John places a careful hand on Leonard's shoulder. It serves a dual purpose of asking Leonard to trust him, to relax and let him talk, and showing Aeryn that Leonard isn't a threat. John knows him.
"Yeah, 'cuz you look fine," he says. The sarcasm is applied lightly; he's trying to get through to her, not set her off. "Look, Aeryn, I know this place is foreign to you, and the doc here, maybe he's not the most personable guy in the universe. But nobody is going to hurt you. He isn't NamTar, this isn't the Uncharted Territories, and the people here just want to help. I promise."
He holds her gaze for a handful of seconds, willing her to calm down and take her hand off her gun. Glancing at McCoy out of the corner of his eye, he drops his voice and the tenderness that was in it. "What were you trying to do to her?"
It's only half an accusation. Aeryn said she was fine, but he knows something set her off. The other half of his intent is to get McCoy to explain everything calmly, so that the Peacekeeper commando doesn't shoot him in the face.
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"Yeah, 'cuz you look fine," he says. The sarcasm is applied lightly; he's trying to get through to her, not set her off. "Look, Aeryn, I know this place is foreign to you, and the doc here, maybe he's not the most personable guy in the universe. But nobody is going to hurt you. He isn't NamTar, this isn't the Uncharted Territories, and the people here just want to help. I promise."
He holds her gaze for a handful of seconds, willing her to calm down and take her hand off her gun. Glancing at McCoy out of the corner of his eye, he drops his voice and the tenderness that was in it. "What were you trying to do to her?"
It's only half an accusation. Aeryn said she was fine, but he knows something set her off. The other half of his intent is to get McCoy to explain everything calmly, so that the Peacekeeper commando doesn't shoot him in the face.