[ No no no no.... he walked over to hold up a club. ] Well here is a club, I know that you are probably good at baseball, since you are American. [ And then with the other hand he picked up a knife. ] And also this, which I suppose can be effective, you are not going on this trip with me unless you have something other than that stick.

[ And to curtail any puppy-faces, Alex was also pretty good at those puppy eyes. ] The stick can come along, we don't have to leave them behind.