Jim has to suppress a faint chuckle, imagining the look on Uhura's face if he was to ask her to translate the book for him, especially once she figures out what it is. Jim himself was the treasurer of the xenolinguistics club at the Academy, but his specialization lies elsewhere. "I might need a alchemy-to-english dictionary," he says instead with a small grin.

Oh, he can see how his words could be mistaken. "The second," he clarifies. "It saves a hell of a lot of storage space, and it's usually more convenient. That being said, when it comes to the pleasure of reading, you can't beat a real paper book."