So Rosen walked over to Nic, staring down at him for a moment before grabbing him awkwardly and holding him in a princess hold. Laurel had to cover her mouth to hide a smile but a 'pfft' sound escaped.

"What now?" Rosen whined.

"C..." Laurel had to take a moment, "Carry him over your shoulder. That's less awkward."

Rosen rolled his eyes and threw Nic over one shoulder.

"And follow me, we're going in the back way so no one sees," Laurel told him as she picked up a few boxes and started out the door.

Someone informed Blaze that Kale's stuff had to be moved.

It took everything Nic had to not say anything or move.

--

Blaze packed her own stuff, but found someone else to pack up Kale's stuff.

When they got to their allotted Juttle they would share with Raven and Dan, Laurel directed Rosen to Nic's small room. There were individual rooms on this Juttle. Tiny, but individual. Once Rosen put Nic down, Laurel started shooed him out. "You don't hate me, right?" Laurel asked as she turned back to Nic.

Nic didn't say anything.

Laurel paused a moment before climbing up on his bed and leaning over him. "Hmm... maybe I should swaddle you more often," she teased before kissing the helpless Nic.

--

Wolfe visited Rosen as he packed up, "Did Tulip talk to you?" he asked from the doorway.

It wasn't clear how Nic felt about the swaddling thing, but he did enjoy Laurel's kisses.

--

Raven jumped a little like usual. "Yeah," he replied.

Laurel eventually pulled away and started to unwrap him. "You should go back to sleep," she told him, "We'll be pulling out as soon as everyone is on board."

--

Wolfe nodded, "Did she tell you your Juttle number?" he asked.

Laurel didn't have to tell Nic twice.

--

"Thirteen?" Raven guessed.

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So Laurel wrapped the blankets around him loosely before heading back to get more boxes.

--

"Six, with Laurel, Nic, Rosen and Dan," he replied, "I'll see you in Costa Rica," and vanished from the door.

As Wolfe turned around, Raven let out an excited shout.

Raven actually heard a bit of a chuckle from the hallway as Wolfe walked away.

--

Kale had been placed on the same juttle as Blaze. He hobbled in with the help of Zala.

Blaze was conveniently busy with moving boxes in her room.

Zala helped Kale to his room before beginning to move all his stuff in on her own.

--

Unfortunately, James and Yue ended up on the same Juttle. James seemed to be already moved in though. Aka, he was bringing hardly anything. He'd shut himself in his room pretty early on.

Yue didn't bother James, shutting herself in her own room once she was done bringing in her stuff.

It took into the night, but once everyone was packed and on the Juttles, they took off.

Laurel went in and woke Nic out. She was carrying a light meal.

James flirted with Tulip a little as he flew the Juttle. She seemed used to it and flirted back as she sat in the co-pilot seat.

Laurel was starting to get the feeling that Nic really didn't like being woken up.

Yue kept to herself in her room.

Laurel gave him a quick kiss as an apology, "You have to eat something," she informed him, "If you want me to stick a number of IVs in you instead, I can do that."

Nic wasn't sure about Laurel's medical expertise, so he chose to eat the meal she had prepared instead.

Laurel seemed content and tucked him back in before leaving and sitting in the small common lounge. Rosen joined her with a yawn.

After awhile, Raven joined Laurel and Rosen.

Rosen had fallen asleep with his head in Laurel's lap. Laurel was absentmindedly patting his hair and looked up at Raven. "Do you know where we're going?" she asked.

A big grin spread across Raven's face. "Costa Rica~" he chimed.

Laurel blinked, "... where's that?"

"Central America," Raven explained.

"Why are you so excited?" Laurel asked, confused.

"You've really never heard of Costa Rica?" Raven asked. "It's one of those places everyone wants to go to before they die."

"Hmm..." Laurel mused, "I haven't had much time to think of things like that," she replied honestly, "Why's it so special?"

So Raven started telling Laurel about Costa Rica and what you could do there.

Laurel seemed pretty passive about it. "That sounds like fun," she replied with a nod, "I wonder where's Kandy's resort is..."

Raven didn't let Laurel's passivity get him down. He shrugged in response to Laurel's question.

"But it has lots of water, right?" Laurel suddenly asked.

"Well..." Raven muttered, "... It's not an island."

Laurel nodded, "I've never played on the water before," she told him after a moment, "It sounds like... a good change in pace."

Raven blinked, he had been thinking of something else. "Really?" he asked before grinning again. "I think you'll like it."

Laurel nodded, "Yeah, Nic and I have been so uptight for so long... I think this is coming at the right time."

Raven tried to picture Nic on the beach. It wasn't working. So he shrugged it off. "Maybe we'll all have a chance to wind down," he said, hoping he wasn't jinxing it.

Laurel smiled a bit at that, "Yeah..." she paused before patting the couch beside her, "Come sit here."

So Raven forced himself to get up. He went over and squeezed himself next to Laurel on the couch.

Laurel smiled a little bigger, "So what's going on between you and Wolfe?" she gossiped quietly, "I've been hearing rumors."

Raven chuckled a little before giving Laurel a brief overview of what had been happening between him and Wolfe.