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  1. It was therapeutic and Sly enjoyed the scent of her tail.

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    1. Cue him waking up and becoming startled when he sees the position he's in. He and now Carmelita, both stark naked as the day they were born, snuggled against each other, with Carmelita using herself as a pillow to keep him propped up. He wants to pull away, but is unable to from how relaxed she has his whole body. And he's warm too. Is this how foxes really act?

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      1. And right now, he doesn't want to pull away.

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        1. Just then, a foreboding thought enters Sly's mind. He notices Carmelita's eyes have turned dark and her pupils have become larger under the mask, which is a sign of her own feral state. Foxes are incredibly dangerous tricksters when feral. They often use this ability to escape traps or distract their prey to kill or eat them. Right now, Sly's guard is down. Carmelita's arms are around him, and since foxes are higher up on the food chain than raccoons, she could be tricking him right now. She can easily use the position he's in to snap his neck if she wants to.

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          1. Now that's a scary thought.

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            1. That's the circle of life for you, and every living thing has to follow it include the animals of the Sly-verse. And from that realization, Sly's fur stands on end from the fear that suddenly grips him and he struggles to pull away from Carmelita. He needs to find his clothes and get out of here!

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              1. He needs to move fast.

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                1. Sly manages to get one of his arms out Carmelita's hold and his body is halfway up off of her. But she feels him moving and pulls him back down.

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                  1. First attempt failed.

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                    1. He starts with the second attempt by trying to push her free with his other arm but she pins that one down to and lays on top of him. Her head slowly moves toward his neck.

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                      1. He's inching closer.

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                        1. But then Carmelita suddenly bites him right above his collarbone, marking him with a hickey.

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                          1. It turns Sly on a bit.

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                            1. The bite is so sharp and sudden he stops mid-struggle. His mouth hangs open and his pupils dilate. He doesn't know if Carmelita is trying to mark him as her "trophy" or kill him.

                              And meanwhile, Carmelita has tasted a little bit of Sly's blood when her teeth punctured his skin past the fur.

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                              1. That's where Sly REALLY starts to feel it.

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                                1. Just then, all cognitive thought and the instinctive urge to run flees his mind completely, replaced by a powerful, overwhelming urge to mate until he passes out.

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                                  1. Sly really wants to get it on with Carmelita.

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                                    1. And that's exactly what he does by the time Bentley and Murray find him.

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                                      1. When they see him along with the Guru, they immediately turn away in disgust.

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                                        1. Murray even asks the Guru if he can scrub the sight out of their memories with his magic.

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                                          1. The Guru answers that he wish he had that type of magic.

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                                            1. And being the closest to a saint the Sly-verse has ever gotten, he points out how the Inspector is one of the most unclean souls he has ever met among them.

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                                              1. Bentley and Murray don't disagree, stating that Carmelita actually stole Sly's first kiss when he was in his mid-teens.

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                                                1. Bentley also admits he and Murray haven't even touched first base at the mere thought of getting girlfriends yet and here their friend is losing his purity and being made into a man before he's even reached the prime of his life.

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                                                  1. But it was already too late for Sly.

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                                                    1. And speaking of which, by the time he finishes, Sly stands embarrassed when he realizes his friends are there and sheepishly covers himself with his tail. The Guru is tapping his foot like a disappointed father and points at one of the nearby ponds, telling Sly to go wash himself. Thoroughly.

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                                                      1. Bentley and Murray are as equally disappointed in Sly, noting that they can't control the mission if he can't control what's in his pants!

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                                                        1. And just like that, Sly is like a kid with their hand caught in the cookie jar as he shamefully walks to the pond the Guru directs him to. Carmelita comes out a few minutes later, now with the mask off and sees the other three Cooper Gang members there, all glaring at her.

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                                                          1. Carmelita covers her body in embarrassment as she has no idea what to say.

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                                                            1. She gets chewed out by Bentley for "corrupting" Sly. Ever since she waltzed her way into his pants, he can't keep his head on for five minutes during missions whenever she's around!

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                                                              1. Carmelita retorts that she has kept Sly alive whenever they were together and she has saved his life more times than she can count.

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                                                                1. To which Bentley counters it was at the cost of Sly's dignity since she forced herself on him in all those situations, which by every since of the word, would be considered harassment. Not to mention she puts her job at risk every time she involves herself with him. In fact, she likely never considered his feelings behind it all, since all she probably sees him as is a personal boy toy to "have fun" with!

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                                                                  1. To which she counters that he told her everything about his past and that she promised she would stick by his side, no matter what. Whether it be a shoulder to lean on or sleep with, she didn't care. Carmelita wants to be with Sly!

