She bit her lip, not really sure how to answer that question. She was silent for a moment while she considered their options. On the one hand, it was probably a good idea for the Captain to be running the mission. On the other hand, this was more or less forced marriage. And Claire hated getting forced into anything, even if it was something part of her wasn't totally hating the idea of.

"You know I love you more than anything," she finally replied, dropping her arms and stepping back towards him again. "But I'd like for any serious commitments we happen to enter at any point in the future to be because we want it. Not because some weird aliens have a ass backwards ritual."