Pat didn't like showing off, but he knew that money was the answer to almost every problem, so he didn't mind using it to his advantage every now and then. There was no other car in the world that had as much prestige as the Vanitas, so he decided he would use it to get into the NSA compound.
And now that he was here, he didn't waste any time scanning Mark with his eyes to see if there were any serious injuries.
"I just wanted to make sure you're doing alright. I'm glad you're alright but you really need to have those scratches and cuts looked at. And who the hell is that? Did you guys already have a kid while I wasn't paying attention? It hasn't even been an hour since I called you."
Pat spoke in that same haughty and overly confident tone that he always uses as he said this. Pat also saw the walking teddy bear that was following after Mark and Arit, but he didn't even bother paying that thing any mind. Pat learned a long time ago that there are some things you should just ignore regardless of how weird they are when it comes to Mark!
After learning that Mark was a superhuman, nothing about Mark made sense to Patrick again. There was always one thing or another about Mark that just defied logic, but it is necessary to just ignore it unless you wish to lose your mind! Pat simply went with the flow.
Mark scoffed with a coy grin as he let go of Arit to give Pat a handshake.
"It's nice to see you're still as crazy as ever, you bastard."
Pat smiled slightly and accepted the handshake and greeting. Mark told Pat who Talia was and why he was carrying her and Pat looked at the little girl with some pity before nodding.
Mark knew that Pat would also understand since Pat had lost people to the Anima before. Once Mark was done introducing Talia, he then introduced Arit. Pat gave Arit a hard look before he nodded and greeted her.
"Sister-in-law. I suppose I can finally put a face to your annoying voice."
Arit smiled indulgingly.
"Hello to you too, Patrick."
Mark smacked Pat on the back of the head as he heard what Pat said and Arit laughed a little as she saw the look of irritation on Mark's face as he looked down at his friend. Pat just frowned up at Mark in annoyance!
"And what about you?"
Vroom!
A long black Vanitas limousine suddenly drove into the NSA compound and Pat pointed his thumb towards it as a lot of people were staring at the limousine in shock.
"I've got my own ride, so I'm good."
Mark narrowed his eyes at Pat before he spoke up in a tone of certainty.
"You bought this with my money, didn't you?"
Pat chuckled as he waved and started walking away.
"I spent ten million on that helicopter you trashed on the island, so I was sure you wouldn't mind me buying myself a little something with your money! You'll get the receipt tomorrow!"
Pat quickly got into the limousine before Mark could say anything and the car drove off. Mark just sighed tiredly as he pressed the Vanitas automatic unlock button and the chrome black Vanitas car beeped as it slowly began to open its wing-like doors. Mark knew that Pat was only going to use that helicopter for a crash test, so he didn't know why Pat would even feel bad about it being wrecked.
But Mark didn't mind because he knew that the two cars were not that expensive. Both cars won't even be up to five million dollars, so it was no big deal. And since Mark owed Pat for what Pat did to help him in rescuing Arit, Mark decided that he would overlook it.
Besides, all the money that Pat spent was only going back into Mark's company, so it wasn't like he was losing any money. He would only lose money on paper.
Arit was standing behind Mark and she was just looking on in disbelief as she watched the interaction between the two friends. What does Pat mean by ten million dollars? What helicopter? Was Pat talking about the helicopter that they used to come back from the island? Did he buy it!?
And what money did they use to buy the cars? Pat said something about using Mark's money, right? What the hell does he mean by Mark's money!? This isn't something that any high schooler should be able to buy! It's a supercar! There is no way he is talking about the same Mark!