Chakotay can see why Hadand would be thanking him; in his eyes, though, he should be the one thanking her for her offer to teach him more of herself and her culture. Chakotay is always an eager student, but he would never push her for something she did not want. The fact that she cares enough to teach him means a lot to him, as well.
Someday Chakotay and Hadand will likely get to the point where words will no longer be necessary. It took Chakotay and Kathryn years to get to that point, but they managed it. Now the command team simply speaks with looks a good deal of the time. With as much as he is coming to know Hadand, he can see himself learning to read her the way he reads Kathryn and perhaps she will read him the way Kathryn does. Most of the crew knows each other well enough to say some things without speaking; most still require words. There are a handful of people who know each other on a deeper level -- Tom & B'Elanna, Tom & Harry, Chakotay and Kathryn, Tuvok and Kathryn (though Tuvok rarely avoids using words, as far as Chakotay has seen). Perhaps Hadand will find somewhere to fit into that. Neelix didn't and neither did Seven, but Neelix relies more on words than most people on Voyager and Seven...
Seven is Borg. Chakotay makes a note to warn Hadand about Seven today. She shouldn't be left unaware of Seven's presence or mannerisms.
Shaking off thoughts of their resident Borg, Chakotay watches her for a minute longer. Stones and castles. That can be arranged. "That would help," he answers. "For now, I think I might be able to fix that. It won't be the same, but it might help. Computer, create an ancient stone Scottish castle."
Instead of asking for clarification, which was what he had expected, the computer plops them into the courtyard of an ancient castle. It likely isn't anything like what she's used to, but maybe it's similar enough and has enough stone to help her acclimate better.
"This is from one Earth's ancient castles," he explains, glancing around at the walls, the fog rolling in from the ocean that isn't far away, and the birds flying overhead. Again, he doesn't speak of Earth as his personal home. It isn't. It's close, but it isn't exactly home to him anymore. "I thought it might help to have a transition state."
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Someday Chakotay and Hadand will likely get to the point where words will no longer be necessary. It took Chakotay and Kathryn years to get to that point, but they managed it. Now the command team simply speaks with looks a good deal of the time. With as much as he is coming to know Hadand, he can see himself learning to read her the way he reads Kathryn and perhaps she will read him the way Kathryn does. Most of the crew knows each other well enough to say some things without speaking; most still require words. There are a handful of people who know each other on a deeper level -- Tom & B'Elanna, Tom & Harry, Chakotay and Kathryn, Tuvok and Kathryn (though Tuvok rarely avoids using words, as far as Chakotay has seen). Perhaps Hadand will find somewhere to fit into that. Neelix didn't and neither did Seven, but Neelix relies more on words than most people on Voyager and Seven...
Seven is Borg. Chakotay makes a note to warn Hadand about Seven today. She shouldn't be left unaware of Seven's presence or mannerisms.
Shaking off thoughts of their resident Borg, Chakotay watches her for a minute longer. Stones and castles. That can be arranged. "That would help," he answers. "For now, I think I might be able to fix that. It won't be the same, but it might help. Computer, create an ancient stone Scottish castle."
Instead of asking for clarification, which was what he had expected, the computer plops them into the courtyard of an ancient castle. It likely isn't anything like what she's used to, but maybe it's similar enough and has enough stone to help her acclimate better.
"This is from one Earth's ancient castles," he explains, glancing around at the walls, the fog rolling in from the ocean that isn't far away, and the birds flying overhead. Again, he doesn't speak of Earth as his personal home. It isn't. It's close, but it isn't exactly home to him anymore. "I thought it might help to have a transition state."