[ Maverick's got like an inch or two on him? Not exactly big kid material when they're both shrimps.
He tags along, though, trotting along with his hands in his pockets, looking curiously between Maverick and the bat. A present... When's the last time he got a real present that wasn't food or flowers? ]
Are weeeeee going to the zoo? Am I getting a giraffe? Or another animal that bites- is that why I need a tetanus shot??
[do giraffes bite a lot.........he knows they have weird blue tongues and were secretly savage af, that's the extent of his giraffe knowledge. also:]
Please fucking take a basic health class. [And actually go to it...] Tetanus is the one where you step on a rusty nail and you get lockjaw, idiot. I'm super fucking impressed you're not fucking dead.
[ Oh, what the fuck is that about giraffe tongues??? Also he's stopping dead right here in the middle of the stairs and grabbing the handrail for dear life. ]
You're luring me out to the middle of nowhere so you stab me with a nail?????
[ "Happy birthday, motherfuck!!" while Mav shoots a nailgun at his head, he can see his happening ]
[omg do you not know about giraffe tongues... they're dark so that they don't get sunburned when they're stripping trees of tasty leaves all day.]
I didn't start on this journey thinking about ways to kill you, but weirdly enough it's a more tempting idea by the fucking second. Huh. Fucking weird...
[rp is a worthwhile hobby where you learn random facts about the world.]
Oh my fucking god -- chill out, cricket. I can pinky swear I won't kill you and don't intend for you to die or even break a bone, but I don't fucking know where your own dumbass decisions are gonna land you, if I'm being honest. That good enough for you?
[ Is that good enough...? The intent not to kill him is good, and the possibility of Kano being his own demise is always there, so that'll have to do. ]
Be glad I'm not Tyzias and am making you sign a contract with your own blood.
[ But he will reach out and link pinkies. It's a promise. ]
[He very obviously makes A Face at the mention of Tyzias that is only slightly alleviated by the pinkie promise. Don't tell anyone...but he secretly really likes dumb stuff like that...]
If I'm ever fucking dumb enough to sign a contract in blood, just fucking shoot me.
[ Satisfied, Kano lets go, hops onto the railing and slides down handrail do the bottom. ]
So are you going to tell me where we're going, or are you going to keep it a secret? 20 questions? We can play 20 questions and if I get the place right, you're handing over your snacks!
[Zoom, look at him go... Maverick smirks a little as he watches him.]
Sure, 20 questions. [He was going to give him snacks anyway, so??? He literally has nothing to lose. It sounds more fun to do it this way, too.] Go for it.
[ But it's somewhere on the outskirts... In the middle of nowhere and he could disappear without a trace and nobody would ever find out, pinky promise be damned. ]
[ He thinks he'd rather go get lost in the mountains than wherever Maverick is dragging him out to, but maybe if he stalls enough he can get the right location by the 20th question once they're on the way and he can cheat off whatever's at the end of the bus route. ]
It's 20 questions, I ask 20 questions and you're obligated to answer them~ Truthfully, with no passes!! That's how I've always played it!
[That's a lot of effort to go through when he could have just asked him straight out instead of prattling on and suggesting a game in the first place.]
20 related questions. Don't have to be an expert to figure that one out. Next?
[ This is good; that means anywhere they go from now on that requires money, Maverick will have to treat him. Gotta save every bit of bus fare that he can. ]
Somewhere outdoors, near the edge of town, but not in the mountains... Are we... maybe... playing in traffic??
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He tags along, though, trotting along with his hands in his pockets, looking curiously between Maverick and the bat. A present... When's the last time he got a real present that wasn't food or flowers? ]
Are weeeeee going to the zoo? Am I getting a giraffe? Or another animal that bites- is that why I need a tetanus shot??
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Please fucking take a basic health class. [And actually go to it...] Tetanus is the one where you step on a rusty nail and you get lockjaw, idiot. I'm super fucking impressed you're not fucking dead.
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You're luring me out to the middle of nowhere so you stab me with a nail?????
[ "Happy birthday, motherfuck!!" while Mav shoots a nailgun at his head, he can see his happening ]
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I didn't start on this journey thinking about ways to kill you, but weirdly enough it's a more tempting idea by the fucking second. Huh. Fucking weird...
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Pinky swear me I'm not going to die today, and maybe I'll follow you!!
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Oh my fucking god -- chill out, cricket. I can pinky swear I won't kill you and don't intend for you to die or even break a bone, but I don't fucking know where your own dumbass decisions are gonna land you, if I'm being honest. That good enough for you?
[He really will offer out his pinky...]
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Be glad I'm not Tyzias and am making you sign a contract with your own blood.
[ But he will reach out and link pinkies. It's a promise. ]
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If I'm ever fucking dumb enough to sign a contract in blood, just fucking shoot me.
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[ Satisfied, Kano lets go, hops onto the railing and slides down handrail do the bottom. ]
So are you going to tell me where we're going, or are you going to keep it a secret? 20 questions? We can play 20 questions and if I get the place right, you're handing over your snacks!
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Sure, 20 questions. [He was going to give him snacks anyway, so??? He literally has nothing to lose. It sounds more fun to do it this way, too.] Go for it.
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[ Do they get to take the bus again!! Buses are the best, he likes pulling the cord. ]
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[But: yes, they get to take the bus.]
Question number two?
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[ That's question number two. ]
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I know where we're going, dickhead, I don't know Soleil's official boundaries.
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Is it in the mountains?
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[That was such a lovely job selling it to him, just...gosh. Let him go buy hiking boots right now.]
Pretty sure that's not how 20 questions works, either. Stay on task, cricket.
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It's 20 questions, I ask 20 questions and you're obligated to answer them~ Truthfully, with no passes!! That's how I've always played it!
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20 related questions. Don't have to be an expert to figure that one out. Next?
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Fine, alright... Is it some place outdoors? 'cause if it's indoors and there's an admission fee, I'm telling you right now I have no money on me!
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Somewhere outdoors, near the edge of town, but not in the mountains... Are we... maybe... playing in traffic??
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Ooh, strangely you're actually getting warmer. But no.
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A motorbike shop!!!!!!
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