"Ah yes, that special caveat - for now," he shook his head again and laughed softly as he watched the other man. "You sound like you end up in a lot of interesting situations."

His question sounds less curious and more like a statement framed in a curious sort of way. He motions for Pike to come with him as he rose and took the bottle, heading for the softer comfort of the couch and a wall of windows, looking out onto the colony, and beyond it the stars.

"Mind if I put on some music?" he asked, pausing at his record player.