01. an absolute milk dud
Benny was, for his misfortune in this particular event, naive and trusting to the highest degree. He’d probably never been told the cautionary tale to not take candy from strangers.
"Oh yeah, sure, thank you!!"
He was clearly completely clueless and without thought to any bad intentions involving the candy. Benny had immediately drug out the candy from the bag and stuffed it into his mouth, only for his mouth to pucker up and his eyes to clench in disgust. He made a muffled noise and twitched a little, but ultimately swallowed it down.
He’d been floating a bit off the ground (Which he tended to do as much as he could; it was comfortable), but the dreadful taste of the candy sent this space cadet ground bound. Luckily he hadn’t been that far from it.
"W-w-w-wwwwwhat was that?? I don’t think that was candy, bleh….."
He had to admit, he almost felt sorry for the poor guy as he seemed to be so innocent and naive; totally oblivious to Gaius' hidden motives. Even so, the other's reaction was amusing enough to elicit a small chuckle from the thief himself.
"Hehe, don't worry about it buckaroo, it's not gonna hurt you. I think." Hopefully it should be safe, the candy itself seemed fine for consumption and the only problem pertaining it was its horrid taste. "But no, it definitely was candy, probably just needs a little getting used to." He held the small bag up, side-eyeing it for a moment before setting it by his side again.
"Listen, I'm sure it'll taste better in a bit." Gaius begins again, shrugging. "Unless you find that you can't appreciate the finer things in life such as this delectable treasure right here."
