[And there's the Mordin that she knows all too well, clearing a side-topic from the discussion to get right to the point of matters. She's smiling more now, relaxed despite the way he's looking over her. Shepard knows what he sees. A puzzle, something to solve.
It would make things easier if she could look at it so clearly. If she were to focus, she probably could. But it's been a long time since she's indulged herself in anything close to fantasy. There isn't harm in enjoying his touch. It's medically necessary. Tactically, pragmatically. She didn't come here to indulge herself but to make them safer from Cerberus.
And so, as his warm, so-long fingers move her hair and start to touch, Shepard feels a little warmer herself.]
That makes sense. It'd be harder to detect something next to other hardware.
[And the last thing most people would be surprised by was something special about her biotic implant, seeing as Cerberus liked to experiment.]
And putting something along the spinal column might make it harder to remove.
[Distancing herself from the situation helps. His fingers are gentle and she knows how much experience he has with bodies and the way they work. He would have to be a masterful lover, and now she's no longer as distanced as she'd been trying for. Maybe it would be better if he was less gentle, but that thought's dismissed fairly quickly. He wouldn't be him, then, and she wouldn't have this struggle in the first place.
Her fingers drum on her thighs as she tries not to think about 'inward' and what is coming. Even if he finds something in her neck that doesn't preclude the possibility of other devices. Realizing what she's doing, Shepard stills her hands. If at any point he seems uncomfortable, she'll call this off. He's completely capable of doing so too, but she doesn't want to push. He has no interest here. He's said as much. She won't cross that line.]
Too bad sticking me in that thing would probably fry it and me both.
[She indicates the device he'd stuck the coffee cup in. That would have made this a lot simpler for him.]
But I prefer not to fry, and any good scientist wouldn't want their equipment damaged, so that's off the table.
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It would make things easier if she could look at it so clearly. If she were to focus, she probably could. But it's been a long time since she's indulged herself in anything close to fantasy. There isn't harm in enjoying his touch. It's medically necessary. Tactically, pragmatically. She didn't come here to indulge herself but to make them safer from Cerberus.
And so, as his warm, so-long fingers move her hair and start to touch, Shepard feels a little warmer herself.]
That makes sense. It'd be harder to detect something next to other hardware.
[And the last thing most people would be surprised by was something special about her biotic implant, seeing as Cerberus liked to experiment.]
And putting something along the spinal column might make it harder to remove.
[Distancing herself from the situation helps. His fingers are gentle and she knows how much experience he has with bodies and the way they work. He would have to be a masterful lover, and now she's no longer as distanced as she'd been trying for. Maybe it would be better if he was less gentle, but that thought's dismissed fairly quickly. He wouldn't be him, then, and she wouldn't have this struggle in the first place.
Her fingers drum on her thighs as she tries not to think about 'inward' and what is coming. Even if he finds something in her neck that doesn't preclude the possibility of other devices. Realizing what she's doing, Shepard stills her hands. If at any point he seems uncomfortable, she'll call this off. He's completely capable of doing so too, but she doesn't want to push. He has no interest here. He's said as much. She won't cross that line.]
Too bad sticking me in that thing would probably fry it and me both.
[She indicates the device he'd stuck the coffee cup in. That would have made this a lot simpler for him.]
But I prefer not to fry, and any good scientist wouldn't want their equipment damaged, so that's off the table.