[ he wrinkles his nose, shifting on the bed in a visible attempt to fight off this line of conversation. that kiss was weak... it doesn't count, hmph. ]

Why would I make it up? [ to mess with keith, obviously. if he were smarter, he'd just let it go. but it's fun to pull his leg sometimes. ]

The Orbiters tried to save everyone, right? Why wouldn't they save half-people, half-animals too?