[Tina's quarters - aftermath]
After McCoy left her at the door, Tina walked into her quarters. She took off her clothes. She cleaned her teeth. She got into the shower cubicle.
There was more. She kept remembering more of it, memories that weren't hers. Screaming and blood. Scalpels (no one uses scalpels anymore). That detached, calm smile. Hands, touching clinically where they should never touch. On her (his. It's not me, it's not me, it's not me) skin. And the bodies... Even after death, they weren't safe from violation.
Tina came back to herself sobbing. She was curled up on the floor in the shower cubicle. She had no idea how long she'd been there. She was cold, but slick with sweat. If she had anything left in her stomach, she would have vomited again.
She stood up on trembling legs and activated the sonics. She left the bathroom and put on her pajamas from the night before. She got into bed. She closed her eyes.
She could still see.
There was more. She kept remembering more of it, memories that weren't hers. Screaming and blood. Scalpels (no one uses scalpels anymore). That detached, calm smile. Hands, touching clinically where they should never touch. On her (his. It's not me, it's not me, it's not me) skin. And the bodies... Even after death, they weren't safe from violation.
Tina came back to herself sobbing. She was curled up on the floor in the shower cubicle. She had no idea how long she'd been there. She was cold, but slick with sweat. If she had anything left in her stomach, she would have vomited again.
She stood up on trembling legs and activated the sonics. She left the bathroom and put on her pajamas from the night before. She got into bed. She closed her eyes.
She could still see.