[ he misses his son. kathryn stops dancing, but doesn't step back or make any move to remove his hands from her. if there's one thing kathryn honestly believes he has nothing but the best of intentions towards, it's his son. a son that could've been hers, had she agreed; a son that was her godson, because she hadn't. and she empathizes with his plight in that regard, can only imagine what it must be like to be parent separated from your child. being separated from the rest of the crew and her ship is hardly an adequate comparison. ]

And so will he. Fluid existence — isn't that what you were trying to get me to understand? Even if he, as a Q, is able to note the absence, who says that noting and noticeable have to go hand-in-hand? [ she is trying to think outside the box here, which is a bit difficult, considering how much she likes that box. ] I may be a member of an "intellectually challenged" species, but I understand enough to know that... things will be okay, and we're not going to be here forever. Eternity is something I take issue with, and like hell am I — or you — spending it here.

[ she'll come back to him owing her in a moment. ]