[...Hush, that is not reluctance on your captain's part.]
So does she have to stay-- mmmfffmm.
[Yeah, so, he was trying to talk but a curious tiny hand reached up and grabbed his lower lip. He gently loosens the little girl's grip, addressing her for a moment with a fond little smile.]
Sorry, sweetheart, I need that lip for a minute, I'm still talking.
[And then back to McCoy:]
I was saying, I guess she needs to sleep in here? It's... probably for the best, right?
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[...Hush, that is not reluctance on your captain's part.]
So does she have to stay-- mmmfffmm.
[Yeah, so, he was trying to talk but a curious tiny hand reached up and grabbed his lower lip. He gently loosens the little girl's grip, addressing her for a moment with a fond little smile.]
Sorry, sweetheart, I need that lip for a minute, I'm still talking.
[And then back to McCoy:]
I was saying, I guess she needs to sleep in here? It's... probably for the best, right?