Ruko quickly began making his way to the parlour, a bit startled at how much time he had lost track of. It was a good thing that he had taken the time to really prepare earlier that morning; the last thing he wanted was to leave an unfortunate impression on the guests when they arrived. Val would never let them hear the end of it! 
As he entered the parlour, though, still looking perhaps a bit flustered, he couldn't understand what was going on with his other brothers. Why were Zack and Rex laughing? Still confused, he looked over to Marlix to ask about what was happening, but stopped at what he saw. "Oh, dear...Marlix..." 

Yeah, Val would definitely never let this one go.