It has to be my shining personality. [Now they were nudging at each other, the hidden warmth of the greenhouse allowing them those moments of being young men at each other. Just brief, then they would be back to their usual serious selves. These moments tided them over as far as he was concerned, since things were not always happiness and roses.

He rolled his eyes dramatically and gave Gabe's tail and playful pull.]

Too hot to handle. Maybe you should turn down the heat a little, Reyes.

[There was no particular sound coming from that area, and he knew with the snow and such that things would break down. Sometimes little wild animals broke in for warmth and to snack on the plants growing safely here.]

I checked the place for vermin a few days ago.