Well, that was some progress. If nothing else they would leave here with a little more self understanding.

"Ziggy loves very deeply but he is a self-centered hurricane. It's not going to be easy, probably, settling into being near him." Tom takes a deep breath and shrugs. "As good as Hiroki is with him they've had some nasty arguments and misunderstandings. The alienness takes more time to adjust to than you expect."