[Unsuspecting, Slugger enters the kitchen just moments after the fumes have cleared. He looks first at Edward who is laughing uncontrollably and then at Luke who is doing much the same.]
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[You guys are fucking weird. He's just going to try and exit the kitchen just the way he entered before he can be dragged into whatever stupidity this most certainly is.]
[In amusement, Edward bops the clown head forwards on its spring, and it dips forwards and back, back and forth, the unsettling sound of sinister chortles emanating from its mouth once more.]
[Slugger, in the meantime, is trying to understand how this could possibly be so amusing. He takes the box from Luke for examination which inevitably leads to the clown and its spring being ripped from the box, but it also reveals a tube that connected to the clown's mouth.
Suddenly, it makes sense. Slugger doesn't mean to throw the box as far or as high as he does in response, but it lands clear across the kitchen. The poison, it seems, has already been completely dispersed but one can never be too sure. He'd rather not end up like Luke and Edward.]
[Another chortle, a long sigh, and for a second? It almost looks as though Edward's come to his senses from the way Slugger's just chucked that toy across the room.}
Slugger. Be careful. You might---might--- [Nope that moment of clarity didn't last for very long. He's doubled over once more, pointing at the damaged toy in the corner of the kitchen.]
D-did you see how high it bounced? Did---did you---?
[While Edward is still bent double, Slugger appears in front of him, slaps both hands sharply upon his cheeks and straightens his "father's" face to look at him. He hopes it will help Edward to Get A Grip, Man!]
[Releasing Edward's face, Slugger steps away uncertainly. It's harder to be concerned for people when they're acting so jolly. He reminds himself that they've just inhaled unknown amounts of poison.]
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[You guys are fucking weird. He's just going to try and exit the kitchen just the way he entered before he can be dragged into whatever stupidity this most certainly is.]
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[Before Luke can get a chance to call out to him, he's breaks out into laughter again.]
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[Edward appears to be a bit more successful in calling after Slugger, but he bursts into another peal of laughter as well.]
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What happened?
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I-It's a clown, see? Isn't that f-funny?
[...It looks like just a normal jack-in-the-box, although the clown head is kind of ugly-looking.]
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[In amusement, Edward bops the clown head forwards on its spring, and it dips forwards and back, back and forth, the unsettling sound of sinister chortles emanating from its mouth once more.]
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Suddenly, it makes sense. Slugger doesn't mean to throw the box as far or as high as he does in response, but it lands clear across the kitchen. The poison, it seems, has already been completely dispersed but one can never be too sure. He'd rather not end up like Luke and Edward.]
Joker gas??
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J-Joker what now?
Y-You shouldn't be s-so rough with t-things that don't belong to yo - pssshahahaha...
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Slugger. Be careful. You might---might--- [Nope that moment of clarity didn't last for very long. He's doubled over once more, pointing at the damaged toy in the corner of the kitchen.]
D-did you see how high it bounced? Did---did you---?
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Edward. Listen.
Was it from the Joker?
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[He gestures lamely to the purple box on the ground, the attached note that reads "DO NOT OPEN UNTIL X-MAS."]
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Will it kill you?
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[For a brief moment, Luke actually looks slightly panicked, but...]
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I-I mean that's ridiculous, u-unless we die from laughing that is! Psffhaha...
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