It's a bizarre situation, them being able to read each other. It had caused clashes because both of them hated it - being known - figured out so simply, but Kyle's learning that it's a double-edged sword. He knows when Jim needs help, but he's not sure if there's a door in between, whether he should offer anything in return. And Jim has his pride.
Kyle puts down the slice of toast but chews the fork, thoughtfully. He doesn't think of Jim as Corps, precisely, because first of all, Lanterns are hardened, sturdy people, taught to fight, survive and go on, and they'll keep doing that no matter where they are or who is (or isn't) with them. They expect bloodshed and suffering. Jim, on the other hand, he's an explorer. His world is bright, full of colours and sounds that Kyle doesn't know and can't touch, no matter how many times he runs his hands along the cracks in the walls.
And Jim's more volatile. He's a conflagration that needs Spock and McCoy to keep it in check, and Kyle knows Jim's not going to be talking about that because Kyle... doesn't have his people here.
But it's windows and blizzards again, and Guy is standing on a balcony saying You're a better man than I am. Gunga Din. And sometimes, the wind whistles through the leaves and sends ripples through the waters so they are no longer still.
'How can we ease it?' Because fixing it completely won't happen, not unless Jim's entire ship and crew get brought here, or he is sent home. Kyle goes for the next best thing.
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Kyle puts down the slice of toast but chews the fork, thoughtfully. He doesn't think of Jim as Corps, precisely, because first of all, Lanterns are hardened, sturdy people, taught to fight, survive and go on, and they'll keep doing that no matter where they are or who is (or isn't) with them. They expect bloodshed and suffering. Jim, on the other hand, he's an explorer. His world is bright, full of colours and sounds that Kyle doesn't know and can't touch, no matter how many times he runs his hands along the cracks in the walls.
And Jim's more volatile. He's a conflagration that needs Spock and McCoy to keep it in check, and Kyle knows Jim's not going to be talking about that because Kyle... doesn't have his people here.
But it's windows and blizzards again, and Guy is standing on a balcony saying You're a better man than I am. Gunga Din. And sometimes, the wind whistles through the leaves and sends ripples through the waters so they are no longer still.
'How can we ease it?' Because fixing it completely won't happen, not unless Jim's entire ship and crew get brought here, or he is sent home. Kyle goes for the next best thing.