[Matt's never been one to judge people by their outsides. He knows Kolivan isn't one of the Galra who'd kick his ass on sight, but there's a tiny part of his brain that still gets startled when he gets glared or scowled at, and he's trying to make that part shove off.

He smiles, however, nodding, and keeping up a bit of chatter.]

Oh, absolutely. Pidge has always been extremely excitable. Even when she was really tiny, she'd bounce around the living room reciting things that she'd learned from either Dad or I. I'm pretty sure she knew most of the major stars before she was seven.

[There's a hint of pride in his voice as he talks, and the flowers get just a bit brighter.]