[ Kate shifts, pivoting toward him where she's curled on the couch and letting one leg unfold to dangle toward the floor. Her head tilts and brows scrunch, lips quirk skeptically. ]

Really? Kidnapped to an alien horror ship, all the weird things in our lives, and you're worried about somebody from Engineering being annoyed at us?

[ She's on her feet in a second, his reluctance having apparently spurred her into action. She gives his shoulder a thwap as she passes, turning to grin at him as she backpedals towards the control panel on the wall near the door, slowly enough that he could attempt to stop her if he wanted. ] Wimp. I'm doing it.