"I think you should try," Luna said.

"Well, maybe," said Colt.  "I guess I could try?  Things are kind of complicated, but... I'll try, I guess."

"She doesn't seem the type to hold a grudge," Luna said.

"I just don't know if she really grasps different degrees of 'Liking' someone," Colt said.  "...do you have any suggestions?"

"I don't, I've never done anything like this," Luna said.

"Well, I guess we'll just have to hope for the best?" said Colt.  He still looked unsure.

"You must be in a bad way if you're asking advice from me," Luna said.

Colt laughed at that.

"Probably," he said.  "Getting raised by White Hat isn't exactly living a normal life, you know."

"And I was in a cult that tried to keep me ignorant of as many things they could," Luna said.

"I guess we're just gonna have to improvise," sighed Colt.

"What are we talking about?" Flare asked, brightly, floating in to the room.

"Uh, not too much," Luna said.

Flare cocked her head, smiling cheerfully.

"Are you sure?" she asked.  "You will not embarrass me if you tell me, I promise!"

Luna looked over at Colt.

"Okay, so... I know that you've said that you like me a lot," said Colt.

"I do!" said Flare.  "I like you very much!  Perhaps soon it will be love!"

"Uh, all right," said Colt, blushing.  "So does that mean--"

"And I like Luna very much, too!" Flare continued.  "You are all very important to me, and I want to keep you all very close to me!"

"But, um, do you know about the different ways you can like someone?" Luna asked.

Flare was now very very close to Luna, looking her right in the eyes and smiling.

"No!" she said, eagerly. "Please, tell me!  I love to learn and try new things!"

Luna took a step back and blushed.

"Well...uh...there is liking someone romantically, right?"

Flare blinked.

"How is that different from other ways?" she asked.  "What is different in the feeling?"

"I'm not really sure," Luna said.

"Uh, feeling a more romantic attraction to someone means, uh, in part, wanting to do, you know, more, uh... physical things with them.  Like kissing and touching and stuff.  You know," Colt offered.

Flare looked to Luna for confirmation.

"That is what I understand," Luna said.

"But I am also told that this is not the same thing, precisely, as 'love,'" said Flare.  "Is that correct?"

"it's close," Luna said.

Flare cocked her head again.

"What's the difference?" she asked.

"It can lead to love from what I understand," Luna said.