[ It's all that comes to mind. Jim doesn't often go back to Iowa, granted, nor does he see family often, but he knows he can whenever he wants to, whenever he has the time. He hasn't cut off relations, neither by need nor by desire. And besides, he is still surrounded by people of his own species, and his own world. There is a lot of inclusion and understanding between species in Starfleet, especially on his crew as he makes sure of that, but knows there are things that can't be translated across worlds, across cultures, so easily. ]
What, never? You're exaggerating, I have to assume.
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[ It's all that comes to mind. Jim doesn't often go back to Iowa, granted, nor does he see family often, but he knows he can whenever he wants to, whenever he has the time. He hasn't cut off relations, neither by need nor by desire. And besides, he is still surrounded by people of his own species, and his own world. There is a lot of inclusion and understanding between species in Starfleet, especially on his crew as he makes sure of that, but knows there are things that can't be translated across worlds, across cultures, so easily. ]
What, never? You're exaggerating, I have to assume.