That laugh makes him smile, right there in the darkness where no one can see him. No one except Axel, that is, and he ain't looking.

"That's somethin' friggin' else." He sits now too, cross-legged next to Axel, and watches the lava flow down from the top of that mountain. It inches but it's mesmerizing as anything and he appreciates it.

"Nice doin'. Yeah, my boss would hire you in a second. You ever decide you want to go into pro... Administrative Research and if you get sick of the end of the universe, let me know."

His world just might be big enough for both of 'em.