Her caution had paid off.
When she announced her intent to exit warp several hours earlier than initially planned and then enter the target system at impulse, Trip had accused her of being slightly paranoid. At first, T’Pol had perceived this comment as an indictment of her recently uncovered past and spent several minutes defending the decision – the comm-buoy that should have been at the periphery of this system was non-responsive, after all, and some of the sensor readings she’d detected were quite troubling if a bit garbled – before finally realizing he was attempting to be humorous. It was gratifying to realize he was not looking at her differently following her revelations and even more satisfying that he did not inexplicably begin treating her as if she suddenly possessed the capab
