"I had wondered why I was unable to send you a message using any other communicator," Spock muses out loud. "Captain, may I examine the device?"

Jim winces a little. "Much as I'd honestly love to know how the hell it works, I don't think that's a good idea. Even if you keep notes in your head, you're not immune to other telepaths, and not everybody's as courteous as Vulcans about it. Until we know how much of Thirty-One is left, we'd better keep it under wraps." He nods towards Hunter. "I don't think anyone'll be able to duplicate the whole magic thing, so that should be safe for study."