Billy immediately looked worried. She wasn't going to draw blood from her finger, was she? And why was she reacting so strangely? He'd established that the shot would only be a little painful, there wouldn't be a major side effect, except maybe...oh. In his rush to get this over with, he hadn't even considered that. He searched his memory for an answer, finding none.

"I don't believe it would be," he answered, though he didn't sound entirely sure. "We have a high level of technology, and to force permanent sterilization if one chooses to copulate is cruel even by Stacy's standards," he mumbled, face red enough for the embarrassment to be visible in the dark. "I'll confirm it before making my final decision."

Oh, that sounded really nice, actually. "If only. But the shot is my only option at the moment, so here we are...going"

He looked up. They'd been walking for a while, and he'd hoped to be closer to Med Bay than this by now. So close yet so far.