Don't believe in no-win scenarios

"Yeah, I getcha." There's a reason Jim's made a lifelong habit of traveling light, more than one actually, and that's two of them right there. Easier to grab everything and go in a hurry, too; no need to spend hours packing stuff he doesn't really need. Though he can't deny that there's something weirdly nice about finding someplace to put gifts from Hunter, in his own quarters, even if those are building up alarmingly fast sometimes.

He watches the other captain puttering around, trying to get a feel for his mood without making it too obvious he's doing it, a subtlety that's probably completely wasted, to be honest. But if talking shop helps take the edge off, then he's more than content to do so. "She's still running like a dream. We just wrapped up the survey on the Talgus system; Astronomy should have enough data to keep everyone busy for a month, never mind the probes we left to keep an eye on those solar flares."