"I-I see," Israfil said. he was getting a little embarrassed, but he didn't know why.  As someone who always succumbed easily to pressure, he had always just assumed he himself was straight and never questioned his sexuality or considered being gay as an option.  He realized he was looking at Mike and turned his face away, confused.  "S-sorry for asking uncomfortable questions."

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"Y-yes, let's" Tera agreed, but before she could think of what to talk about, Maya came in.

"Glad to see you two getting along," Maya said, "Ensign Rivers, please come to my office, I want to talk to you about something.  Don't worry, you're not in trouble."