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                                                                    1. Not once did she mention marriage, which is what Bentley points out and tells her how he understands now what Mrs. Puffin meant by calling women like her "dirty girls". If she really cared that much, she would consider actually waiting to marry Sly first before screwing him over--literally--like that. Or does she hate that idea too?

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                                                                      1. Carmelita then says that she may not know Mrs. Puffin, but she responds that they haven't grown up one bit and then asks if they have spoken to any girls their age at all before telling them that Sly can be around whoever he wants and whether or not they get married, they will be together. Forever. And for the record... they were already corrupt when they took this profession and she had already lost her job the moment she chose Sly over Interpol.

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                                                                        1. And the one thing that gets Carmelita to pause is Bentley asking her: Is her family happy about it, because he, Murray, and Sly certainly wouldn't be where they are today if they still had their parents.

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                                                                          1. Carmelita responds that she had spent her entire life trying to make her own family happy and it taken a heavy toll on her social life and she has grown fed up with them. This ultimately silences Bentley since he doesn't know what it's like to have a family of his own.

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                                                                            1. And throughout their whole argument, Sly overheard it all as he bathed in the pond.

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                                                                              1. Sly had no idea how much he meant to Carmelita.

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                                                                                1. For the first couple of years they've met each other, Sly always brushed off Carmelita's advances as her playing around with him. And now, he in turn doing the same to her. But hearing she actually loves him? And she gave up her job and her own family just to be with someone screwed up as him? Wow...he...he doesn't know how to process that really.

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                                                                                  1. Then he notices her join him in the pond.

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                                                                                    1. For a moment, he remains silent as he continues trying to process everything Carmelita just told Bentley. And then, he gathers his courage and asks her if what she just said is true. She destroyed everything about herself: her job, her reputation, her character, her relationship with her family--just for him?

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                                                                                      1. At first, Carmelita says nothing, clearly not wanting to get into it. But after a minute, she opens up to him and tells him that the moment she laid eyes on him when he was stealing the Diva Diamond, he was all she could think about and if she were given a chance to get everything back, she would still choose Sly.

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                                                                                        1. Sly is honestly flattered, clearly impressed by how deep her feelings for him actually run. He can't say he's happy about her sacrificing her social image to be with him, but the sentiment is appreciated and honestly, he's starting to feel for her slowly in return.

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                                                                                          1. Carmelita returns the gesture by wrapping her arm around Sly.

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                                                                                            1. She says she doesn't care if the world ends right now. As long as she's with him, the destruction would be worth it.

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                                                                                              1. To which Sly asks if they wanna continue where they left off and Carmelita obliges.

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                                                                                                1. Cue the Guru face-palming and conjuring a rock wall with his magic, then blocking out the sound so no other innocent soul can be tainted by what they're doing.

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                                                                                                  1. The Murray asks if they should intervene.

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                                                                                                    1. The Guru tells him not to. The couple's mind is clearly reprobate by this point, which means they've lost their focus regarding the current assignment. He also tells this to Bentley and starts guiding both of them away from Carmelita and Sly, saying to ignore them for now and finish the jobs they stsrted.

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                                                                                                      1. Bentley laments that they'll never get the Cooper Vault at this point.

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                                                                                                        1. Their situation is now so bad Murray asks if they should start looking for a back-up agent, just in case Sly keeps doing...you know what with Carmelita.

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                                                                                                          1. Letting out a frustrated sigh, Bentley says to just let them do as they please for now. At some point, Sly is gonna want to focus all his efforts on the Cooper Vault.

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                                                                                                            1. At least he hopes so.

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                                                                                                              1. But right now, they need to focus on cleaning up before they go back to Paris.

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                                                                                                                1. So with nothing else to do (and their mission currently a bust), Bentley and Murray return to the safe house and freshen up. They take the Guru's advice and ignore Sly, figuring he will search for them later.

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                                                                                                                  1. But since they took care of the Mask of Dark Earth as well as clear out the miners and recruit a new member to the Cooper Gang, it was more or less a bittersweet success.

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                                                                                                                    1. Murray offers to order take out while turning on the TV.

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                                                                                                                      1. Bentley says please.

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                                                                                                                        1. So Murray orders Chinese chow-mein with egg rolls for four, the extra two servings being for Dly and the Guru if they want anything to eat later.

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                                                                                                                          1. Sly will be needing a lot of it by the time he's done with Carmelita.

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                                                                                                                            1. He's going to be needing protein shakes too to keep up with her strength.

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                                                                                                                              1. Oh yeah. LOTs and LOTS of protein shakes, not to mention the sodium needed to give him some electrolytes.

