As Scotty rather awkwardly reached behind Uhura's back to press a button, she sighed. "Scotty, is something wrong with your right hand?"
Scotty blushed and stammered that it was fine.
"Then why exactly do you hide it whenever someone else is around? It seems rather inconvenient, and you're not one to do things without a good reason."
"I...I suppose I'm uncomfortable." He slowly held out his hand for Uhura's inspection. She took it gently and asked, "What happened?"
Scotty looked at the ground. "I was welding something without proper protective gear. My brother had come up behind me and shouted right in my ear. I jumped and jerked the plasma stream. I dinna know how it missed my first two fingers, but it only took the middle."
"That's nothing to be ashamed of, Scotty. My grandfather lost several fingers working on equipment."
"I suppose it isn't, lass." He smiled.
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chronometric . Awardspace . Co . Uk
My grandpa and several of his brothers were all missing fingers or parts of fingers due to working with farm equipment, so that inspired Uhura's line. The word scars isn't mentioned, but that's the word that gave me the idea.