Up above the hole in the ground, Ira is speaking to her watch:
"Are you certain?"
"It's not that I don't trust you. It's just that you said we didn't do this until after..."
"But this reduces our advantage-"
"Hey, no worries, okay, B? I don't think there's some catchy about friends who defeat alien space bug gods, but."
"Somewhere quiet. And I think...preferably away from other people. Something tells me Ira's not going to be dissauded by crowds."
She shudders. "Yeah. That'd end poorly." And - "Here's not too bad, if we want to start as a base? We know she's at the apartment right now, it'll take her at least ten minutes to get here... Though we don't know where the not-Ant is."
"Gotta say, I don't wanna run into that thing. I suspect my hockey stick will have no affect."
"It does seem to be somewhat impossible to harm. And here is as good a place as any for now. We'll have some warning before they turn up."
Lainey tilts her head slightly, off to the side, slightly away from Jenn and Elizabeth.
She'll walk off - not so far they're at risk for getting easily nabbed, but far enough for some illusion of privacy.
Lainey wraps an arm around Bina's shoulders. "I'm here if you need a rubber duck."
That snicker is definitely what Lainey was aiming for. "So. Jenn is cute."
"Uhhhhhh - "
Crap Lainey doesn't look like she'll fall for a distraction and ahhhh Bina's blushing.
"Certified," Lainey agrees, squeezes Bina's shoulders again. "I can leave it alone if you want, B, but I think you should go for it."
"I just - I mean, I still don't know if I broke up with Lash or not, and - there's so much going on and I kind of just met her and what if it's too fast - "