[ She leans to give him a playful shove and snorts a laugh, shaking her head at him. Then sits there silently, just for the briefest moment, still smiling, before she asks: ]

You, uh— gonna be spending more time in his bunk, then? More than already, I mean. I can cover, since, y'know, stupid rules and all.

[ She ignores how the idea of even more nights in an empty room makes her chest tighten. Tries to, anyway. Keeps it away from the surface because he always picks up on these things and she's not the point, right now; this isn't about her. ]