[ This unfolds in multiple steps. Step one, the natural step, is Tucker stumbling in his tracks nigh immediately. It's like missing a stair.
Or expecting to miss a stair, only the stair is actually there now, and all the gut-yanking surprise is still the same. Something like that.
His first instinct is to be hopeful in spite of himself and all the odds, which sucks because he's normally cool with using common sense. ]
-- Church?
[ Then there's step two: it straight-up curdles. They've been here, done this, put it to bed, said all their goodbyes. At this point, it's kind of just unfair.
Now he really is grateful Caboose isn't here. Heck, the whole gang. Now that general "the less to worry about, the better" feeling completely outweighs the rest for a little while.
At least this way, if and when this turns out to be a nefarious trap or scheme or what have you, the only ass he's putting on the line when he's too dumb to leave it alone is his own. Up to and including dishing out payback for pulling this move. ]
Dude, this kind of shit got old like, a million adventures ago.
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Or expecting to miss a stair, only the stair is actually there now, and all the gut-yanking surprise is still the same. Something like that.
His first instinct is to be hopeful in spite of himself and all the odds, which sucks because he's normally cool with using common sense. ]
-- Church?
[ Then there's step two: it straight-up curdles. They've been here, done this, put it to bed, said all their goodbyes. At this point, it's kind of just unfair.
Now he really is grateful Caboose isn't here. Heck, the whole gang. Now that general "the less to worry about, the better" feeling completely outweighs the rest for a little while.
At least this way, if and when this turns out to be a nefarious trap or scheme or what have you, the only ass he's putting on the line when he's too dumb to leave it alone is his own. Up to and including dishing out payback for pulling this move. ]
Dude, this kind of shit got old like, a million adventures ago.
[ So yes, definitely Tucker. ]