Orion smiled, surprised by the unexpected - but thankfully, increasingly more common - gesture, audials twitching gently at the still foreign feeling.

"Well thank you. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if I'm a bit too dull for one who leads such an exciting life..." Orion teased back, leaning close enough to lightly clang their elbow armor together - which allowed their fields to mingle more sharply for a moment of pleasant contact-static. He beamed up at the larger mech, optics and field bright with contentment.

"I have a list of a few places I've always been meaning to visit or ideas to try out; you'll have to help me choose between them or add others to the list."