After their little dinner date, Eric walked her over to the elevator after paying for their meal. Nothing much was said between them pretty much the entire time which made her feel a bit awkward in all honesty. She was use to talkative company, sometimes company was too talkative, and so she wasnâ€™t quite sure whether to remain silent or start talking herself. All she said to him was, â€œSure, if you want to. It was a nice meal and Iâ€™m not enough of a bitch to just blow you off afterwards,â€ when he asked to walk her to the elevator. After that the elevator ride had been silent. She almost felt like she was giving him some cold shoulder or something, then again knowing her she was probably just being her usual self. There were times where she could be cold after all. It wasnâ€™t at that moment, obviously â€“more or less she just wanted him to get back to work before the captain gave him an ear full in the morning.<br/><br/>When Kat returned to her cabin she read about two chapters out of her book that sheâ€™s been reading for about a month now to get her mindset geared towards sleeping. She was completely drained herself, but she found herself unable to sleep so she read a little more. After that she was still feeling a bit restless and her efforts to sleep havenâ€™t been very effective.<br/><br/>After deciding that reading was not doing her any good, she simply lay down on her bed and closed her eyes, taking in deep breaths. She clutched her pin in the palm of her hand, which remained under her pillow to support her head more. Kat likes to sleep with her arms under her pillows finding it a bit more comfortable that way. There were times where she missed her bed back home, but she knew there was a chance she may not be able to return. She hardly thought about it, knowing it would just make her sad and even more restless. To help herself, sleep, she let her thoughts wander to her promotion. It still felt damn wonderful. In her defense she should be proud of herself for getting as far as she did, as she should be.<br/><br/>In the morning, she was surprised to hear her name being called. The captain only said that he wanted to see her this morning. Had she been well rested, Kat would have probably been a little on edge. Right now she was just somewhat nonchalant about it. She got herself ready for the day, noting that laundry would need to be done later, and started heading to the captainâ€™s cabin.<br/><br/>She was surprised to see Eric there as well. The captain had made no mention that he would be there as well. â€œHe didnâ€™t really say anything other than he wanted to talk to me. You as well, I guess?â€ She inquired. â€œWell, I can see why heâ€™d want to talk to you. But what he wants with me, now that I canâ€™t really say for sure. I hope itâ€™s not bad, whatever it isâ€¦â€ she added. She wondered if Eric has slacked off in his duties and she was being held responsible for it. It was a possibility, though he didnâ€™t really seem like someone who would do things half assedâ€¦ If he was then she would make sure to get him in gear and do his job. Perhaps this promotion was slowly beginning to get to her head more and more, but she really didnâ€™t want to lose it.<br/><br/>Of course in another worst case scenario, if he did slack off and got sent somewhere else as a result, she would probably have to wait around for another partner which would be quite sad. Itâ€™s been awhile since she has gotten along with someone as well as she seemed to be with Eric. Leave it to Kat to always overreact and be dramatic. But the possibility still stood regardless, lest she be the one to be sent somewhere else...