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[parodeity]

DAVE STRIDER

consider this your warning about stairs. itll just keep happening bro. im telling you man

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[windeity]

sylladex then?
where are you today?

[parodeity]

strife specibus
and right this second im being an assistant manager

[windeity]

stuff i guess i will remember later.
but strife means to fight and specibus kinda looks like species, so i think i can guess based on context.

...you're being what now?

[parodeity]

its a special kind of captchalogue card

assistant manager
one of my jobs
kinda fucking bored rn tbh

[windeity]

oh.

i have no idea how you can be bored with multiple jobs.
want some company? i just got out of class.

[parodeity]

anyway thats not important the answer is i suppose when i am there
1 and 1 sixteenth weapons

sure

[ he gives literally like longitude and latitude coordinates but no directions or the actual name of enchanted blossoms. ]

[windeity]

a 1/16 of a weapon doesn't make sense.
not yet.
and okay, cool, i will be there in a bit.

[parodeity]

sord...

[ with that weird statement, dave proceeds to keep doing what he's doing: dicking around on his phone as he perches on a stool behind the counter at enchanted blossoms, shades still on and an apron over his usual jeans and sneakers, plus a name badge and a long-sleeved shirt for the store.

also there's still a cat in the store. mikoto's. ]

[windeity]

[He's not even going to answer that because. For fucks sake.

Still, not long after he'll figure out where the hell he's going and find himself in front of Enchanted Blossoms, staring at the building for a moment and squinting at the sign like maybe this is a prank. But okay. He'll enter and his eyes immediately track the cat's movements first before he looks up at Dave with a small grin.

He's also holding two cups of coffee.]

Out of everything, this was not really where I expected to find you today.

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...Was there another place you were expectin' to find me more?

[ john gets a faintly confused look, the barest crease of a brow, but dave can't remember anything particularly special about the date.

the cat will meow and probably hop up on the counter, apparently allowed to do such things? ]

Also, pretty sure it was my turn on the coffee, Eggs.

[windeity]

[He doesn't say anything for a moment, but he seems to be thinking. He also puts down one of the cups (pumpkin spice with caramel) before holding a hand out to let the cat sniff him? John likes cats, it's fine.]

No, not really. I was just surprised this is a flower shop. [There's a grin.] Just cover next time. I was picking up stuff for myself anyway.

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[ dave lets his phone drop into his sylladex, and reluctantly takes the coffee, although he does immediately drink it.

the cat, used to the adoration of the masses, purrs. ]

It was my original job.

[windeity]

[Egbert - 1, Strider - 0. He's pretty pleased that the cat's friendly and he's busy scratching behind its ears now despite the fact he's listening. Upon closer inspection, John kind of looks exhausted but that's not a big deal.]

Better than some of the jobs I've had in my life. It's so...colorful. [He's tilting his head to glance around the shop again.] Haven't set foot in one of these for a while.

[parodeity]

Yeah. Shifts are kinda competitive, the boss hires a lot of people. But.

[ he doesn't really...quit his jobs, these days? he just acquires more. the more he does, the less time he has to think.

except dave always, always has more time than he can while away. ]

He used to be network, but he didn't last long. Pretty sure Yato's still usin' a userpic of him, though.

[windeity]

And yet somehow you're an assistant manager at 17. [He leans with his back to the counter, hand petting the cat and face turned so he's half-facing Dave and half-looking at the shop. He's counting how many jobs Dave has and while timetravel makes sense, he's not sure he likes it.]

The tracksuit god? Weird. What's the other guy's name?

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I've worked here longest out of everyone he hired. [ calmly. also...does john even know all the jobs, PROBABLY NOT ]

Mikoto. He's around sometimes, but not today.

[windeity]

[He knows about the tutoring thing, the movie theater, this job, and the cat café. If there's more, he's probably going to kick Dave's ass.] Loyalty then. That makes more sense.

Why be here if you're here watching the place? [There's a pull from his coffee before he continues.] I still think it's weird that people can just drop off of the network.

[parodeity]

[ fight him @ john ]

I also am not bad at my job, which helps? Like, admittedly I fuck around on my phone, but it's always when I don't have other shit to do and it goes away when actual customers come in. [ GENERALLY... ] And I guess maybe it is. I...am used to it?

[windeity]

So I count as an actual customer now? [He notices the phone went away, Dave.] I think I would be used to it too if I had been around as long as you have. It still sounds strange is all.

[parodeity]

If you buy somethin', I guess? [ so NOT YET...he shrugs at the other statement. ] You either learn not to get attached or you get attached and prep for the worst. Or I guess you pretend not to acknowledge it.

[windeity]

[He lifts his eyebrows, giving Dave an appraising look before he decides to let that thread of conversation go for a little bit. It explains some things, he thinks, but he's not in the mood to go in circles about it yet.]

How would you feel about getting a plant?

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For the dorm? [ his eyebrows go up. ] I mean, I'm not opposed, but neither of us have the green thumb.

[ ...dave you work in a flower shop and do just fine with flowers, but ]

[windeity]

Yeah. Just a little one? How hard can it be? All we have to do is water the thing and make sure it doesn't bake.

[Also yeah Dave you work in a flower shop. So.]

[parodeity]

Are you sure we're at the get-a-plant stage of our relationship, Johnny boy?

[ dryly. but he does gesture towards the area with some potted flowers and cacti and whatnot. ]

[windeity]

Ha. Ha. It's not like we're getting a cat together or anything. [He's petting the cat one more time though before he moves to go check out said-potted plants.] I am just saying it'd be nice for the room to have some life to it. Just because we're stuck in one single room doesn't mean it can't look less...blah.