"Just because you're new here doesn't mean you're any less important than the rest of us."

Chris frowns slightly, and says, "I'll hold you to that. Getting help afterward. And you can't tell me later that you don't remember, because I know it doesn't work like that."

Another pause, and then Chris says, "If you were wrong for killing off a sentient being, then Vika was no less wrong for her own homicidal reaction to hearing about it. I don't... quite know how we're going to handle things between the two of you, other than trying to keep you apart as much as possible. But we'll work on it when other people than just me can hear and see you, okay?"