( gender equality is not something he's ever had to think on, though in context it seems ridiculous to him. she's one of the smartest people he's met, and he can't imagine she'd be kept out of her field. it'd be something to ask carol and uhura about, he decides. they'd probably know for certain how much things had changed. )

I've got a friend, ( he says eventually, fondness coloring the words from the beginning, ) Who says that when the rules don't suit you, you just change the whole game to make it work.

He's a little overconfident, maybe. But his way usually works out.