*after visiting mess
I ran into Malcolm on my way to get something to eat after shift. He's real upset over whatever Commander Tucker's done to the Tacboard.
*sigh*
He thinks everyone is treating him differently. I don't want to baby him, because even if he weren't recovering from... everything that's happened... I know he wouldn't want that.
But I have to admit that it does seem a bit like everyone's walking on eggshells around him. And I suppose that's understandable- how are you supposed to act when something like this happens to a colleague? We all want to help, but it's not like this happens all the time.
I get the feeling he thought I was acting the same way. And I don't mean to. I mean, in my head he's still the same person- he certainly *acted* like himself when I spoke to him: damn stubborn. But I don't want him to see me as someone who no longer respects him, someone who thinks him incapable of carrying out his duty.
It kinda hurt, that he stormed off like that. I feel like maybe he doesn't want to talk to me, which is okay, I can see how he might feel right now. But I feel like he doesn't want to be around me at all.
*sigh*
He thinks everyone is treating him differently. I don't want to baby him, because even if he weren't recovering from... everything that's happened... I know he wouldn't want that.
But I have to admit that it does seem a bit like everyone's walking on eggshells around him. And I suppose that's understandable- how are you supposed to act when something like this happens to a colleague? We all want to help, but it's not like this happens all the time.
I get the feeling he thought I was acting the same way. And I don't mean to. I mean, in my head he's still the same person- he certainly *acted* like himself when I spoke to him: damn stubborn. But I don't want him to see me as someone who no longer respects him, someone who thinks him incapable of carrying out his duty.
It kinda hurt, that he stormed off like that. I feel like maybe he doesn't want to talk to me, which is okay, I can see how he might feel right now. But I feel like he doesn't want to be around me at all.