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                                                                                                                                1. He'll even order boxes of the stuff to stash in the safe house pantry, much to Bentley and Murray's chagrin.

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                                                                                                                                  1. Sly would be wasting resources, but he would be strengthening his body.

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                                                                                                                                    1. He wouldn't be at Murray's level of strength when he finishes, but he'll get close.

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                                                                                                                                      1. He'll be no Slaigh MacCooper, but it'll be one hell of a workout for Sly, that's for damned sure.

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                                                                                                                                        1. Imagine if Ray was in your story and he makes it to the Cooper Vault before Sly does...

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                                                                                                                                          1. I think Sly would be dumbfounded.

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                                                                                                                                            1. Cue Bentley screaming "See?! This happened because you couldn't keep it in your pants!"

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                                                                                                                                              1. Sly would just roll his eyes and approach Ray.

                                                                                                                                                What would you say if I wanted to adopt Ray into the story?

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                                                                                                                                                1. Considering this is your AU of Sly 1, he wouldn't really fit into the plot. However, there can be a spin-off based on my arc where Sly and Ray learn about each other. They can have a foolish sibling, responsible sibling dynamic in which Ray--despite being a few minutes younger than Sly--is the responsible twin and Sly is the foolish one.

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                                                                                                                                                  1. Figured as much. Not sure how to incorporate a spin-off, but it would be nice to have this become a thing where one is foolish and one is responsible.

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                                                                                                                                                    1. Ray will also remain a cop working black-ops duty during his time with the American feds, but I had an idea he would become a Robin Hood when off the clock if he were added to your story.

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                                                                                                                                                      1. Like he would steal from the rich and give to the poor?

                                                                                                                                                        Speaking of idea, I'm thinking of giving Bentley mechanical leg braces instead of a wheelchair.

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                                                                                                                                                        1. Yeah. With the rich being corrupt aristocrats, politicians, and law enforcement officers who pillage the funding of government organizations, charities, and hospitals designed to help the poor and needy. Ray would be an anonymous thief committing the acts, so he will mainly move at night.

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                                                                                                                                                          1. A situation that isn't too far from what we are currently facing.

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                                                                                                                                                            1. The American economy sucks right now. And the 99% of people who aren't rich desperately need a Robin Hood in their lives.

                                                                                                                                                              And because Ray is an anonymous Robin Hood, nobody would know he's the mystery thief robbing the bad government sectors dry.

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                                                                                                                                                              1. At some point, America is going to collapse and we're gonna be eating the rich. But hopefully, I'll be living in Japan by the time that happens.

                                                                                                                                                                Ray would be the Robin Hood of America.

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                                                                                                                                                                1. His mystery heists will be all over the news, to the point it will catch the Cooper Gang's attention. Carmelita is now a new member after getting fired from Interpol, and she too is curious about the new thief.

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                                                                                                                                                                  1. And while Sly is groping her ass, he looks over the news of this mystery thief.

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                                                                                                                                                                    1. The information he hears has him curious and the feats this new thief is pulling off impresses him. Whoever this new guy or girl is has balls or nerves of steel to be robbing the government itself.

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                                                                                                                                                                      1. Carmelita would add that Sly has some competition, earning her a spank from him.

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                                                                                                                                                                        1. And that's when the whole gang becomes baffled at the sound of the news reporting every sick or less fortunate person in America experiencing a sudden boost in income and medical funding. That can't be a coincidence.

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                                                                                                                                                                          1. Sly remarks that they would donate some of their thefts to charity as well as orphanages and children's hospitals, but never to this degree.

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                                                                                                                                                                            1. And that's when Bentley muses aloud that whoever is taking it a step further and going this big must have some knowledge of how America's system works, otherwise the country's economy can risk falling apart at the seams.

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                                                                                                                                                                              1. To which Sly quips that it didn't have much of an economy to begin with.

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                                                                                                                                                                                1. The snarky remark has a couple glares aimed at him from the Guru and Penelope, but he ignores them and continues watching the news. As the broadcast wraps up, the news anchor calls the new thief "Robin", which is obviously short for Robin Hood, the thief from the famed children's fairytale.

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                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Murray says that he used to love that book as a kid.

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                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Penelope also speaks up about how she's read that story too and she finds it a little touching how the mystery thief seems to be following what Robin did in the original book.

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                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Sly remarks that he loved the story too and might wanna read it to him, to which Carmelita offers to read to him in bed.

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                                                                                                                                                                                        1. And of course, Sly gets a flirtatious look on his face and is about to say something lecherous when Bentley, already knowing what's coming, tells them to get a room...and don't be so loud this time!

