( like the sun peeking out from behind a could, paul smiles, immediately relieved. not that alina doesn't casually say an intensely sad thing — but at least she's talking to him, presumably not too mad to stomach his presence. happily, he offers paulican his marble fingers to peck at. )

It won't go forgotten again.

( paul has a computer for a brain, mostly. it's not just a promise — it's a guarantee.

in any case, he offers her a soft look, leaning in to affectionately butt their foreheads together, a very fremen motion. )

You'll like it. After you get married you're supposed to go on a long vacation called a honeymoon, where you travel around and eat a lot of food, and basically just get spoiled for a few weeks after your wedding. Since we didn't have one, and since I can't take you out of this place, I thought we'd honeymoon in here. Well — ( he clears in throat ) not in here. I thought we could go see the zoo, if you wanted. And after that, we can go pet and ride the horses outside, though we'll need to bundle up for it, since it's cold. Those are just ideas though — really, we can do whatever you like as long as we're together, and are working towards disgusting everyone nearby with our love.