[Just. Raising an eyebrow because that's a little gay, Dave. He's not arguing it and he's not saying anything about it but there's a shrug that basically says "eh" and he doesn't seem to bother moving Dave or stopping him from tapping out a rhythm.
...why isn't he stopping this, what the fuck? He suddenly seems to come to the realization that this is probably a little unusual but at the same time their circumstances are different than most people's. It probably doesn't matter. Yeah. This is just...it just is. He almost gets lost in his train of thought before he clues in that Dave's said something else.]
Because you bein' permanent to yourself doesn't seem to be your issue, either. I kind of get the feeling sometimes we have the same problem with permanence? Ink on your skin is fine, whatever, but a thing staying isn't what you actually want, is it?
[ john was the one who was complaining about the beds and dave wasn't moving anyway? he very rarely lets himself hang off of people but john's been weirdly cuddly when they share beds so he's...assuming it is fine if he does it then.
this is really stupid but at least it means he is actively getting comfort from someone.
he keeps up the tempo, tapping it out. ]
A symbol is only a symbol. And it only has meanin' if it has what you want attached. Don't you want a person to stay, rather than a concept?
[John is just cuddly by nature, it's kind of a curse. Alas. Either way he's too lazy to move their beds together right now anyway and Dave's sprawled on him and so that's good enough for him. He's picking up on the tempo, not moving to match but memorizing it.]
I guess in a way, yes. I would not be opposed to a concept staying, too, since most things that I know have different meanings now than they did when I was a kid. But of course I want a person to stay but sometimes that is asking a lot of a person. I obviously do not mind, but it's other people I wonder what their limits are. [He tugs at Dave's hair lightly.] I think a lot of the people I've met here have a better chance at staying than others.
[John also threw his phone in the ocean not that long ago, can anything be surprising? Speaking of, there's definitely a bag of rice on his desk with his phone in it.]
Yes. Mostly because the worst a person can say is "no" and if you're already kind of prepared for that, it's better. If they say yes, then you have one more person. I think that's how people obtain best friends and significant others and whatever.
[He'll get a new phone omg. But he laughs a little and doesn't quite reply.]
Uh! That is kind of a stupid question for me. I've never had a person I need to ask one way or another. Before moving here, people either left before I could ask or I didn't feel strongly enough to try and beg them to stay. [Or he has more dignity than that even if it kills him a little.]
Mm. I mean...what changed was that I met people I really like here. Not that I didn't like the friends I had in high school and stuff but being here is different. That's all.
I won't forget you. I remembered you before I met you, anyway. And I think I remembered you even in another lifetime we never met in.
[ something about bullshit action movies and a nic cage museum, dirk had mentioned those. ]
You're a frustrating whimsical asshole, but there's some piece of you lodged in my core and I can't get it out, I guess. So, I won't forget you, even if the details go hazy.
You never told me that part. [But he doesn't say anything about it, allowing that thought to settle comfortably over him.] I think the same might be for me. That there's a piece of you constantly stuck with me now and...I don't know. I used to think maybe it was a little weird to connect with you so fast but considering we have been friends over a handful of timelines, it seems less weird now. Especially the more I remember about you.
Timeline differences. Do you know how a Scratch works? Probably not. It basically just switched around the meteor delivery dates. That means you, Mr. Egbert, were an old fuckin' man by the time I hit planet Earth. I don't know a whole lot about it, but I can't think of a single damn reason post-Scratch Dave Strider would collect Nicholas Cage memorabilia or have a Con Air obsession except for the phantom of a best friend.
[ because fuck that guy? ]
...So, you know. I won't forget you. I might apparently go weirdly crazy and make a museum dedicated to your terrible movie interests, but I won't forget you.
So that's how that works. [A mumble because yeah, everybody kept throwing around the word "Scratch" and he created the Scratch without actually understanding wtf he did consequence-wise. There's a wide grin though because that's kind of cool to think about. Something that could be that powerful is impressive.]
My movie tastes are not that terrible, shut up. [But he lets his arm curl around Dave's back and shoulders to pull him closer.] How in the fuck are you real sometimes, seriously. Our universe is so stupid sometimes and yet I keep wanting to know more anyway.
[There's a light hum.] At least you didn't have to wait around forever for me this time.
[ i'd say this is the most gay john has been but he did princess carry dave into the room in this very thread so i can't. :/
dave stops petting the probably sleeping at this point kitten and curls his hand against his chest, letting the other stay where it was on john's side as his arm was slung over, probably. and idk how much closer he can get but i guess john gets the top of dave's head at his neck or something. ]
The hell did I do to make you ask how I'm real? But yeah, that's the one thing I have up on post-Scratch me: I got to actually meet you.
