Sorry, Diddy? Sorry is when you accidentally bump someone off a bridge, or burn cookies you are baking. This goes well beyond " sorry. " Donkey Kong said. " this goes to trust, honor, integrity and decency. This hurts, Diddy, it really does. You're old enough now to know better, and I would expect you to know better. You're my nephew, one day, you'll be top gorilla in the village, and the village will rely on you as they do me. But doing stuff like this, will cost you dearly. Words are words, but consequences are consequences, and for you the consequences are that you will not be racing in the Kart league this year, for the first 4 cups. That will cost you a lot of money. but moreover its the lost of trust. I wont be able to let you go out by yourself for a long while. indeed, if you were not my nephew you'd be in even more trouble, indeed, if you were not my nephew you'd likely be spending a long stretch in kong jail, like Jerry is currently doing. and it goes well beyond me, when this gets out, the village will not trust you as much. opportunities to earn money will go to other kongs, people will narrow their faces in suspicion when they see you. All, because ' Donkey Kong sighed, "You didn't think any of this through. How this would look to me, how much it would hurt me. trust, once lost, Diddy, is very very hard to regain. It will be a long time before I can trust you Diddy, with anything. " he turned to Stripetail and motioned ' you see this wizard Diddy? i do sincerely hope that you have not lied to him as you have to me. Wizards, Diddy, can tell when you lie to them, and they don't like being played for fools. they have long memories, and powerful magic. Wizard if Diddy here lies to you, you have my permission to fire him immediately and send him back home."
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how exactly would he pay you back without any money? Stripetail said. ' O would counsel restraint, Donkey. family is family, yes they can get on your nerves, irritate you to no end, and drive you up the wall, sometimes literally " Stripetail chuckled. ' Diddy is young, at his age, there is only the moment. one of many reasons why you don't crown teenagers as kings and queens, they just don't think the way adults do. nor do mortals, in general think, like immortals do. they don't think about the consequences there words and actions may have. yes, Diddy is sorry for whats hes done, i have no doubt, but simply saying sorry in not enough. no amount of bananas or coin will repair the breach. only time, and contrition, will do that. now, O will show you a small taste of my power. move the kart fully into view' Donkey Kong paused and turned to push the kart fully into view, to call it a ' mess' would be charitable.' You speak wisdom, wizard, of course that's par for the course from your kind, heed him well Diddy ' Donkey Kong said
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Stripetail waited for donkey Kong to move aside before gesturing ' Reparus! ' he intoned and the kart began to glow with a bright light, the kart began to rotate, and as it did, mud flew off of it, in all directions. wheels appeared and latched themselves underneath, the window repaired itself, the paint filed in, sparkling in Donkey Kongs collars. in a total of under 30 seconds, the kart was fully restored to its previous state, and stood, idling, its engine humming and purring, just waiting to be taken out for a lap. Donkey's mouth fell open and his eyes nearly bulged out of his skull. ' is this what the kart looked like?' Stripetail asked. Donkey Kong could only nod.
