Kirk glanced at her out of the corner of his eye for a few moments before he reached out and slapped her on the back. "I'm not gonna leave you to suffer alone then," he told her, leaving it at that because... well, he didn't really have a deal with the Admiral.

This was out of the goodness of his heart. Or something. That was the official story.

"C'mon, let's take our frustrations out on things that didn't do anything wrong to us."