"One of those, huh? They're probably just trying to cover up the fact they doesn't have a whole lot of friends to begin with. Maybe it embarrasses them or something. Or maybe they think they have to act tough." Asbel crossed his arms casually. "Whatever the problem, friendship should never be taken as an insult."

"But let's see..." His foot tapped a rhythm on the floor as he thought back. "Before I tackled you, I was watching for a good opportunity to tackle you. And before that, I decided I should probably look for a good person to tackle, and before that..." And then it hit him. Asbel let his arms drop and then snapped his thumb and middle finger together. "A-ha! Before that I'm pretty sure I was checking out the candy. I might have eaten a couple pieces since it was just sitting around and all like last time."