Lex had gotten to know Brian more over just a simple cup of coffee. He was apparently a painter, really good from what she'd seen of his things from pictures on his phone, he even had his own small corner store that he used to sell some of his paintings, and he'd even do paintings that people asked for, and he knew karate. Lex was interested in it all and was a bit surprised at his question, getting caught off-guard by it.

"So, what do you do?" Brian asked, "enough about me, tell me what you do for a living."

Lex giggled, holding her cup of coffee, "I teach people how to climb mountains and be safe on them. I had to take a break; the last expidition I went on wasn't one I really enjoyed." she took a sip of her coffee, not really wanting to remember it. That was such a dark day... 'stop thinking about it, Lex, the more you think about it, the more it will come back to haunt you.' she thought to herself, setting the cup down, trying to act as if nothing was bothering her by keeping a fake positive attitude.

"I see, that's nice. Maybe you and I can go climb a mountain some time. I've always wanted to paint something from a mountain side." he chuckled.

Lex just rolled her eyes at him, shaking her head, "Yeah, well, if you lose your supplies, then don't expect me to pay for them." she teased.

They had spent the rest of the day together, he even helped her when she went shopping for food. She was thankful to him, glad to have met him. There would certainly be a date, and she told him that. He was so happy, almost leaning in to kiss her, but of course she turned away, not wanting that to happen yet. He understood and left.

She opened the door to her apartment, setting the groceries down once she turned on a light. She shut the door and removed her jacket, letting out a sigh of relief. She met someone, and that was something to be proud of, damn it! It had been so long since her last date, and she was a bit excited, humming to herself as she stocked the fridge and the cabinets with food and drinks. Lex sighed, setting all the paper bags aside to deal with them later. Her cat, Marco, jumping up on to the table, sitting as he stared at her with those wide green eyes, almost the same as Scar's... He meowed at her, purring as soon as her hand reached out to pet him. He was so soft, so lovable.

When she got her cat from a friend of hers, she was thinking about calling him Sebastian, maybe even Scar... But, she couldn't bring herself to call him either of those names, it would just be another reminder of what had happened back there and that wasn't what she wanted. So, she decided on Marco; an innocent name that seemed to fit him.

Lex spent the rest of her night watching TV, snacking on some food here and there. And when she went to turn off the TV, she noticed something out of the corner of her eye. The moon was full and it was bright. She pulled the blinds up and just stared out the window, past the moon and to the dark sky. The stars were barely visible due to the lights of the city. She began to think. Out there, somewhere, was the planet that those hunters lived on, watching the human race, for how many years they've done that, she didn't even want to say or guess. Where it was, she'd never know... she thought about it more and more. There had to be other planets like that, right? With life on it that may not of had that same industrial innovation, but was still surviving, primial, but knowing. She always knew that Earth wasn't the only planet with life on it, the possibility of that was so slim, but so great too.

Lex sighed, leaning her head against the window. "...Scar... Why do I even keep you in my mind? you're gone, but I still feel like you're out there." she bit her lower lip, tears for some reason begining to well in her eyes. "You're not alive. I saw you die. You can't be out there." she cursed herself, just making herself feel bad. She was hoping for the opposite. She had someone in her life now, but she couldn't stop thinking and remembering that tall, muscular, humanoid being. He saved her, so of course he wouldn't be easy to forget. Lex cursed it. His face was one no-one could forget either, those mandibles, his roar that he let out in an attempt to scare her before he seemed to turn into some sort of big softy when he noticed she wasn't afraid.

Eventually, Lex moved away from the window, going to her bedroom. She changed into her pajamas and laid down, grabbing the Combi-Stick that she hid under her pillow and looking at it one last time. It barely weighed anything, that always got to her. Where did the metal these things were made of come from, anyway? She shook her head and put it back where it belonged before she rolled over and slowly closed her eyes, hoping that her nightmares didn't come to get her through the shadows.

That night, she had got the best sleep she had ever since she got back from Anartica. She woke up, feeling good and ready for the day. Just as she was getting out of bed, she heard a sound she hadn't heard in a couple of weeks.

Ring-Ring! Ring-Ring!

Lex looked at her phone, hesitantly picking it up. "Hello?"

"Hey, Lex!" Brian's voice spoke from the other side of the phone. She smiled some, remembering she gave him her number. "I didn't wake you, did I? Sorry if I did... I was just wondering if you wanted to meet up with me so we can plan some things."

Lex chuckled, brushing a hand through her hair as she thought about the offer, "...Yeah, sure, why not. I don't have too much to do today anyway." she was originally going to call some clients and tell them she was ready to go on the trips, but, another day off couldn't hurt, right? She still had some money left, so... "Spending the day with you sounds good. A nice change for once."

"Great! I'll be over in two hours, I have to get some things prepped then I'll come and get you!"

"Alright." Lex hung up, laying back in bed. She sighed, lightly touching her cheek. Scar... No... No, get him out of your head right now, Alexa! He isn't important right now! He's gone and there's nothing you can do about it! she yelled and scolded herself in her mind, flipping over so her face was in the pillow, her hands slipping under it only to touch the weapon. She shuddered.

She needed to clear her thoughts, and laying in bed wasn't going to help.

Lex took a shower, putting on a cute shirt she had bought some time ago, but never got the chance to wear due to always being out mountain climbing or whatever else. She slipped on some jeans and waited, making sure Marco didn't try to jump onto her so that she could pet him. She wasn't about to get white cat hair all over her clothes, she didn't want Brian to think of her as some crazy cat lady, which was a bit comedic.

She heard a knock on the door, excitement boiling up inside of her. Lex took a deep breath in, trying to calm down. She opened the door, smiling up at Brian almost as soon as she saw him, shutting the door behind her and locking it. She turned to him, "Well... What do you want to do?"

"Just wait, you'll see." He chuckled, "I know I said we'd plan something, but, I want to surprise you first. Come on." Brian took her hand and began walking with her down the flight of stairs and out the doors.

Lex wondered what he had in-store for her, he didn't seem like the kind of guy that would do surprises like this. She just rolled with it, not protesting.