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[splinten]

You left rock—[There's a noise of pain.] You know the biggest danger for a cut like this is infection. [Presumably the med kit also has their usual stuff so he's going to be cleaning it out properly now??? because INFECTIONS ARE BAD???]

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I thought I got it all? [ craning his head to - yeah his head doesn't work like that this is the problem. ] It's not that big or bad.

[ he says, authoritatively, about a cut he cannot actually see, ]

[splinten]

You didn't, and it is. [Dirk glances at him.] Just keep eatin'. I'm takin' care of it. [Like TAKING OUT ROCKS!!! FROM IT!!! and then putting the antiseptic stuff on gently etc etc but jesus christ a ROCK LEFT IN IT]

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Still not as bad as full-body burns. [ HE FEELS LIKE that has to be said (it probably doesn't have to be said??????)

dave's on like his third cold cut between convos so he's at least eating markedly more than usual. as usual he doesn't flinch or move at all while dirk does whatever. ]

[splinten]

Which I went to you about the second I was finished necessary on-site treatment, and which I let you heal despite how I knew it'd affect you.

[Dave is being very badly behaved and has ZERO grounds when Dirk has been on his best possible behaviour.

Anyway yeah, all cleaned up and then he quickly does the bandaging. Dave can be released.]

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I was gonna tell you about 'em when you got home. And I thought I got it well enough.

[ he is very badly behaved but absolutely nothing and no one will ever convince him to phone dirk when he knows dirk is with someone else doing some other planned activity. OR ROSE. or anyone. not when it would require them to stop whatever they were doing?

he'll sometimes try to invite himself along on shit if he's bored and lonely but there are lines in the sand. ]

[splinten]

You should have told me immediately. [Dirk is sticking to his point here.] When you get hurt, I want to know.

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It wasn't lethal and you were out. [ n...ot that he would have called dirk up were it lethal BUT SURELY ROSE WOULD HAVE ]

[splinten]

You were hurt and I don't care if I'm out or not, I want to know. I want to know the second anything happens to you.

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It wasn't a serious injury. [ this argument holds no water when he knows he'd want to know in reverse. but it's not the same? ] If you're just hangin' out at the base or whatever I'll call you up when it's not, but when you have plans and I can handle it, it can wait a bit.

[splinten]

No, it can't. We both know you wouldn't tell me if it was serious.

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...I'd tell you most of the time. [ proooooooobably. he hasn't been sick again yet really since the last time - the headache with the time warpers aside, which he'd at least copped to. ]

[splinten]

That isn't a one hundred percent all-the-time 24/7 guarantee.

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You worked your way up from 0% none-of-the-time 0/7.

[splinten]

I did. [He wraps his arm around Dave's shoulder.] So you know that I'm not going to give up on this until I get around-the-clock update rights.

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I...don't know if or when that'd even be possible. It's not even a trust issue at its base. [ he shifts the arm a little with a shrug but just to rearrange it higher up as he leans back. apple slices are next on the eating things list. ]

[splinten]

I know. It's a priority issue, right? You don't think you get to take priority if I'm with someone else. Even if it's your life at stake, and I'm doing nothing of any value.

[Right. Eating. Dirk will start that. He begins with the oranges because they are his love.]

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Well - [ how can he expect to take priority when he's with dirk if he doesn't respect it the other way around? except he. doesn't expect that. and would shove dirk out the fucking door and has done, whenever there's a hint someone else needs dirk at all.

why does he constantly undermine his own arguments god ]

It's pretty rare for all of y'all to be busy at the same time, and I don't usually die in those time periods?

[ clearly a saving argument ]

[splinten]

You know that isn't what this is about.

[At all.]

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It seems like that's what it's about?

[ prevarication isn't a thing dave does ever ]

[splinten]

It's about you tellin' me when you're hurt, like I tell you, and like we agreed we wanted each other to do.

[It would be awful if this conversation were happening when Dave was exhausted or something]

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I wasn't gonna hide it from you when you got home. I would've done before.

[ look he's clearly fine? no exhaustion? clearly not slouching into the couch for anything other than casual relaxation? ]

[splinten]

Which is a step up, and one I genuinely appreciate. That possible happiness is somewhat dampened by how you're basically hidin' how tired you are from me right now, even though you know I know.

[sorry dave]

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I...don't want to go to sleep. [ that sounds childish but. he makes a face. ]

[splinten]

[A pause.] I wasn't going to make you.