Christine understands it's not her specifically this man objects to or feels threatened by. But when people are upset by unexpected events, they can react in all kinds of crazy ways.

But he grips the rail rather than make any move toward her. She relaxes too, shaking her head. "Never. One moment I was on the ship--not this one, the one I serve on--and then I was here. I don't know what even happened to me, or how I got here."