The red eyes lit up when she kissed him. He hadn't been expecting it at all, nor had he been expecting anyone figure out where his mouth was. After the moment of shock passed, he wrapped one of his thick arms around her. Wrapping both arms around her would have more or less covered her completely, which was not what he wanted to do. Instead he just held her very gently with that one arm, the plant gunk totally forgotten. "Hey." His voice was much softer when he said it, but there was genuine happiness there. It took him a moment to continue, in a more normal voice, "Don't think I can get into any towns."