Nikolai listened calmly to her reply, a brief nod of his head following soon afterwards. "I'll admit your observation has merit, its something I will have to think about. Nonetheless, the line is out there and we can only fight against the descent, and seek to keep one another from falling." He spoke without too much worries at the time, inhaling deeply and sighing.<br/><br/>"Oh, if you did happen to do something it might draw interest, as exotic beauty often does." That was perhaps a touch crude, and without touching her face he had little chance to confirm the truthfulness of his statement, as he could not simply<em>look</em>at her face, but the underlaying statement should still remain truthful. "Still, it would likely be seen as a part of engaging in things, and might simply lead to some others suggesting their interest to follow it up in privacy later. Truthfully it might also draw unwanted attention, so some caution is wise. I imagine its a matter of how far things go." Relaxing his arms and resting them back at his sides Nikolai shook his head somewhat. The topic had gotten a rather lengthy run, but he still found it something to carry on a little longer as it seemed to spark some thoughts anyhow.<br/><br/>"I would say that some tastes call for discretion. There is something to be said about the protection brought by privacy, but for the moment we show solidarity being present in a House function. Once it is over, at least I shall seek some privacy. I imagine some here will seek privacy in smaller groups as well." The thought made him pause, as he briefly considered something. "Perhaps we should greet the said Navigator then?" Nikolai had enjoyed their conversation so far, but at the same time wondered about the rest of their crew, and bringing another person to the discussion would bring out more ideas perhaps. If not, they could always retreat to continue their discussion by themselves afterwards.<br/><br/>"If the captain is currently occupied in pursuit of said sensual sensations of scandalous suggestions, we might still approach him given the nature of the events, but again that might result in invitation to partake in more of the feast. Hence, the navigator seems a fair bet, as well as allowing a chance to step back away easier if the said company does not wish to indulge in dialogues."