#pike receiving kirk's notes on the refit (make captain's quarters the size of a shoebox. add 7 new labs. engineering bay should be bigger):

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my personal hc is that the size of kirk's room is just another piece of evidence in the "jim is insane and doesn't care if he lives or dies" pile. like every other captain we see has a separate lounge area/office space. piccard has his library. pike has a big communal space + kitchen because he loves being social. meanwhile jim upon taking command of the flagship: WHY SHOULD I HAVE A BIG ROOM. AM I ANY BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE ON THE CREW?? I SHOULD SLEEP IN A SHOEBOX. FRANKLY MY QUARTERS SHOULD BE SMALLER THAN ANYONE ELSE'S. in other news I think the science department deserves 7 new laboratories

Genuinely like so funny that Pikes room in SNW is gigantic and so extra with the fancy couches, a queen size bed with fluffy pillows and blankets and impeccable interior design with all the matching decorations and colour coordination. Plus he had a whole kitchen and grill and a whole dining room separated from the living room.

Meanwhile, Kirks room in TOS makes it feels like he lives in an appartment the size of a shoe box and shops at Ikea. The tiny twin bed with a mattress that I can tell feels like sleeping on rocks and possibly the scratchiest looking sheets known to man NO blankets btw. The pillow looks like it's made from concrete and a chair that looks like it would hurt to sit on. Zero interio designers were consulted for this room

It literally looks like before Pike gave the Enterprise to Kirk, they did an entire ship refit and rearranged everything. Pike really said idgaf about my protege Kirk give me back all my fancy furniture he can't have any of it yeah and make his room smaller too he look my job, my ship and my favourite science boy, he deserves to sleep in a tiny room.