They don ' t love you unconditionally . They love you because you ' re a kind and caring person , and they enjoy the time spent with you . <| sep |> I think that it is first mentioned in the first novel the passage goes something like There were peals of laughter in the halls of Starfleet Headquarters whenever Kirk filed a report . Whereas most starship captains would log their analysis missions of comets and the like , it was not unknown for Kirk to file reports such as ' Today we fought a giant space amoeba . ' Half remembered , it ' s been a very long time since I read New Frontier ! <| sep |> and I said I would rather have him get some professional help and let an expert decide instead of allowing him to just run wild and wait and see .