[ When your B.F.F. is a weapon of mass ejaculation, you generally don't get looked at, period. Usually, when somebody does look at her the way Jim is right now? It's because they want to eat her and not in a way she might enjoy.

Suffice to say, he's not the only one soaking in the attention, Kenzi preening a little as she smooths out her clothes, almost to welcome the admiration. Does she honestly think this is going to go anywhere? Experience says no, but that doesn't mean she's not going to enjoy every second while she's here. ]

You should really hear the bridge. [ Shamelessly riding that suggestion as her lips quirk up into a grin that's accompanied by the bounce of her eyebrows. It's sweet how he thinks she'd be self-conscious about anything that she'll admit.

There's something close to disappointment in her eyes once she regains her senses. An almost wistful expression touching her features as she wriggles her fingers. That was over far too quickly and she's pretty sure that even she has to draw the line at asking if they could try that again.

Well. Immediately, anyway. ]

Captain? [ Let it be stated for the record that she deserves a gold medal for not verbalizing the 'Oh Captain, my Captain' currently on repeat in her head. ]

With a touch like that you should be careful who you offer your services to. [ Can't keep all the comments on the inside. ] Kenzi Malikov.

[ She goes to offer him her hand, catches herself before a sly grin pulls at the corner of her mouth. Kenzi extending it fully now as if to suggest that she's game if he is.

What? It's for science. ]