Jim's nodding, swallowing thickly as he listens to Hughes explain. This could work. It wasn't his favorite way to go about things, but well. He's already convinced himself that she isn't going to be speaking to him in the immediate future. Jim should try to fix this if he can.

"There's flower shops in the commercial district. Hell, you can buy anything else there, why not flowers." Kirk is vaguely sure they had even been taking about flowers the night before. He doesn't remember how or why. Just that Verity brought up flowers. She must like them.