Rico smiled nervously as he tempered Suku's rage further, uncertain as to just what she would do after he had done the deed. Carina's sudden appearance also stole Rico's attention away...but for a slightly different reason. He had actually forgotten that Carina was with the medical officer...but seeing how Suku's incandescent anger seemed to stall slightly in the face of Carina's characteristic charades, Rico was suddenly very glad he had taken the time to unintentionally procreate.
The Nepleslian knelt down and picked up Carina beneath the shoulders, making sure to keep his brown eyes glued onto Suku in case the Medical Officer was intent on finishing the job if he let down his guard. Rico then quickly handed off the child to Suku. "Hang on to this for a sec, beautiful."
Having gotten rid of Carina for the moment, Rico trotted back over to the doorway of the medical bay, where his squadmates stood, mouths agape in apparent amazement. One of them stepped up and crossed his arms, looking rather cross. "What the fuck Sanroma, that's bullshit. You didn't say nothing about your little cousin helping you. We made the bet with Matsobuki and just Matsobuki," the man said sternly. The others, some still in a state of shock, nodded and grumbled in agreement. Rico merely shrugged and turned his head away haughtily. "Hey assholes, I bet ya'll I could slap her ass an' get away with it, an' that's what I did. Now pay up."
The men hesitated for a moment and glared at the suave sergeant, but Rico's nonchalance continued to eat away at them until they found themselves placing a handful of Nepleslian bills into Rico's outstretched hand. Poor and defeated, Rico's squadmates trudged away begrudgingly, leaving Rico to stroll casually back to Carina and Suku a slightly richer man.