[ scotty and jim have been through a lot together. he knows him. to have him wear the flippancy like armor isn't particularly surprising but the strain isn't lost to him either and there's a brief moment of just... observing the younger man, taking in the way his expression sits, the set of his shoulders.
(scotty is proud to work under captain kirk, but he's just as proud, if not more so, that he can call jim his friend.)
his attention is there for the explanation and he frowns, arms crossing over his chest as he takes it in properly. it seems more real, coming from him. maybe it settles in like that because of familiarity, it's difficult to tell. ]
Just this week?
[ he sounds absolutely incredulous because he is. he's focusing on this moment and not the fact that it's just them, not the fact that it's been just jim for so long.
he grimaces. ] Whenever things start to get weird for us, they just keep getting weirder.
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(scotty is proud to work under captain kirk, but he's just as proud, if not more so, that he can call jim his friend.)
his attention is there for the explanation and he frowns, arms crossing over his chest as he takes it in properly. it seems more real, coming from him. maybe it settles in like that because of familiarity, it's difficult to tell. ]
Just this week?
[ he sounds absolutely incredulous because he is. he's focusing on this moment and not the fact that it's just them, not the fact that it's been just jim for so long.
he grimaces. ] Whenever things start to get weird for us, they just keep getting weirder.