"Hardly an animal," Kirk said. "Surely no more so than any other man in adverse circumstances. You were right. I did need to see for myself. A man you might be, but that makes you no less dangerous."
Jim didn't know what he'd gained from this. What he could know that he did not already from seeing the man's thoughts through Spock's memories. It was not his nature to threaten a man who was already down. He wanted Pike gone, returned to his world, even if it meant a death sentence at his own counterpart's hands. For him, it had already happened, and there was no place in this world for a man like this. A man hurting from a frayed bond.
He was reminded, suddenly, of his own discomfort at the mere quieting of Spock's mind in his. He did not hate this man. He didn't even begrudge him the comfort Spock had been able to give him. But there was a coil of protective anger inside him that did not want to wait for Pike to strike.
Jim rose above it.
"I wanted to thank you," he said. "For not hurting Spock." If that gave too much, Jim didn't care. That was not his game.
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Date: 2009-09-02 07:10 pm (UTC)Jim didn't know what he'd gained from this. What he could know that he did not already from seeing the man's thoughts through Spock's memories. It was not his nature to threaten a man who was already down. He wanted Pike gone, returned to his world, even if it meant a death sentence at his own counterpart's hands. For him, it had already happened, and there was no place in this world for a man like this. A man hurting from a frayed bond.
He was reminded, suddenly, of his own discomfort at the mere quieting of Spock's mind in his. He did not hate this man. He didn't even begrudge him the comfort Spock had been able to give him. But there was a coil of protective anger inside him that did not want to wait for Pike to strike.
Jim rose above it.
"I wanted to thank you," he said. "For not hurting Spock." If that gave too much, Jim didn't care. That was not his game.