[he is kind of impressed. clifford is always, surprisingly, sturdy. it's probably not normal for a teenager to be able to bounce back so easily from a near death experience. it's hard to be intimidated with how filthy he is, though.

cliff really does need a bath, honestly.]

You wouldn't do that to the guy trying to help you.

[mostly because oscar has learned that clifford tries really hard to act like he doesn't like him. it's just kind of a give away that he must like him to some as much as he comes over.]

You're a mess. [oscar points out, wanting to flick away dirt hanging out in cliff's hair. he sighs.] I'll take blame for a couple times, but I've got nothing this time.