Gaston returned Cami's smile with one of his own, and his smile grew wider as Rose handed him a mug of coffee. "Thank you, my dear," he said, referring both to the coffee and the comment she made. He took a sip but nearly choked as Paul made his dramatic announcement. Hmm... the Fountain of Fair Fortune, eh? Well if they were going to do a story from Tales of Beetle the Bard, he would cast his vote for The Warlock's Hairy Heart. That one had always been his favorite, but the way Paul was talking didn't sound like he was open to other suggestions. Never mind... he supposed it didn't really matter which story they did. The important thing was giving the students a chance to showcase their talent.

He blinked in surprise as Paul made the sputtering noise at Kaysha. Was that really necessary? He liked Paul, but he could act like such a child sometimes! So, no musical then? Now he was confused. Did that mean no musical score either? Then Paul's sunglasses trick happened, and he had to fight the urge to roll his eyes. A quick glance at Kalen, and he guessed the other man was probably thinking the same thing. They didn't get paid enough to put up with this, did they?

So Paul wanted them to discuss amongst themselves. Um... no, he wasn't doing that. In his experience, 'discuss amongst yourselves' was just a euphemism for 'hang back while the others talk and go along with whatever they want', and he already felt out of place enough as it was! "I should probably take this to-go get started on that score soon..." he said, his eyes darting from one face to the next as he picked up his coffee cup and headed toward the door.