<span style="font-family: 'Didact Gothic', 'sans-serif'">There was never a dull moment on a bus ride. Whether it was a musician playing a song, a kid screaming, or two love birds practically knocking heads together, bus rides were always filled some sort of entertainment for Sly. This one was no different, except the entertainment was a little more directed toward him. He listened as Jinora spoke back, basically calling him crazy, which he would not deny, and he even nodded his head in agreement. He was crazy, a little nuts, but he had a good heart and loved to have fun along the way. He was a bit surprised that Jinora was not quite as honest about giving the purse back to its owner, sure he believed in the whole Robin Hood thing too, but usually he swindled people for their money, not steal it.<br/>
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The conversation took a more grim turn after that though as she spoke about the men chasing them. He also got a good look at her eyes too, able to see that they were not normal, but then again neither were his though at least his were natural. Hers had an almost mechanical approach to them the more he stared, but he also knew it wasn't polite to stare for too long. A confident smirk formed at the corners of his mouth as she said she enjoyed his company, that much was refreshing. Of course she talked more about <i>them</i> at that moment, killing the short lived mood created by her statement. She mentioned tracking her, and he guessed it was through her eyes. At least he assumed as much. <br/>
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With his smirk still adorning his face Sly spoke, his voice calm and not panicked at all. "So you have been their lap dog for six years, let's change that for the future. I will help you, I don't give two shits that those inglorious asshats can track you doll." He went back to using the nickname he had given her before she had given him her name. He continued to rest his hand on her arm, attempting to comfort her as much as possible. He wanted to convey how much she meant to him, in this fledgling friendship they had formed. <br/>
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"If I have to up the power I hit them with then so be it, they ain't takin' you back." Sly decided he would give her a blip from his past as well. "I don't know if it was the same clowns in suits or not, but I have been an experiment too, for about six or seven years of my life, someone in New York ran all kinds of blood work and shit on me. I think they wanted to duplicate my power, wanting to use it to hide in the shadows I think, since my blast is a power others have, though not with the dark energy." He felt he was being thorough in his explanation, he hoped so at least that she would understand where he was coming from. "So you see doll, I am by your side, you got me an' I got you."</span>