"I would chew off my own hand to be able to watch Legally Blonde any number of times," Kira says, with feeling. After a beat, he spares a glance to the ceiling, as if it occurs that someone might be listening, and that someone might have the power to make that exchange happen.

When Ravi returns the towel, Kira uses it to pick up the wet clothes and carry them back to the bathroom. On his way back, he opens the bedroom door, letting Aurora wander out with her tail and head dropped low, trying to creep below the storm's notice through the house. She gives Ravi's hand only the softest, mildest lick, before dropping down again. "Well, if we didn't know things were fucked out there, she could have told us."