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There is a petite, red headed alien sitting in the observation area, watching the universe end. There is no research, no curiosity being satisfied. She's just sitting.

Watching.

Thinking.

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This is possibly the nicest thing anyone here has done for her. It's a good thing she was finally in the mood to admit it. Sort of.

Finally, her voice gives out and she stops to catch her breath.

"That was... loud."

"We are very good."

He beams.

"And loud."

She smiles back, still holding his hand.

"We did well."

"Together we are fearsome."

He nods, sagely.

"Horrible. People will rue the day they told us 'shh.'"

"Or worse." She nods in agreement.

"Shall we go slide on the ice now, or just sit here a while longer?"

"It is your choice."

He beams.

"I do not sleep and there is no rush."

"Let's stay here for a few more microts." She smiles, taking some snow from the branches and tossing it at him.

He laughs, and returns the gesture.

"Your hair is very pretty."

It has snow stuck in it. Which catches his attention.

"Is it?" She knows many find her attractive, but she more thought of that as the whole package, rather than a specific part.

"I like it this way."

"It is."

Jack doesn't really understand concepts of attraction. There is Belial, and there are others. There is sometimes Mercutio or Thea. But there are no words to connect with that.

"Is there anything else you would do out here?"

And for Sikozu, her attractiveness is something to exploit. To gather information, or gain access to things or people she feels are necessary. Usually.

"I would like to walk in the snow more."

"Good. Then be down."

With a whoosh, he is. Because it's easier to cheat and he never liked the sensation of dropping.

She takes the easy way, for her, and walks down the tree, joining him on the ground.

She picks up a fistful of snow and studies it. "I cannot feel how cold it is."

"It does not matter."

Which is very gracious, for him.

"It is pretty still."

"Yes it is." She looks around. "Winter is very nice. This is my first."

"Hah!"

He grabs her hand again, tugging her towards the lake.

"Then you must try ice."

And again, she dutifully follows.

"This time, I probably will fall."

"I will hold you up, I know how."

He does.

He'd spun Callisto.

"Hold onto me tightly."

She does, not quite sure what to expect.

Then they're at the ice and it's slippery but he's spinning anyways, laughing and moving fast, pulling her along at his speed because he can keep her safe.

She grips tighter, because it almost feels like falling anyway. That or going through the wormhole in that horrid travel pod.

It doesn't take long, though, before she's laughing along with him. Sikozu? Meet fun.

He'd be horrified to know he was the first one to acquaint the two. Fun is a staple.

But he doesn't know, because he's laughing and twirling her and not letting her fall.

Sikozu continues laughing as well, grinning more than she may have ever before.

Jack may have just jumped to the top of the very short list of people she likes.

And she is most certainly 'my friend Sikozu' now because some things you share and don't forget. At least, not if you're Jack.

But eventually the mad whirl slows, and he settles her down on the ice, steady.

"It is wonderful."

"Yes." She agrees, breathless, but happy. "I have not experienced anything like it before. Thank you."