[ juno is... well, he's stubborn as hell despite the urge to loosen his collar a bit and shed his coat. he's been wandering the woods alongside ren per their previous idea to investigate things together. unfortunately, it's led them on an incredibly scenic walk involving trees... trees... and more trees. well. up until now, thankfully, but the grotto only causes juno's senses to heighten just a bit, particularly at how warm his skin is feeling - prickling and overly sensitive underneath his clothes. it's enough to make most want to shed their layers, but juno just stuffs anxious hands into his pockets as ren and he take a look around. ]

If you're talking about why it's suddenly like a million degrees hotter [ juno don't exaggerate ] in this one clearing, then I guess? Jeez...

[ he looks over at ren and then quickly stalks over towards the tree line, as if he can somehow figure out the difference between this area and the one outside it. unfortunately, juno's no scientist. nor is he familiar with most greenery - mars is practically a desert after all. ] The hell is going on here...