Jim completely understands Amelia's actions up to this point. He gets the defensive reaction, gets the need to lie and hide behind bravado. Even gets the selfishness. But getting physically violent toward someone else is proooobably not a good idea AV field or no.
Especially if it's Big Sis Verity.
Jim walks in between the fight like it isn't happening, scooping Verity up and into one arm wound tight around her waist, turning her abruptly away from Amelia.
"Ver! I've been looking everywhere for you. So I'm an idiot--I just realized I don't have to use replicated coffee if I can just pop in and go grocery shopping. Any recommendations for something I can keep in my quarters? Let me take you out for breakfast as an apology for intruding on your time..."
He leaves no space for argument, pulling Verity along and walking from Amelia with not so much as a harsh word. He just ignores her. Up until he pulls an apple out of his shopping bag and tosses it backwards, not even glancing back to look at it as it lands on the cushion of the couch near where the girls had been gathering until the insults started flying.
Okay Ladies, Break it Up
Especially if it's Big Sis Verity.
Jim walks in between the fight like it isn't happening, scooping Verity up and into one arm wound tight around her waist, turning her abruptly away from Amelia.
"Ver! I've been looking everywhere for you. So I'm an idiot--I just realized I don't have to use replicated coffee if I can just pop in and go grocery shopping. Any recommendations for something I can keep in my quarters? Let me take you out for breakfast as an apology for intruding on your time..."
He leaves no space for argument, pulling Verity along and walking from Amelia with not so much as a harsh word. He just ignores her. Up until he pulls an apple out of his shopping bag and tosses it backwards, not even glancing back to look at it as it lands on the cushion of the couch near where the girls had been gathering until the insults started flying.