["You can tell me anything"] - [Day 16] - [Uhura, Chapel]

[original_fierce]

Simply put, she was mortified.

More explicitly: she ached all over, the madness burning its way painfully out of her body like a fever while the memories steadfastly refused to do the same. Mostly, she wanted nothing more than to hide herself in her room forever, but there was also some niggling voice in the back of her mind that wanted to tell,

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[headnursechapel]

Christine opened the door hesitantly, peeking out as if afraid of who might be there. When she saw Uhura's face, her own relaxed considerably.

"Nyota," she said warmly, stepping back to allow her entrance. "Come in."

[original_fierce]

Uhura took a moment to notice that Christine had looked a little anxious as she opened the door. She hoped things were okay. She had no desire to unload on someone with problems of her own.

"Christine," she said smiling. "Sorry to drop in on you like this - I hope it's not a bad time?"

She followed her friend into the room.

[headnursechapel]

"Never," Christine assured her as the door slid shut. She smiled back, much happier now that the door had proved to admit only her friend.

She took Uhura's hand in hers, drawing her down to the couch.

"How are you, Nyota?"

[original_fierce]

She had meant to keep up a polite front, really she had. For a little while, at least. But Christine's hand in hers brought her abruptly, ridiculously close to crying, or perhaps hysterical laughter. Neither would be good.

Instead, she squeezed back, and sighed, her smile turning wry.

"Oh, Christine." She didn't quite know how to say it. "I'm feeling like an idiot, mostly." She paused. "And a little - concerned. Did you happen to notice any...weird behaviour, a couple days back?"

Not, of course, that Christine would have gotten herself caught up in it. But maybe she'd seen some weirdness from her window, or remembered reading a communication.