Jim is quick to oblige the demand for pets, both for Sarah and the metal-headed critter that comes over to investigate him. Without Crookshanks around, he's kind of missed this sort of thing, any easy reprieve from the stress, no matter how brief. He doesn't mind the mild chaos either, a little amused by Sarah's seeming fickleness, and gives Adia a wave hello (and goodbye) as she takes two of the three Pokemon with her.

Spock would be fascinated by Ethel especially, Jim feels, and makes a mental note to mention it to the Vulcan the next time they see each other. Not a lot of strange new lifeforms to discover when you're stuck groundside, but the Nexus... that's a whole other ballgame, and he hasn't been using it like he should.

"Don't worry about it," he says, giving Sarah another scratch between the ears. "I've had worse run-ins with paparazzi before."