Rosen sighed a little, "Do you like set patterns, Long?" he asked after a pause.

Long shrugged, not understanding what Rosen meant.

James hugged Yue back before lifting her off the ground a little.

--

"Do you like having your day planned when you wake up?" Rosen asked, "Does free time... scare you?"

Yue let him, her feet dangling just off the ground.

--

Long had to put some thought into that. "... That's how it's always been," he decided.

The old James would have tossed her over his shoulder and walked off to find Tulip but James set her down instead, "Okay... let's go find Tulip then," he told her quietly, tucking some of her hair behind her ear, "and get this necklace off."

--

"But that doesn't mean it's good... it's like you're making yourself a schedule so you have no time to think for yourself," Rosen explained, "Ergo... I'm going to kidnap you~"

Yue paused before nodding. It was close enough.

--

Long didn't seem too frightened. "... I've already been kidnapped," he noted.

Rosen rolled his eyes a little, "That was less 'kidnap' as it was a rescue," he informed Long.

"The initial intent was to kidnap me," Long noted. "And I never asked to be 'rescued.'"

"True, but you should have asked. Considering your injuries were an inside job," Rosen shrugged.

"There's no proof of that," Long snapped with a hint of aggression.

"Yeah... there is," Rosen replied quietly, "Both Yue and Nic agree."

"They have both been away for a long time," Long defended. "The Yin Long changes quickly. And there are many people trying to spread ill rumors."

Rosen sighed a little, "Okay, Long," he stated as he laid back on the bed, "Regardless, I think you're much better off here."

Long still didn't seem to completely agree with that, but he didn't argue.

"You'll see," Rosen yawned, "in time. Yue has."

Long didn't say anything as he looked for socks and shoes to match the rest of the outfit.