[this is rapidly developing into one of those movie chase scenes, or Scooby Doo, with an accompanying score that's either overly dramatic or Benny Hill or a '60s pop band.]
[and although Dave's more than used to hanging around people who can run much faster than him, he's never really been taken for a ride alongside one — it's pretty much all he can do to lift a hand and slap at the DND-inspired trash can as they scramble by.]
[it's full of cabbages. scraps of cabbages. scraps of cabbages that had probably been collecting for a little while. and that leaves the two of them to outrun both some violent Welcomers and an equally violent waft of old produce.]
[Dave, meanwhile, spots an opening to the outskirts of town, and tries to pull at Ryuji's arm to get his attention.]
Look — [that's all he can manage in the speed of the moment. if they're going to have to actually fight these assholes, better to do it out in the open than cornered down an alley.]
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[and although Dave's more than used to hanging around people who can run much faster than him, he's never really been taken for a ride alongside one — it's pretty much all he can do to lift a hand and slap at the DND-inspired trash can as they scramble by.]
[it's full of cabbages. scraps of cabbages. scraps of cabbages that had probably been collecting for a little while. and that leaves the two of them to outrun both some violent Welcomers and an equally violent waft of old produce.]
[Dave, meanwhile, spots an opening to the outskirts of town, and tries to pull at Ryuji's arm to get his attention.]
Look — [that's all he can manage in the speed of the moment. if they're going to have to actually fight these assholes, better to do it out in the open than cornered down an alley.]