Though she regretted having to give up the warmth of his hand to pilot them away, Kat knew she needed to concentrate on getting them away and cloaked quickly.  Curling one hand about the control, the other was pressing a few keys on the console to check out the info on this ship.<br/><br/>There was almost a surprised look on her face when she heard the words from her new ‘Partner’.  She sniffled a bit as he reminded her of all that they had just lost.  The souls the pirates had slaughtered…  It was simply revolting.  Her head bowed in reverence to them for a moment.<br/><br/>But her attention returned quite quickly to Krip.  They were a safe distance from danger, but fuel was so low that they'd not be able to go further than the moon about twenty minutes in front of them.  He seemed a bit frazzled, even fragile as he babbled and asked, begged her to talk to him.<br/><br/>They had twenty minutes before she'd need to guide the vessel into through its Atmosphere, always the most tricky part.  Somehow this man whom had shown up when she was scared, sure she was doomed to suffer unknown horrors, was asking<em> her </em>for help…  How utterly charming!<br/><br/>As he stumbled over some sort of apology for being who<em>he </em>was…  She shook her head, smiled and rose from her seat.  Kat smiled broadly and placed a hand to his cheek.  The other hand held up one finger and pressed it to his warm lips, “Shhh…”  she whispered.  I don't want or need a<em> dog, </em>though I do value loyalty…”  moving closer.  The heat radiating from his body was intoxicating.<br/><br/>Chuckling a bit as she began to fumble with the fasteners on his suit with one hand and those on hers with the other, “Damn!  I’m so cold right now…”  Her mouth chattered just a little.  “Mad?  Hell no!  Warm me!  I am freezing my ass and a few other things off right now!”<br/><br/>Her hand felt some of his warm human flesh and she involuntarily moaned slightly at the sheer pleasure of warmth against her hand.  Eyes looked pleadingly to his, “Please warm me!”  She’d gotten the front zipper of her suit down but not much else.<br/><br/><br/>