Jim hadn't noticed the dog. As soon as he sits down, he wonders for a second of Frank's playing footsie with him and while that's perfectly okay with him, he wouldn't have pegged the other man as so forward.

It's only when he peers underneath the table does he notice the dog. Grinning, Jim reaches down and lets Max sniff at his fingers and rub against his hand.

"Starship captain," Jim says, attention coming back up to rest on Frank's face. "The Enterprise, to be specific. We were in the middle of a five year mission of exploration when, well, I took a detour."

To this space station somewhere in the sky.