[ Jim tries not to fall too deep into a rhythm with Pike - Chris, as Jim's been given leave to call him. It was never on the table, in his own universe - mostly because sir was a form of endearment by the time they became close enough to warrant it. It's a relationship he doesn't have with this iteration of Pike, but that doesn't mean it doesn't color Jim's responses, even when he tries his best not to let it. How could it not?
He likes this Pike, though. He likes how bright he is. Everyone from a prime or prime-adjacent universe just feels brighter to him, though that's a thought Jim keeps to himself most of the time. ]
While I appreciate that you think I could be so bold, it definitely was not. It did end up on the Academy network though, no matter how many times I deleted it.
[ Just wait Pike...just you wait...
The not-at-all-subtle question does get a pause and a blink from Jim, but if there's something there regarding his alternate life, Jim's not sure whether or not it would be worse to know. Most of the time he's caught between asking that they tell him or asking that they never tell him. ]
No. Not really in the cards for me, I don't think.
Even if it was, 35 feels like a more comfortable age for that kind of thing, and that's a ways off.
[ Frankly, he never thought he'd made it past 30. Still doesn't, especially with the state of things around Aldrip. ]
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[ Jim tries not to fall too deep into a rhythm with Pike - Chris, as Jim's been given leave to call him. It was never on the table, in his own universe - mostly because sir was a form of endearment by the time they became close enough to warrant it. It's a relationship he doesn't have with this iteration of Pike, but that doesn't mean it doesn't color Jim's responses, even when he tries his best not to let it. How could it not?
He likes this Pike, though. He likes how bright he is. Everyone from a prime or prime-adjacent universe just feels brighter to him, though that's a thought Jim keeps to himself most of the time. ]
While I appreciate that you think I could be so bold, it definitely was not. It did end up on the Academy network though, no matter how many times I deleted it.
[ Just wait Pike...just you wait...
The not-at-all-subtle question does get a pause and a blink from Jim, but if there's something there regarding his alternate life, Jim's not sure whether or not it would be worse to know. Most of the time he's caught between asking that they tell him or asking that they never tell him. ]
No. Not really in the cards for me, I don't think.
Even if it was, 35 feels like a more comfortable age for that kind of thing, and that's a ways off.
[ Frankly, he never thought he'd made it past 30. Still doesn't, especially with the state of things around Aldrip. ]
I'm guessing no for you too, on that front?