[ Yamato is very, very pleased for her to answer like that and thus effectively save the moment. His smile is brimming both with pride and relief, watching the reaction on the faces and bodies of the two blondes on the far side of the room. And while Charlottes reaction is no doubt pretty great too, both Nariko and him will note that Fred's is priceless.

Namely that he goes wide-eyed and mouths "no way" as if he had been told about this but wasn't entirely sure he believed it this whole time. Then he straightens and still red up to his ears realizes he should have some sense of propriety. He swallows hard, and looks over at his mate, as if realizing she stripped as well for the first time. Yamato's scent hangs in the air and it's fucking him up.

Charlotte did get totally naked, right? Oh well, either way Fred loops an arm around her waist and - ]

A-and this here's Charlotte. She's my mate, and the prettiest woman this side've anywhere.

[ ... That wasn't ... a good- ah ] But uh, everyone here knew that?

[ And Yamato, of all things, snorts at that, trying not to laugh at his friend because he wasn't doing any better, but. ]