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"I wouldn't know, She hasn't chosen to speak with me." He said simply, "I'm glad to hear about Kenji. They're related, Malen and he?" He asked, watching as a large leaf nosed bat coasted in from under a tree, seeking insects. The winged mammal fluttered over and into Phara's face, examining her.

"MM, well, that makes sense I suppose. I recalled Kenji mentioning something about Malen being his sister." Jack said quietly, observing the bat.

The winged mammal ignored Phara's hand for a moment, eyes focused on something above her brow. It hovered in midair for a moment, then lunged into her face, grabbing onto something that had gone unnoticed right at the peak of her hairline. As it withdrew, it became apparent that a flying termite had discovered the appeal of Phara's hair, but which was now a midnight snack. Crunching on its prize merrily, the bat took the moment to perch on her finger, licking its chops.

Jack watched the bat with interest. Bat anatomy was so interesting! It was a marvel really that evolution had provided the necessary appendages and conditions to allow a living being to defy the laws of gravity and actively take to the sky at whim. For that he had to thank evolution and its properties.

The bat murred at the gentle stroking of its feet, wiggling its toes one at a time. The small mammal opened its wings and stretched, yawning a little before it began to lightly groom itself, dark eyes tightly shut.

"I wonder if it lives around here." Jack inquired aloud, scanning the nearby trees for more signs of flying animals.

Jack peered at Phara with a bemused expression.
"Why don't you ask him?"

Jack's face cracked into a wide grin.
"Fine, i'll ask him." he offered, walking closer to Phara. Jack positively towered over her, as he did to everyone he knew. Crouching down, he brought eye level to the little bat, who cracked open a dark brown eye to look at him.

"Hello there! I couldn't help noticing you're perched on Phara here. She wants to know if you like her." He said, to which the bat turned to peer at the vampiress. He looked back and forth for a moment before letting out excited chitters.

"I think it's safe to conclude that he likes you." Jack said, standing again.

The bat didn't reply anything. After all, how often did wild animals name one another? They recognized each other certainly, but never called each other by names. The mammal in question stretched out its wings before tucking them back in, peeking at Phara.

Jack said nothing further, eyes searching the moon yet again. It was so quiet here.

The bat squeaked, and chittered quietly in approval before resuming his grooming, toes flexing slightly at the contact. It wouldn't be long before he'd have to hunt again, bats needed a large supply of insects to survive, largely composed of moths, though dragonflies, mosquitos and crane flies certainly made it onto the plate too. Termites too, when they could be found.

Jack looked down at Phara, giving her a gentle smile. The look in his eyes was empty and encompassing, swallowing every image into the abyss known as his mind.
"Nothing in particular, my dear." He replied simply, looking away so she wouldn't become uneasy with his glance. "I wonder how many bats live here. Does Chitter have family?" He queried absently, listening to the far off hooting of an owl.

Chitter took his leave, dropping from Phara's finger, diving to the ground pulling up at the last moment to shoot itself into the night sky like a brown bullet, wings powerfully pumping, rocketing the small mammal off into skies unknown.
Jack was distracted by a cricket that landed near his foot.
"I wonder if Chitter would have eaten it." He mused, watching the small brown bug leap off, chirping a mating call to any lady crickets in the area. The owl hooted again, somewhere to their right.