River was having a surprisingly good day, something that really didn't happen all that often. For once she wasn't dwelling on the past and was actually enjoying herself. So of course today would be a day when she would stumble across the man who plagues her nightmares. Because apparently a good day was too much to ask for.
Her eyes narrowed as she saw him crouched down and honestly looking quite a bit out of character, even for this "new him" act that he had been putting on. "Well, don't you just look absolutely pathetic," she said coldly, walking towards him and getting a grip on her blaster. "Please tell me you just contracted Chen-7 or something worse."
Her voice sent chills running through him and he looked up, nausea now adding to the weight of his thoughts. Of all the people to find him, one of so many of his past victims, and the one person he had truly wronged since regeneration, she was one of the least ideal. XI took a breath and forced himself to control his mind, though he made no attempt to prepare for an attack.
"No. No, I haven't," he said. "It wouldn't make up for the things I've done even if I had. I won't pretend anything will, but perhaps it's time I tried anyway. I thought I'd stopped running. I don't think I even paused."










