"Actually, I think I'm gonna try bribing it with a hug or two later," Xander admits. "I just have to find a good place for it. It's been poked, prodded, hit, and gods know what else, but has it been hugged, ever?"

He shrugged, then, and grinned at Nita. "Worth a shot, if you ask me."

Trust him to come up with something like that!