[Louie shrugged, though he liked hearing that someone thought rats were cool. He'd been starting to feel like he'd got the short end of the stick.]
His name's Cash. And that... That could really come in handy.
[The wheels are turning in Louie's head already, so he doesn't bother expressing his confusion over that particular gesture. Hi, he's like ten.
But the concept behind Rounder's behavior definitely registers in Louie's mind, because he can kind of relate. It's not like he's used to being mistreated, but looked over? Sure, by people who just saw him and his brothers as a "set", and by virtue of being the least interesting in the Duck family. And he combats that not by just not trying to be impressive, and by acting like he doesn't care.]
Huh, well... You seem cool with him. So I guess you guys got matched well.
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His name's Cash. And that... That could really come in handy.
[The wheels are turning in Louie's head already, so he doesn't bother expressing his confusion over that particular gesture. Hi, he's like ten.
But the concept behind Rounder's behavior definitely registers in Louie's mind, because he can kind of relate. It's not like he's used to being mistreated, but looked over? Sure, by people who just saw him and his brothers as a "set", and by virtue of being the least interesting in the Duck family. And he combats that not by just not trying to be impressive, and by acting like he doesn't care.]
Huh, well... You seem cool with him. So I guess you guys got matched well.