Trip retreated to the reactor room moments later where he clearly intended to spend the rest of the day working on various shipboard repairs. For her part, T’Pol retired to their cabin so she could dress more appropriately (although she did inexplicably decide to continue wearing his shirt under her uniform) before secluding herself in the mediation compartment. Her whitespace came easily today which she attributed to finally understanding what had been happening to her over the last two weeks. Refreshed and controlled, she joined Trip in the reactor room to lend aid as appropriate; T’Pol found it strangely satisfying that, despite being twice his age with considerably more education and training, she always learned something new in Trip’s presence. They spent an hour discussing his idea a
