[ would you have been satisfied with anything other than self-confidence from kathryn janeway, q? just because she hasn't actively participated in the act of kissing for some time doesn't mean she doesn't remember how to do it, that she isn't still damned good at it. like riding a bicycle — or piloting a shuttle or starship, going by this place's certain lack there of. same principle applied; she could sit down at the helm after six months of not having so much as stepped foot on a space-fairing ship proper and be able to navigate her way through an asteroid field without so much as grazing the hull. ]

You. [ she answers after a moment, trailing slightly after him now that they're in the building. an odd role reversal, but she doesn't exactly know where she's going. ] This day, these scenarios. Like a kissing Kobayashi Maru, only I think I've actually beat the no-win scenario in this instance in successfully pinpointing the one angle that's not going to end in apologies or a change of address. And it's you of all people. [ throws her hands up. ] Go figure.