[ deanna will get them both glasses of water, then! maybe she’ll try tea or chocolate milk later. the latter sounds better to her. ]
An alternate reality, perhaps? [ just a guess. because it’s the only option that makes any sense at all.
admittedly, she’s surprised at kitty’s words, enough to draw a small smile from her, but the sentiment is accurate. at least, from what she can figure. ] It does. Losing friends, companions, or acquaintances doesn’t get much easier, despite how we might wish it would.
[ and the down side is she can’t even offer much in the way of hope for data. she knows what his future holds. he has a few years, but… it is what it is. perhaps him being up in a pod is the lesser evil. ]