"Where do I even begin, Moe?"
"Kid. Can I call you, Kid?"
"Ummm."
"You're eight. We are all fourteen and older. We have our ups, we have our downs, but no matter what happens, we always stick together."
" 'All roads lead home.' "
"What?"
"Nothing. Just a phrase I heard."
"Hold on to that Phrase. You never know when you might need it."
"Moe, it's going to be a long time since you become King, so.....I'm going to regret saying this, but what makes you train? I know you can see the end goal, but what if you couldn't see the end?"
"I'd still Hunt."
"Moe, think before you speak."
"............I'd still hunt."
"No hesitation."
"Well, I…..I wouldn't say...…of course. I can't deny who I am."
"Good answer."
"It's the only answer."
".....Can Ice Cream be an answer?"
"That's not an end goal."
"But it does make me happy.
Two please."
"Here you go."
"Thank you.
Want one?"
"....You're worthless."
"Moe, we may be all born evil, but that doesn't mean we have to stay that way."
"......But you have to fight, you just have to, Jacklyn.
How about this?
Can you....."
"Yes?"
"Can you...….If I let you pass, can you….."
'I'm not going to steal for you if that's what you want. I told you last time."
"No, no, no. Nothing like that. It's just...If you prove that you can pass, it has been over a month since last I saw my fam."
"And?"
"In order to sign papers, you need two?"
"Divorce!!!!!!
But…..but...they were there for you during everything. They didn't need to be, but they were."
"Jacklyn, please."
"I..."
"Thank you.
I don't want to to divorce my wife.
...I want to divorce my kids."
"Huuuhhh!!!!!!!!!!!"
'And the only way to do that is if both of us are in the same room, standing before our benefactor. Can't do it any other way; and if you pass, and if Claw talks to Rosa, and if Rosa agrees for my effort...…then this may be the only time in a long while before I can see her again and stand side by side. I don't want to pass that up."
"I...….I'd have to talk to py parents, for I am not old enough to take your Kids. I am Sixteen, not Eighteen. Although it's a Sweet gesture, I cannot take a bite."
"You wanted to know what you're fighting for. My Wife cannot handle them on her own. They need both parents, and I....I cannot deliver that. So, will you promise me that at the Dance you will talk to yours?"
"What do I say?"
"What can you say?"
"............Yes."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you."
*Ooof*
"It's...it's the least I can do. Really.
You can let go now.
Thank you.
I said I will talk to them. I cannot guarantee they will say yes. Looking after Kids in a classroom is one thing. Looking after them in your own house is another."
"Jacklyn, knowing you; you can handle anything."
*Erherrrmmm*
"Should we get back to it?"
"Thanks for letting me see how I can save my family...the right way."
"Anything for a friend."