[John: bitches about the beds Dave: suggests they move them together
You cannot pin everything on me in this one!!! But alas, Mewpac is comfortably asleep on John and John's using his free hand to remove his glasses and put them on his nightstand/desk. The little bit of light provided from a lamp gets shut off and the music plays from his spare mp3 player, I don't know why I called it a phone earlier. Either way. Here they are.]
Never mind, dude. [He's not explaining, shut up, Dave.] This timeline has been an okay one so far. That is all that matters to me.
[On the one hand, John's also a sucker sometimes. On the other hand, he's already starting to crash so Dave's only answer is an unintelligible mumble as he lets his eyes shut.]
Timelines. [It's still mumbled so like. Good luck figuring that out ig.]
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...why isn't he stopping this, what the fuck? He suddenly seems to come to the realization that this is probably a little unusual but at the same time their circumstances are different than most people's. It probably doesn't matter. Yeah. This is just...it just is. He almost gets lost in his train of thought before he clues in that Dave's said something else.]
What? Oh. You don't think so? Why not?
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[ john was the one who was complaining about the beds and dave wasn't moving anyway? he very rarely lets himself hang off of people but john's been weirdly cuddly when they share beds so he's...assuming it is fine if he does it then.
this is really stupid but at least it means he is actively getting comfort from someone.
he keeps up the tempo, tapping it out. ]
A symbol is only a symbol. And it only has meanin' if it has what you want attached. Don't you want a person to stay, rather than a concept?
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I guess in a way, yes. I would not be opposed to a concept staying, too, since most things that I know have different meanings now than they did when I was a kid. But of course I want a person to stay but sometimes that is asking a lot of a person. I obviously do not mind, but it's other people I wonder what their limits are. [He tugs at Dave's hair lightly.] I think a lot of the people I've met here have a better chance at staying than others.
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Do you think it's worth asking anyway?
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Yes. Mostly because the worst a person can say is "no" and if you're already kind of prepared for that, it's better. If they say yes, then you have one more person. I think that's how people obtain best friends and significant others and whatever.
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And is that all talk, or have you tried it, hotshot?
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Uh! That is kind of a stupid question for me. I've never had a person I need to ask one way or another. Before moving here, people either left before I could ask or I didn't feel strongly enough to try and beg them to stay. [Or he has more dignity than that even if it kills him a little.]
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[ ..............he's not being serious. ]
Hey, John?
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Yeah?
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[He...completely missed the implication here because he would never put two and two together in this sort of instance.]
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[ something about bullshit action movies and a nic cage museum, dirk had mentioned those. ]
You're a frustrating whimsical asshole, but there's some piece of you lodged in my core and I can't get it out, I guess. So, I won't forget you, even if the details go hazy.
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[ because fuck that guy? ]
...So, you know. I won't forget you. I might apparently go weirdly crazy and make a museum dedicated to your terrible movie interests, but I won't forget you.
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My movie tastes are not that terrible, shut up. [But he lets his arm curl around Dave's back and shoulders to pull him closer.] How in the fuck are you real sometimes, seriously. Our universe is so stupid sometimes and yet I keep wanting to know more anyway.
[There's a light hum.] At least you didn't have to wait around forever for me this time.
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dave stops petting the probably sleeping at this point kitten and curls his hand against his chest, letting the other stay where it was on john's side as his arm was slung over, probably. and idk how much closer he can get but i guess john gets the top of dave's head at his neck or something. ]
The hell did I do to make you ask how I'm real? But yeah, that's the one thing I have up on post-Scratch me: I got to actually meet you.
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Dave: suggests they move them together
You cannot pin everything on me in this one!!! But alas, Mewpac is comfortably asleep on John and John's using his free hand to remove his glasses and put them on his nightstand/desk. The little bit of light provided from a lamp gets shut off and the music plays from his spare mp3 player, I don't know why I called it a phone earlier. Either way. Here they are.]
Never mind, dude. [He's not explaining, shut up, Dave.] This timeline has been an okay one so far. That is all that matters to me.
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possibly yet but look. dave huffs out a breath. ]
Unfair.
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Does it matter if it is a good thing all the same? [He's still talking for now, but it's clear he's winding down a little.]
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Please?
[ - and it used to work mostly because he asked and the other person was a sucker. john egbert can probably withstand dave strider asking nicely. ]
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Timelines. [It's still mumbled so like. Good luck figuring that out ig.]
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