Julie, who had been frozen in disbelief this entire time, finally shook herself and stormed up to Cassius.
"W-What is going on here?!" She demanded. "Why in the world would you bring something like that here? Is this some kind of game to you? Cassius, we have a Leviathan to catch, this is not the time for whatever this is!"
"I'm not playing games, Julie." Cassius lifted his free hand and shook it to show his innocence. "Believe me, this is the real thing, or at least, I hope it is...Nala can vouch for that, right?"
But Nala immediately shook her head so fast it was almost a blur.
"No, no, no!" She cried. "I said it was a theory! Not a solution! This is your idea, not mine! If it doesn't work, don't blame me!"
Julie stared at them both, completely overwhelmed and the way Nala's tail drooped and how exhausted she looked finally made sense, and only made her blush harder.
