[Its endearing the way Lance now gushes over these people. Where normally Rosen has to wheedle and prod, Lance is now volunteering his thoughts and feelings freely.

He even wins an actual laugh from Rosen when he slides that bit of gossip his way at the end.]

Alright [Rosen slides his hands away from where they had been supporting himself, and flops backwards so he's now lying on the ground, hands on his stomach and knees bent so his feet press flat to the ground. From this new vantage point he smiles up at Lance]

You are going to have to start that story from the beginning.

[Maybe it will help his nerves forget the earlier unpleasantness. If only for little while]