"He's busy. I'll help you do that." Ari quickly interrupted, prying himself away from the dogpile of Mathew and the rest, and forcing his way to stand between William and Carlos.
"I didn't ask you, I asked Carlos."
"I know, but he's busy. Besides, you and I have similar song parts, and according to Jelissa, our Grammy-winning trainer, we have similar tones. Since we both sing the chorus, it's better if I help you than an unrelated party, right? Don't worry, you won't be troubling me, in fact, I insist." Ari doubled down, stepping back until Carlos backed up as well.
He didn't care if he looked crazy right now; he just didn't want to be touched, especially because the one time William had touched his mask, it broke permanently, and he could never use it again.
Whatever crazy voodoo system William had, Ari wanted to avoid it as much as possible.
