Kicks
Protests
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To which Kíli protests, until Thorin (despite being tied up in a bag) kicks him so that he changes his tune.
Source: "Be Quiet!" Nudge -
Before that, Keiko almost kisses his unconscious body while he invisibly and fervently protests, but is interrupted by an announcement from the Neighborhood Watch Committee that kicks her back to her senses.
Source: Dude, She's Like, in a Coma! -
Oedipus Complex: In the French version of "Closed Door Policy", Eggman protests that he doesn't have an Oedipus complex when Amy claims that the spider-bots came from deep-seated mother issues, only to cry out for his mother when Sonic kicks the spider-bots back at him.
Source: Western Animation / Sonic Boom
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