Deuce’s Past (pt3)

When Deuce happens upon his workshop-owner neighbor during White Rabbit Fes fretting that they have forgotten their rabbit ears and will not be able to join the foot race as a result, Deuce offers to summon them. The spell works, but a workshop employee freezes up rather than showing gratitude

Deuce apologizes for getting involved, impressing the workshop owner with his concern for the employee.

The workshop owner tell him, “You owe a lotta people a lotta things, the way you used to act. But we’re square for today,” and has the employee thank Deuce properly.

Deuce wonders, “Maybe I really have changed…”

Deuce is recognized by his mother’s coworkers, who say that he used to be so scary looking that they had all kept a safe distance from him (Grim: “They seem really scared of Deuce”).

Frightening people is also the reason why Deuce is not used to talking to girls: “Any girls other than my mom—any guys too, really—would take off the moment I made eye contact with ‘em.”

Deuce summons a cauldron during the festival’s foot race in order to protect himself from a bully, and the bully recognizes him as “the legendary delinquent of Clock Town —Cauldron Deuce!”

The rest of the gang whispers about rumors that Deuce beat up five other gangs by himself, defeated 100 armed men with his bare hands and couldn’t be brought down by the whole police force, but Deuce insists he did nothing of the sort.