[ she takes the offered easy way out, though he likely knows she wouldn't have elaborated regardless of if she admitted to being not fine or not. ]
Then I'm fine. [ coping. fine because it prevents people from asking questions she's not going to answer, anyway. if it were as simple as asking her what was wrong, her CMO and first officer wouldn't be so concerned with her closing herself off. ]
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Then I'm fine. [ coping. fine because it prevents people from asking questions she's not going to answer, anyway. if it were as simple as asking her what was wrong, her CMO and first officer wouldn't be so concerned with her closing herself off. ]
And you, Q? Are you fine?