She is a FREED ORION SLAVE GIRL WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH JAMES KIRK. Plus, she and Uhura apparently regularly undress and lounge around in lingerie around each other. Really, now, I don't see how pillow-fights and practice-kissing is out of the question.

Now admit how awesome Jim Broadbent would be as Harry Mudd! You know it'd be so badass they'd have to invent a new word for badass!