Jeremiah
Raihan was slightly offended, shocked even, from his bright headband being stabbed at. The male is at the *Peak* Of fashion so someone going against it hurt him a little. "Aww too bad. Well, there's certain fashion that isn't for everyone." He reaches up and takes the cloth off his head. If it's an eyesore, he felt he should at least make the other one comfortable. Anyway, he's slightly embarrassed. Let's just say Raihan doesn't take criticism easily. Especially when it's about his appearance. It's fine anyway. The day is warm enough for his forehead to attract a few rays. "You went bowling with P?!" His attention was immediately grabbed when Harley mentioned it. "That sounds fun! Didja beat him? He's so sluggish when it gets to moving around *Sometimes*, it's just so cuuute~"

Just as how she said it was difficult to make Bea break into a smile, Raihan repeated it to her. "What buttons are ya pushing? He gets flustered fairly easy. I'd know according to the bruises on my ribs~" At least he has the secret weapon of kissing him on the lips. That seems to always gets the pale face into a fluster. When he was about to get a fork of food up to his mouth, Raihan seized from Harley's 'allegations'. "Wait, what are ya talking 'bout?! Me and P, *Piers*, aren't dating at all! Stop a-assuming, right now!" Crap, was he that transparent? This is what he gets for being such a presence on the Internet. Maybe it came with that, that he slipped up. The flick to his forehead got him even more flustered. "F-forget it! This is how rumors start- like how some thought I was going after Lee! It's just that, ya can't believe it! I get pretty gay with my close friends so I could see why ya thought that...!"

Recap, Raihan doesn't mind telling *Everyone* They're together but Piers wanted to keep it a secret for now—wanted the world to be thrown by storm of the news at the perfect time. *Only a few like Leon, Nessa, and Allister knows.* Harley seems like the kind of girl who isn't a blabber mouth anyway. Welcoming the open of a topic change, Raihan goes on to sipping his own drink as if to tell his nerves to sit down. "He doesn't? Hmm, he shouldn't have retired then!" He joked. "Nah, just kidding. I thought he quit being a gym leader so that he could focus on his musical career. He really has a spunk for that." Raihan's eyes get dreamy again. "He's such a beaut." Heck, he's once again getting into that. Now these days, when is his mind ever off of Piers?
Ralph
She raised a brow as he actually took off the headband, wondering why he'd do that. "Hey man- you don't need to take it off. Bright colors match your complexion, honestly... It's just not for me, personally." She replied, smiling a bit and eating some more. "Oh- yeah. I went bowling and found him there. Talked a bit and played some rounds..." She replied. For the sake of the rp sTILL CONTINUING, we'll just assume... "I beat him~ he was a bit lazy. He enjoyed the time though. We did a 2 on 2, us and Pokémon." She explained, rolling her eyes from his comment on him being cute.

"I'm not gonna push any buttons with a guy I respect. And he's not gonna punch a person he just met as long as I'm not instigating." Harley answered, raising a brow. "..... You're totally dating, little tsundere." Harley spoke with a laugh. "I told you, you gotta work on being smooth about it!"

She then snickered and demonstrated. "Look- if I assume you're dating... Pretended I'm some journalist. You just say... No, we aren't. You don't get all stuttery and flustered, man! That gives it away." She replied, patting his shoulder.

"Oh- yeah, I thought so too. He said the music thing is super tiring, though. Touring around... I don't think he likes that life anymore. It makes sense... You turn your passion into work and it no longer becomes a passion." She explained, shrugging lightly. "Well- anyways... I told him to just think about it. Enjoy life on the island and then think when he gets home. Maybe you ought to talk to him."
Jeremiah
"Fair, fair," Raihan replies as he places his fork back on his plate. He puts a hand to his forehead again, sighing a little. His acting has been cringy. He might as well drop it now. "Thanks for telling me, but I'm usually more smooth! You've seen me~" Now he's rubbing his cheeks as if to hide the darker shades on them. "It's hard to act straight when ya love someone. Er, or it's just the fact that it was supposed to be a secret. Ya keep your lips sealed, aight?" Then again, what Harely said- that was unexpected. Raihan has to stop ogling over Piers and then they'll be safe until the plan of destruction.

"He is? Hm, I getcha. When something ya like to do turns into an obligation, I'd start to dislike it too. It's strange. When I see him get on the stage, he's like a different person. I enjoy that, where he lets it all out. I know he hasn't lost the passion for it. Maybe a break, yeah?" He chugs his beer down—actually in one go so that he could be done with his share. Wiping his mouth, he continues. "Don't worry. I'll talk to him 'bout it soon. It's right for him to think like that. I'm the kinda guy that stays in the present, enjoying the moment as of now."

A funny thought pops in Raihan's head, though. "Hm... Or, he just needs a different style to his performances. Tell me, Harley, what would your reaction be to a Galar *Boy band*?" As soon as the two words left his lips, he guffawed.
Ralph
Harley nodded to him and sipped her drink. "Of course. I might be joshin you but, I'm also giving you some advice for the future. Keep it cool." She replied before snickering. "Yeah... It's hard to act straight when you're dating a guy, too.."

She laughed at the double entendre she pulled, shaking her head. "But yeah, I'll keep quiet, don't you worry. I'm probably better at keeping your relationship a secret than you are~"

As she ate, she listened to Raihan speak about Piers and his future endeavors, nodding and letting out noises of understanding. "Yeah, it seems like he might just need a break. Maybe he wants a new hobby... I'll let you help him figure that out, as his partner." She responded before nearly spitting out her drink. ".... A boy band?? I feel like Galar would have an unhealthy obsession... And I don't like it." She replied with some sarcasm, laughing.