"The Federation has hundreds of species over thousands of worlds," Jim says, and despite himself, he's a little proud of what his people have accomplished in the few short centuries they've been part of the galactic community. "Vulcans made first contact with us, and they founded the Federation with humans, the Andorians, and the Tellarites. We've met a lot more allies since then, and we're still spreading out."

He isn't quite as certain as she that he'll be able to tell his Spocks apart, but there's little point in worrying about it until it's relevant.

Twelve colonies isn't much, by his reckoning, but it's more than humans have in most of the universes he's encountered here. The name of the thirteenth, however, gets a surprised look from him. "Earth is - was - a myth where you're from?"