Kirk caught the chewing of his lip, finding it curious. Not for the fact Pike did it, but that Kirk shared a similar tick. A curious thing, a small thing to file away, because he had never noticed his own Pike doing that sort of thing. So many new things to learn, but then, it was a whole new person, after all.

"It did become something of a spectacle," he admitted, and then chuckled. "But we needed it. We'd had a rough time of it not longer before. And while I truly did want to get out of Bones' unique ministrations, giving the crew something to smile at was a very happy bonus."