Oh no, that was just because Kirk was a notorious flirt. If he found something aesthetically or intellectually pleasing, the charm came on. It was almost like breathing for him - a natural occurrence he had minimal control over at best.

He listened attentively, his thumb brushing around his palm as he did so. He tilted his head, trying to sort the information. It was quite a lot to take in and sort, and the stories he was told did not always match. He really should find a notebook and start taking proper notes. Maybe that nice Hermoine girl in the library could help him with that...

"You'll have to forgive me, I'm still learning the history of this world," he said as a preamble. "I know Corypheus is bad - wants to rule the world or destroy it, possibly a mixture of both. But I thought that the Inquisition was born of the Templars, and I was led to believe that the Templars helped to imprison mages - Circle Mages, am I right or is that different? And now I have these Magisters are essentially tyrants, and I'm guessing they might not have magic of their own if they want to enslave mages?"

Could you see the question marks and looping lines running around his head, Christine? He really is trying, but normally he gets briefs rather than a lot of word of mouth and very biased books to work with.