#Raptin despite being rude and just generally impulsive and hot-headed was pretty good friends with Aster

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More info about Aster, because why not!

Pretty much all of their schooling happened on the Mothership after Guhnash destroyed Dinauria. They got roughly the equivalent of a human's high school education before being put into stone sleep. They could have continued their education after but once they got the opportunity, they fled onto earth instead.

Aster is currently 20 in human years

At some point before stone sleep, Aster approached Dynal asking about whether they should pursue art (which Dynal was not worried about and could see that Aster had a gift for), or biology (Dynal did NOT like that because Ostrah specialized in that). Dynal gently pushed them towards a career in art. The love for biology never went away for Aster.

They have sparred against other dinaurians a few times before. They were terrible at it. The only things they had going for them were their abilities to reliably confuse and poison opponents as well as their speed and agility. They panicked a lot when they were made to battle someone.

Despite the teasing and sometimes biting that happens when he goes too far, Raptin got along well pretty with Aster before Project: Mother Planet. Raptin heard the rumors, sure, but he didn't exactly believe any of them. Aster? Dangerous? Yeah, right. Raptin managed to bring out their goofy side, something no other dinaurian has really done. They talked a lot over wishing for a new home planet, and what they would do when they found a new place to call home. Raptin would defend Aster from judgemental dinaurians, and Aster probably helped convince Dynal to make Raptin an Elite. Aster even showed him their drawings, and definitely drew him at one point. Then Project: Mother Planet and the events of the game happened and Aster had begun to actively avoid Raptin. They have not talked since.

Aster and Duna weren't really friends, though. Not because there was anything negative between the two but just because it's kinda hard to relate to someone who's six years older/younger than you. They probably had some polite conversation and maybe there was some awkward quiet staring, but nothing more.