NiGHTS sees Belle as something of a mundane (to an immortal, most mortals begin to seem the same after awhile), but a likable one. S/he's been pleasantly surprised by Belle's resourcefulness and courage and wants to hang out with her more.

He finds Urd annoying, but at least she doesn't flirt with him, because THEN HIS BRAIN WOULD EXPLODE (and be hilarious, amirite). AND YES, LARA WILL NEED SOME RELAXATION AFTER HER CANON UPDATE. ;; SUbtext is hot, yess - and frankly, there is not nearly enough femme-slashy subtext (though apparently Refia and Lenne have it already? o.O) these days. :P