He smiled; Keira was certainly a nice person, and someone he had never really gotten to know all that well. He gestured for the young woman to walk with him, and smiled, nodding. As she flipped the chip into her mouth, he applauded, laughing. "Very impressive," he said, smiling at her.<br/><br/>As the door to his quarters slid shut, Aren sighed, leaning against the wall. "What I meant in the hangar was that I watch all of you, you and Shiz and Mhegan, and now Jal, and even Max, and I see how well you guys get along. Then, when I try to join in, things get formal really quickly. I know I'm your CO, but I want to know you guys better, I want to be one of the group." His eyes shone, and he looked away, watching the snow slowly fall over the idyllic scene out his window. "I'm sorry Keira, I shouldn't trouble you with this kind of thing."