[ It's so frustrating being hemmed in by his own weak body and someone entirely too much like Pike for him to let go of the comparison, shooting off the honest to God truth about himself that he doesn't need or want to hear. His deteriorating health isn't an asset to any of them, whereas what he could say to Khan could be. He knows he could make him sit up and pay attention like no one else, it's a strong card to play.
Jim rests his weight on the arm of his chair, propped up more than anything. Hearing how Khan in the Prime reality held a grudge for that long makes his frown deepen, yet it's not enough to dissuade his tactics. Jim is sick, it feels like he's dying in slow-motion and he can't do anything else but put himself in a position of defense between Khan and the others. ]
It's not an obsession yet, we barely knew each other over a day, and you saw him on that recording. He's not foaming at the mouth to get to anyone. What other choices do we have, realistically? Now, I can barely get out of this chair, let alone go racing off to meet him the second your back's turned, so you don't have to worry about me disobeying a direct order to stay put.
I've met a lot of people here and my name's gotten around. Going about this logically, he'll call me out sooner or later, we're just getting our foot in the door first.
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[ It's so frustrating being hemmed in by his own weak body and someone entirely too much like Pike for him to let go of the comparison, shooting off the honest to God truth about himself that he doesn't need or want to hear. His deteriorating health isn't an asset to any of them, whereas what he could say to Khan could be. He knows he could make him sit up and pay attention like no one else, it's a strong card to play.
Jim rests his weight on the arm of his chair, propped up more than anything. Hearing how Khan in the Prime reality held a grudge for that long makes his frown deepen, yet it's not enough to dissuade his tactics. Jim is sick, it feels like he's dying in slow-motion and he can't do anything else but put himself in a position of defense between Khan and the others. ]
It's not an obsession yet, we barely knew each other over a day, and you saw him on that recording. He's not foaming at the mouth to get to anyone. What other choices do we have, realistically? Now, I can barely get out of this chair, let alone go racing off to meet him the second your back's turned, so you don't have to worry about me disobeying a direct order to stay put.
I've met a lot of people here and my name's gotten around. Going about this logically, he'll call me out sooner or later, we're just getting our foot in the door first.