Jim presses the pads of his fingers against the wall behind him to keep from lashing out. He hates people being in his space without invitation, especially when it's someone who's laid a beating into him as badly as the one Khan gave him on Marcus' ship.
But he's not afraid. Just distinctly uncomfortable, and he's not going to give Khan the satisfaction of seeing him sweat.
Bones' official report - and Spock's, which surprised him - as well as the testimonials of everyone on the ship tell the story of how Jim Kirk, recently radioactive, was stuffed full of drugs by the fast action and invaluable skills of the CMO and staff, flatlined once, and came back. That's it.
And it's not like it's not true. It's just... technicalities. Spock had told him that.
"First of all," he says, sliding sideways, away from Khan. "I do a pretty good job of keeping myself alive and unfettered. Second, when I say your crew is safe I mean that more than you can possibly understand. We detonated those missiles, Khan. That's what they know, that's all they know. And I already told you, nothing's changed."
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But he's not afraid. Just distinctly uncomfortable, and he's not going to give Khan the satisfaction of seeing him sweat.
Bones' official report - and Spock's, which surprised him - as well as the testimonials of everyone on the ship tell the story of how Jim Kirk, recently radioactive, was stuffed full of drugs by the fast action and invaluable skills of the CMO and staff, flatlined once, and came back. That's it.
And it's not like it's not true. It's just... technicalities. Spock had told him that.
"First of all," he says, sliding sideways, away from Khan. "I do a pretty good job of keeping myself alive and unfettered. Second, when I say your crew is safe I mean that more than you can possibly understand. We detonated those missiles, Khan. That's what they know, that's all they know. And I already told you, nothing's changed."