Dirk obliged, bending down slightly and finally tearing his eyes away from Dave so Feferi could whisper to him.

His eyes narrowed as he listened, and he gave the group another one over. While he couldn't see Jake or Jane being his enemies, these people were all strangers, and he had no trust in them. (Not even Sollux or Kanaya, who he was already acquainted with.)

His eyes landed on Dave again, still talking to the girl he didn't recognize. He took a deep breath and reminded himself that Dave could defend himself, and if he couldn't, he wasn't that far away.

He blushed brightly at the unexpected kiss from Feferi and abruptly straightened up. He turned his face slightly away from her.

"Sure. I got it." He agreed, his voice low.

He didn't fight it when she took his hand in hers, but also didn't make any effort to reciprocate.

As an after thought he asked her, "Can you fight?" He didn't want to have to protect her and Dave if a fight broke out, but so far she'd been nothing but nice to them both (if a bit pushy) and he'd defend her if it came down to it.

He nodded to Sollux as he approached, answering him with a simple, "Hey."