[ He likes to look on the bright side and believe in impossible things sometimes. Look, it can happen Chekov. Maybe. ]
True, but think about that. It's a simulation. It's a computer program. Sophisticated, yes, but a program. It means there are limits, we just have to find them and push past them.
[ He says it with pure confidence. Sure it wouldn't happen tomorrow, but he knew he'd get back to the Enterprise someday. He could play the long games just fine. ]