Which –

[ He casts La'an a glance, inquisitive, and then continues. ]

Even if your crew is anywhere near the level of mine – and, to be clear, it seems exceptional from what little I've seen – they'll still have questions. Plenty of them at least know of the other Jim Kirk, from my understanding. How are we going to explain having another one around?

[ Pike draws himself up, those keen blue eyes of his keeping a steady watch on them both, his hands tucked behind his back – then shrugs, a little of his previous amiable nature reasserting itself. ]

Wormhole? Tear in the space-time continuum? I think we can probably come up with something.