Maybe because Jim suffered through plenty of shit and managed to stay a good man. [McCoy bowed his head a moment- he was beginning to feel light headed again. He capped the feeling best he could and looked back to Kirk.

He couldn't believe it was so simple, using Shego, torturing her for this twisted place, stabbing him for kicks or to make a point. The same kid who risked his life for others all the damned time in space, saved the world and nearly died alone several times in the process. McCoy kept expecting to see some crack, something underneath to prove he wasn't just a madman.

And wouldn't it all be worse if he could see Jim in the man? He clenched his jaw.] Tell me this then, why do you hate McCoy?