In TNG Picard was constantly rocking the deep V on his off time too
I said CONSUMMATE V’s!!!
You know what they say about men with long treasure trails….
(They’re Hairy.)
He about to consummate something!
BMW’d!!!
Kirk lacks the advantage of Pike’s peak, so he’s gotta work with what he’s got.
While the sexy answer is more desirable, the real answer is much more mundane. The thermostat on the bridge always ran cold during Pike’s captaincy. Pike is just chilly at work. Once Scotty joins the crew, Engineering finally got around to fixing it, and Kirk could dress lighter.
Kirk understood the assignment
Not to diminish the humor, but if you look closely Kirk does have black on underneath the tunic. It’s like he’s wearing a V-neck vs Pike’s crew neck.
Gets it? A Orion venereal disease?
“You gave Nurse Chapel the Andorian Clap again, Jim.”
No chest hair. Not slutty enough for that cut.