Klefki jingles again, then slaps up a Crafty Shield between them, just in case.
"Who's saying I don't most days?" the Rocket replies gruffly. "Rocket ain't my main gig anymore, kid--but it's where I started and they got enough on me that when they say 'jump' I say 'how high.' Dumb kids like you, you think we're nothing but a bunch of puppy-kicking assholes, but everyone I know on the team's just an ordinary person trying to get by. We just fucked up or got fucked over and now the mob owns our asses.
"You wanna know a secret, kid? Most people don't become criminals because they wanna. Most people become criminals because they gotta. That goes for every world out there. And even if I could walk away and that's a big fucking 'if'... my people can't. And someone needs to protect them."
He sighs. "Look. Just get down from my lookout, okay? You had your fun. You got to show you were a tough guy. But your bat needs healing and I'm sure as shit not wasting my supplies on the guy who was trying to beat me up. Go, kid."
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"Who's saying I don't most days?" the Rocket replies gruffly. "Rocket ain't my main gig anymore, kid--but it's where I started and they got enough on me that when they say 'jump' I say 'how high.' Dumb kids like you, you think we're nothing but a bunch of puppy-kicking assholes, but everyone I know on the team's just an ordinary person trying to get by. We just fucked up or got fucked over and now the mob owns our asses.
"You wanna know a secret, kid? Most people don't become criminals because they wanna. Most people become criminals because they gotta. That goes for every world out there. And even if I could walk away and that's a big fucking 'if'... my people can't. And someone needs to protect them."
He sighs. "Look. Just get down from my lookout, okay? You had your fun. You got to show you were a tough guy. But your bat needs healing and I'm sure as shit not wasting my supplies on the guy who was trying to beat me up. Go, kid."