Barely an hour following, Maenae climbed up onto the couch to sit next to Lexx. She yawned and leaned on Lexx, eyelids slowly dropping. Lexx had purposely set the viewer channel he was watching to a very boring set of natural scenery. They were very relaxing. Just a little while longer.
Riley fell back onto the couch heavily, grinning and hyper as ever. "That's cute," he chuckled at Lexx as Maenae made herself more comfortable and was almost asleep. Teasingly, he added, "Should I take a picture?"
"Only if you want it to be the last thing you see," Lexx replied dryly. Riley smirked and made himself comfortable on the other end of the couch, watching Lexx. Something was up. He knew it. Lexx was putting up more guards on his loose thoughts than normal.
'What are you thinking about?' Riley invited himself in, probing at a few loose areas.
"Nothing," Lexx resisted the impulse to respond over the relay. "Can't I keep my private thoughts to myself?"
'Would you rather we wake up Maenae?'
'No,' Lexx gave in and appeared reluctantly.
'What are you thinking?'
'Riley, can't I be alone with my thoughts?'
'Sure, just curious. Thought you might want to talk some more.'
'I've said all I need to say.'
And then, the link was blocked. Lexx stared straight ahead at the view screen. Riley shrugged and leaned back. Whatever it was, he'd probably find out later.
Lexx was patient. 'Wait...' Zeta and Stealth had both fallen asleep earlier in the study. 'Wait...' Riley was more persistent in staying awake, but soon, he too succumbed to the temptation.
