"I ain't playin' fuckin' games," he spits, suddenly, in an oddly visceral way. And it's weird, because he's usually all about fucking headgames.

Loves them.

Remember how he said he thinks something is wrong with him now?

"You think I'd only try? You think you can beat me now that you're grown?" Who the fuck do you think you are, his tone says, in not so many words. "Get back in the apartment. Take your piss. Do whatever you want. Just don't get in my goddamn way. I already told you I'll be back, I ain't gonna tack an 'I promise' at the end just because you think I'm a liar."

In fact, he reaches out, too fast to be stopped, and scruffs Dave again, this time to deposit him back inside.