Over time the sound of the engines fades to background noise; by now the thrum of the ship's systems under his feet is as ubiquitous and no more worthy of notice than his own heartbeat. The low hum of the engines is a comfort, only truly audible when the sound of it is wrong. At the moment the particular pitch and volume of the vibration indicates that the FTL engines are operating at somewhat reduced capacity. Their energy reserves are depleted. They'll have to refuel before too much longer.
A hint of a smile curls around the corner of his mouth as she mentions the code. "You have an extremely suspicious mind," he comments, and though the phrasing could easily be an insult, the tone makes it unmistakably a compliment. A prudent and reasonable level of paranoia is certainly something he can respect.
"I'll need to memorise it one way or the other," he replies with a slight shrug. The transfer the stones allow is a purely mental one, and any notes he might make will be left behind when they make the switch. "Go ahead."
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Date: 2012-10-02 09:55 pm (UTC)A hint of a smile curls around the corner of his mouth as she mentions the code. "You have an extremely suspicious mind," he comments, and though the phrasing could easily be an insult, the tone makes it unmistakably a compliment. A prudent and reasonable level of paranoia is certainly something he can respect.
"I'll need to memorise it one way or the other," he replies with a slight shrug. The transfer the stones allow is a purely mental one, and any notes he might make will be left behind when they make the switch. "Go ahead."