Thomas laughed a bit as he collected his coat, his gloves, his scarf. He made sure that he had his keys so he could lock the shop up behind them.

"I suppose I wouldn't mind meeting some skunks, so long as you could promise me that we'll be safe. I don't know how many baths it would take to get that smell off, but I'm not overly eager to find out."

He was certainly in need of distraction, but he would rather not have that kind of distraction.