Any other night, nothing would have passed the wide field of view that the multiple eyes all able to point in different directions provided Lawrence Paluat. Today there had already been a few slip ups, but this definitely did not go unnoticed by him. These three girls, he had seen them before. Possibly in different outfits, but the commanding presence was not one that he would have forgotten. The air around them, he shifted as his skin again felt a little tighter on his body and he had to push the mug of cider he had into his face and take on a little waterfall to keep himself on his spot. They weren't here for him. Their eyes were pointed in very different directions. One of those, however, looking like an opportunity for someone else in the group. Many a time, that would be a happy thing. Now? Doubly so. Lawrence's mouth turned into a grin as he observed the reaction of his namesake, again a thin trail of liquid escaping the corner of his mouth. This time saliva was mixed together with the drink he had not swallowed completely.<br/><br/>His chance was now. The chance to bring himself closer to freeing himself of this accursed yearning. If he had less competitors, he would see it work out more often. And he hadn't missed the eyes Lori had made at the Lawrence that was not he. Perhaps she would find those for him now too? She had shared many apologies on feeling uneasy around him, but perhaps tonight, if the cards were played right… The gazebloom leaned on one arm against the table, poking his finger and a few of the eyestalks in his namesake's direction just as the fox girl turned around and made the gesture, something those other eyes of his showed him perfectly well. "I know the night's young Lawrence, but we'll manage. You can go", he laughed in a friendly manner. After all, a couple nudges in the right direction would serve his friend's interests just as well. He knew well that the big tough guy liked soft and fluffy things when they were on the right kind of person.<br/><br/>The centaur had caught the entirety of the display, been almost hypnotised by the dance of the nine tails and indulged in the peek towards the perfectly round half-globes of the young woman's posterior that she'd shown off. The brush of those tails had already seen one of his legs move forth, his body now resting at a slight angle next to the table where he seemed to still be considering his next move. He took another look at the doorway through which he would soon lose track of her, were she to vanish among the dancers, but just as quickly he took a look at the girl by his side, noticing a hint of discomfort…<br/><br/>"It isn't like you'd be a taken man or anything, or is there something you'd like to tell us?" came the voice from the other side of the table, the one that had already encouraged him to go once. This was the shot that would either push him to go for it and shoot for the stars, or that would cement his place at this table for the rest of the night. But the odds that were dealt according to his observations favoured the outcome he wanted.<br/><br/>And so with Lawrence pushing Lawrence, the namesakes looking each other in the eye before the centaur had to take one more look at each of his company, giving them a quick nod and picking up his drink, walking off after the girl that had so obviously shown her interest. "See you at the dorm Lawrence. And you two, uh… some time tomorrow?" he skipped wishing for a good rest of the evening for the others, following the dancing fan of fluff into the loudness.<br/><br/>As the large body of their friend vanished behind the mass of people that had at first made way, Hugh let out a chuckle. "Big words for someone who skipped on the naga earlier", he bopped the Lawrence left behind on the shoulder with his knuckles, getting back an annoyed puff.<br/><br/>"Come on now, she was obviously just making fun of me! This girl practically marked our buddy", he exhaled in exasperation, shaking his head. But with Rowburg gone, it was just him, Hugh and Lori around the table. Lawrence's eyestalks dipped a little lower under the table, examining the posture of their human company, as well as taking in the shape of her legs. He quite liked what he was seeing. Which didn't particularly help the burning in him, but at least there was other useful information to be gleaned from there. Lori looked somewhat tense. Though that much one could tell from above the table. "He's not gone forever you know. You'll get to spend time with him again later", Lawrence pointed out to Lori, glancing at her from the corner of his big eye and taking a more direct look with five other more floaty eyes atop their stalks.<br/><br/>Hugh joined the choir with the last comment, sounding decidedly unbothered. "If someone from Eta Omega Epsilon comes back for someone they'd already been with, well then you might be in for a competition. But just between you and me, they aren't really the most… settling down happy folk." The slime man took a long sip of his beer, the glass clicking against the table as he pointed out the bouncy fairy type with a  nudge of his head to explain just what the new name he'd said meant. "But they do party pretty wild. I approve", he grinned.<br/><br/>Lawrence chose to wait for the answer or the next development of the situation before going on further. He needed more data to work with to ensure his success.