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Hey, who knows what kinda mutant reptiles they got in there, right? S'better to be safe than sorry. What kinda uncle would I be if I let one of those scaly beasts get a mouthful of my eggniece?

[Josuke follows Kanaya through the portal a bit more hesitantly, but once he's through, he's grinning quite widely in the direction they came from. Real handy trick, traveling like that...and there's a lot less nausea for first timers than there was with the Porters. In fact, there's like, no nausea at all.

...and then he looks back to Kanaya, cheeks coloring a bit.]

Er, I probably shouldn't call myself the uncle, huh?

[He just kinda likes babies, that's all. Might be a handful, might be kinda gross once in a while, but they're pretty innocent and super cute the rest of the time.]

As long as it doesn't mean I have to consider you my brother, I don't imagine it should do any real harm. Nothing meant against you, it's just...well, it would be a bit weird.

[ They don't really have siblings where she comes from, though there is one person she'd almost come to consider her brother. It's a very special, reserved title. She'll just tell Ashiah that's it's weird human stuff, as if Ashiah will even understand it anyway. ]

And you really don't have to worry about any reptiles posing a threat to the Matriorb. If anything should dare to try, I'll simply slice them in half.

[ She doesn't say it as a joke, though her light tone might mistake it for one. It's just a simple fact to her, threatening reptiles get intimately acquainted with her chainsaw. That's how it is and how it will ever be.

Leaving that one hanging in the air, she approaches the ticket gate and smiles at the attendant. ]

One please. Um, unless... Nevermind, that's ridiculous. [ Of course she wouldn't ned to buy one for the egg. She glances back to Josuke. ] Should I pay for yours, as well?

No offense taken! It's not like we really know each other that well, not yet.

[Meaning he'd like to, one day, whether or not that results in familial titles being exchanged or not. At least, that's what he's thinking, but when Kanaya starts talking about slicing reptiles in half, he gets a funny look on his face. He might not like them much himself, but...he doesn't wish them dead.]

Um, you're the mother, so maybe you should just focus on getting the Matriorb to safety if something happens and let me take care of the asskicking? Like uncles do. [In fact, you know what, he's gonna pass the basket off to Kanaya again. For two reasons. One, if she's holding onto Ashiah, maybe Kanaya will be a lot less likely to go into attack mode, and two...he invited her, so he's got the tickets. He looks at the ticket attendant and waves a hand.] Make it two, and I got them, don't worry about it.

[ She takes the basket freely, but still with some slight surprise. People paying for stuff on her behalf just isn't a thing that happens. ]

Well, um. If you insist. [ And she takes a step back from the booth, still frowning. ]

Still, I don't think protecting the young is outside the role of motherhood. It's a common practice, even among mammals!

[ Just think of bears, Josuke. Kanaya could totally be a bear. Well, a bugbear, maybe. Isn't that just another variety of troll? ]

I'm not saying it isn't common, just that...you're more important to the egg than I am, y'know?

[Which isn't untrue exactly, so in using that as his excuse? Josuke doesn't feel too badly.

After paying for their admission, he gives Kanaya a wave to follow him into the zoo past the front gate. She might not be used to people purchasing things for her, but if she's going to be his friend, that may change. At the very least, she'll want to keep an open mind about it, because Josuke tends to be a pretty giving person.]

I guess what I'm saying is...why fight if you don't gotta?

[ Kanaya just gives him a sly smile, cocking an eyebrow as she follows him inside. ]

Josuke, this is an entirely hypothetical discussion! There are no mutant reptiles that will leap out to attack us if we visit their enclosure. If there were, then of course it would be a scenario in which I would "gotta".

And I wouldn't hesitate to! That will be my job to her. Yes, it is also my job to survive for her, but I've never met an animal who would make that any sort of consideration.

[ She looks ahead from the entrance, seeing the flamingos ring, watching them play in the water. ]

Though at least it wouldn't be sharks, this time. Look at that!

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