Jim, however, shakes his head. "They knew where I was. Starfleet couldn't hide that from them, and I was too fucked up to pretend otherwise. Sam had already run away, and Mom never really got over what happened to Dad, so finding out her sister had been executed and I went through hell... she kinda freaked out. Couldn't handle it." Right when he needed her most, she was dealing with her own shit. Now that Jim's an adult, he understands and forgives her for that, but for a thirteen year old boy who spent months practically on his own... it was the last straw for Jimmy.

"My grandparents meant well, trying to pick up the pieces. That's when Grandpa Tiberius gave me his books, so I'd have something to keep me company in the hospital. My other grandparents were mourning their daughter and I guess they must've... been overcompensating, or something. The attention was... smothering. So when I got well enough to leave, I left."