He took something for the pain, and continued to relentlessly monitor the instruments and her quietly sleeping form. At the first sign of anything nefarious, he was ready with a neural shock to wake her up. It was such a tense time. It also completely wiped away the few hours of slumber he’d been able to catch. But right now was not the time to rest. This situation, it seemed, would let neither of them do that. Despite how sharply he had to pay attention, a distant part of Carson realised that when this was all over, he would need a holiday. A really long holiday, and he promised himself then and there that he would take her with him. It was clear that Nida hadn’t travelled much. Well, at least not into space. This was all very new to her. Then again, to be fair, it was all very new to him too.
