His answer was completely matter-of-fact. "I'd sooner break your arm."
That might mean something different to her than what he had intended. In this day and age, mending even the most badly crushed wrist was the work of minutes with basic medical facilities. Even if they couldn't get access to the sorts of instruments that were just lying out in the open in different rooms around the facility, giving her a small sample of his blood would repair the damage at no cost to himself. It was very possible that some glancing physical contact would provide her with enough regenerative powers as well, not that either of them wanted to perform that particular experiment. On the other hand, even if they had no options except for crude splinting and weeks of immobilization, he would still break her arm rather than let go.
The room lights went out, though the console and the area of the transporter platform both remained lit up and active. In the faint glow, Khan pulled open a panel and yanked a lever that opened the door, not with a swoosh as it had for his unexpected caller but with a grinding pull. Manual controls, the power to this entire section had been shut down completely. Khan glanced back at his hapless companion one final time before stepping out into the jet black void, pulling her along.
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That might mean something different to her than what he had intended. In this day and age, mending even the most badly crushed wrist was the work of minutes with basic medical facilities. Even if they couldn't get access to the sorts of instruments that were just lying out in the open in different rooms around the facility, giving her a small sample of his blood would repair the damage at no cost to himself. It was very possible that some glancing physical contact would provide her with enough regenerative powers as well, not that either of them wanted to perform that particular experiment. On the other hand, even if they had no options except for crude splinting and weeks of immobilization, he would still break her arm rather than let go.
The room lights went out, though the console and the area of the transporter platform both remained lit up and active. In the faint glow, Khan pulled open a panel and yanked a lever that opened the door, not with a swoosh as it had for his unexpected caller but with a grinding pull. Manual controls, the power to this entire section had been shut down completely. Khan glanced back at his hapless companion one final time before stepping out into the jet black void, pulling her along.