Tony lowered his head ever so slightly at Lucas' remark. It did make sense, he supposed. Though it wasn't a subject normal people debated over. Adding to the fact that Jeff couldn't simply retrieve the transformation ball for Lucas - after all, a friend-friend would look out for his pal and save him the trip - something was very clearly going on between these two. According to his gaydar the uneasy feeling gnawing at the pit of his stomach, anyway.

"A-ah, yes, it is very nice to look at." His cheeks flushed lightly as Jeff not-so-subtly took Lucas' side. It took Tony only a moment of thought before he too pushed himself to his feet with a faked sheepish grin. "Of course! I'd love to meet more of my peers, but when we're limited to only the boys, that kind of takes the fun out of it." He patted the hat sitting on his head. "Still, first I probably ought to take this back to the room while we're at it, it's not the sort of fabric that should get wet." Nevermind the fact they lived in a region that was swallowed by a perpetual winter. With snow. "Besides, maybe we'll meet a few folks on the way!"