[Divinitate]

He didn't listen to that two women, just kept his gaze down on the ground all the while. He would let Penelo's innate hyperness infect him. Like it was bound to do before to terribly long... The girl was always so happy and so full of energy! That was one of the things that he had liked about her, as a kid at least. He knew that he was old enough to be her father and that she most likely looked at him like a father. It wasn't until Balthier held his hand out that Basch snapped out of his thought process. Staring at the man he hesitated a moment, slowly lifting his own to take it. Inside he was thinking, "Hand? Why...why is he holding his hand out to me... This is so.. so unlike him. Why would he do this? Have I... ruined him with my...disgusting wants..." his hand slowly slipped into Balthier's and closed around it. He... he liked this. He liked the feeling of the man's hand in his... He was blushing and he knew that he was... This was bad. Really bad... He wished that the girls hadn't come. That he had more of a buffer to put around himself.

Walking with the others to the diner Penelo noticed his red cheeks and grinned widely at him. "He's so cute when he blushes! Isn't he Franny?" She giggled out, hugging onto Basch's arm a little while the man quickly removed his hand from Balthier's. He wasn't fast enough though... Fran's eyes landing on them and she simply stared at Basch a long moment before the waitress came to seat them. "So, what did you boys do once we left?" Penelo asked softly, bouncing as she walked to the table. He didn't know how to respond to that... So he softly said, "We drank." Shrugging his shoulders as the blush finally went away. He sat and looked at the menu, not seeing anything that he wanted... He knew that he had to eat though, or Balthier would most likely round in on him and then Penelo would make a scene...

This was turning out to be a rather miserable outing for him. He'd been okay with just Balthier, knowing that the man was going to walk out of his life...again. That was something that he was prepared for now, but he wasn't ready to face their friends yet...