"...I can't really disagree with that."

Cayden wants to smoosh his head on the nerd.

And then check what Lae'zel is up to and if she has acquired fun-related preferences yet.

Lae'zel's fun related preference seems to be watching this conversation while lying down. 

... she is not technically snuggled up to Shadowheart or Gale, but she is weirdly close to it.

He can provide. 

"I guess I could sing if you guys are curious about the experience."

"I'll admit, I am intrigued--" 

"Intrigued to see our glorious leader embarass himself?" Astarion suggests. 

"I just said that you can't be embarrassed if you're drunk."

He sings:

Bestiality sure is a fun thing to do

But I have to say this as a warning to you:

With almost all animals, you can have ball

But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

The spines on his back are too sharp for a man

They'll give you a pain in the worst place they can

The result I think you'll find will appall:

The hedgehog can never be buggered at all!

You can ravish a sloth but it would take all night

With a shark it is faster, but the darned beast might bite

Even a mouse (though his hole is quite small)

But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

The spines on his back are so awful thick

you'll end up with naught but a painful prick.

He has an impregnable hole when curled up in a ball,

Hence the hedgehog can never be buggered at all!

You can manage a snake, though its poison might kill

It's amazing how humping a camel will thrill

You can go with a snail if you slow to a crawl

But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

So here's to the hedgehog, he's sharp as they come

You'll never get through his impregnable bum

With his nose up his arsehole and rolled in a ball

The hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

His voice is a lovely bass almost entirely unsuited to the subject matter. 

Hearing something that rhymes, while simultaneously not rhyming at all-- he will neither confirm nor deny that he has ever eaten a weird mushroom, but if he hypothetically had, this would feel alarmingly similar. 

This two languages at once is a new frontier in artistry-- though if he was demonstrating himself he would maybe pick a different song? 

Lae'zel has shifted and is now not-quite-snugged agaist Cayden. 

Awww.

He lets her decide how close she wants to be. 

"Magic!" he says to the room at large.

"It's quite impressive." 

"I feel like we should be more impressed with his shamelessness." 

Tentative snug? 

Conspicuously casual arm around her.

"I have never felt shame in my life and feel no reason to start doing so now."

"I can see the advantages." He is surprisingly, not sarcastic. 

CAYDEN IS WARM.

THIS IS. A REVELATION. 

Who is noticing Lae'zel having a revelation? Not Cayden. Cayden is entirely unaware of all her feelings and thinks everything happening here is very normal, and therefore Lae'zel should experience no shame about having them. 

"Someone else's turn to sing, unless you want to hear more The Hedgehog Can Never Be Buggered At All. It has forty more verses."

Wyll puts down his drink. "I'll save us." 

He sings something where if you only paid attention to the tune, seems to be some sort of rousing military song, but if you listen to the lyrics is about various members of the Fists getting drunk and getting into weird predicaments. 

Astarion is singing along against his will. He's been to the Blushing Mermaid too much, the song has been burned into his brain. 

See! People have clearly had enough alcohol. 

He pulls Lae'zel up to standing and starts to dance with her. 

THIS IS NOT AN ACTIVITY SHE WAS TRAINED TO DO. 

...this doesn't mean she won't try and follow along. Because not trying would be. More embarassing. Yes. 

Shadowheart is trying so hard not to laugh.

If she laughs she will be murdered, but it would have been worth it. 

What does she think about being twirled?