She asked him about Cerulean and Chester nodded. "Yup. Gonna kick his ass. Punch his teeth in."

"He ticked me off. And till I do, I'm gonna sit here, and wait for him so I can do that. My way of life, really. I don't like holding grudges, so, I prefer to get them over with."

She looked out at the ocean, and so did Chester. And impulse in his brain wanted him to jump off the pier - to go for a swim in the water, being lit up by the moonlight. He often had this impulse, and he wasn't very good at the whole impulse control thing, but something in him prevented him from putting himself in that position. Maybe it was the fact that whenever he got in the water, he felt powerless. A feeling he hadn't felt in many years.

Lina spoke off uncertainty, being afraid. And Chester could relate, not that he'd let her know he had ever been scared. "I'm sure you'll be fine." He chuckled. "I'm looking out for you. But, I'll do my best to make sure that even if I'm not, you'll be fine. Your brother's a total sourpuss, kind of a dick, too. But he's right about you. You've got guts." He spoke, his words sluring a bit. "Not everyone can say that."