He protests a lot. A lot, lately. [ It's done though, he's fairly sure. Leonard's tough enough to work through the remainder of his paranoid grief and Spock is ... Jim would rather not think about the furious reaction when he'd asked for a mind-meld. There are a bunch of balls in the air and he's not even sure when he started juggling, it's easier right now to just avoid the arguments as they drop. ] He'd believe it.

[ Jim's strained smile softens a touch, opting for a careful level of humility. ]

I bet he'd have found a way out of here in under a day. I keep hearing how amazing he is, it's ... [ Depressing. ] Inspiring.