( she's about to query what he means until his question hits. and it pauses her. for every romulan even though many years have passed it's still sore, still a hole that nothing will heal. losing your home, your planet. even if she'd defected before it had happened )
Twelve years ago.
( her voice is lower, though there's another question in her: how did he know? but between this rogue romulan he mentioned, someone apparently from her timeline-- )
It didn't fully stop it. ( but she doesn't deny that it did something. it would have been worse if spock hadn't tried. even if what did happen was devastating enough.
she sighs, looking away from him )
Neither of us wanted the other there. Romulans, Starfleet. Grudges don't disappear easily.
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( it's a big thing. if everyone else still had vulcan you would know that )
Where your knowledge of Romulans came from.
( unless he's just that familiar for other ways. also less knowledge and huge dislike )
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[ A pause, and then- ]
Did Romulus get destroyed that - in a Supernova, where you came from?
[ It's not an easy thing to ask, and part of Jim wonders if he has the right to ask. ]
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Twelve years ago.
( her voice is lower, though there's another question in her: how did he know? but between this rogue romulan he mentioned, someone apparently from her timeline-- )
The Romulan you knew. He was from that event?
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I'm sorry.
[ No one deserves that, and she's not even his enemy, even if he is suspicious. ]
Yes.
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( she's more than content to move on, to not dwell on something nothing could change )
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He's the one who destroyed Vulcan.
[ Apparently this is some kind of coming clean. ]
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( not realising it was the event that did it )
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They came back at slightly different times, but they both moved backwards through time.
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she sighs, looking away from him )
Neither of us wanted the other there. Romulans, Starfleet. Grudges don't disappear easily.
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[ A pause. ]
I hope this is the extent of the uncomfortable questions you had to ask?