"That will end well for both parties, I'm sure." Pierce was convinced that even going within six feet of Simon would mean that Pierce would suddenly feel the urge to engage in a round of fisticuffs, but he was flattered at the comparison to Captain Kirk all the time. "You're a Trekkie, Olivia?" he asked, holding up one hand in typical Vulcan greeting. "I can see that about you."
And how to describe Nate! He was a barrel of laughs, that was for sure. "He's my best friend," Pierce replied easily. "Since college, anyway. He works with me now. I think you'd like him. Similar sense of humor and all."