Jim shrugs, not really sure how to answer that. "It's familiar. There's always shuttles coming and going from Headquarters. I see 'em all the time."

There's a wistful look on his face, just thinking about it. It'll be a few months still before the Enterprise sets out on her shakedown cruise, and every day seems to crawl by agonizingly slowly. Especially with Remembrance Day coming up. If only he could just skip that entirely.

He internally shakes himself a little, giving Steve a faint smile of apology for letting himself space out for a moment. "I moved back to San Francisco. Commute's a lot shorter now."