"I imagine most of them are only a holocall away, should we have need of them."
By which he meant backup, if there was trouble on the horizon. Aden was serious, when he said that Vector was the most pleasant company he could ask for. The thought that he might become lonely hadn't even crossed his mind, before Vector brought it up.
"You don't have to worry about me, Vector. Certainly not to the point where it distracts you from your reading."
He offered a slight smile, reaching to gently pat the other man's cheek- playful, friendly. Fond, even. It certainly wasn't something he did with many others, much preferring to keep his distance, to not touch. "If anything, I think you're the one who'll end up missing- well, a few of the others, at least."
Certainly not Kaliyo, or Scorpio. Those two were in a league of their own so far as unsettling went. But Doctor Lokin at least. The two had seemed to get along well.
"... Still, thank you. For sticking with a man who might just be in the running for the title of Galaxy's Angriest Chiss."
Not entirely accurate, of course. Anger played a very small part in the aggression that sometimes guided his hand. Still it was a decent enough joke to alleviate the... Well, he didn't know what to call the mood that Vector's sincerity had evoked. Something that made his heart rate quicken, at least.
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By which he meant backup, if there was trouble on the horizon. Aden was serious, when he said that Vector was the most pleasant company he could ask for. The thought that he might become lonely hadn't even crossed his mind, before Vector brought it up.
"You don't have to worry about me, Vector. Certainly not to the point where it distracts you from your reading."
He offered a slight smile, reaching to gently pat the other man's cheek- playful, friendly. Fond, even. It certainly wasn't something he did with many others, much preferring to keep his distance, to not touch. "If anything, I think you're the one who'll end up missing- well, a few of the others, at least."
Certainly not Kaliyo, or Scorpio. Those two were in a league of their own so far as unsettling went. But Doctor Lokin at least. The two had seemed to get along well.
"... Still, thank you. For sticking with a man who might just be in the running for the title of Galaxy's Angriest Chiss."
Not entirely accurate, of course. Anger played a very small part in the aggression that sometimes guided his hand. Still it was a decent enough joke to alleviate the... Well, he didn't know what to call the mood that Vector's sincerity had evoked. Something that made his heart rate quicken, at least.
He doubted that was intentional.