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[Maybe. At least it's easier for him to pick up this is no sports car and he won't go AS fast as he'd like to.

Still, better hope there's not too many turns ]

I'm gonna try!

[ Are there no air bags in the back seat? Maybe this was a mistake. Maybe he can... unbuckle briefly and try to sneak back into the passenger's seat while he still can; don't mind him Elliot, keep doing you. ]

You look like you're having fun.

Haha- yeah! I love goin--

[Except the problem with Minato climbing back into the front seat is there's not a lot of room to do that, so it causes him to bump Elliot enough that he swerves and-

Hits a fire hydrant with the front of the car. At a fast enough speed to make the hydrant break and start spraying water everywhere.]

-- AHH!!!

[ HIS CAR........

and also the rest of him, toppling over into the seat like he'd meant to, but head first like he hadn't meant to. He scrambles up as quickly as he can, and pushes the door open so he can get out. ]

—Elliot, can you move?

[it's okay it just has a fire hydrant shaped dent in it. Elliot meanwhile looks shaken up but he'll look over at Minato]

Y-Y-Yeah, I think so? Why?

[ If he can move, then Minato motions for him to get out of the car, leaving himself and surveying the damages— a bit difficult, seeing as the hydrant is spraying water, and the high pressure means it's fifty feet or more in the air. ]

What a waste of water...

O-Oh god...!

[He gets out of the car slowly to survey the damage. And yep yep, this is bad. This is all very bad]

I-I'm so sorry, this is all my fault-

[And if things can't get worse, that sure is the sound of the police siren. Guess who passed a speedometer that alerted the police?]

[ It's hard to make out the sirens when there's water roaring next to his ear, and Katkat is screeching in the back seat, too scared to get out of the car but not letting that stop her from letting everybody know she's in there. There are some murmurs of animal abuse from the gathering crowd, amongst calls for the fire department, a tow truck, and even more police. ]

It's... it's fine. It was an accident, so... [ He pulls Katkat out of the car and lets her gnaw on his fingers to shut her up. ]

You didn't have anything to drink today, right? That apple wasn't fermented... [ At the very very least, he does not want a DUI on top of everything else on his record. ]

N-No...

[Elliot meanwhile, is internally screaming. In fact it's taking so much for him not to scream externally too. This went so wrong. So so wrong. He shouldn't have agreed to speed, this was a bad idea.

The police officers approach them, citing that they were speeding by a great deal and caused destruction of property. They sure keep eying that cat too]

[ Minato keeps a tight grip on the end of Katkat's leash, white knuckles on both hands. It's bad. If it were just the hydrant, they might have gotten away with it being an accident, but nobody accidentally goes fifty miles above the speed limit, and losing control and crashing is a natural consequence of it that they can't plead is unrelated. ]

We're sorry. It won't happen again. Whatever the fine is, we'll pay it.

[ As subtle as he can, he nudges Elliot's side. Play along. Keep your head down and just agree to pay; he can't go to jail again. Clover will kill him for going back so soon after being released.

It's really too bad that the cops will know this too, asking for their IDs to check for a past criminal record. ]

Y-Yeah, I'm really sorry. I'll definitely pay the fine...

[He needs no reason to act the part, because he FEELS the part. He feels so bad about causing this problem, about breaking the LAW. He's a good boy that was raised to always obey the police.

Which is why he doesn't think twice about pulling out his (Souji's) wallet and showing his ID.

Sorry Minato]

[ The police doesn't even need to see their IDs for more than a second, recognizing the names that are probably plastered all over the offices. Their faces should probably have given them away, for how often they're seen in recent weeks, and "It won't happen again" is definitely a lie.

"Alright, boys," the cop says, handing the IDs back to the each of them. "Looks like your car's busted. Why don't I give you a ride in the back of mine?" ]

[Oh...Oh this isn't good]

D-Do we have to? You could give us a ticket and we'll call a tow truck.

[ "You don't have to," the cop replies, but he does reach for the handcuffs on his belt, an unvoiced 'I insist' implied very clearly by the gesture. "But you were clearly in a rush to go somewhere, were you not?" ]

[Elliot sees that, and just...]

Eep!

[SUCCESSFULLY INTIMIDATED]

[ Minato just stares at the sky, resigned. "Eep!" is something he never thought he'd hear coming out of Souji's mouth, and that's probably the limit to his blessings today. He won't be able to convince Elliot to make a run for it anymore.

Alright.

Let's just... get in the car, no need for handcuffs, sliding dutifully into the backseat with his cat that hasn't stopped hissing since, poofed up when she sees the police dogs in the back of the car, claws digging into Minato's thighs where he tries to hold her on his lap. ]

[Sorry Minato, he is a useless partner in crime today. Instead of running, he compliantly gets shuffled into the back of the squad car. He gulps at the police dog. He does like german shepherds, Eren had one but....they are much scarier when it's a police dog and you're a marked criminal.

In fact instead of buckling himself in, he seems to freeze and stare off into his own little world. Was the trauma of becoming a deviant too much for him to bear .... ? ]

[ If Elliot's not buckling up, that's a sign of something being seriously wrong. Minato leans over and buckles Elliot in for him, but also deposits the cat onto his lap, where Katkat sinks her claws into his legs and continues to howl.

It'll be alright, Elliot. Just pet Katkat and let the pain distract you from the entire situation. ]

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