December on the SS Goldstone! A mingle!

[throwsdown]

Who: Visitors and shipmates of the SS Goldstone!
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Goldstone.
When: The month of December!


There's a tiny panda on the fucking bridge half the time, what the fu--

Comments

[outstandingbalance]

I'm not saying give him the option of approving or disapproving. I'm saying give him the option to meet you half way. If he's not comfortable, find out if he can be more comfortable.

If he doesn't want to take that step, that's on him.

But worst case scenario, what changes if he doesn't?

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she sighs ]

That's just one example, anyway.

[outstandingbalance]

To illustrate a pattern.

[takingkarabusiness]

Yep.

I don't know. Maybe I should just move. But I love being around everyone else. And frankly, I think we can do better than deterrent corpses.

[outstandingbalance]

If you want to move, move. But if you don't, I don't think you have to leap to doing something that won't make you happier in the long run.

[takingkarabusiness]

I don't know what I want. Well, that's not totally true. I want things to be fine.

[outstandingbalance]

Tell me what fine looks like. Specifically. Not just that you want him to trust you or respect you; to you, what does that entail.

[takingkarabusiness]

I don't know.

Actually being reliable with my powers would be a start. I mean, that the Atroma couldn't decide to take them away or we weren't marooned on planets with red suns. At least then I'd have more opportunities to show that I'm actually good at what I do.

[outstandingbalance]

That would be nice, but hard to help with.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ sighs ]

I'll figure something out.

[outstandingbalance]

Is that a hint I should drop the topic?

[takingkarabusiness]

I just don't know that it's going to be solved right now, because I'm out of ideas on how to make it work.

[outstandingbalance]

That's fair. But I think the point I'm trying to make is that you're not going to solve it yourself. You're never going to just be what Jim wants you to be, and even if you tried you'd be miserable. And at this point he's not going to start trusting you just because you're trustworthy and decide to be extra Kara about this.

[Watching Kara's face to see if she follows.]

[takingkarabusiness]

I don't know how I can be "extra Kara" about this. But it sounds like you're saying not to do anything about it.

[outstandingbalance]

I'd say just the opposite. You and he both have to do things if you want to fix this.

I'm suggesting that you'll need an actual steps both of you can and are willing to take to make each other more comfortable.

[takingkarabusiness]

We'll... figure something out.

[outstandingbalance]

I'll let you. It's up to you how to go forward, but I wanted to help.

Remember you can talk to me if you want.

[takingkarabusiness]

Thank you, Natasha. You're a really good friend.

[outstandingbalance]

I do okay.

[Eating the rest of her doughnut.]