He might touch her hand then - catch her knuckles between his palm and the span of his collarbone. There could be some tender instance there. Instead, he grins and his hand doesn't float up from the chair back where it's settled. These are early days yet, and good humor and some element of self-satisfaction is a more honest thing in them. Later, when things have grown uneven and lopsided, he'll find the sometimes urge to touch (to cling to) her difficult to master.
But not today.
"It should cover the debts for the refit, in any case." It's better than that, says the certain curve of his mouth. But the particulars are specific to the crew, and there's no need to bore her with them.
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But not today.
"It should cover the debts for the refit, in any case." It's better than that, says the certain curve of his mouth. But the particulars are specific to the crew, and there's no need to bore her with them.