He puts his arm around Felix and draws him a little closer.

"I can't say that I've even heard of any of the Gemenese thinking that kind of thing, and you know how devout some of them can be. This guy sounds a little dense to me."

Hoshi turns his head and kisses Felix's hair.

"Fixated on our relationship? Maybe he's lonely," he muses. "Or envious, and trying to get your attention the wrong way, kind of like a kid pulling someone's hair when he's got a crush?"