On the one hand, Snippy felt like giving Captain a hearty fuck you for dragging him away from his dancing, but on the other, the fact that the woman was actually charmed by Captain's eccentricities made his heart sing. He gave her a thumbs up and a sharp grin.

"Good! Good, you keep having fun! Have fun all night, just make sure Captain remembers to get a drink of water soon!" Could his night really be going this well? Could he have finally found someone to share the burden of being the lunatic's pet? Rather than try and break up the happy couple he backed and turned to wend him way back to his partner.

Who, rather than wait for him, had started dancing way too close to someone else.

"Oh, come on! I said I was coming back!" His former partner didn't hear him over the din, being far too preoccupied stripping off another layer. Charles whirled around and stormed back over to Captain's empty circle, flapping his arms as he yelled. "You've ruined my night! You ruin everything!"