James was terrified and shaking.

"What are you doing?" Laurel asked blankly as Yue looked under the bed.

"Shh," Yue told Laurel before turning back to James.

"Hey, James," Yue called to him. "What's wrong?"

"Y.... Y-Yue~" James whined from under the couch in a quietly, in her voice.

Laurel blinked, she couldn't have heard that right.

Yue glanced over to Laurel to make sure she was paying attention. "... Yeah, I'm here. What's wrong?" she repeated.

James wouldn't talk as he crawled further back under the bed.

"... James?" Yue asked. Then she thought about how he had been acting for the past while for a few moments. She sighed before getting a little comfortable on the ground in case she was going to be there for awhile.

"James," she told him gently, "It's alright. I'm not mad. I know you're sorry."

"I... d-didn't mean... didn't w-w... want..." James sobbed, still in Yue's voice.

"What are you doing?" Laurel asked Yue frankly, "Time's almost up."

"I know," Yue told James, ignoring Laurel. "I know you didn't mean it. Now can you help me try to fix it?"

"F-Fix... it?" he asked, slowly looking up at Yue.

"Yeah," Yue told him. "Will you try to fix it with me?"

James swallowed a little before nodding and very slowly moving towards Yue.

Yue let James take his time, hoping Laurel was just interested enough to wait around a little longer.

Laurel seemed to be considering it but stuck around. When James finally emerged he tried to hide behind Yue, not looking at Laurel.

Yue let James hide a little, trying to keep James from running off again. "... Can you do something for me?" she asked him.

James nodded quickly.

"Okay," Yue said quietly, putting a hand on James's arm as she put on a strong face. "... Can you tell me what Nic said?"