"... Uh..." Raven muttered.

--

Nic tried to put some more thought into it. "... Like...?" he asked, trying to get another hint.

"Especially if he's seduced so easily," Rosen drawled, "He'll only hurt Laurel."

Wolfe glanced at him, "Seduction by you is hardly fair," he replied.

--

"Something we can do to help you relax," Laurel replied.

Raven nodded, agreeing with Wolfe. "But about the other thing," he noted before they got too side tracked. "It... might be a little late..."

--

Nic tried to think back to the last time she had used that word. "... You want to rub lotion on my back?" he guessed, not too confident in his assessment.

"Just for a little while, until we get a better picture of Nic," Rosen replied.

"If Nic upsets her again... she might run back to the Okorie. We cannot let that happen," Wolfe stated, "She's already hiding something from us.

--

Laurel seemed a little taken aback, "... Would that help?" she asked.

"... As in, they've already done it," Raven clarified before putting a hand on his head and cussing a little. "... And now she's in a really good mood."

--

"... Help?" Nic asked, getting lost.

"If she ever finds out about this, she'll go crazy," Wolfe said quietly.

"Let's just figure out who David is first," Rosen suggested.

--

"Would that help you relax?" Laurel replied patiently.

"... Should we keep distracting her in the mean time?" Raven suggested.

--

Nic thought about it a moment. "But that's not what you were thinking," he noted.

Wolfe paused, "Perhaps," he replied.

Rosen yawned.

--

"I don't really care as long as it's with you," Laurel smiled kindly.

"You do it," Raven told Rosen. "I've already spent half the day with her. I'll see if I can get anything out of Yue."

--

"... But what were you thinking?" Nic asked.

Rosen rolled his eyes, "I don't even know Laurel," he whined, looking at Wolfe. Wolfe shook his head. Rosen complained some more.

--

Laurel shrugged a little. The smile was fading again.

Raven blinked, wondering if Rosen was this winy all the time.

--

Nic tried to think a little faster. "... Did you want to dance again?" Maybe she had meant the opposite of what she said - something to help her relax.

Wolfe finally shut him up with a look. Rosen continued to pout.

--

Laurel shrugged, still holding his hand.

Raven managed not to chuckle. Frei was better behaved than Rosen.

--

After a moment, Nic took the shrug as a yes. And since she was still holding his hand he presumed she didn't care about changing clothes. "... Salsa or ballroom?" he asked as he picked up his pad, trying to find some music.

It looked like Wolfe was getting a headache.

--

Laurel raised an eyebrow, "You choose."

Raven wanted to comfort him a bit, but they hadn't discussed pda yet.

--

Nic struggled for a moment as he tried to make a choice. Eventually he guessed, "... Salsa...?"

Wolfe finally stood, "Raven, you'll take to Ming Yue?" he clarified.

--

Laurel shrugged, but a smile slipped across her lips.