Mm. [ She scoots over and plonks her head on his shoulder. Yes her willingness to accept comfort was contingent upon his answer. ]

Yuri said he would drag Doctor back if he ran, but I don't see how that makes it better. If he leaves, I think that he should have to live with the consequences because I'm not doing this every cycle for the rest of time.

That's as far as I've gotten for now.