He makes a mental note of that. Armored robot on patrol, got it. Whoever he's got to talk to, he's certain he's not the only one with a vested interest in keeping this artifact out of another Khan's hands.

The news that Khan had others with him is also a concerning one, and Jim frowns deeply. "Soldiers like him?" If so, no wonder Khan made such an impression on the people here. Dealing with just one Augment was hell, and there are seventy-three of them in total.

How to even begin to explain the mess that is Jim Kirk's home life? Might as well start with the part that literally everyone on his Earth knows. "My dad died the same day I was born. I guess looking at me's always been a reminder that I'm here and he's not, so once I was old enough to go to school, she took as many off-world assignments as Starfleet would give her, and left Sam and me on Earth." It's disappointing in retrospect to look back at the stupid things he did in his youth, as if he's suddenly world-wise at twenty-six, but a lot has changed in the last few years. "I acted out for attention and got in trouble a lot, and that just made things worse."