Jim's far more interested in speculating on the pros and cons of working with each varied species he's seeing wandering about than he is the grade of technology in this world. What he could learn from them. What their cultures are. If Felix has ever spent quality time with any of their kind.

A line of thought he snaps out of when Felix starts speaking again.

"Just us and your cousin? That's..." A huge relief, actually. Far less people he has to worry about impressing. Or somehow letting slip that he's not from around here. "Now I see why you wanted me to come along."

He bumps Felix's hip with his own playfully.