A/N: this chapter is REALLY short… that's because we're doing each new chunk as a chapter (ya know, in books they have the little row of stars between parts… we have new chapters instead)
Chapter Two
T'Pol sat on the floor in her quarters meditating when the door chimed. "Come in," she said clearly. The doors slid open to reveal Captain Archer standing in the doorway. She gestured to the floor in front of her. "Sit down," she told him.
"Everything alright?" The Captain asked worried that her condition was serious.
She was about to answer when she considered what would happen if she told him the truth now. He would be not only confused but probably wary of her. She decided that unless He asked her directly, she could avoid it. "Yes. However I would like to request several days leave of duty."
"Why?" He asked.
"I have to meet with Doctor Phlox tomorrow to discuss my… condition," she said. She was worried that she had told him too much.
"What is your condition?"
"I am not entirely certain," she told him, repressing a wince at how badly she'd lied.
"Why do I get the felling you don't want to tell me what's going on?"
T'Pol didn't answer his question. Instead, she did one of the things that she did best. She changed the subject. "Captain, will you give me a leave of duty?"
The Captain considered this and replied, "You may have tomorrow off to discuss your condition with Doctor Phlox. But unless you tell me what's going on, I need you on the bridge the next day."
T'Pol considered her position. She could tell him now and get an extra day to contemplate her current predicament. Or she could wait until it was absolutely necessary to tell him. She also considered how many lies she would have to tell him if He didn't find out now. Could she do that? She had lied to people on this ship many times in the past; she could do it again. But how long would they believe her? Many members of the crew, including the Captain and Commander Tucker, were quite suspicious of her sometimes and often discovered when she was lying. She decided, however, that she would not need to tell him until at least the next day. "Thank you Captain."
The Captain stood up and walked to the door. "If there's anything you need to talk to me about, you know where to find me." With that, he left the room.
"T'Pol released her breath, relieved that He had finally gone. She then went back to her meditation.
Chapter Two
T'Pol sat on the floor in her quarters meditating when the door chimed. "Come in," she said clearly. The doors slid open to reveal Captain Archer standing in the doorway. She gestured to the floor in front of her. "Sit down," she told him.
"Everything alright?" The Captain asked worried that her condition was serious.
She was about to answer when she considered what would happen if she told him the truth now. He would be not only confused but probably wary of her. She decided that unless He asked her directly, she could avoid it. "Yes. However I would like to request several days leave of duty."
"Why?" He asked.
"I have to meet with Doctor Phlox tomorrow to discuss my… condition," she said. She was worried that she had told him too much.
"What is your condition?"
"I am not entirely certain," she told him, repressing a wince at how badly she'd lied.
"Why do I get the felling you don't want to tell me what's going on?"
T'Pol didn't answer his question. Instead, she did one of the things that she did best. She changed the subject. "Captain, will you give me a leave of duty?"
The Captain considered this and replied, "You may have tomorrow off to discuss your condition with Doctor Phlox. But unless you tell me what's going on, I need you on the bridge the next day."
T'Pol considered her position. She could tell him now and get an extra day to contemplate her current predicament. Or she could wait until it was absolutely necessary to tell him. She also considered how many lies she would have to tell him if He didn't find out now. Could she do that? She had lied to people on this ship many times in the past; she could do it again. But how long would they believe her? Many members of the crew, including the Captain and Commander Tucker, were quite suspicious of her sometimes and often discovered when she was lying. She decided, however, that she would not need to tell him until at least the next day. "Thank you Captain."
The Captain stood up and walked to the door. "If there's anything you need to talk to me about, you know where to find me." With that, he left the room.
"T'Pol released her breath, relieved that He had finally gone. She then went back to her meditation.