[ Engaged to be married to a respectable officer who worked at the Home Office, ready to settle down for a quiet life with a family like any proper young woman of her age. But then she was recruited by the SOE and then her brother was killed in the line of duty — there was no other way her life could have gone after that but to charge forward in his stead. ]
I've never been in one place for very long, not these past few years. I didn't mind it much. But settling here... [ A second chance with Steve, the life they never got to live in 1945. ] Well, I can't speak for everyone, but I think we do have a responsibility to keep things from getting worse.
[ It must be different for people with dedicated partners-- but then, Jim thinks that about people at home, too. He doesn't understand Spock and Uhura in that way, he doesn't understand Hikaru. Jim doesn't have anything to leverage within himself like that, and he doubts he ever will. ]
Oh — [ In a tone of voice that all but says, Look at the time! ] I should get dinner sorted. Thank you for answering my questions, captain. I truly appreciate your insight.
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[ Engaged to be married to a respectable officer who worked at the Home Office, ready to settle down for a quiet life with a family like any proper young woman of her age. But then she was recruited by the SOE and then her brother was killed in the line of duty — there was no other way her life could have gone after that but to charge forward in his stead. ]
I've never been in one place for very long, not these past few years. I didn't mind it much. But settling here... [ A second chance with Steve, the life they never got to live in 1945. ] Well, I can't speak for everyone, but I think we do have a responsibility to keep things from getting worse.
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We do. [ That much he knows. ] No matter what.
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[ But she already knew that. ]
Oh — [ In a tone of voice that all but says, Look at the time! ] I should get dinner sorted. Thank you for answering my questions, captain. I truly appreciate your insight.
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No problem, Peggy. Have a good night.