"..." A-Yao might have been able to ignore the metal man's nonsense, but Mingjue had to stare first at the creature and then at A-Yao.

"Now I'm not sure I want to take off my pants," he said, dubious, pulling his attention back toward A-Yao and frowning lightly at him for...basically everything he'd just said. Mingjue had rooms here. Huaisang had his own space. Furnishings required squares which meant...

Nope. No, he was done. That was going to be a problem for clean and redressed Mingjue.

"Show me my rooms when we're done. I won't take your space."