"How in the seven heavens do you find that hot?"

"Well, like, it's. He has stuff in his mind and he gets excited about them and he goes do them and he's doing things and forward momentum and it is pretty hot!"

"It's efficient? And if people agree on it being fine then I'm fine with it especially since he's not actually, like, interrupting us since he can still presumably hear us when he's not right here." Shrug. "If he's trying to act normal around regular people, then."

"Eh, I'm not sure it's that different than, like, someone who's naturally hyperactive?"

"Right, but it's a bit of a change from before." Shrug. "I guess he did just have a traumatic experience, though, so maybe never mind."

Then Theo is back, clothed and with slightly wet hair. "– Okay so can I just say having water in your lungs is painful, cool."

"He did, yes, but on top of that I'm not gonna complain about him being hotter than he used to be. Oh hi Theo didn't notice you there."

He raises an eyebrow. "So it turns out either I actually don't need to breathe or I'm somehow extracting oxygen from water, but it continues to be uncomfortable and water in my lungs is worse."

"If you can extract oxygen from water that's as good as not being able to breathe for most conceivable situations."

"Yup, especially since I don't plan on going into a vacuum anytime soon."

"… Are you sure it wasn't just you using leftover oxygen in your lungs?"

"Nnnot totally? I didn't stay with water in my lungs for long – I tried it twice – because it is extremely uncomfortable, but. I guess I should maybe go do that for a bit longer actually."

"Ouch," she says in sympathy.

"Mmmmh," he agrees. "Well, okay, be back in– a bit longer than a minute."

And off he goes.

"Come on I can't be the only one here who finds that really attractive."

"I don't find that really attractive," comments Matt. "It seems– expedient, though?"

She shrugs.

He sighs.

"Different people find different things hot," says Matt, looking at Sadde (mock-) sympathetically. "It's okay."

"I know that!" he protests.

Matt smirks.

"Hmpf." He gets up and goes to the kitchen to find something to eat.

"So, how was school?" asks Matt of Willow.

"Pretty much what Sadde said. People were tired and didn't care about class, it was the last day, and were all gossiping about Theo."

"Happy to be on vacation?"