[Shit, he's happy. Why's he so happy to hear that? Why's he happy to be praised for this? He's been praised for this all his life! It's easy! How stupid. It's like being praised for breathing or sleeping! But—dammit, it feels so good to hear! It's been so long . . .
His mood sure has soared, and not even in a smugly superior way this time. He's just stupidly glad to be playing.]
Ha ha! I'd take on the whole team by myself! Ah, well, guess I couldn't actually do that . . . but you know what I mean! So it's just you here, huh? Too bad! —And it's about 160 kph, since you asked! I could probably go over if I wasn't kinda rusty.
[It's a hell of an admission for him to even acknowledge the concept of "rusty" might exist in relationship to himself.]
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[Shit, he's happy. Why's he so happy to hear that? Why's he happy to be praised for this? He's been praised for this all his life! It's easy! How stupid. It's like being praised for breathing or sleeping! But—dammit, it feels so good to hear! It's been so long . . .
His mood sure has soared, and not even in a smugly superior way this time. He's just stupidly glad to be playing.]
Ha ha! I'd take on the whole team by myself! Ah, well, guess I couldn't actually do that . . . but you know what I mean! So it's just you here, huh? Too bad! —And it's about 160 kph, since you asked! I could probably go over if I wasn't kinda rusty.
[It's a hell of an admission for him to even acknowledge the concept of "rusty" might exist in relationship to himself.]