brown walks over and pats me on the arm . she was tired and her body pleaded with her to go to sleep , but she felt the urge to check in with her friends in space . but the commuters were already at work , and it was still too early for most folks to be thinking about lunch yet . `` the same thing i said to him : if you talk again , i wo n't hurt you . the commander asked , a faint smile on his lips . the lock on the outside door clicked . 