If anything, it was needless to say that Ryan would never openly admit his sexuality. He usually preferred to talk around it or strongly imply it. He felt he had nothing to hide now that he was no longer a part of the military and their stupid primitive rules and â€˜terms of serviceâ€™ and what not. It was so amusing how some things never really did change in time, but he put those thoughts aside and focused again on the situation. â€œOh, dear Murdock, I donâ€™t think I need to tell you twice about how much I canâ€™t stand Gendahl fleet being here. As you can see, they turned one of their captains loose to do whatever he damn well pleased and that isnâ€™t sitting well with me. That being said I will definitely keep in touch with you about what happens with the city so you can continue making proper arrangements.â€ He was a bit hesitant when he spoke the last sentance, however.<br/><br/>The medic looked Kat and Eric over carefully but they wouldnâ€™t be able to do much for their injuries until they were in the proper environment. As he looked over them, he was a bit rough and she had half a mind to bite his hand off for not being gentle like a medic should. She was relieved when the medic finally let her and Eric alone so they could continue speaking. Never had she thought or expected she could be this open with someone again, not since the night in the park, but she knew better now than she had back then. In the back of her mind she knew that this relationship would be kept professional. Maybe not too professional, as they were open with each other, but professional in the sense of damn good friends which was perfectly fine with her in all honesty. The thought did make her smile a little, though.<br/><br/>â€œHaving someone to talk to is definitely nice. Iâ€™m glad we can be open with each other, I was worried at first, thinking youâ€™d see me unfit to be your partner since I can be tough. Obviously I must have mellowed out.â€ She was teasing, but again she could not help but sound a bit more serious than she wanted out of habit. Kat was so use to giving her partners hell for being incompetent that she almost didnâ€™t know what to do with one who was not. â€œIâ€™m sorry,â€ she spoke again. â€œI guess my emotions are still a little hysterical considering me facing the ghost of my past and all. I feel like I should do something to make up for what happened to you back at the hotel when I told you to stand and fight basically. I just feel terrible for being so selfish and wantingâ€¦ I donâ€™t know what the hell I wanted at the time. Revenge, maybe.â€<br/><br/>The second apology wasnâ€™t needed and now she knew she was rambling so she shut up and let herself calm down again. Kat knew she was still a bit shaken; her behavior made that more than obvious that she was, so she decided to smooth back into her usual self before speaking again. However long that would take she wasnâ€™t sure. She would never admit that Riddick may very well have succeeded in finally breaking her no matter how she tried to ignore it. For now she would enjoy having a partner she could relate to, and agree with that everyone else in the fleet seemed to have a perfect life filled with happiness with a few flaws here and there since life is never movie perfect. Most of the time. At least she would like to think so.<br/><br/>Kat took a deep breath before looking at Eric and smiling slightly though it didnâ€™t really last long, changing the subject a bit, â€œWhat do you think will happen now?â€ she asked with a bit of curiosity. Everyone got what they wanted and she and Eric were alive right? There was a bit of fear, praying that she didnâ€™t get sent to work with another partner or have her promotion be taken from her but she didnâ€™t voice it.