you what, Commander - I'll answer one question for every answer you give me." As a vote of good faith, she added, "So to answer your question, no, I pose no threat to this country." Now that she'd said as much, she waited silently for him to either believe her and carry on, or deny her and start all over again.
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Date: 2010-05-17 12:01 am (UTC)It wasn't really that she didn't want to unburden herself to someone, it was just that she wondered how much she could tell him without being remanded to a mental institution. It also wasn't just her fate that hung in the balance - so long as Bingo's future remained uncertain, she didn't want to lay all her cards on the table.
At long last, she stopped and turned toward the water. Stern stopped alongside, and though he turned toward the horizon as well, she knew she has his full attention."Tell you what, Commander - I'll answer one question for every answer you give me." As a vote of good faith, she added, "So to answer your question, no, I pose no threat to this country." Now that she'd said as much, she waited silently for him to either believe her and carry on, or deny her and start all over again.