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It's almost like he's waiting for something
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.
My head canon: Pike knows his days are limited. He's raising a successor as first officer if Una takes command, or potentially a new captain. This way he can get to know the ship and the crew, and they can get to know him.
You're not wrong. Pike has alluded to this many times, and seems to get more comfortable with life, the closer he gets to death.