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Deuce
Deuce
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Alright, so let's start heading back to Rabbit National Park.
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Epel
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I'm glad we all found some good souvenirs to bring home.
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Choice 1: Yeah!
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Choice 2: That was fun!
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Silver
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Maybe it's because of the festival, but it was packed with customers everywhere we went.
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Deuce
Deuce
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I mean, it is our annual White Rabbit Festival after all. Usually, this town's pretty quiet.
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Epel
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A quiet town, huh…
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Silver
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What's the matter, Epel?
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Epel
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Nah, I was just thinking that the atmosphere here is way different than I thought it'd be.
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Deuce
Deuce
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It's different than you thought? Just what kind of place did you think Clock Town was?
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Epel
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I was expecting a town covered in graffiti, with broken windows everywhere.
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Deuce
Deuce
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THAT'S NOWHERE NEAR CLOSE!?
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Epel
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…Remember how I told you back at the school cafeteria that I have relatives that live close to Clock Town?
I heard from those relatives that Clock Town was riddled with delinquents.
That's why I thought that there'd be modded blastcycles racing around the town, or fights between rival gangs, or something.
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Deuce
Deuce
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Ah… So that's what you mean.
I mean, it's not like we have zero bad actors, but it's not like they're just fighting in the streets all the time.
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Silver
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I see. That is good.
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Epel
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I'm… a little bummed, I guess?
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Deuce
Deuce
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What, why…?
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Epel
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I thought if some punk came at us, I'd show 'em what for.
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Silver
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So you were looking to protect us. You have a good sense of justice.
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Ortho
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I don't believe I sense any inkling of wanting to protect us in Epel Felmier-san's statement there.
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Epel
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…Hm? L-Look at that!!
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Grim
Grim
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Funyaa!? What is it? Is it a bad guy!?
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Epel
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Deuce-kun, there's a blastcycle parked over there! And it's modded out like crazy!
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Grim
Grim
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Oh, is that all. I thought there was gonna be a fight or somethin'.
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Deuce
Deuce
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Oh, you're right. Let's go see if we can take a closer look!
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Epel
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Yeah!
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Deuce
Deuce
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It's got a different cowl than the standard makes. It's a lightweight cowl made for racing.
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Epel
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They have those wide tires to help with friction! And they're semi-slick with shallower grooves!
The brake and suspension has been swapped out, too! It's been completely race tuned!
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Silver
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…I have no idea what he's saying.
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Grim
Grim
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…Me neither.
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Epel
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This is awesome! I can't believe a blastcycle this cool is just sitting here in town like this!
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Deuce
Deuce
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I told you that that there's a ton of blastcycle parts shops in Clock Town, right?
That's why it's not strange to come across a lot of tuned blastcycles like this.
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Epel
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So I was right that I'd get to see modded blastcycles here, then. I'm so happy I got to see one in person.
One day, I'm going to buy my own blastcycle and totally trick it out.
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Ortho
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Are you going to customize it for racing like this one?
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Epel
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I mean, it's crucial to try to push the limits of the max possible speed, or increase handling, yeah.
But before all that, I want to make it look cool!
I'd change the front cowl into a super flashy and huge rocket cowl, and put on a seat with a real high back…
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Ortho
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Eh? If you increase your drag, that'll slow you down.
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Epel
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I'd swap out the handlebars for these super long and bent down ape hangers…
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Ortho
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That'll lower your maneuverability.
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Epel
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And I'd paint dragons and tigers on it and really make it stand out!
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Ortho
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This isn't a practical modification at all… Is this what they call "romanticism"?
I can comprehend wanting to focus on the exterior, but I can't understand why you would sacrifice performance for that.
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Epel
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Hmm… So, I guess it's impossible then.
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Deuce
Deuce
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Like hell it is. I think that'd be super cool.
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Epel
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…Right!?
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Deuce
Deuce
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It's be super neat to draw flames on the tank, or paste decals on it, too!
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Epel
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Yeah, yeah! I knew you'd get me, Deuce-kun!
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Grim
Grim
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…They're really getting fired up about it, huh.
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