Krypton grinned back, tightening his grip on Kade's hands momentarily. "I had expected you to fight back a little more," he teased, his circuits going a slightly lighter green as energy hummed through him. "Since you didn't, though . . . let's see if you're ticklish, huh?"

He let go of one of Kade's hands and moved his own to the other program's side, rubbing lightly in a deliberate attempt to tickle.