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                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Smirking, Sly walks away while leading Carmelita with her ass in his left hand and playfully flipping Bentley the bird as Penelope gags in response.

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                                                                                                                                                                                            1. And Demitri, who was over for a visit, says Sly needs to be neutered and Carmelita spaded.

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                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Everyone gives him a surprised look.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                1. He shrugs and throws his arms up matter of factly. What? Those two screw each other more than dogs in heat!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. After shaking his head back to reality, Bentley says that they need to get to the bottom of who this Robin is.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Cue the questions. Murray asks where will they look if they start investigating. And Bentley answers they will obviously start in the U.S. of course, since this is where Robin is pinpointed at.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Then the Panda King asks if they should really be investigating him. Everything he is doing is for the people and it is not affecting their operations.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Bentley answers honestly and says if it were up to him, he would leave Robin alone since what he's doing is with good intentions. However, they all know how Sly is. Now that he's got an eye on this thief, he won't stop until he finds out their identity, if only to size up a potential rival just in case he's a threat.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Murray responds that he isn't sure, thinking that Robin seems like a nice guy.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Penelope also adds her input and says they could accidentally turn Robin into their enemy if they meddle too much in his business or approach his turf the wrong way.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. The Panda King tells Bentley to consider his choices wisely for they could be putting themselves and their resources at risk if they choose to pursue Robin.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Unlike Sly, who has a harder time listening to other people, Bentley is considering the Panda King's words as he types on his laptop. He says he'll save some notes for now, but if Sly starts pushing for them to investigate, there's nothing he can really do.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Just then, they hear flirting in Sly's bedroom before the loud, sloppy sounds of sex occur.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Bentley groans and mutters how he just told Sly and Carmelita not to be too loud. Seriously, can those two follow the rules of decency at least once?!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Penelope gags, the Panda King chants a Buddhist prayer, Murray goes outside to get a snack with the Guru joining him, Dimitri puts his earbuds on to block out the noise, and Bentley decides to head outside to the library.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. If he's going to have any luck tracking Robin, then the first thing he needs to do is look up the source material, which is the original Robin Hood book, along with any modern retellings of the story.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Penelope says that they should get going since she doesn't like hearing the two have sex.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Bentley looks at her in surprise, wondering when she followed him outside, but she waves it off and says she'll explain later. Right now, being anywhere else is better than at the safe house right now.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Bentley agreed and decided to head to the library.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Penelope follows him, determined to find something to do if just to scrub her mind and ears of Carmelita's and Sly's lovemaking.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. While Penelope loves Bentley, she doesn't love him THAT way.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. At least not enough to get intimate like that yet. Perhaps she may consider it one day, but she wants to be married first.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      For now though, she shakes off the thought and focuses on helping Bentley find the Robin Hood books.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. All the while Sly and Carmelita go at it again.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. The couple is unaware the hideout is quiet and half empty as they have sex with each other like their lives depend on it. Sly is growling and hissing in pleasure with each thrust he drives into Carmelita who's grunting and moaning beneath him.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. As Sly kisses her neck, Carmelita pulls him down and starts breastfeeding him.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. She also starts calling him "Baby" again and even squeezes her breasts to make more milk come out and squirter into his mouth. Sly's tail starts wagging like a dog's on top of her.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. She wraps her tail around him as he continues drinking her milk.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. And Sly hasn't stopped to catch his breath once. His friends meanwhile are continuing to do their own things while he's busying himself expelling energy--both physically and sexually--with Carmelita.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. But as he continued to do so, the Panda King had different ideas.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. He stands up from his perch in the chair after his daily prayer and goes outside to bask in the sunlight.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. The Panda King knew that Sly would always walk over his friends when it came to Carmelita, but he knew that he couldn't walk over him.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. So he prepares to deal with the raccoon like a stern father would a rebellious child and steps back into the safehouse. He doesn't bother knocking as he pries the door open to Sly's room, walks over to the bed, grabs Sly by the scruff of his neck and literally pull him off Carmelita.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Carmelita tries to intervene, but the Panda King gives her stone-faced glare, prompting her to close the door.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. She may be a fox, but even her strength can't compare to that of a panda bear's so she wisely chose to comply to the Panda King's silent command. Meanwhile, Sly is struggling in his grip and he yowls at Panda King to let him go. His claws are even out as he rakes them on the bear's wrist, trying to force him to let go.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. But the Panda King wasn't having it.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. His grip doesn't relent as he keeps Sly dangling off the floor with one arm, still holding on to his scruff. He chastens Sly and tells him to quiet down. The time for his little dates with the vixen have long since expired and he's running everyone thin of patience, especially Bentley--who has been working hard to keep their team in order.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Sly retorts that he's an adult and he can sleep and be with Carmelita whenever he wants and that he doesn't have a say in his personal life.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. And to that, the Panda King retorts he does when Sly's personal desires are interfering with the feelings and priorities of his friends. For weeks now, everyone has been trying to help him plan for the Kaine Island heist to get him into his family's ancient treasure vault. For weeks, they have put aside their own needs, their own wants, and their own time to get better gear, brainstorm ideas, and get access to better resources needed for this big job. A few of them--primarily Bentley--have even lost sleep using their energy to work on all of it, and not once he has ever thanked them or even considered the state of their well-being through the process. Not once he has he bothered to listen to anything they have to say. All any of them want is for him to pay attention but he never does. Instead he's been rewarding them by throwing all their help back in their faces through Carmelita

