[Don't duck away from him, you jerk. In punishment, Beat wraps an arm around Josh's neck and digs his knuckles in instead. His expression turns almost sinisterly gleeful as he realizes: there's no venom in those tails anymore. Excuse him as he just casually locks his arm around Josh's neck like that.]
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Yeah dude, how'd you end up here?
[Ignore the gruffer tone.]