Author: greatunironic
Rated: PG
Disclaimer: I obviously do not own them as Malcolm would be dying and coming back to life every five minutes if I did.
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Summary: Trip, lying. Tag to 'The Xindi'
Etc.: My God...it can't be—it is! I've written something and didn't kill Malcolm Reed in the process! I need to go call me therapist and tell her I had a break through! (Just kidding. I don't have a therapist. I probably should, though.)
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He isn't jealous of Malcolm for having a sister that's still alive. He isn't jealous of Jon for not having a sister to lose. He isn't jealous of T'Pol for her cold impassivity towards death.
No, he isn't jealous of any of them.
He isn't resentful of Jon and Malcolm trying to talk to him, for trying to make him feel human again.
Nope, not at all.
He's not pushing Malcolm away because Malcolm's got a sister and he doesn't. He's not hurting Malcolm because of it. He's not pushing everyone away because of his pain. He's not hurting them just like he's not hurting Malcolm.
No, he isn't hurting anyone.
He hasn't stopped feeling human. His grief isn't killing him. He isn't being eaten alive by his hate. His thirst for revenge isn't destroying him. He hasn't lost the will to live or do anything other than destroy the Xindi. He doesn't even want to destroy the Xindi...all that much. He isn't dying inside.
No, Trip is fine.
Trip is perfectly okay.