The Spine certainly seemed to take the news much easier and with more cheer than their father had, which had Rabbit's shoulders drooping slightly in instantaneous relief, a twitch of a too happy smile slipping across his copper faceplates. The titanium sibling would no doubt be able to feel some twinge of gratefulness over the brother's shared network, the smaller of the two's semi-serious mood disappearing in that instant. But really, after Peter's subdued initial reaction, he hadn't been too sure what The Spine would say and to see him happy and accepting meant just about everything.

For all of their fighting, cattiness, and occasional jackass-ness towards each other, The Spine's opinion was too valuable to Rabbit. His words had been true, if a touch too sentimental for him usually. But Rabbit would always consider him his best friend after all they'd been together through the years, the century they'd grown up together in.

"G-great." A simple, small word, but The Spine would know the gratitude and love behind it. Expect Rabbit to be very well behaved around you for at least a week. No late night wakeup calls or staring while you sleep.

Alyss' question earned a jerky chuckle from Rabbit, that slight nervous edge to her smile making him feel like a gear had skipped a rotation or something. So he wasn't the only one anxious about this kind of thing, huh?