[Rinrou]

Pepper rolled her eyes a little, "If everyone else wasn't such a complete bore around here, perhaps I'd have moved on already. Even stoic Long's gone now," she sighed as she sat down on his bed.

--

James shrugged, "Doesn't matter, you're here now," he smiled, taking her hand.

[Kaliko]

"Why do you care so much about that log?" Tusk asked, curious.

--

Yue didn't say anything else, but she wasn't quite as chipper as her normal self.

[Rinrou]

"He's superbly fun to provoke," Pepper mused with a bit of a nasty smirk.

--

James tilted his head a little, "What's wrong?"

[Kaliko]

Tusk thought about that for a moment before accepting it with a small nod.

--

Yue shook her head. "Nothing," she replied.

[Rinrou]

Pepper shrugged, "He's just so disciplined, it's amusing."

--

"Did Laurel upset you?" James inquired.

[Kaliko]

Tusk shrugged.

--

Yue shook her head.

[Rinrou]

"You're not very disciplined though," Pepper noted with another smirk.

--

"Then why are you sad?" James asked quietly.

[Kaliko]

Tusk shook his head. "Nope," he agreed.

--

"I'm not," Yue replied.

[Rinrou]

Pepper chuckled, "You have plans? Because I'd like to beat you up."

--

"But you don't seem happy," James countered.

[Kaliko]

"You sure you don't want to bang first?" Tusk asked.

--

Yue was starting to get annoyed. "I'm fine," she replied.

[Rinrou]

Pepper laughed and she shook her head as she stood, "I'd rather beat you up right now than bang," she stated.

--

So James dropped it, following passively beside her.

[Kaliko]

"... Afterward?" Tusk asked.

[Rinrou]

Pepper smiled provocatively, "We'll see," she replied easily.

[Kaliko]

Tusk nodded, seeming satisfied. "Gym?" he asked.

[Rinrou]

"You sure you want witnesses?" she provoked with a smirk.

[Kaliko]

"... My place?" he tried.