Monica lightly bumped him back, in a teasing way. She helped him remove the tools; she’d been serious about helping him. “Ya, I normally keep to myself. So, ya wouldn’t, really.” She usually was in the kitchen, lounge, or her bunk when she couldn’t sleep. Of course she also spent time in the exercise cove, and security office. Actually, come to think of it she wandered about the entire ship. Part of it was a weird part of her, making sure everyone else was safe. She sometimes woke with paranoia of things happening. But, not that she’d ever spoke of it to anyone. Hell, most the crew wouldn’t believe the fact that she couldn’t sleep because she was worried about there safety. But it was true. Just, after what happened with her family, before, she just couldn’t ever really relax. Even when there was absolutely no reason for think something was wrong. Usually she did function just fine on a few hours, caffeine helped a lot. And she’d never been one to really sleep too long. Was that way on the Ranch too when she was young. She needed need as much sleep, she supposed as others. But, it didn’t mean as of late that she wasn’t wearing her sleep down, because, in fact that was what was happening.
She sort of chuckled with him a bit. And then when he asked his question, she sort of shrugged, slightly embarrassed at it actually. “I’ahh … Guess was just kinda hopin’ ya was in ‘ere.” She didn’t say it very loud, so others that might pass wouldn’t hear. But it was the truth, and oddly she didn’t mind him knowing. It was weird how one little medicated conversation had lead to her wanting, and not caring about sharing things with the mechanic. He’d been on the ship for some while, and this really was the first she’d started letting him in on anything. She supposed she’d spent so much time pushing them out so to not get attached, that it didn’t matter; she’d gotten attached to the whole lot of them without realizing it. Monica would do anything to protect them; maybe being so friendly, and wanting to spend time around him would lead to horrible things after all. But, damn, she was so tiered of only being around herself, and everyone else enjoying things. Or, perhaps it also could just be the way Oddball had spoken to her the other day, and what he’d said to her.