Which led to the question at hand. "...How bad is it? The real thing?" Jim stepped in front of Sybok, meeting the bigger Vulcan's eyes firmly. "...Don't bullshit me and make it worse than it is because Spock is your brother. If you want to help, and I mean honestly help this relationship work whether or not we chose to break it, you'll tell me the fucking honest truth."

There was something in Jim's voice, in his stance and eyes. A leader, someone who had the strength and power to do it, and people followed him because of him, not just his rank.