Verde barely turned around when Serin grabbed his shoulder, not even stopping his incessant flexing. And after receiving the verbal beat down of the century from Serin ("Smooth," a barely audible sound escaped Smokey's lips.), Verde did nothing but chuckle.
"What's the matter, you want a piece of this, too? Can't say I blame ya, I have that effect on people," he said, not even remotely bothered by Serin's interference. It wasn't until Billy started whispering in his ear that his expression slowly changed from an arrogant smirk to slight confusion, then outright anger as he was released from Billy's grip, mouthing something and touching his nose in the process. But then Verde looked back at Smokey, and that arrogant smirk was quickly back on his face.
"Oh, I get it. I never knew you were into furries, Shorty. Hey, I ain't judgin'. Everyone has their ways of getting off, you just need a good bitch," he said, licking his lips, "literally, I mean."
He turned his attention to Mikado, who had up until now avoided any of Verde's verbal molestation, and said, "And you, tall, dark, and edgelord, what's your deal, huh? You his other fix?"
If anyone watched carefully, they'd see that after every comment Verde made, no matter who it was directed at, he glanced over at Smokey, trying to watch his reaction. It was as if he was waiting for something, like he knew something was going to happen.
Smokey, to his credit, hadn't done anything yet other than watch, but his nerves were definitely starting to fray. He didn't want to give Verde the satisfaction of a reaction, but if the jerk continued to harass his team, Smokey was almost definitely gonna smack him one.