"It is getting crazy out there," she admitted cheerily. "I never knew there were so many exhibitionists on this ship." Some of them were... inventive, to say the least.

Paula stood still when the doctor began to scan her. When he tossed the malfunctioning equipment aside and touched his hand to her forehead, though, her breath hitched. "M-my grandmother used to check it that way."

She couldn't help the little cry that escaped her when his fingers brushed her throat. "I... some of the visuals on the walk over were, um, inspiring."