There's a pang of pride that Felix's name should be known here. He's deserving of these peoples' attention. Jim only wishes he could garner more of it in his own world. His devotion to his field of study is impressive, at least to the captain.
"What would I do with it even if I could?" His eyebrows go up at the whisper, a genuine chuckle escaping him that brings a much warmer smile to his face. Oraskis is quite the talker, and seems to know how to stroke egos of all shapes and sizes. Jim has been quite happy to stand aside and defer to Felix, but he'd be lying if the inquiry didn't make him stand just a bit straighter.
"I spend most of my time in space these days. My crew is on a five year deep space mission charting out the unmapped sectors of our galaxy. Spending my off hours in the Nexus has been a nice breath of air that hasn't been recycled at least several thousand times."
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Date: 2017-06-25 02:15 pm (UTC)"What would I do with it even if I could?" His eyebrows go up at the whisper, a genuine chuckle escaping him that brings a much warmer smile to his face. Oraskis is quite the talker, and seems to know how to stroke egos of all shapes and sizes. Jim has been quite happy to stand aside and defer to Felix, but he'd be lying if the inquiry didn't make him stand just a bit straighter.
"I spend most of my time in space these days. My crew is on a five year deep space mission charting out the unmapped sectors of our galaxy. Spending my off hours in the Nexus has been a nice breath of air that hasn't been recycled at least several thousand times."