She hadn't been expecting the privilege of getting her old room back. She'd thought she was going to get shunted into the roommate pool -- something she had heard about and had not strictly been looking forward to -- or simply slotted into some empty crew quarters. But it turned out that the Enterprise hadn't filled the space she'd left in that sense at least, and it tickled her to be back in familiar spaces.
Stripped bare, to be fair, of anything familiar, but then, Pulaski had always traveled light.
Settling in gave her time to reflect on her situation. Initially, and at face value, she had put a positive spin on it -- and in fact the whole situation had such a degree of absurdity that it was funny, once she had gotten over the initial shock. But that was a bit like saying the lake water was warm, when it was simply that one's body temperature had adjusted. You'd still end up with hypothermia eventually, if you stayed in too long.
Being torn from her ship, her crew, her work was much more worrisome on a deeper level. She was under no illusions that she'd be the only one looking for a way to get home, but that didn't make her any less inclined to try and get the lay of the land. She had left people and projects behind, and besides, she was no fan of being toyed with. This smacked of nothing more than it smacked of toying.
On the other hand, if she couldn't get back... then what? She was safe here, she was around people she knew and liked. If she was stuck, Kate was a little bit inclined to consider this odd confinement to the Enterprise a little bit like an enforced holiday.
To that end, and because she had done all the investigating she could handle for the moment, Kate Pulaski replicated herself a PADD, accessed the ship's database, and settled down to do a little bit of reading.
Maybe she'd finally catch up on her medical journals.
Room #3357, Kate Pulaski, open to all! Especially canonmates who might want to see her!
Stripped bare, to be fair, of anything familiar, but then, Pulaski had always traveled light.
Settling in gave her time to reflect on her situation. Initially, and at face value, she had put a positive spin on it -- and in fact the whole situation had such a degree of absurdity that it was funny, once she had gotten over the initial shock. But that was a bit like saying the lake water was warm, when it was simply that one's body temperature had adjusted. You'd still end up with hypothermia eventually, if you stayed in too long.
Being torn from her ship, her crew, her work was much more worrisome on a deeper level. She was under no illusions that she'd be the only one looking for a way to get home, but that didn't make her any less inclined to try and get the lay of the land. She had left people and projects behind, and besides, she was no fan of being toyed with. This smacked of nothing more than it smacked of toying.
On the other hand, if she couldn't get back... then what? She was safe here, she was around people she knew and liked. If she was stuck, Kate was a little bit inclined to consider this odd confinement to the Enterprise a little bit like an enforced holiday.
To that end, and because she had done all the investigating she could handle for the moment, Kate Pulaski replicated herself a PADD, accessed the ship's database, and settled down to do a little bit of reading.
Maybe she'd finally catch up on her medical journals.