"Alright, you jerk! Thanks for the support!" Jim's voice lilts, almost singsong-like, as he tells Loki off. Not that it'll produce much of an effect, he's aware, but that's neither here nor there.

During the descent, he makes sure to keep talking to Poe, him and the wall of the cave the only things minimally lit up by the flashlight attached to his head. Since they don't know how much farther down they'll have to go, at the very least he wants to be sure the other man is feeling alright and not in any trouble. They seem to make it down a good while without any issues popping up— that is, until an earlier prediction becomes a reality.

"Kirk here," his voice rings through the comm devices, as he opens up a channel to the group up at the top, waiting to hear from them. "So, uh... bit of an issue which... I think we can work out just fine. But I thought I'd let you guys know we reached the end of the first rope." There's a pause as he peers down. "I can see something below, but it's not too clear yet, so it's still too high to just let go. I'm attaching a second rope."