Kengo: Partner? What are ya doin' here?!
MC: (guilty chuckle) Well...
Kengo: (grabs MC by the collar) I told ya to stay put!
MC: Whoa, whoa, whoa! I know... I know, Kengo. But you know what I'm like, right?
Kengo: (sighs and mutters under his breath) Dammit! (looks back at MC, releasing him from his grip) Partner, ya know how dangerous this is.
Kengo: Ya know I told ya to stay outta this so you're safe from harm.
Kengo: Then why didn'tcha listen?!
MC: I rather die in your arms than be left alone.
Kengo: (startled by MC's sudden show of determination)
MC: (looks at Kengo with steely gaze)
Kengo: (grits his teeth before pulling MC in a tight embrace) Dammit, ya one stubborn bastard, aren'tcha. Ya really get so lonely the moment I'm not around, huh?
MC: (startled, then mellows as he hugs back) Uh-huh...
Kengo: Geez, what will ya be without me, partner... Ya just gotta cling to me, huh...
MC: (slightly needy tone) You know I'm scared to be lonely... I already felt lost without you even though it was only a day, so I decided to find and follow you...
Kengo: But what if you're hurt...
MC: I don't care as long as I'm with you... (slightly more cheerful) But hey, I can hold myself well, and you're here with me.
Kengo: I know... but what if somehow I fail to protect ya...
MC: Just... (sighs as his tone turns somber somewhat) I dunno what to say except I'm sorry for giving you the burden of watching me getting hurt, but I just... can't bear the thought of you heading towards danger without me.
MC: (genuinely looks at Kengo with the bedroom eyes Oniwaka once warned not to give to the rowdy boys)
Kengo: (sighs as he relents and kisses MC deeply) Will ya be a good boy for me and promise me ya won't let yourself get hurt?
MC: (nods like a good puppy) Yeah. I will.
Kengo: (gentle smile as he ruffles MC's hair) And I promise if ya do it and we survive this, I'll getcha a reward like a good boy you are, okay. (casts his eyes to the situation around them, his expression becoming stern) Now... I think we need to think how we best move forward.