"Haven't met him yet," he wrinkled his nose a little. "Sounds like I might be better off. I don't like cranky people."

What a load of crap, coming from the guy whose best friend was probably the crankiest, most pessimistic man to exist in their quadrant of the galaxy. It did get annoying at times, but he loved that about Bones.

"It's unfortunate that anyone ever did," he commented. "You know, you remind me of a race we have where I'm from, called the Orion. They're green skinned too, although their hair is usually black. There are a few redheads but they're incredibly unusual. I... actually, I went to the Academy with an Orion girl with a lovely smile and very bright red hair. She was quite... unique."

And Jim probably deserved a punch in the face for the way he'd treated her back then. Thankfully they'd talked it out years later, but still.