Koschei chuckled, carefully putting the rest of the useable components into the box before starting the clean off the table of the unusuable scraps. "Theta is a bit... jealous of others who have my affection. Not of those simply friends or traveling companions, those he understands, he travels himself."
He sighed, leaning his weight on the table, fingers spread as he studied them. "I usually deal with it simply by keeping him away from the others. Romana, though, traveled with us both for a time, and Theta's not a oblivious as he likes to make some people think he is."