[ sometimes, kotetsu wonders who did he piss off to end up in a situation like this: with two brats trying to bully him out of nowhere. it was bad enough when it was just barnaby, well, okay, maybe not bad because it was fun to tease the guy right back, but now he has to double his efforts? that's just rude, and he feels a little ganged up on (rightfully so).

not that it deters his spirit or makes him want to hide away out of fear, because this is fun to him. this makes the rest of his day play out in a much smoother fashion than expected. plus, it's pretty easy enough to throw a comeback.

you can say he's used to it. ]

I don't know what you guys are talking about. Everything gets better with age, y'know? [ he shakes his head at the two of them. ] But ganging up on an old man like me isn't very nice.

[ that's just mean.

but here he is anyway, happily taking in the verbal beating. he may also be a little curious in what november is trying to get at, here. ]