[Deep breaths. It's. Not fun to recall. Even if it's on pause -- and he just has to hope that's true. Because otherwise...]
Myself and -- [How does he even describe Allura?] -- I guess you'd say she's a co-commander. [Even that doesn't seem totally right, but it's as close as he can get in a few syllables.] We were infiltrating an enemy ship. Getting data.
It started to take off. We'd tripped some system alarm or were out of time. I don't remember clearly. Either way, we were discovered. Tried to get to an escape pod, and...
She wouldn't let me hold the door. She threw me in the pod and held them off.
[Then I was here.]
[At least he kept his voice reasonably steady, even if the sudden memory of Allura's face as the pod closed is sharp and digs into his chest like claws.]
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Myself and -- [How does he even describe Allura?] -- I guess you'd say she's a co-commander. [Even that doesn't seem totally right, but it's as close as he can get in a few syllables.] We were infiltrating an enemy ship. Getting data.
It started to take off. We'd tripped some system alarm or were out of time. I don't remember clearly. Either way, we were discovered. Tried to get to an escape pod, and...
She wouldn't let me hold the door. She threw me in the pod and held them off.
[Then I was here.]
[At least he kept his voice reasonably steady, even if the sudden memory of Allura's face as the pod closed is sharp and digs into his chest like claws.]