Here Alec can't help but grin a little. "Some versions of you are. Or maybe future you is flashy." Alec isn't sure where on the timeline Jim currently is. Not that it means too much. It's like saying the 1800s New York, but none of the fine details. Things he knows about Kirk could be different for this one.

"Pretty much. And since we're all stuck here..." He shrugged.

Alec can't really say much about Q since that would be hypocritical. While he's never done - or will do - something on this scale, he can be quite the high and mighty asshole if he wants to be and can be quite good at it too.