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Honestly Hux was glad when the weird feeling of been watched had finally gone away and the stranger he had kept seeing had vanished with it. It had been unnerving the entire time and left him feeling so uncomfortable it had been tempting to leave the charity benefit for a bit there. Still he had toughed it out even as he looked around for his cousin. Weirdly enough he wasn't able to spot Alex until after the stranger finally stop showing up. The tall blond's shoulders loosened up and he flexed the tension out of his hands once he spotted his smaller cousin. If he had to think about it, he wasn't sure if the tension leaving was purely due to the stranger finally leaving him alone or if the fact that he had finally spotted his cousin and Alex didn't look distressed.

Either way though Hux still was glad for the reprieve and started to make a beeline directly towards Alex. He did have to dodge a few other benefit goers but not too many as most were at the tables by this point so it didn't take long for Hux to sidle up next to Alex, half noticing that he must have still been a bit tense as he relaxed fully standing next to the other man. "Tink, where have you been? I lost you in the crowd there for a bit." He said with a smile. His bright blue eyes darted around to see if anyone was paying attention to them before he let his voice drop so only Alex could hear him.

"Did anything weird happen to you while we were separated?" He asked, though he hoped that Alexandre said no to the question and he could put it behind him. On the other hand if something weird went down to his cousin he might have to suggest they stick together better until the event was over. He did want to go look at the items on the tables soon since he hadn't really looked at any beyond glances over people's shoulders, but he wanted to check in with Alex first.

Hux gave an understanding nod when Alex mentioned that he had been talking to people, not surprised that was what his cousin had been doing seeing how he himself had been doing that before the staring stranger had happened. Though he did have to wonder if the one that Alex knew from the powered side was an agent or a senshi, he wasn't about to ask at the moment seeing how they weren't very secure at the moment. It was best to stay vague and ask for any clarifying discussions later.

Of course if Alex had indeed scolded him about the nickname he would just have given the shorter man a playful smile and kept doing it. He had been calling Alex that forever and he didn't see that stopping any time soon, besides it wasn't like Alex didn't return the favor with always calling him by his full name.

"I don't know. There was some man staring at me and every time I would try to go to him to find out why he would disappear to a different part of the room and continue." Hus said, his voice still low. He couldn't help but rolling his shoulders in discomfort in remembering how that had felt. "That's perfectly fine with me. Shall we go look at some of the items now but keep an eye out for anything else happening?"

"Exactly, like he was teleporting around the room or something. I thought he would just get lost in the crowd at first but he would be too far away too quickly for that." He had briefly thought that maybe it was a Negaverse agent teleporting but hadn't sensed anything, the man's outfit didn't look like it fit the theme, and he couldn't think of a reason another agent would be staring at him. Unless it was someone targeting him to get to Alex and if that was the case said someone would get a punch to the face at least.

At least Alex did indeed believe him that something was off though so they both could be at least a little prepared. "Got it, I'll stay on my toes and keep watch."He said with a nod and a small smile. He trusted Alex with his life and even if he wasn't as strong as his cousin, together they would certainly take on whatever the city threw at them. "Not really, I wasn't really planning on getting anything, just looking. How about you?" Even with the topic change Hux kept his word to stay vigilant. "Plenty of tables to head to first."

Seeing how Hux know and lived with his cousin very well, the shorter man got a side eye and a smirk at his statement. He was very tempted to mention that they were running out of candle space so he might was to see about buying some shelves or something but he held back.

Hux frowned heavily at the mention of Alex almost dying and he reached out to give the other man a brief hug, uncaring they were at a public event, after all he never cared about that anyway. "That's not happening again ok? I wont let it." He said, a determined glint in his eyes.

After a moment he separated from the hug ti give Alex a smile, knowing this wasn't a good place to for that type of talk but planning on continuing later. "But that sounds like a good plan to me." He said then moved to the other side of the table, eyes carefully scanning the crowd first before actually moving to the items on the table itself.

He would rather his little cousin didn't get into the types of situations that could lead to him dying but Hux knew full well that he couldn't stop him and more importantly, Alex could take care of himself most of the time. It didn't stop Hux from wanting to wrap him up in bubble wrap and keep him in the house at times, especially when talk of him dying came up. "I fully believe you when you say you don't mean to but I still worry." Alex admitting he was willing to let Hux try and help keep him safe got a smile and another hug. If Alex was looking at the taller man's face at that moment he would have caught the determined glint in his eyes as well.

Seeing the other man turn his attention to the items and the crowd had Hux doing the same and he let out a soft sigh at the other's words. "I don't like it either." He wasn't sure if he could ever get used to the thought of killing others and frankly didn't want to but being the target of one, or a potential one at least since they couldn't say for sure what the strange had been planning, wasn't a comfort either.

The change in topic was welcome and Hux gave Alex a small smile before his eyes went to the items on the table. "It's still a ways away at this point but yeah, probably a good enough time to start since there are quite a few we would have to get. I'll let you know if I spot something, do the same in return?" He asked as his eyes flitted from item to item on the table.

[Thankfully it seemed like the talk of danger was over, for now at least. After all he wasn't about to address the worried like that had sparked in Alexandre's eyes right now when they were still out in the open and they had already discussed more then what they probably should have.

Hux gave a hum in agreement after tossing the idea around his head for a moment. "Sounds like a solid plan to me. We can also make notes if we end up deciding to get a present together for someone or not." He added on with a nod then gave a chuckle. "I think we have a few family members that could use a spa trip for instance."

Thoughts of possible presents got a little derailed as his eyes settled on a small clay statue and a sudden, intense feeling of nostalgia swept over him like a tidal wave. It took a moment for the feelings to die down and when it did Hux studies the small statue for any clue as to why he had just got the emotion bomb but as far as he could tell it was just a normal clay statue of a super hero.

"Either way I'm sure between the two of us we will be able to figure something out for everyone." Hux said with a grin and a shrug. Sure it might take them a bit but they had time for that anyway.

He hadn't realized how intently he had been staring at the statue until Alex had spoken up. Hux gave a small shake of his head then looked over at the younger man. "Nah, just had a weird feeling when looking at it the first time. Not really interested in it other wise." He said with another shrug. "Found anything you like yet?" He asked, figuring to just drop the topic since looking at the statue again didn't have the same effect. It probably just reminded him of something.

Hux gave a nod in agreement but he wasn't too worried about it. It's not like you could please everyone after all and there was bound to be someone on the list that either didn't like or didn't care about whatever they got, it was just a fact of life.

"Alright well I think we looked this table over as best we could, let's head over to the next one." Hux suggested, putting the statue out of his mind completely and pointing over to another table nearby.