Jim smiled at her a little bit, and then launched into a grand tale about how the Enterprise was supposed to secure a dilithium mine for the Federation, on a supposedly peaceful planet mind you, and the negotiations had been going very well for two days before the native changed their minds. Something about a sign from the heavens and the away team had to basically run for their lives to get back within the transporters range. While they were waiting for Scotty to get a lock on them, some of the natives caught up with them and ever the selfless captain that Kirk was, he pushed one of his ensigns out of the way and took the spear for himself.

Very daring. Very heroic. And he was sort of allergic to whatever the natives had on their weapons so that had been an extra hour of surgery and another day of careful observation in Sickbay.

"I was gonna wait a couple more days so that it healed up more but the Barge had other ideas," Jim concluded with a small shrug.