[ somehow he realizes that she really does understand and it saddens him to know that. he would hope someone like ginny would never have to face some of the horrors he and his crew have. ]
No, it isn’t, and the last time this happened the entire crew of Voyager almost died. [ 150 people, ginny. ] We were toys to them, prey to be understood before we were killed. Some of the crew didn’t make it through, and we’re half-convinced that this time won’t be different, that we’ll turn around and realize they’re back and we’ve lost more people, good people.
[ the whole affair had been so traumatizing for all of them. things the voyager crew doesn’t talk about: the hirogens. his expression clouds for a moment as he remembers the first time they’d run into the hirogens and the time they’d gotten those letters from home. good people had a way of dying, it seemed, and he hoped, prayed to the spirits of his tribe if they would listen, that they wouldn’t return to voyager to find a skeleton crew. or worse, a deserted or destroyed ship.
but, in true chakotay fashion, he’s choosing not to focus on that for now. his expression relaxes as he picks out the positive result instead. ]
There is one good thing that came out of all that: we grew closer as a crew and I have a feeling the same will happen here. We’ll grow closer to our friends here, those outside the four of us. [ and that includes ginny. he hopes she won’t take it too personally and allow them the time they need to get over what happened and really enjoy her world for what it is. ]
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No, it isn’t, and the last time this happened the entire crew of Voyager almost died. [ 150 people, ginny. ] We were toys to them, prey to be understood before we were killed. Some of the crew didn’t make it through, and we’re half-convinced that this time won’t be different, that we’ll turn around and realize they’re back and we’ve lost more people, good people.
[ the whole affair had been so traumatizing for all of them. things the voyager crew doesn’t talk about: the hirogens. his expression clouds for a moment as he remembers the first time they’d run into the hirogens and the time they’d gotten those letters from home. good people had a way of dying, it seemed, and he hoped, prayed to the spirits of his tribe if they would listen, that they wouldn’t return to voyager to find a skeleton crew. or worse, a deserted or destroyed ship.
but, in true chakotay fashion, he’s choosing not to focus on that for now. his expression relaxes as he picks out the positive result instead. ]
There is one good thing that came out of all that: we grew closer as a crew and I have a feeling the same will happen here. We’ll grow closer to our friends here, those outside the four of us. [ and that includes ginny. he hopes she won’t take it too personally and allow them the time they need to get over what happened and really enjoy her world for what it is. ]