[Kirk nodded slightly, though he'd readily admit that he wasn't sure he could pull that off while someone was digging around his head. But whatever. From his limited experience with Spock, first in the cave and a couple times after that with his Spock, he'd always gotten stuff from the meld that neither party really meant to transfer but it was still there. Some part of him still felt the deep aching loss of Vulcan.]

"If you get uncomfortable by anything, you're free to stop. I won't hold it against you."