Don't believe in no-win scenarios

From someone else, that might sound like a cover story, but there's a sincerity with how Felix talks about his emperor that makes it seem all the more authentic. One hell of a coincidence then. Either way, the kneazle seems to fit the name just fine, accepting the soft chin scritches with feline satisfaction.

A friend of Mr. Spock's... yes, though not in the way that Felix likely intends. Kirk shares a look with his bondmate, fond amusement glinting in his eyes. "Oh, I'd say we're very good friends." There's no real gentle way to drop this sort of revelation on a man, no matter how much practice one has. "James T. Kirk," he says, as he has countless times across the years, and he still has to stop himself from adding the rank he no longer holds. It doesn't sting anymore, however, not when he has Spock at his side.