Rosen watched the mud drip off of Long's face, "You never retaliate, do you?" he mused before globbing on a matching mudball on the other side.

"Sometimes," Long replied. "But I don't want to."

"Why not?" Rosen asked, dumping a pile of mud on Long's head.

Long brushed some of the pile off so it wouldn't drip into his eyes. After another moment or two he shrugged.

"It's fun," he explained before flinging another mudball.

Long deflected it to the side with his hand. It seemed he was still working on grasping this 'fun.'

"Being dirty is fun," Rosen stated before floating up on his back and kicking mud around.

Long didn't seem to agree, but he didn't argue. After a little while longer he started to get out to go clean up.

Rosen pulled him back in.

Long sighed a bit as he resubmerged.

"Mud baths are good for the skin," Rosen stated.

"... Depends on what's in it," Long noted, not confident in the quality of mud they were wallowing in.

Rosen shrugged a little as he eyed Long, "Do you like me?" he asked bluntly.

Long paused, not looking at Rosen. Then he nodded a little.

"Why?" Rosen asked as he tossed another handful of mud at him.

Long deflected the mud again, but he didn't reply. He seemed to be embarrassed.