At that, the captain couldn't help but give pause. First Chandra, then Espio. Ace stopped and put his hands on his hips, looking from Namur to the ship for a few glances before putting out his lips.

"You guys recruited quite a bit while I was possessed. I think you guys are tryin' to reign in and steal up all my charisma!"

Still, he didn't argue at all--which meant Espio had his waive.