[ It helps that Jim's always more geared towards believing the best of people, though he's not naïve to the point of thinking anyone's ever perfect. Everyone has more negative traits, of course, whether that boils down to their personality, their habits, or their past, but he'd rather focus on the good things, and he tries to understand and not judge much when he learns about the less favorable aspects.

He feels it would be that way with Shai, at least. But she chooses carefully what to share, and Jim would rather not pressure for more. In time, maybe, she'll open up more, little by little. ]

An awful lot of stuff to do too, I know. [ He nods. There are long stretches of space travel for him in-between, but any pitstop or longer stay at a planet or starbase does tend to come with a lot of excitement that he doesn't always feel here, with his feet permanently planted on the ground. ] Sounds like we both need to get our hands on a shuttle of some kind. Just to keep things interesting.