[ He did not miss this. He did not miss this one bit. His master had always been quite soft with the child, allowing him to make mistakes so long as his grades were kept up. Giovanni knew best, of course, but the moment he felt the boy's hand he knew this would end in him giving the child a treat even though Archer didn't particularly feel like rewarding him.
That said, he did allow the boy to get part way with his attempt at theft before suddenly snapping and grabbing the boy's hand as it was on his wallet. ]
[At least Archer does get to decide what Nikolai gets at the end off this.]
Hmph! I still got halfway this time!
[He's proud of that and it shows. But, it's not as proud as he could be. Not when he only got half-way through the crime before being caught, meaning this is, ultimately, a Failure on his end. Unacceptable.
At least it's only Archer here, not dad. But, maybe it would have been better if it was dad-.
His shoulders hunch, just a little before he straightens.]
I got another one anyway, [he pulls out the other wallet to show it off] but... Does this mean I don't get the weird not!Bastiodon?
[He's pretty sure it means exactly that, but... he can hope he's wrong, right?]
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That said, he did allow the boy to get part way with his attempt at theft before suddenly snapping and grabbing the boy's hand as it was on his wallet. ]
You still have much to learn, Nikolai.
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Hmph! I still got halfway this time!
[He's proud of that and it shows. But, it's not as proud as he could be. Not when he only got half-way through the crime before being caught, meaning this is, ultimately, a Failure on his end. Unacceptable.
At least it's only Archer here, not dad. But, maybe it would have been better if it was dad-.
His shoulders hunch, just a little before he straightens.]
I got another one anyway, [he pulls out the other wallet to show it off] but... Does this mean I don't get the weird not!Bastiodon?
[He's pretty sure it means exactly that, but... he can hope he's wrong, right?]