[Oh, Ned, sorry about the laughter but that's what happens, because that reaction's basically what she expected.]

I know. And I'm not gonna lie to you, it sucks, but they always told me that pills fix the symptoms, not the cause. Which I'm sure you're thinking is good enough, but think about where we are. What if something happens in medbay and you can't get more? You really wanna relapse and have withdrawals on top of it?

[By the end of that she's gone from joking right through to earnest, lacing her fingers through his, fingers on the other hand curled around his wrist. Pleading in her posture - please, please listen to me.]