The hand on his shoulder is so much like what Jim did to Spock, that day. Not in comfort, but needing the support and stability of his first officer and friend so he wouldn't fall apart. This time, it's Jim on the receiving end of it, and he doesn't know if Hunter is taking the same support from the touch as he had.

"It was Daystrom this time," he says, trying to keep his voice from shaking. The place where Admiral Pike died.