shaft | hotel: rupert

Only the driving lessons Wiwaldi have us. [ he looks bleak ] And they weren't very informative.

But it seems like we have another game on our hands.

So...

[he also glances at this poor horse.]

I'd ask if you want to draw straws, but I'm fresh out.

I'll let you have it. I can try this... Bike?

[ He heads over to the motorcycle. Gets on.

Tries not to fall over. ]

[he gets on the horse, but then he watches claude try not to fall over.]

...Maybe we can switch halfway there? I feel kind of bad.

[how]

I get the feeling this is meant to be a face, Rupert.

[ at least this is a cartoon bike so there's just an on button

The downside is that as soon as he presses it tHE BIKE ZOOMS ]

WAIT!!

—Claude?!

[he rushes after him on the horse that is definitely not going to be able to keep up with a motorcycle]

[ it's Mario Kart... Anything is possible.

In any case, the motorcycle is very clearly going straight for the edge of the rainbow road, so Claude tries to try to change course... ]

This was a bad idea!

Do you know how to stop it—?!

[trying to chase after him on this horse while not getting that close to the edge himself]

I didn't consider stopping, no!!

[ WELL HE'S NOT ABOUT TO FALL TO HIS DEATH SO HE JUST

jumps off the bike before it goes over the edge ]

[watches this happen and leads the horse to slowly trot up to him]

...You wanna get on?

[that is not how this works]

[ He pushes himself up. ]

I can't help but notice you come out ahead whenever we play a game.

I - we haven't even finished yet and I told you we could switch, this isn't on me.

I'm just saying...

[ He's watching you.

In any case, he will stand next to the horse. ]

I guess we can teamwork our way out of this?

Yeah.

[a small pause.]

I guess you can take the horse and I can - walk? Walking is definitely safer than what you were doing a second ago.

You don't think the horse could carry us both?

I mean, this is supposed to be a race. What if we try to both use the horse and one of us gets kicked off or something?

[rupert your paranoia]

[ ... He sighs. ]

I suppose you have a point.

I don't mind getting a run in, in that case. You look rather dashing on the horse.

Oh - um, thank you...? But, are you sure?

Not really.

[ looks up at him ]

[

he gets off the horse]

All yours.

If you insist...

[ i love you rupert

claude will get on the horse ]

Count of three?

[nodding!]

Sure. One... Two... Three!

[and then he starts running! he is fairly speedy, even though the horse will definitely be faster since it is a horse.]

[ gallops ahead!!

don't worry too much Rupert, because the horse... Also starts to veer... Toward the edge. ]

[in a rush]

—Not the horse that's so much worse than the weird car thing falling over the side?!

[he doesn't know what a motorcycle is]

Claude! Do something!

It's moving on its own?!

[ he knows how to steer a horse but it is? not working?

and he's not about to die with this horse so he jumps before they reach the edge but—grabs the reins, trying to tug the horse back onto the road.

but it's an entire horse. ]

Help me!

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