*Quick snickers.* Ballade, I meant that you were enjoying his behavior because it gave you a reason to blow him up... Not that you enjoyed the behavior on its own. *He sighs.* Thank you for that, Blues. I also learned a long time ago to never expect someone to always be around. Things have a tendency to happen to change that. Quint, I don't want anything to happen either... However, I don't want you getting hurt for us either, okay?

*Crash looks a little surprised, but decides that he might as well give the cat what she wants. He reaches down to carefully pick Tango up and then continues petting her.*

*Air carefully reaches into the box for the personality matrix, trying not to damage it while handling it. With the place cleared, it slides into place rather easily. He starts work to stabilize it so that it stays put and begins connecting it in properly.*