Jen smiles at Brian's kiss, and happily cuddles with him as she drifts off to sleep.  She has work in the morning, but maybe Xy will let her skip it.  And even if he doesn't, they can talk while she works.  It's surprising how much she missed him when he left, and a small piece of her wonders how much worse it will be if he decides to leave for good when his sister is done here.  She pushes the thought away, but it continues to nibble at the back of her mind as she starts to dream.<br/><br/><hr/>Soon they're at the tent and Liz can smell the unnerving scent of a large predator.  She forces herself to let go of her teacher's hand as he pushes open the tent flap for her and they both step in.  It's only with great effort that she's able to restrain herself from crying out when she sees the beast in front of her.  It had looked big from the stands the first time she'd seen it, but up close its huge!  Its claws and teeth are bad enough, but the hooked tentacles seem to make it almost too strange to handle.<br/><br/>Still, she knows she has to.  As the creature seems to bow, she swallows hard and takes a shaky step forward.  Her voice barely trembles as she starts to speak in a low tone.  "Alright... Jagger, right?  I... I have to say, you're bigger than I thought you'd be. I've never... been with.... something... someone... like you.  So I guess you'll have to tell me what to do..."