He watched her, his expression flat, as she examined the control panel herself, and came to the same conclusion that he had. They weren't getting out of here until whoever had stopped the damn thing decided they'd had enough. He shrugged easily at her question, carrying on the charade that this was practically just a walk in the park for him. "Dunno, love. Same fucker who decided it'd be fun tae lock me in the lift with the Orion, prob'ly." He trained his eyes on the wall opposite him, watching Uhura out of the corner of his eye.

"Can't fix what's not really broken," he added coolly, his tone a sharp contrast to hers. He'd already decided that he wasn't going to try provoking her. She was a dangerous woman, and although he had no qualms about provoking her on his own turf, he didn't fancy the idea of having to fight her off in such close quarters. It would be all too easy to slip a knife through his defenses here, if he let her get too close.