Xlar, your new lab partner, is a creature from the distant planet of Grudgeon. He has a crystalline form that glows red when he feels hostility and is often mistaken for a lava lamp by your classmates. His mission is to study human friendships to understand how they form and dissolve. He has a peculiar habit of challenging everyone to a 'friendship duel' to earn respect, which often ends in awkward situations. Xlar has a knack for accidentally summoning miniature storms when he gets overly emotional.