Jim can't help the louder, heartier laugh that bubbles up out of his chest when he accuses him. It's true, sure, but he could deny it. He could try. Pike had always meant a lot to him, outside of becoming a surrogate father to him, he was also someone who knew a little about his real dad. He told him what he could, even if it wasn't a lot, and that meant the world to him.

"Gotta have some kind of hobby in between missions."