[ His shoulders jolt at the contact, and he wishes it would stop doing that even when he sees the hand coming and expects it and it doesn't even hurt. ]
Dummy. You have bad taste in friends, Mav, I'm telling you right now. And-
[ He leans out into the aisle to peer down it. Where is the drink trolley... he also left his chocolate milk up there on the other seat, old lady better not have tossed it. ]
[JESUS, he laughs reflexively, a short bewildered bark.]
God damn, you weren't fucking kidding about how bad a fucking idea it was.
[Whether it was the actual idea or not, he came up with it so fast, it had to have been rolling around in there somewhere... What a dumb boy. It was some much-needed levity after that exhausting argument, though. He didn't cry...he's so relieved.]
...Maybe when we ambush Ellie, we can revisit the possibility.
[ Those sorts of bad ideas are always rolling around Kano's head, and it's scary how quickly he jumps to them; drink cart, alcohol, molotov cocktails, the thought process is linear. ]
If we can ambush Ellie, I bet she'd bat it right back. Then she would kill us! Looks like we won't be going back to school after all~
I meant more that it would be you two rioting if I don't let you, so I might as well go along with it. We can't throw a fucking molotov at fireball, we gotta keep her nice and small. Good to know you're planning for my death by you to be so immediate, though.
[ Hmm, yeah, but this satellite campus has a hospital that's curing Ellie's super terrible disease that Kano needs Maverick to kiss better, so maybe it's spared the fate of going up in flames and shattered glass. ]
Tsk, tsk~ If only you knew the extent of all my plans, Mav...
[ He would agree to burn down Kano's bedroom if he did. ]
But you're right, between Ellie and me, there's no way you can escape anything she ways us to do!
[ It will be too little, too late. Terrible, illegal ideas such as those stay up in Kano's head without leaving much evidence behind until he's ready for the execution. ]
You're talkin' about the Queen Gremlin, Mav. You can't hold a candle to her~ Give it up!
[What a coincidence. So does Mav. U fortunately, what he loves is being annoying.]
Heh. Least somebody will, besides Mama...
[Never mind that Ellie already hates him. All good. Though that does...bring his mind back around to something that had been brought up in their heated debate.]
Do you, uh... Do you wanna talk about the whole...boyfriend thing...?
[ No, not really. But 1) Maverick looks more embarrassed and uncomfortable about it than Kano will, and 2) it'll keep Maverick talking about himself and get the spotlight off Kano, all good things. ]
[HOW IS THIS DUMB SHIT MORE EMBARRASSING FOR HIM THAN "wow I feel so great and wanted, someone actually likes me somehow and cares about what I think, gosh".......unexpected regret
At least this one he can flip around a little.]
It's this place called Pierre's? It sounds super fucking lame, but it's actually legit. Food on par with Hecate's, so...we should go sometime.
[He'd really like to believe that he could get Kano to behave by expressing his displeasure in some way, but....... who fucking knows. Mav certainly doesn't know shit.]
I don't like sweets. Dumbass. Why the fuck would a share a dessert with him when he's got a sweet tooth that fucking bad? He's a bottomless fucking pit anyway, no reason to share...
[Except that Akechi likes to share food and all, but...details.]
A sandwich... how boring! I can see it~ You and Toki, both, you guys are so weird how you don't like food.
[ Sweet things, anyways; Toki got all excited about overpriced macarons and he likes sushi, but every other time Kano suggests getting something to eat, he's met with about as much enthusiasm as Maverick has for chocolate milk. Not like Kano particularly enjoys eating either, as much as he likes playing with his food, or being the middleman redirecting leftovers to Ellie. ]
Are you sure you don't want to keep it a super special place just between you and him?
I like food just fine? I actually eat it, not like you, except for when you're a cat.
[poor maverick...so gullible.]
It's a fucking cafe, dumbass. But I might need to... [He trails off, frowning a little bit to himself. He's not really going to have the funds for taking Kano out anytime soon, is he...]
[ This is why you don't question things when a cat brings you bills stuffed inside a sock, you take the money and keep it for rainy days, or for when you have to cover Kano's expenses and it's flooding and you're drowning. ]
Yeah, well, you keep giving me squishy things that are hard to put away nicely... But never mind that! You need to what? Something I can help with?
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Dummy. You have bad taste in friends, Mav, I'm telling you right now. And-
[ He leans out into the aisle to peer down it. Where is the drink trolley... he also left his chocolate milk up there on the other seat, old lady better not have tossed it. ]
Hm...
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[But he leans over when Kano doesn't finish his sentence, trying to see what caught his attention.]
What?
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Nothing, nothing~ I just had a rea~lly bad idea! But I won't do it, so it's okay!!
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Can't I hear it anyway?
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Molotov cocktails.
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God damn, you weren't fucking kidding about how bad a fucking idea it was.
[Whether it was the actual idea or not, he came up with it so fast, it had to have been rolling around in there somewhere... What a dumb boy. It was some much-needed levity after that exhausting argument, though. He didn't cry...he's so relieved.]
...Maybe when we ambush Ellie, we can revisit the possibility.
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If we can ambush Ellie, I bet she'd bat it right back. Then she would kill us! Looks like we won't be going back to school after all~
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[little bug.]
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Tsk, tsk~ If only you knew the extent of all my plans, Mav...
[ He would agree to burn down Kano's bedroom if he did. ]
But you're right, between Ellie and me, there's no way you can escape anything she ways us to do!
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I wouldn't rule me out completely, asshole. I can hold my own. I was a gremlin once, too, you know.
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You're talkin' about the Queen Gremlin, Mav. You can't hold a candle to her~ Give it up!
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Yeah? Good thing I fucking am a Candle then. I need all the edge I can get.
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[ The absolute worst. He hates puns. ]
Ellie would love you.
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Heh. Least somebody will, besides Mama...
[Never mind that Ellie already hates him. All good. Though that does...bring his mind back around to something that had been brought up in their heated debate.]
Do you, uh... Do you wanna talk about the whole...boyfriend thing...?
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Yeah, okay. How many dates before you said yes?
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Our first date was after we started dating. Not that that matters.
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...Haha. Did you go out to eat? What was dinner?
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At least this one he can flip around a little.]
It's this place called Pierre's? It sounds super fucking lame, but it's actually legit. Food on par with Hecate's, so...we should go sometime.
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He~h, are you sure you want to invite me out on a dinner date? Ah- what do they have for dessert? Did you two share dessert?
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I don't like sweets. Dumbass. Why the fuck would a share a dessert with him when he's got a sweet tooth that fucking bad? He's a bottomless fucking pit anyway, no reason to share...
[Except that Akechi likes to share food and all, but...details.]
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[ With the spaghetti... Gross and cheesy and sounds like the thing Maverick would love, gag. ]
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[Mav might like romantic nonsense, but come on!! That’s a little far...]
I had a fucking sandwich. It wasn’t about the food, even if he wanted to show me that place...
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[ Sweet things, anyways; Toki got all excited about overpriced macarons and he likes sushi, but every other time Kano suggests getting something to eat, he's met with about as much enthusiasm as Maverick has for chocolate milk. Not like Kano particularly enjoys eating either, as much as he likes playing with his food, or being the middleman redirecting leftovers to Ellie. ]
Are you sure you don't want to keep it a super special place just between you and him?
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[poor maverick...so gullible.]
It's a fucking cafe, dumbass. But I might need to... [He trails off, frowning a little bit to himself. He's not really going to have the funds for taking Kano out anytime soon, is he...]
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Yeah, well, you keep giving me squishy things that are hard to put away nicely... But never mind that! You need to what? Something I can help with?
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