[Rinrou]

"Most people run when they hear it the first time... and you stayed around for seconds," he continued, "... You seem just as insane as me."

--

"Nic," Laurel whined, "Don't ya love meh?"

[Kaliko]

Yue paused before nodding a little. "... I'm insane... for letting you play with me like this."

--

"... I love you," Nic told Laurel quietly.

[Rinrou]

James actually laughed, "Me? Playing with you? It's the other way around, sweetheart."

--

Laurel grinned, clearly pleased, "I... lick it when you... say... it," she mused before rolling face down on the pillow. Her hand loosened on his as she started to dose off.

[Kaliko]

Yue cussed at James a little. "You don't have any interest in me," she spat at him, still not looking at his face. "This is all just a game to you. Just another brainwashed fan girl to add to your collection..."

--

When his hand was free, Nic quietly got up and left.

--

Raven dragged Wolfe to an empty space close-by and made him sit. He stayed by Wolfe's side, swapping out his cigarettes for fresh ones when they were depleted.

[Rinrou]

James reacted almost instantly, knocking Yue into the wall of the shower and kissing her fiercely. It was not the kiss of someone disinterested.

--

It was a thankless job for Raven. Eventually, Wolfe stood. "I'm going for a walk," he informed Raven in a blank tone. He still seemed overwhelmed but needed some space at the moment.

[Kaliko]

At first, Yue resisted. But then she started to give in and began to kiss him passionately back. But that fire seemed to burn out quickly like all the energy has been sapped out of her body. She started to slip a little, finding it difficult to stand as she started shaking again.

--

Raven nodded a little quietly. He gave Wolfe a fresh cigarette before slowly standing himself. "... I'll check on Frei," he told him before starting to walk off toward Frei's room.

[Rinrou]

With some effort, James pulled away. Then after a moment, he turned the shower on cold.

--

Frei wasn't there.

[Kaliko]

Yue slowly sat down before she fell down. Then she just kept shaking in the cold water, hugging her knees, eyes empty.

--

So Raven stumbled around a bit looking for Frei since he had said he would check on her.

[Rinrou]

"You see!" James stated fiercely, "I feel like if I touch you, you'll shatter! Don't you dare say I don't care about you! Would I put up with all this mental crap if I didn't?" he demanded, taking her face in his hands.

--

Frei was finally spotted taking with Snow.

[Kaliko]

Yue was sniffing a little, but it was hard to tell if she was actually crying or not with all the water running down her face. "Y-You're..." she stammered. "I-It's just a game," she said more to herself than to him. "S-Sure, for now you feel like that... But in the e-end..." Her voice broke a little as she admitted to the both of them, "You're gonna get b-bored... and toss me a-away... L-Like everyone else."

--

So Raven walked over to 'check in.'

[Rinrou]

James was silent as he turned the water off. After a moment he stepped outside the shower and grabbed a towel. He stepped back into the shower and squatted in front of Yue. He put the towel on her head and began to dry her hair. "I've gotten more attitude from you than anything else. I think it's pretty obvious that if I was ever going to get bored... I would've already, with all this shaking and crying and verbal abuse," he stated. "You're the only girl I've like who... accepted me after they heard my real voice. I'm not letting you get away so fast." He dried her hair a little harder, "It might have started out all in good fun, but... I need you now, Yue."

--

Both stopped talking and stared at Raven as he approached. They looked as serious as Wolfe.

--

Kale finally moved to pick Blaze up.

[Kaliko]

"... How do you expect me to accept what you're saying? Words are cheap - you can say whatever you want. Just because I couldn't run doesn't make me special. Even if I am the first, it doesn't automatically make me the last. It's cruel for you to put me in such high regards when I am nothing special. You're just setting yourself up for disappointment.

--

Raven frowned a little, now very curious about what wasn't being said. "... What's up?" he asked them.

--

Blaze shied away a little, but it didn't prevent Kale from picking her up.

[Rinrou]

James sighed, "Crust... you sure have low self esteem," he replied as he finished her hair and wrapped the towel around her shoulders.

--

Frei looked at Snow. They had a conversation with their look and then Snow turned to Raven. "... There might be a situation."

--

So Kale scooped her up and started off to her room.

[Kaliko]

That seemed to irritate Yue, but she didn't spit anything back at him.

--

Raven really didn't look sure if he wanted to know, but he sucked it up and hoped he was sober enough. "... What?" he asked.

[Rinrou]

James lifted Yue's chin with his hand, "You're amazing," he stated simply.

--

Snow paused again, "There might be a problem with Pepper."

[Kaliko]

It didn't look like Yue believed him. Or she didn't let herself believe him. Maybe she was still just having trouble forgetting what had happened tonight.

--

Raven's frown deepened. That was defiantly not good for him. "... What sort of problem?" he asked.