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. To which Sly responds that he has been paying attention and that he does want to get into the Cooper Vault.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. And to that, Panda King tells him if he really means it, then he needs to stop being selfish and use the head on his shoulders more. Focus more on important priorities that will help him get his house in order, instead of thinking with just his hormones.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Sly asks why he cares so much. The Panda King would just ignore him if he wanted to.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Much to his surprise, the Panda actually answers and says he's become like a son to him, and he's talking to him like this because he doesn't want him to fall into a pit with nothing to show for himself.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Sly asks what and the Panda King drops him from his vice grip.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Instead of answering again, Panda King walks away from him and Sly is forced to sit there and figure it out, completely stunned.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. But before he left, the Panda King tells Sly that the Cooper he knew and lost to was stronger than this.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Again, Sly sits there in silence, unable to argue back. He only watches as the Panda King finally retreats and leaves him alone.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Then Carmelita comes over and helps Sly, to which he says that after this last session, they will put it off for a good while until they get the Cooper Vault.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. It took him a good minute to figure it out, but now he understands what the Panda King means. Without another word, he retrieves some fresh clothes from his room and goes to take a shower.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. So after finishing his deed with Carmelita, Sly showers up and goes clean.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. The same is true for her as well as she also takes a good bath, this time deciding to put on more modest clothes once she's clean and dry. Carmelita also changed the bedsheets and cleaned up Sly's room to spare the gang from the smell of their earlier lovemaking.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. While Carmelita would still keep the outfit since it gives her less heft, she knew that the time for games was over. For now, at least.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. And now with them focused, they are now motivated to help Bentley with their newfound side project while working on the Cooper Vault heist: The discovery of Robin. Who is this new thief and could he or she possibly help them?

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. So they proceed to listen. Sly and Carmelita may not have completely done away with their open relationship, but they were now more focused than ever. And it took one of Sly's (formerly) most hated enemies to set him straight.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Threat of a whooping and a strongly worded reason they suck speech can do that.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Ironically, the Panda King knows Sly a lot more than Murray and Bentley do.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Is it because of Connor I wonder?

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. I would take a strong guess that it would have to be Connor.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Or the Panda King could have been one of Sly's school teachers.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Maybe. But there is one thing: the Panda King has too much respect for Sly to see him get pulled into the Whirlwind of Lust.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Which is the reason he just snapped him out of his lovesickness with Carmelita. Basically his formal speech to Sly was his style of saying "Get your sh*t together, man!"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  And if Ray does enter the picture, I wonder how Bentley will figure out what state he's in as Robin?

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. The Panda King and Sly started off as enemies and the latter wanted the former dead, but it was due to Jing King that he is still alive and he left alive since she got in his way.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Not sure. Maybe California? New York? Any place with rich people, really.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. I was thinking Florida. It's a good state where more than a few aristocrats and politicians have vacation homes or even homes they rent. Plus Florida is like the tenth richest state on U.S. soil.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. True. I'm amazed my uncle and cousins are still living in Florida. Though it will be tempting for Sly and Carmelita.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. As Robin, Ray has his own version of the Cooper Gang: His childhood friends Maya and Tahj, Leila--his girlfriend, and two former military dogfighting cats who man a jet.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Who would be these two dogfighting military cats?

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Well, they're both male. I'm still trying to think of names for them but they're based off an old Hanna Barbera 90s cartoon.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. The SWAT Kats?

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Yep, them. I gave Ray a motorcycle. Sly's gang has a van. Why not a jet for Ray's gang? They have a ground vehicle too but they use the jet for aerial based escapades.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. At this point, you're just upstaging Sly.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Eh, I'm trying not to. But I really couldn't think of anything else besides another van. Don't want Ray to directly copy Sly's gang.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. True. We'll go with a couple of those for now.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Ooh, I got it! An SUV or a truck!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Alright. But no Cybertruck.

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