"Part of you is water - part of me, too. Our blood has a lot of water in it. When it's been cold, haven't you hurt and felt stiff? It can get a lot worse." He paused, then shrugged. "If you want you could come home with me, for the night. It's safer. I promise I don't have any cages, and if you wanted to leave any time, that's fine."

Flying did sound... nice. Julien didn't let himself dwell on it. "Fun's complicated like that. It's different for everyone - you'll find people who think your fun would be boring, or they'd need to be in a particular mood to like it."