"See, already going great in diplomatic relations right there," Carlos said as he waved the Threes to cool down and head for the showers. He turned on his heel and stared Ty down, though, with the slightest of smirks. They were almost exactly the same height, at least.

"You could. You and Sarah would give Miss Talulla a run for her money. I, though, would probably stay behind. Love you, man, but I'm definitely not sly enough for the other black Suit. And then King Elisha would make me challenge up to replace you, and that would just be annoying." Not the challenging, because despite staying at Seven the past few years, it didn't mean he wasn't eying Eights and Nines. But Carlos would just hate running things.