"Well, there's not just one race," he pointed out. "But there are a few Orion officers in Starfleet, so I interact with them more often."
Jim nodded, smiling fondly at the mention of Peter. "Yes, he mentioned that to me too. His badass girlfriend is, in fact, one of them. I've been involved with Orions before too, so you see, not all of us really care much about that."
His eyes flickered to her hair in understanding. It was very unusual, Jim could remember maybe one species who had natural hair the same color as hers, so he could only guess that other Alastrians had hair with colors just as unusual.
"I think your powers here might work a little differently," he said. "Nevertheless, you won't need to look human all the time here, so maybe that's not much of an issue?"
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Jim nodded, smiling fondly at the mention of Peter. "Yes, he mentioned that to me too. His badass girlfriend is, in fact, one of them. I've been involved with Orions before too, so you see, not all of us really care much about that."
His eyes flickered to her hair in understanding. It was very unusual, Jim could remember maybe one species who had natural hair the same color as hers, so he could only guess that other Alastrians had hair with colors just as unusual.
"I think your powers here might work a little differently," he said. "Nevertheless, you won't need to look human all the time here, so maybe that's not much of an issue?"