"No," she said, "I cannot," but she appreciated that he didn't press the matter.
"I am unaccustomed to taking unnecessary breaks, recreational or otherwise."
In the Collective, tasks were seen to as needed by those who were capable of taking care of the matter. There was no hierarchy to check in with, no permission to be ask. You knew your place and the roles you were meant to fulfill. If you were incapable or otherwise occupied, the task was left for someone more qualified to fill. And while she's learned how to operate within those set parameters, she was not beyond going against them.