No, don't worry. Your meaning came across just fine.
[ Or maybe Jim just relates, to a degree anyway. Having people expect something of him, and doing it anyway, but not because it was expected. He joined Starfleet on a dare, but he stayed because he wanted to, because he believed in it. Aside from the first foot past the threshold, his father never had anything to do with his decision to be a Starfleet officer, or to rise to the rank of Captain as he did.
He takes the silence as a sign that Hux is done sharing for the moment, and he lets him be. He strikes him as an exceptionally private type, and Jim knows better than to push. After some minutes of silence, he speaks up, gesturing to the distance. ] There's the city, over there. Past those trees— see it?
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[ Or maybe Jim just relates, to a degree anyway. Having people expect something of him, and doing it anyway, but not because it was expected. He joined Starfleet on a dare, but he stayed because he wanted to, because he believed in it. Aside from the first foot past the threshold, his father never had anything to do with his decision to be a Starfleet officer, or to rise to the rank of Captain as he did.
He takes the silence as a sign that Hux is done sharing for the moment, and he lets him be. He strikes him as an exceptionally private type, and Jim knows better than to push. After some minutes of silence, he speaks up, gesturing to the distance. ] There's the city, over there. Past those trees— see it?