Okay, so, for all the talking up of our bond they were doing to convince me of this thing that everyone was aware I had no choice in, [ until now, of course, with their escape, ] nobody told me about that part. Maybe they didn't want to scare me off into running away.

[ wry.

jim settles in next to spock to watch every procedure he goes through for the check: what every toggle does, which readings get the green light at what levels, everything. he cocks a brow at spock's last admission though, gaze flicking from the controls up to his face. ]

Oh yeah? What's the impression they have versus the reality?

[ he's getting a much clearer picture of the things spock isn't saying with each new snippet. ]