Roger positioned himself at the bottom of the stairs so he could take the whole scene in with one glance. He huffed, having heard the whole conversation.
Robbie awkwardly spoke up, "Eeeeeeeeh, Roj! How was the walk?" Roger approached him. Robbie broke out sweating. Roger reached out… and exchanged the secret handshake. Robbie opened his eyes, but Roger had already proceeded.
"Aimee, dear, what's this about a vacation?" He said in an obviously fake friendly voice.
"Well, yo-you see," Aimee stammered, "Spyke gave me these tick-"
"Forget it. We're playing on the Squid Sisters show in a week, and we need to sound our finest. So no."
"Bu-but…but…" Aimee stammered almost in tears. Then she broke out in tears, leaning uncomfortably on Red.
"C'mon Roger, could you make an exception?" Gyanna began, "Aimee had been saving a long time for those tickets, and it would break her heart not to go."
"Not to mention my shoulder!" Red managed to say, "It'll be broken if she doesn't go!"
Roger gave that stern look everyone knew of. He stared down Red before saying, "Fine. You guys can go."
Aimee perked up immediately, and her painful lean turned into an embrace on Red. "You're the best, Red!"
Roger huffed and looked towards the wall. "Go on, go do your packing and crap."
"Yay! C'mon, Red! Paul! Gyanna! The boat leaves tomorrow!" The group darted up the stairs.
Robbie approached Roger, "Thanks, Roj. You made those kids happy." He turned to grab his guitar, but Roger quickly stopped him.
"Get your cousins to move the show back. Callie and Marie will understand." Roger smirked.
"…. All right. Anything else?"
"How do you fit in a suitcase?" Roger smirked again.
"Sigh… you want me to stow away on their boat?" Robert asked.
"Keep them out of trouble, will ya?" Roger affirmed.
"Sigh…can do, Roj. Can do."
