I have no doubt that I will be safe. [How dangerous can these people be, really?
What worries Chekov more than his appearance is everything else: his unfamiliarity with the culture, the language, and the level of technology, the possibility of having any of the items on his person discovered. While he has no doubt that he can learn the local tongue given time--he is, after all, rather adept at learning languages, if not at speaking them with an accent that's readily understood--the period of adjustment will be awkward. He isn't afraid, though, so much as nervous. He has spent the vast majority of his life being the local oddity. As long as his phaser, communicator, and translator are secure, he can probably get out of any additional trouble by playing the part of the wide-eyed ingenue.
To Hei, because Korra's tone didn't leave much room for argument:] If you believe that it be strategically advantageous to have me stay hidden outside of the City, please tell me.
[His mind went to the same place as Hei's, but he doesn't know the situation well enough to determine the cleverest course of action. Chekov might trust Korra with his life, but he trusts Hei to assess the realities of a situation impartially.]
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What worries Chekov more than his appearance is everything else: his unfamiliarity with the culture, the language, and the level of technology, the possibility of having any of the items on his person discovered. While he has no doubt that he can learn the local tongue given time--he is, after all, rather adept at learning languages, if not at speaking them with an accent that's readily understood--the period of adjustment will be awkward. He isn't afraid, though, so much as nervous. He has spent the vast majority of his life being the local oddity. As long as his phaser, communicator, and translator are secure, he can probably get out of any additional trouble by playing the part of the wide-eyed ingenue.
To Hei, because Korra's tone didn't leave much room for argument:] If you believe that it be strategically advantageous to have me stay hidden outside of the City, please tell me.
[His mind went to the same place as Hei's, but he doesn't know the situation well enough to determine the cleverest course of action. Chekov might trust Korra with his life, but he trusts Hei to assess the realities of a situation impartially.]