[ Lacus has been having a rather difficult night so far. First there was stepping lightfooted over her roommates on the floor to escape from the cabana village unseen. Haro mercifully didn't speak until they were a good bit away. Then there was actually getting tea to the location. Meeting at the mini golf course has a fairly low chance of getting caught, so it's a good idea, but... Well, Lacus doesn't want her tea invitation to stand merely as euphemism for a more general conversation.

So she spent a bit of time packing up snacks from the buffet (easily carried in a beach bag, thank God) and then.... tea. Alright. After some deliberation, she settled on putting the tea leaves and cups into her bag and then just... carrying a pot of hot water the whole way, sure. It's inconvenient! She wished she had her robot dog here to help! But it would get the job done, so long as she doesn't trip despite the darkness.

Mercifully, she makes it unscathed.

Preparing tea (on the floor, making her wish she brought a blanket) makes her feel at ease. There is something to do, her hands are moving. Rapt0r won't kill her. She's sure of it, and even so it's hard to ignore that asking for a meeting with the administrators is exactly what got Merlin killed.

The tension comes to a head when his shadowy presence makes itself felt. Lacus can feel her hair stand on edge, and Haro goes "You too? You too?" in what can only be assumed to be nervous anticipation.

And then there's Rapt0r's voice. Despite the lack of distortion the inflection feels familiar, and that's enough for Lacus to get her pokerface back and be able to respond in an even tone. ]

My! One could think you're a performer, with an entrance like that!

[ She gets onto her feet from where she's been preparing on the floor, so she can get a better look at him. ]

It's a pleasure to finally meet you in person, Rapt0r.