[Shenandoah]

Faith nodded. "True, but I'd rather spend more doing stuff than on the place we'll sleep. We won't remember the beds we were sleeping in so much as the things we do." She stepped away from the cabinets and levered herself up on a medical bed before hopping back down again. "I need to go check on the food. I don't want it to burn." With that, she dashed out of the infirmary and went towards the galley.

"Th' fact she hasn't killed me over continuously teasing her is a pretty good indicator in my book... but despite all that..." Hermes's eyes took on a pained look despite the fact he kept his mouth more or less straight. "This is a small ship, Will. And this is where I want to be. Do I really want to risk a fallout? I'd rather be near her and not in a relationship than far from her." It was the sappy romantic sort of thing you'd get out of a book, but it made sense to Hermes. If he could get his kicks teasing her and flirting with her without actually having her... he could deal. At least, he could for a while. It would be amazing to actually have her, but he was afraid that they might wind up at the other's throat later on. For all of Hermes's bravado, he was honest enough to himself to admit he was scared. He laid another card down on top of the growing pile.