@ricktopher [He set a couple of teabags into the water to steep, and walked over to the couch, a bright yet baggy-eyed smile towards his friend as he passed]
Come.. Sit with me.
[Colress stares at the empty gift box on the coffee table he had yet to throw away.
... The rest of the mess around the living room had been cleaned, but the gift box had stayed.
Colress couldn't quite bring himself to throw it out.]
@ricktopher [Returning to those moments in the woods, the visit before Ricky's mission still unknown to him-- it was all so nostalgic.]
It really is fascinating. Even having designed Hema, I couldn't have predicted this instinct of theirs would remain intact. +
@ricktopher [Colress didn't hide his care for the mechanical wonder well, as much as he tried to veil it all behind a wall of technobabble and scientific Jargon.]
And... well. Seems we already have our answer to that unknown.
@ricktopher From a purely digestive standpoint, it contributes nothing-- [Wow, how tactful, Colress]
... But Hema's psychological wellbeing is arguably more important than even perfecting their energy intake. +
@ricktopher [His fingers loosening and his arms returning somewhat shaken to his side, he turned, beckoning his old friend in with a smile, eager to make up for lost time.]
@ricktopher [But unfortunately, his extremities weren't quite as burning.
If it weren't for the wind, Colress could likely have stayed there for... well.. much longer than any other embrace he'd ever given.] +