"I'm sure you'll make a fine scout," he assured her, which he could hardly say for himself. James Kirk was much better at showboating than he was to keeping in the background, but that seemed a trait from most captains.

"Think you could teach me to pick a lock? It just seems like a generally handy skill to have on the whole here," he said after a second of thought. Not that he would ever use it for dubious purposes, of course, but there were things like get out of cuffs, or maybe he left his key at home. That sort of thing. Totally innocent.