[video - open official broadcast, and several personal locks] backdated to Tuesday
[The last thing Uhura needs right now is another complication. But she has one, definitely. A woman with her face, actively pretending to be her. At least it's been caught early. All of her personal security now requires more than just biological confirmation, since she can't know how close the two of them truly are. Access to her own office, to
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A single touch on her mind confirms it. He rests there, for a moment, and then, making sure to leave no ripples, reads her concern for Tony, confirms that Tony is the one in her care.
It's surprising strain to stretch himself this far, which is irritating, so he pulls back.]
[He coughs.]
Ah, hello, Uhura. I'd like to apologize for my intrusion, of a few days ago.
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You haven't been back in his mind.
[She would know. She's told Tony that it's very important that he tell her if he hears any more voices, that it's part of finding the most efficient way for him to be his best.]
I can understand that finding yourself suddenly in this place is a shock, and I accept that you were reacting naturally.
He is very important to me.
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Best to mend accidentally burned bridges, though. I'd like to avoid being shot in the head.
[But the tone is a little wry; he's not afraid, he's not angry, and he is sorry that he underestimated the fragility of Tony's mind. ]
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[Yeah, she's not at all happy about any of this.]
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[It's not a very good joke. She knows it's not a very good joke. Her tone of voice and the aborted little hint of a chuckle also speak to the fact that she's very well aware that it's not a good joke, that it's barely a joke at all. But it's somewhere in the general vicinity, and she needed that little break in the tension.]
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[He's going to go ahead and return a subtle wryness. Happy to give her a break in tension.]
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You'd better be careful. My boyfriend is another of those 'kill you with his brain' types.
[Though he's not currently in the city, and even if he were, he probably wouldn't be jealous. Not Spock. Not of someone flirting with her in such a joking manner.]
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-- And, may I ask what happened to him? It looked to me as though another telepath erased his mind. That was why I was curious.
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Which really means until the proper Magistrate arrives.
It was done with machines, and it's temporary.
[She's not even going to touch the actual conversation about Spock, because that hurts way too much.]
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[ But he's already glanced the surface of her thoughts. Not much, just enough to make sure he understands. ]
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Until I tell you to stop...
[Which she might do if she feels he's overstepped a bound. In which case, he'll have no problem reading the fact that she expects him to leave immediately. She thinks about the process of becoming a doll from a technical aspect, taking care to avoid focusing on the specifics of Tony's experience, and especially on the location of the equipment. Those aren't her secrets to give.]
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[ He extricates himself delicately.
She may hear a quiet breath of air. ]
I understand.
There's still something of what he was left there. Like ruined foundations, I suppose, under a layer of earth.
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[And she actually, genuinely is. Something of Tony remains, something that even the programming can't scrub away. When they go to put him back, there will be something to build on.]
Can you tell-- Is he happy? Or is he just... programmed to seem like he's happy?
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