"Oh sure, for the most part. We've had a couple centuries to get used to being part of a galactic community, and Earth's the capital of the Federation, so there's been aliens on Earth for a while now. There are still xenophobes and bigots, but they're in the minority." He smiles back at her when she apologizes. "Hey, don't worry about it. Curiosity's the only way we learn."

He does wonder, though, why it's never come up between her and the other Jim Kirk before. Maybe it's just that there was never a good opportunity, or maybe they haven't known each other as long as he'd assumed. Or maybe their universes are more different than he thought. In any case, he doesn't mind sharing.

Religion can be a touchy topic, no matter what culture or species you belong to. But there's also insight to be gained into the way people think by learning more about that, so he considers his question carefully before he asks it. "Is that unusual for your people?"