'Scuse you, buster. Just because you both happened to be guests at this party did not diminish his importance here. He still remained the most important part of the enjoyment tonight.

Kai leaned against him a bit as he scanned the sky, following the trail Shinji was leading him towards. The cluster he pointed out twinkled brightly, shining just like some old friends Kai hadn't seen for a while. "Oh," Kai breathed out softly, "it does."

Very Pleiades-like indeed. "If they're there..." Searching the night, Kai didn't actually expect to see anything else. Yet there it was, his gaze settling on another familiar sight. "Ahh, they followed them all the way here." He guided Shinji's hand down to an orange-ish star a bit farther away. How very Aldebaran.