It was definitely strange, but not in the bad way. It was simply not something they did on regular basis and not something Ron usually thought about about. He was not someone to overanalyze a kiss, however, and he was comfortable enough with Benji to just shelf the event under "a fairly normal Dalton day".

"I really want to win," he said with a small sigh and then suddenly chuckled. "Imagine that, going into history as the first team to lose the competition because the councilmen refused to make out." He shook his head, probably more amused by the idea than he should be. Perhaps he was slightly overworked.