"Bet you thought I forgot?" Sulu says, taking a seat beside Faith in the mess hall. He sets a bottle down beside her that he wishes he could have wrapped but he just barely got it out of quarantine, "It's Klingon. If it blows a hole in your stomach, remember it's the thought that counts. So, how old?"
He knows how old she is. Hikaru is so starved for friendship that he's 'accidentally' found her here every other day or so for a month and he hangs on every tidbit of info. A relic from Earth’s history, so interesting to talk to but that’s not why he’s here. Bothering her. To admit it out loud would be to admit he isn't as tough as he's built himself up to be. Starfleet is as amazing as he thought before enlisting but being away from Ben and Demora is harder than he ever imagined. Faith is his friend because he won't leave her alone. He's lonely. Maybe she's lonely, too.
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