Malia, of course, was joking when she suggested he do the drastic to see how the machine functioned. When he shielded his knife, she just raised an eyebrow. “You do realize I have my own knife, right?” As Carson yelled at her for even suggesting such a thing, she found herself laughing, doubled over against the bed as he glared at her. Apparently Striders didn’t like jokes. But, when he took a step away from her, she reached out and tried to sober up. “Hey, Carson come on,” She made an attempt, but sighed as he walked out of the room entirely—away from her. “Carson, wait, it was a joke!” She called after him, shaking her head.<br/><br/>She heard him angrily mumbling to himself, making her roll her eyes, amused. Though she did feel a little bad, it clearly made him upset, but she thought his reaction was just too funny. She eventually finished up in the medic room, giving him some time to ‘cool down’ before she went after him to try and find him. She wasn’t really sure where he went, but again she could practically feel his brooding mood as she made her way to the CIC. It was the only place they hadn’t been, she was sure he’d be in there. She pushed the doors open, taking in the new room wide curious eyes.<br/><br/>She looked upon the table, but simply passed over it as she walked through the room. No Carson. She looked up to the ‘GENERAL QUARTERS’ room, tilting her head and pushing the doors open quietly, her mouth dropping open at the sight. And not only did she find the amazing room, she found Carson with his back to her. She sighed, walking over to him, her arms snaking around his waist as she hugged him to her from behind, her chin on his shoulder. “Are you mad? I was kidding.” She whispered, her eyes flickering over his face. “Do you want me to sleep somewhere else tonight?” She wanted to tease him, but she didn’t. “I loooveeee youu.” She kissed his cheek, smiling cheekily.