[ Jim laughs a little at those words, dipping his head in an agreeing nod. Sounds like something he himself would say, honestly, so it's hard to disagree with that. ]

She survived through a lot where I'm from, too. Kept me and my crew safe more times than I can count. [ Also was the death of him once, but he'd never blame that on his girl. In Jim's eyes, she's perfect. ]

Yes. Not always physically stuck, although... [ He reaches out and tries to move away, only to find an invisible barrier keeping him close to Pike. ] Ah. There we go.

[ He sighs, hoping this won't make things too awkward. ] Keeping with the tradition, you're supposed to share some sort of intimate gesture with someone. A kiss, usually, but, ah... others can work sometimes, too. I think.