"Tastes good?" Ethan's tone was calm, like he was just making small talk with friends.
But Laura and Bulldozer immediately jumped up from where they had been crouching against the wall, standing ramrod straight.
In the process, Bulldozer quickly moved his hand behind his back and quietly tossed the bug he was holding onto the ground.
Then, with a goofy grin, he said, "Heh heh heh, boss, it was all Laura's idea! I didn't want to eat it at all…"
"Huh???" Laura turned to glare at him, speechless and a little annoyed. Her sharp nails dug into Bulldozer's side with a soft "pfft" sound.
In her mind, she cursed him: Why are you lying?!
But Bulldozer's thick skin made him practically immune to pain. He didn't even flinch. After all, he'd long since stopped caring about things like boiling water burns. Laura's little scratch didn't bother him in the slightest, and he just kept grinning like a fool.
Ethan didn't seem too bothered by their antics.
