Lucas glared at Thea as she walked out of the cafeteria. Honestly, if she didn’t like them, she could have just said so. There was no need to be so passive-aggressive about it. Even if it was her typical tone. Dan followed Thea, and Lucas held back a snicker at Gerhard’s comment about Dan “wanting some action”. He had thought that Dan had a thing for Gerhard, but y’know, it was Dan. Anyone’s guess could be right.<br/><br/>“Your guess on his sexuality is as good as mine,” Lucas replied to Gerhard’s speculation. Seconds later, he noticed that Gerhard became visibly somewhat upset. Had Lucas done something wrong to piss him off once again? Ugh. He didn’t want to deal with more bullcrap. "You know... I don't really know him all that well. None of them, actually,” Gerhard said to Lucas, which made him think: how much did he really know about them just from reading their files?<br/><br/>Lucas took his cup of coffee back from Thea’s now-vacant seat and went to dump it out. He wasn’t going to exchange saliva with anyone during this whole fiasco, hopefully. Especially Thea. He almost shivered at the thought as he rinsed the mug and put it on the drying table with all the other kitchen utilities. He wasn’t in the mood to get more coffee after that gross reflection.<br/>Lucas walked back to the table, where he found Gerhard reading the gigantic manila folder Lucas had put in front of him (and read) minutes before. He pulled out some interesting details from his file. Gerhard was the grandson of a powerful Foundation member, and he was obviously going to succeed his father and be one of the godly, almighty rulers of Lumina. If not for his father’s banishment, Gerhard wouldn’t be at the Resistance Headquarters at this moment. In fact, Lucas, Thea and Dan would probably be fighting against him.<br/><br/>Gerhard looked up from the dossier and said something about elderly patience rubbing off on him. Although Lucas knew it was meant as a compliment, he felt mildly insulted. For once, people his age were working with him, but they still treated him as if he was years older. God, if there was only a chance for him to not have to act so serious. The last time he did that, Gerhard tried to get the other two to rebel against Lucas.<br/><br/>“Thanks. I suppose,” Lucas unknowingly muttered, rubbing the back of his neck due to the awkward atmosphere. There was silence for the next few minutes, until Gerhard insisted on making it even more uncomfortable by asking Lucas if he had a “hard on” for Thea. Lucas assumed that meant crush. Assumed.<br/><br/>He tried to avoid the question by focusing on Gerhard finding Thea attractive and acting like Gerhard was asking him for dating advice. Plus, it’d be hilarious to see Thea be humiliated. “Well, y’know, I’m pretty sure Thea finds you mildly attractive, too. If you find her<span style="font-style: italic">that</span>attractive, I say you should go for it.”<span style="font-style: italic">‘Cause it would be a good laugh in such a serious ambience.</span>Lucas thought, trying to hold back a laugh.<br/><br/>Soon after, it seemed like Gerhard finished the dossier, as he closed it and let out an almost-exasperated whistle. He praised Lucas on the intricacy of the file and the internal procedure of the chip. However, there was one thing that bothered Lucas -- the fact that he said ‘I guess’ after saying that he did impressive work. Of course the chip was impressive work! He would never let anything under excellent work leave the lab. Ever. Hmph. It wasn’t like Lucas to feel insulted twice a day, much less so many times in the past twenty-four hours. He wasn’t looking forward to the trip, but he was at the same time, if that made any sense.<br/><br/>There was more awkward silence until Gerhard broke the ice once again by asking if Lucas liked Thea or not. Lucas thought the subject was dropped, but clearly it wasn’t. Sadly.<br/><br/>He gave out an exhausted sigh and answered. “No.” Never. Ew. Gross. Disgusting. Stop.