Hiko looked at her. "I would rather not be a slab of meat, as you put it, strapped to a table to be experimented on." He said. Nodding his head. "My race does not experiment on human. We don't do probing. We don't put microchips beneath the skin. That does not mean however, that some of the other races are as kind. The Dragors, for example, love to experiment on humans to see what makes them tick. We usually are able to convince them to leave them alone." He said softly. "Dragors come from the red spot on Jupiter." He informed her. He smiled. "I'm glad you believe that it is not right to experiment on me." He said. His whole face lit up. Then it clouded over. "I only wish more humans were like that. It makes you special Lore...that you can see even an alien like me as a person."<br/><br/>He watched the flames flickering and wavering. They almost seemed to be dancing. "Did you know...we don't have fires like this back home? This is beautiful. We have something different that is hard to explain. Its mostly light that warms but it is nowhere near as beautiful as this fire in the fireplace." He spoke in a hushed voice. Looking at her. "The food is probably better than you think." He said softly. "Steak meals? That is something I have never had. That sounds quite delicious. I would love to try my hand at cooking sometime." He said with a smile. "I'm sure what you do cook tastes delicious. I hope to try some of your cooking." He looked back at the fire. "The fire is so peaceful. In a way, even though I know it is true, it is almost hard to believe something so beautiful could become so dangerous."<br/><br/>He looked back at her as she spoke again. "Edward? Is Edward a horse?" He asked curiously. "Farms...those things with chickens. Chickens are weird creatures. Horses, however, are beautiful. They put me in mind of the Badoe. They are a creature we can ride that is sorta like a horse but looks more like a lizard with long legs. Kind of like an Earth dinosaur." He said with a smile. He listened to her speaking. "I don't think I could read an Earth book. The charactures that Earthlings use are quite different from the symbology that we use." He said honestly. "Wildlife is one of the most interesting thing about Earth. Another thing is the Earthlings. We have high hopes for the advancement of Earthlings." He said truthfully.<br/><br/>He looked at the fire. "The night sky is beautiful no matter if its from in space, on a world's air, in a spaceship, or on the ground of a planet." He said with a smile. Listening to her and shook her head. "That is not true. You have one friend here...you have me." He pointed out softly. "Clubs are an exotic thing. We don't quite grasp the concept of why you would want to cram into a small building and move your body around as much as possible. Dancing I think it is called." He looked at her. "Pubs...yeah I've never drank anything. I'm not sure how it would react with my chemical makeup."<br/><br/>He was lost in thought for a moment until she spoke. His copper hues taking up the whites and pupils of his eyes. Though as he blinked back into reality they became humanlike again. Looking at her. "Fight. I would fight to protect you even though you have no need of it. I would probably end up having to reveal my true form." He said truthfully. "I would not let others fight a battle I do not participate in. Especially not when I am the cause of said battle." He looked at the fire. "I may not use guns but I can still take on someone who does. I'm faster and stronger than an Earthling. I would use such things to my advantage. Plus...I got some alien tricks up my sleeve." He did. If he semi destroyed his shell he could create a type of protective shield vortex thing. The energy would thus create a barrier in which the bullets would be absorbed into the swirling center. Albeit this could only be done for a short period of time as it was highly draining and he would still need energy to fight. He would only use that as a last resort. Like if they were firing rocket or missile launchers. He hoped he wouldn't have to use that. It was not exactly his favorite energy based move. If he did use it he would be slowed down quite a bit.<br/><br/>He looked at her. "Was my answer what you were expecting. I would take out as many I could without killing them. I am not a hostile alien but I will protect you...and myself...from harm. No matter what it takes if it comes to that."