[ Jim manages a small smile at least, even if a little awkward. It's still Bones after all, even if a little younger, maybe a little grumpier, still needing to soften up around the edges. Or maybe that's just Jim's own perspective coloring things. Maybe Bones has just become softer with him, but either way.

Looking now, at both his clothes and his hair, he can't believe he didn't notice before that it wasn't the same face he was so used to looking at. (God, that hair. His smile widens into something brighter, and he ducks his head a little bit. ]

Thanks. Actually— I was made Captain shortly after the Nero incident.

[ Since Bones mentioned Chris still recovering, Jim knows he's from right after that, but just before they got their ship. ]

And you're my Chief Medical Officer. So, early congratulations to you too.