[ he's gotten better at bundling up at least, though he's very eager to not have to wear a bunch of warming pads and stuff. this planet's weather sucks. however... ]

It is. [ he pats the (large) elc he's on. ] The forests are lovely. If you're lucky—you might see waves of color in the sky. Apparently they have revered them for ages.

[ it's pretty, in the way that the arctic north is. ]

I still wouldn't want to live here, but our hosts have made a home of it.