Jim gave a nod in agreement to that sentiment. It seemed like the only sort of mission they had. Some sort of heartbreak around every unexplored planetary system. Sometimes it made it difficult to see past it. He remembers how much of a wreck Bones had been after that.

"Me too. I live for the day of monotonous sensor scans that don't pick up anything more interesting than space dust," he jokes, giving a chuckle. "A boring day. It'd be different."