[Beat's nose instantly starts going the moment Ryou opens the door, tail wagging wildly and a big beam up on his dumb doggy face. He begins to reach out to help with the hoodie, but Ryou gets it before Beat can. The question about legality makes him snort.]

Well, graffiti kinda always illegal, like you said, but thinka it this way. A, we keepin' the pigs in check an' makin' sure they know they ain't 'lowed to get too fulla their own shit. Two, it's art an' expressionism! An'! We also makin' sure peeps got jobs! Promise we ain't gonna do nothin' too bad, yo. Jus' a few doodles.

[He ponders Ryou for a moment or two, then spins around and crouches down, gesturing for the other to hop up for a piggy back. Because Beat wants to run. He needs to clear his head and he didn't bring his board. Or the car.]