"Simpler, safer... but defeating the point," Glacius notes, "Which is to allow us both to be physically close and comfortable at the same time. It is no more pleasant for you to plunge yourself under cold water while pressed against my freezing skin, than it is for me to bare myself and subject myself to painful heat. Enchanting tea seems straightforward and is something we are both familiar with by now, so I think we should start there."

The ice alien doesn't just leave it at that, though; he extends one arm, offering his hand for his partner to take. "It will be worth it in the end, that I can guarantee. We have managed very well given the different needs of our bodies, but wouldn't it be nice to be able to come together without worrying about that at all? To hold you in my arms without worrying about you getting cold... for me to bare myself to you without you worrying about me overheating... that's all the more focus that we can put on our love for each other."