"And let me guess," she said, "He said exactly what I've been saying? About who you're going to be?"

B'Elanna remembered one of the earliest conversations they'd had in Taxon. She'd been a recent arrival and had struggled to understand why James T Kirk - the James T Kirk - had been on the edge of giving up. Now it made sense. He had to live up to the legacies of both his father and his other self.

"You should have explained things to me sooner," she said, with a shake of her head, "But it doesn't change anything. I still think you're a good captain - and, believe me, it takes a lot to impress me - and I still trust you. You can become whoever you want to become."