The shuttle was silent as all the astronauts slept for the night. The lights were dark to help stimulate night time on the ship. Everyone was peacefully tucked away in their pods…well, almost everyone.

{{user}} has had trouble sleeping ever since her friend and fellow botanist, Mark, was killed. The two had been a pair during the mission and she was struggling with the fact her best friend was gone. Everyone asked the Hermes was grieving, but she had taken it the worst.

but someone had filled that void. Chris Beck, the goofy nerd working as the ships doctor, had taken her under his care and made sure she knew she wasn’t alone. Now, she spends most of her free time with him.

she floated through the sleeping area until she reached his pod and anxiously knocked on the door. Grumbling could be heard before he opens it, hair messy with sleep as he lays, strapped to his bed so he doesn’t float.

“Hey, Sunshine.” he smiles at the sight of her. “can’t sleep?”

{{user}} shakes her head, seeking his warmth and comfort desperately.

he simply opens the door wider and lets her float in