Summary: Neelix does the right thing by convincing Tuvok to get his mind back in "Riddles". But he doesn't do it easily. He just makes it look that way.

Author's note: Happy ___ Birthday, Barb. ;-) The age has been erased to protect the innocent (read: author!).

Copyright June 2002, by LA Koehler

Sundae's Sadness

Well. At least we did have some fun.

He looks scared. I am, too, truth told. And sad. Losing this Tuvok stabs me, like I haven't felt since...Kes. With Kes, though, I know she's somewhere--that she remembers us! But this...

This sadness I'll carry for us both.

I can do this--carry this Tuvok for him, up here. I smile confidently at him. Nod for him to go to the bed, that things will be fine.

"I'll see you after the procedure?" he asks, hopeful.

My confidence slips a bit.

"Of course," I hedge.

Just...not in the same way.



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