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  1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 05:41AM UTC

    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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 05:45AM UTC

      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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 05:48AM UTC

        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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 05:50AM UTC

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

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          1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 05:59AM UTC

            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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:00AM UTC

              But the Panda King wasn't having it.

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              1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:07AM UTC

                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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:08AM UTC

                  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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:22AM UTC

                    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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:26AM UTC

                      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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:32AM UTC

                        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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:33AM UTC

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

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                          1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:38AM UTC

                            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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:39AM UTC

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

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                              1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:44AM UTC

                                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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:45AM UTC

                                  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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:49AM UTC

                                    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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:50AM UTC

                                      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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:56AM UTC

                                        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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 06:57AM UTC

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

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                                          1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:01AM UTC

                                            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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:03AM UTC

                                              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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:08AM UTC

                                                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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:11AM UTC

                                                  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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:13AM UTC

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

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                                                    1. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:14AM UTC

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

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                                                      1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:15AM UTC

                                                        Is it because of Connor I wonder?

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                                                        1. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:16AM UTC

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

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                                                          1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:26AM UTC

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

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                                                            1. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:27AM UTC

                                                              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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:32AM UTC

                                                                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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:35AM UTC

                                                                  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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:38AM UTC

                                                                    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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:39AM UTC

                                                                      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. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:44AM UTC

                                                                        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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:45AM UTC

                                                                          Who would be these two dogfighting military cats?

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                                                                          1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:47AM UTC

                                                                            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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:47AM UTC

                                                                              The SWAT Kats?

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                                                                              1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:50AM UTC

                                                                                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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 07:57AM UTC

                                                                                  At this point, you're just upstaging Sly.

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                                                                                  1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 08:00AM UTC

                                                                                    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. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 08:01AM UTC

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

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                                                                                      1. Ghostkid33 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 08:12AM UTC

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

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                                                                                        1. GhoulDash97 on Chapter 3 Tue 25 Feb 2025 08:13AM UTC

                                                                                          Alright. But no Cybertruck.

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