“You can never be too careful. See that baby in that stroller over there? Government operative.” (^:
@naruthot / ddadds starters
“ picking up fast, aren’t you ? “ they have been surveying the passersby, waiting for someone matching the description of their target. it has been too long sitting around waiting but naruto made the still inactivity somewhat more tolerable. spike decides to play along, stitching his own maybe - suspicions. a chin tilt in an elderly’s general direction ; their focus stays fixed on a market stand. “ see that old lady there ? might be carrying something else besides a dog in that bag of hers. y’never know. “
"spike! spike, did you see?! i told you i can handle myself!" he puffs out his chest, absolutely looking absolutely proud. "now you /have/ to take me in as your apprentice!" and there it is, that goofy smile that held so much hope. "so?"
@naruthot / apprentice !!
persistent, isn’t he ? spike wallows in doubt this kid could really handle himself ; besides, he’s not so much of the MENTOR / PATERNAL type. but his stance on the issue is quick to chip away into uncertainty with each body of those muggers hitting the ground til they were all gone or sped off. “ uhhh —– “ where has he seen THIS before, too ? he answers in his own way, not offering an apparent YES or NO : “ there’s a much better method dealing with those guys than just going straight for it, y’know. “
