[If the dog was bothered by it, he certainly didn't show it as he stretches his neck forward, trying his damn hardest to lick Bull's face. Just...a little closer.
It's not close at all.]
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[Kaneda snaps his fingers almost automatically, and on the other side of the sidewalk a motorcycle shows up, ready and waiting.]
Something like that. I mean, mine's better...but it's got two wheels.
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It's worth a shot to look up. If nothing else, maybe he knows where your buddy was headed.
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[Capsule wanders over to Bull, pawing at his pants.]
Tetsuo can't hide forever.
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[He glances down, then just. Scoops up the pup in one hand. Balancing it like Capsule's a fuzzy airplane.]
He won't.
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It's not close at all.]
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[Kaneda snaps his fingers almost automatically, and on the other side of the sidewalk a motorcycle shows up, ready and waiting.]
Something like that. I mean, mine's better...but it's got two wheels.
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... Huh. Very nice.
Where do I get one?
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Well, I could make one, but...-you-?
Sure you wouldn't like...crush it?
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[A beat.]
And throwing it doesn't count.
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Throwing it counts.
I don't know...I guess if that ol' blimp Joker back home could fit on one, you're not out of the question.
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It's either that thing or a car.
[He'll set the pup down though, if they're going to keep talking.]
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You could always steal one.
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Nah. Then that screws over whoever owns it. And how do I know it's not some kid who saved up everything to get one?
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He gives a shrug.]
I stole mine.
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[That's not what he means, Kaneda.]
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Wasn't what I meant.
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If anything, I think you should think. That's all.
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That's all I've been doing.
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Really thinking? Or just yelling?
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[His hands scoop up Capsule, pulling him into those arms and hoisting him a little, getting to his feet.]
Just...forget it, okay?
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[He says it pretty calmly for someone facing a shouting teenager. There's no anger or rebuke in his voice. It's steady. Even.]
I'm keeping an eye out for your friend. Like it or not, you're in this house.
And that means dealing with us sticking out heads into your business.
[You're stuck with parents and a family now, Canada.]
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Heh.
Yours would ever fit with those horns.
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You'd be surprised the places I can fit my head.
[... WAS THAT AN INNUENDO. IRON BULL. NO.]
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[Cue a MASSIVE SHUDDER. Like when you feel like your soul leaves your body. Because Kaneda's pretty sure that's what happened.]
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[Go inside kiddo.]
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