[ Say that they're cute out loud, Jayden. Join "Team Lizards Are Cute" and put Altaïr in his place. ]

That's what the biologist we're working with is hoping to figure out. Mali definitely eats normally, so I wonder if it's just to keep her company so she doesn't have to eat dinner alone.

[ Yes, she said that with a straight face. ]

Veliki still acts like a normal lizard. Or at least, that's what Dr. Rutherford said. He likes the sun and the warmth and slows down when he's in the dark too long.