Malik considers Desmond for a moment, "Eh, it would not look bad on you." He shrugged and grinned right back.

There's probably a fire going somewhere they can thaw out beside, and if there's anything Malik's learned over the past few years away from his own time it's that taking the chance to actually have fun is just as valuable as the chances to do the rest of things.

"You are the second man to ever wish I was less like Altair." He laughs, "I will try not to, but I promise nothing. Pointing out places for improvement is as second hand to me as breathing."