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Tetroneaque was impressed with how effortlessly she made it look to use the Force. In almost no time at all she'd uncovered the core and placed the basketball sized object among the other pieces of salvage he'd already collected. His tails were wagging excitedly, knowing that he'd no longer have to start from scratch with his work. Perhaps he could build a more stable portal this time! Yet seeing Janlu as a Kit'aru he no longer craved to leave and return to his own kind. For the first time he felt like this might actually belong somewhere.

"Thank you Janlu. For... everything today." He said shyly, not ready to voice whatever budding feelings he was having toward the shape shifter. Then to keep the moment from becoming awkward he turned his attention back to the crater they were standing in. "I think we might be able to find a few more items of use... but that core will be a huge help for me!"

Tetroneaque had the same train of thought as Janlu, that if they returned now that she'd most likely change back to her 'normal' form... and he really would rather spend a little more time with her as she was currently. He decided to look for more parts he could use. "I'd like to get everything I can in this one trip. Chances are that we'll get anything worth salvaging all in this go anyway. It seems that the ship's destruction was rather more dramatic than I'd first thought. I mean the explosion sent the core straight down into the ground so deep! Unfortunately most of my other devices were not nearly as sturdy as the core." It was all true of course, yet it made for an excellent cover to spend a little more time alone with Janlu in her new fuzzy form.

Tetroneaque felt a little disappointed that Janlu decided to wait nearby instead of walking with him and had to content himself with sneaking a glance at her every now and then as he continued to search through the debris. He managed to find an entire storage container of spare parts he'd had on his ship, the container itself surviving the wreck and protecting the contents admirably.

After about another half hour of combing the crash site he determined that he'd found everything of value and hauled his cargo back toward their ship. His tails were wagging as he actually managed to pull off another smile toward Janlu. "That's everything I could find. It's more than I thought I'd get to be honest, and I have you to thank for the most important part we found." He was tempted to hug Janlu but didn't want to press his luck, instead he offered his hands for a handshake as they'd discussed that was usually the social norm.

Tetroneaque hid his disappointment of Janlu changing back to her normal form, finding his Kit'aru form much nicer. He nodded his head though at the question. "Well I'm trying to build something similar. I think it might be better to build a stationary portal that opens up another at a specific point in space that meets a certain criteria I'll program in. Hopefully this will let me find other worlds that haven't been discovered yet without having to rely on a starship, thus avoiding another catastrophic crash." The Kit'aru explained as he loaded the containers into their current ship and then sat down in the cockpit next to Janlu.

Tetroneaque was feeling a lot less lonely now after seeing Janlu become a Kit'aru. She had been so kind to him, always concerned about how he was doing. He decided that he'd tell her how he felt once they returned to the Temple, perhaps after showing her what he'd accomplished in his lab so far. After all, maybe she felt the same way toward him? The thought was enough to make him smile again. It seemed that he'd finally got the hang of that facial expression.

Tetroneaque smiled a little wider as Janlu pet him again, now sure that he should tell her how he felt once they reached the lab. He and Janlu easily loaded the salvaged parts they'd found onto a small hover transport and were soon guiding it toward the converted storage area. When they arrived the doors opened automatically. Unlike Thanatos' lab, Tetro's lab was open to anyone who wished to enter during most of the day.

Tetroneaque was feeling rather nervous, though his tails were wagging too. It didn't take long for Janlu and himself to unload the hover transport and soon the moment he was both dreading and looking forward to had arrived. After making sure they were quite alone he shuffled nervously up to Janlu and cleared his throat. "Th-thank you Janlu. I really appreciate everything you've done for me since the day you saved my life. I don't think I would have been able to cope so well without your friendship..." he paused then as he sorted out his thoughts then pushed onward with what he needed to say. "And since we're friends, well I thought that I should tell you that... er, well... I've started hoping that maybe we could be more than friends? I've been feeling like that for awhile now, but seeing you become a Kit'aru only made my feelings more easy to identify... What I'm trying to say Janlu is that I like you... as more than a friend." There, he'd said it. It was out there. He looked up at Janlu hopefully, sincerely wishing that she felt the same about him.

Tetroneaque's ears drooped with disappointment and he felt a pressure in his chest that made it hard to breathe for a moment. He should have known that someone like Janlu was already spoken for. It was foolish for the Kit'aru to think she could ever have had the same feelings toward him, yet those realizations didn't make it any easier to handle. The fuzzy little fellow thought he might start crying at any moment, but made sure he didn't so in front of Janlu.

Tetroneaque took a deep breath to calm himself and then nodded. "I see... I hope we can still be friends?" He may not be able to take things to another level with Janlu, but he'd hate himself if his bumbling had alienated him from a real friend. It was hard to even ask that question as he wanted nothing more than to run away and hide at the moment.

Tetroneaque gave a weak little smile toward her, feeling like he'd made a complete fool of himself. As soon as Janlu left the room he locked the doors. He had been foolish, he knew that. There wasn't any real place for him in this new galaxy that he could see. Sure there was a lot to learn and see, but it was all at the cost of never fitting in and that soul crushing lack of someone he could really connect with.

The Kit'aru sat down on an empty container and started to cry softly. He'd never wanted to go home so much in his entire life. Home. The word rang inside his head. He sniffled a little and looked up and over at the core he'd salvaged today. Yes... that was the answer. He'd find a way home.