[Safely grounded in more than one sense, he immediately decides to act as if his technically winning actually matters - there's a vague air of superiority about him as he picks his way over to the previously impaled chair. Not that said air is much of a change from normal.]
Just ask next time. [He thinks about this, and adds:] If there is a next time.
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Just ask next time. [He thinks about this, and adds:] If there is a next time.