Elric blushed even more when his teacher came over, whispering into the mouse's ear that he basically knew what Elric's *problem* was. "I... well... I just..." The rodent stammered, not sure how to defend himself there. "It's just... I don't really know anyone here and.." He looked about, noticing for the first time that most of the guests were preds. "And most of the people here are... you know... predators?" He peeked over his shoulder one more time, seeing Rieko looking right at him. He quickly turned back around, hoping she hadn't noticed him staring at her. Why did she still look so attractive, even being pregnant?