[Delta notices her right away, of course--he actually has to disable some of the locks so she can get in. While she's entering, though, he wakes York up silently.
He was actually sleeping in his armor again; only common sense when Omega was out, really, since he had faith in D's abilities to protect against a direct attack, but didn't want a clever sniper round taking him out just in case. He stirs a bit as Catherine slips in.]
[She freezes for a moment. She hadn't really planned on what to do once she got there, just that she didn't want to be alone.]
Couldn't sleep, Sir. [After a weighted pause, and sounding slightly more like her age,] Had a nightmare. [Her expression remains stoic, however. Spartans wouldn't let a little thing like a nightmare get in their way.]
[She nods and does just that, perching on the edge, back straight, hands in her lap. She was so painfully at attention, last thing she wanted was to appear weak.]
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He was actually sleeping in his armor again; only common sense when Omega was out, really, since he had faith in D's abilities to protect against a direct attack, but didn't want a clever sniper round taking him out just in case. He stirs a bit as Catherine slips in.]
Hey. Up kinda late, aren't you?
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Couldn't sleep, Sir. [After a weighted pause, and sounding slightly more like her age,] Had a nightmare. [Her expression remains stoic, however. Spartans wouldn't let a little thing like a nightmare get in their way.]
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[He didn't really have a lot of experience with kids, but some things are pretty universal.
York swings down from bed, years of being ready at a moment's notice helping him get to full alertness within seconds.]
Go sit on the couch, I'll make you a hot drink and if you want we can talk about it.
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