Julian takes a few deep breaths, calming the fight-or-flight response, mastering his heartbeat and the hormones in his blood.
"Bloody hell," he breathes after a few moments, anger flowing out of him and leaving just weariness and ache behind. He let his anger get the best of him, sure, but it wasn't like there was trust between them to betray.
He expected security to burst in at any moment--he tapped his combadge to call Worf, ask to be left alone--they were secure in Sickbay. He couldn't guarantee his crewmate would trust his judgement. Then he slides down the biobed to sit on the floor.
After that, there was silence. Angry, bitter silence. It was almost as if he hadn't been the one attacked twice and slammed against a wall.
Finally, the question couldn't go unasked any longer. "Who are you?"
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"Bloody hell," he breathes after a few moments, anger flowing out of him and leaving just weariness and ache behind. He let his anger get the best of him, sure, but it wasn't like there was trust between them to betray.
He expected security to burst in at any moment--he tapped his combadge to call Worf, ask to be left alone--they were secure in Sickbay. He couldn't guarantee his crewmate would trust his judgement. Then he slides down the biobed to sit on the floor.
After that, there was silence. Angry, bitter silence. It was almost as if he hadn't been the one attacked twice and slammed against a wall.
Finally, the question couldn't go unasked any longer. "Who are you?"