Nothing, ( and he hears himself say it before it registers, because she's a year later and there's no reason, no reason at all for her to not know, to not understand the magnitude of what's happened. Vulcan's gone all but chokes him, and he sets his jaw firm, hating himself for his own resistance, for hiding anything. )
Respectfully, Commander, it sounds as though we're from two different universes.
( It isn't 'and therefore I don't have to heed you', but 'if you don't know, you shouldn't, because you aren't supposed to', and he's pretty sure "I told but promised her not to tell anyone when she got back home" won't fly later. Starfleet isn't vengeful, at least in his universe, but that doesn't guarantee the same for hers. )
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Respectfully, Commander, it sounds as though we're from two different universes.
( It isn't 'and therefore I don't have to heed you', but 'if you don't know, you shouldn't, because you aren't supposed to', and he's pretty sure "I told but promised her not to tell anyone when she got back home" won't fly later. Starfleet isn't vengeful, at least in his universe, but that doesn't guarantee the same for hers. )