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Their first meeting with Phoebe was at a very bad time. Their core was damaged, which made this normally testy alien even more ornery. They were agitated by Phoebe's questioning and conjecture about space and do not care for further interaction.
Much of their hostility stems from their own confusion about their feelings toward this planet they ended up on; they do not want to admit to themself or to anyone else that they might actually want to stay. Phoebe is in charge of building the craft for them to leave.
Phoebe has been a staunch believer in extraterrestrial life since, like, forever, and she is absolutely THRILLED to finally meet a being from another planet. But she doesn't know how to feel about a lot of her preconceived notions about aliens being proved wrong. (No spaceships? No alien society?) Regardless, she still wants to get to know this alien better and learn more about them.
Mixed feelings, but... no hostility? A bit curious because Yaromir seems different from the type of people they're used to.
Yaromir has got the idea in his head that he and this alien are destined to be friends somehow. Maybe it's because he was the first person to make contact with them when they arrived on this planet, or maybe it's because they tried to kill him shortly after (and almost did), but he feels some sort of connection to them that he is unwilling to let go of. Despite all common sense, he tries very hard to befriend this strange creature.
Or, in other words... I can't believe this stupid dumb baby has a stupid dumb crush on another stupid dumb baby