Christopher doesn't move or say anything for a moment but finally he turns and painfully walks over to where Leo is sitting and drops to his knees in front of the older man. He refuses to look at him though. He just... can't.

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"He's a distraction, James. To you and to McCoy both. I'm sure McCoy will understand that it's in the boy's best interests." He runs the dermal regnerator across the worst of James' back. "Unless you can offer up a better alternative to me doing that..."