Oh good, no more jostling around. Zunar licks his paw a few times before settling in to groom the soft stubble on Hunter's head.

Jim empties the popcorn bag into one of the biggest bowls Hunter has, and brings it over to the couch. No individual bowls here, we share like men. "He loves this kinda stuff. If we get back to Earth in five years and he doesn't have like a hundred new articles to publish, I'll be shocked."