"Yeah," says Jim, nodding down at his hands, "But. I don't know how much they taught you about Vulcan pair bonding in Xenobiology, but it's a big deal to them. Spock and I can only do so much, me being mostly psi null and all, but there's a link there." He taps his temple where Spock's finger had all but slotted into place. "It doesn't do much for me unless we're melding, but if he's here - in this reality, at least, the link should still be there."