<div class="floatleft">(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/wulfjaeger/___lightning_pin_up____by_vincentxyooj-d57yr3c_zps75e2c067.png)</div><br/><em>“Hey there......Allia, I understand fully, and I’m going to say that you have nothing to apologize for. You have just been through hell, and seen a lot of good people die. That’s going to hurt, no matter who you are.  Don’t blame yourself for what happened. None of us could do anything, not you, not me...What you did instead was try to save as many people as you could. You kept it together and lead us back to the ship through all that, saving my life and giving us a chance.  You’re an incredibly brave woman, Allia. If not for you, none of us would be here now. And that’s the sort of person I need”</em><br/><br/>Allia hated feeling this broken and vulnerable around anyone, especially around Kari.  She'd had trouble connecting with anyone in the unit since her arrival.  Having been thrown into a position of leadership because of her background had done little to endear herself to the rest of the crew who had been here longer, but she did her best.  She and Kari had certainly not become close, but they had become friendly.  Now Karis' friendly demeanor, the side of her that most people didn't get to see was a welcome change for Allia.  She looked down at the firm hand caressing hers.  The feeling was tender and soft, a feeling Allia had been missing for a while now.<br/><br/>Listening to Kari's words, Allia could tell that the young woman was holding something back.  She could see the pain in Kari's eyes, and she could hear the fight in her voice as Kari tried to be strong in the face of so much destruction.  Allia could only guess what the final total had been in terms of losses, but the pain behind Kari's eyes told her the toll was much worse than she knew.  Kari's words had weight, and deep down Allia couldn't argue with the logic, but it was hard to not feel pain for what had happened.<br/><br/>A heavy thud reverberated through the shell of the ship followed quickly by a klaxon and announcement.<strong>"Prepare for emergency jump.  Repeat prepare for emergency jump"</strong>Allia braced herself for what she knew was coming next.  Suddenly the world around them froze.  Drops of water from the shower hung in mid air without moving.  Suddenly the crew shower grew longer and thinner until it seemed only paper thin in front of her.  In the blink of an eye and a sudden lurch of her stomach the world reverted back to reality.  A quick wash of nausea ripped through Allia as her perception of reality returned.<em>why had they jumped so quickly.  Were the Falcons pursuing them all the way to the jumpship?</em><br/><br/>The return to reality pushed Allia's pain away for a moment as she stared across at Kari's lovely deep blue eyes.  She watched mesmerized as water streamed down her colorful skin, along the curves of her cleavage and down into her water soaked bra.  She managed a momentarily soft smile as another wave of tears threatened to push her back to sobbing.  "UUuuggghhhh!!!  Allia groaned past the pain as she reached up to rub her face.  Her hands pushed past her face into her wet matted pink hair, arms over her head exposing her full naked breasts and torso.  Her naked skin drenched in water as she stared up at the ceiling, trying to push away the tears.  "Need for what?"  She asked, fighting the uneasiness in her voice to try and rebuild her composure.