Bones began tapping the datapad softly. "Okay," he said, looking back up at Kirk. "Can you recall the events of- "

Bones stopped, knowing that the clinical route wasn't going to work with Kirk; he wasn't his father, and needed some sort of emotional support to get through this, however unprofessional it ended up being.

"Tell me what happened out there," Bones murmured, putting the PADD down on the chair next to him. "Tell me how you ended up on that ship."