The moment the camera was turned off, Lex could see Bassena's face turned sour. He knew his boss had been annoyed with this job because he didn't want to be away from his sick boyfriend, so he couldn't scold the esper for not maintaining his public image.
Not that he had a good one in the first place.
This time, though, Bassena looked even worse. He immediately got away from the set, refusing anyone trying to talk to him, and just went straight to the dressing room.
"I don't feel good," Bassena frowned on the way to the dressing room.
"Are you sick? Did you get it from Zein?"
"No, I just have an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach," he stopped walking, and, instead of the dressing room, he turned toward the exit. "Let's just get back quickly."
He opened his commlink to call Zein and told the guide he'd be back soon, but instead, his screen flashed with a message from Radia.
[Come directly to the guild]
pardon me for the explicit scene