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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]

[There's a very tiny grin before he exhales, running a hand through his hair.]

I think I really, really needed the reality check. Things have been...kinda complicated? And it wasn't fair to you, you're right. So...thanks for making me wake up a little.

[He thinks if he wants to continue before changing how to approach it.] And I think you should maybe try that more often? Having opinions, that is.

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...You don't have to change anything, you're fine, I was just...

[ a mess? a disaster. a wreck. there are so many synonyms here. ]

...You don't need to take bullshit I say after an - episode. Seriously.

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[He's just going to let Dave ramble for a little bit, though his expression pretty much says he's not buying it.]

Hey. [To cut him off.] I am probably out of favors, aren't I?

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You had the one, so yeah? But you can ask me for one anyway.

[ his eyes flick over. ]

Or you can try to earn one.

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[...why did you tack that last part on, Dave, what the fuck.]

I would rather earn it, but what are the perimeters here?

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Same as usual. You have to beat me to get a favor. This time, I'll let you pick the contest.

[ why did you ACCEPT that last part, john. ]

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[Because John's a masochist...but he narrows his eyes for a brief moment before a deck of cards drops out of his sylladex.]

Up for a game then?

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Name it.

[ jfc this means he has to un-sleeve his hands. ]

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[He's also shuffling the cards but yeah. He has to. This was maybe a bad plan on Dave's part, too.]

Since I am such a gentleman, I will let you pick. Crazy Eights or Gin?

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Crazy eights.

[ it was and his fingers are going to be freezing even if he can ignore that and move them. tbh he's. probably pretty cold by this point but it doesn't seem to really be effecting him at all beyond probably being rosy cheeked or whatever. ]

Best one out of one.

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Fine. [The cards are shuffled and he deals out seven, pretty determined to make this game fast given the circumstances. He sets out a discard pile and flips over a four of spades as their starter card.] And since it was my deal, you go first.

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[ four of hearts immediately slapped down, without a word.

like, he's definitely gonna lose but dave will actually play to the best of his ability here so john will have to earn the win, probably. a pitched battle with seven stupid cards. ]

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[Six of hearts goes down next and he seems to be eyeballing his cards carefully. This is the stupidest contest they've done so far, why are they doing this on a rooftop at like 2am? Well. No. John knows what he's doing probably. He just has to win first.]

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[ eight of hearts is tossed in rapid-fire. and this is absolutely a stupid contest and a stupid time for it and someone needs to revoke their roof access immediately? ]

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...take your pick. [Eights are wild and John's staring at the cards instead of Dave. Keito needs to be a better RA and ban them from doing this ever again.]

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Diamonds. [ does he only have red suit cards MAYBE... ]

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[...he's just going to stare at the rest of his hand which is solely black cards.] Are you kidding me. [That is out loud to the cards more than Dave before he has to draw three and he throws down a 9 of diamonds.]

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[ still diamonds! dave still has only red cards so that's stupid and he puts down the three of diamonds this time.

he has four cards left. ]

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[This is not helpful so he's going to turn the tables a bit and throw down a three of clubs. And maybe hope that luck is on his side here.]

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Fuck. [ okay, he ends up needing to draw four cards before he can finally toss down the two of clubs. this is terrible. that...brings him back to seven...

goddamnit ]

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[That's enough to give him a sense of what kind of cards Dave may have, so he's going to be an asshole and play the seven of clubs just to keep it in the family. No big deal.

Seven cards left, too.]

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[ WHAT A DICK but you know what seven of hearts. ]

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[Seven of spades Dave you are not allowed to win this one ok thank you goodbye.]

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[ goddamnit. he pulls five more to get King of spades and ends up at ten cards. ]

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[There's a smirk and he throws down the ace of spades.]