[ technically, terezi had dave help with that part but he DOESN'T QUITE REMEMBER THE EXACT MOMENT OF TRANSFERENCE OR WHY, SO: ]
Not sure. But they had thirteen years of our lives to look at as they talked to us all around our damn timelines. And I'm not super into either of them rememberin' bullshit about me when I never told it to 'em in the first place. Not sure if either one of them actually did pay attention to me as much as Pyrope did, or the weird sweaty dude, but it's not...
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...I like to pretend I have the illusion of choice in how much up in my business people are or aren't. So I try not to remind them of anything at all.
That also explains some stuff. Talking to us around our own timelines and stuff, not the knowing our entire lives thing. Do you think they were all watching us? Or maybe they took turns or something.
[Let's ignore the subject of weird sweaty dudes. No.]
And by doing that it means you have control of what they do or do not know about you. Are you sure avoiding them is the answer?
[ like. he does try to avoid karkat, but that has more to do with They Argue A Lot than it does with the other part. ]
...It's just part of why I don't...want to tell them my shit. I'm not exactly a fan of makin' people remember death and destruction, either. [ and honestly, he doesn't know either of them well enough to want to sit around discussing the minutiae of their lives. ] But like I told you once: you're the only person who's ever said it's fine if I just, like. Don't.
Which is still true, by the way. When it comes to you and me you still don’t have to tell me anything you don’t want to. That’s not what I’m saying. Is that what Aradia asked you too?
...she's a kid, Dave. I get why she wants to know and she might be scared of what she's going to become. I don't exactly agree with the idea of forcing anybody to say anything, but I still think...all of us are in the same situation. So it would not hurt to see what she and Karkat have to say. We can tell them what we know about them without revealing personal information about us, can't we?
[ he's quiet for a lot longer this time, potential responses coming to mind and being discarded again and again.
eventually, he settles on something he's said before, as carefully neutral and distant as he ever is when he's not saying a thousand other things instead: ]
If that's what you want. You're not wrong.
[ he's had the conversation before, but this time he doesn't add any sort of personal opinion or explanation. there's a kid who's scared and john wants to fix it and that matters more than whatever the fuck dave feels at this point in time. ]
[He's shifting a little so that he can continue petting the cat even if this means sprawling on Dave again just a bit.]
...I already told her that we would be keeping personal things that have nothing to do with them to ourselves anyway. And if you still do not want to contribute a lot that's fine, too. But it might help all of us a little if we know where everybody stands on all of this.
[ reiteration seems safe enough, as dave keeps still as per usual practice so as not to jostle the cat or john. he's counting stars on the ceiling, mentally. ]
Sure, if that's what you want. [ he needs a new topic before john gets it in his head to try to get any sort of read on what dave's thinking. ] I need to write strawberry mood music.
Yeah, Souji is for some reason gonna wear a sexy fruit costume for his - I am not sure who he is datin', actually, if anyone? But presumably there is someone who is getting this. But anyway I pointed out he needed mood music also and offered.
I am really, really worried about him as a person but alright. What even counts as sexy strawberry mood music? And why a strawberry in the first place?
I have no idea what you are talking about anymore, so no. What tropicana commercial? I mean if you're doing sexy fruit seduction music or whatever the fuck upbeat is the way to go, I agree.
[He doesn't move from Dave's bed. Instead, he's stretching out and resting his cheek on the edge of the pillow so that Mewpac can have most of it and he's watching the video. He's mildly bemused by the results and he's not quite focused on the topic at hand, but he does give a light smile anyway.]
Yeah I cannot exactly disagree with you there. Sexy would need something a touch sultry but you could make it work.
That sounds more like a Souji question. [But he lets Dave stay on his laptop and distract himself while John makes himself comfortable, petting the cat with one finger while letting his eyes shut for a little while.]
It could be funny actually so...sure. I still think it is one of the weirdest things I have ever heard, but why not?
Eh. Yato made the costume thing weirder at one point in time, so this barely registers.
[ he sounds a little distracted as he scrolls, but it's not hard to keep up the conversation anyway. his right hand taps out a nervous beat on his knee as he likes a few images seemingly at random. ]
And I don't make a habit of askin' people about their seduction plans. I'm 99% sure it's some kinda gambit to annoy someone else at its base anyway.
Oh. [That's pretty much all he says about it, listening to the beat of Dave's fingers on his knee and the light movements of the laptop. His hand moves slower over Mewpac.]
We can do that Sunday before I go to Ayano's, too.
If there's time after or before the other thing, sure. I have to work Sunday in the evening though.
[ he does not specify which job but he rarely does, whoops. instagram is navigated away from and he checks his website, firing off a few one-handed responses. ]
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Not sure. But they had thirteen years of our lives to look at as they talked to us all around our damn timelines. And I'm not super into either of them rememberin' bullshit about me when I never told it to 'em in the first place. Not sure if either one of them actually did pay attention to me as much as Pyrope did, or the weird sweaty dude, but it's not...
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...I like to pretend I have the illusion of choice in how much up in my business people are or aren't. So I try not to remind them of anything at all.
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[Let's ignore the subject of weird sweaty dudes. No.]
And by doing that it means you have control of what they do or do not know about you. Are you sure avoiding them is the answer?
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[ like. he does try to avoid karkat, but that has more to do with They Argue A Lot than it does with the other part. ]
...It's just part of why I don't...want to tell them my shit. I'm not exactly a fan of makin' people remember death and destruction, either. [ and honestly, he doesn't know either of them well enough to want to sit around discussing the minutiae of their lives. ] But like I told you once: you're the only person who's ever said it's fine if I just, like. Don't.
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More or less.
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eventually, he settles on something he's said before, as carefully neutral and distant as he ever is when he's not saying a thousand other things instead: ]
If that's what you want. You're not wrong.
[ he's had the conversation before, but this time he doesn't add any sort of personal opinion or explanation. there's a kid who's scared and john wants to fix it and that matters more than whatever the fuck dave feels at this point in time. ]
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...I already told her that we would be keeping personal things that have nothing to do with them to ourselves anyway. And if you still do not want to contribute a lot that's fine, too. But it might help all of us a little if we know where everybody stands on all of this.
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Sure, if that's what you want. [ he needs a new topic before john gets it in his head to try to get any sort of read on what dave's thinking. ] I need to write strawberry mood music.
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You need to do what now?
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Strawberry mood music. Specifically, sexy strawberry mood music. And also grape. I need to write some.
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[The subject is just sleeping okay, John will come back to it later. Probably.]
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Have you not been checkin' the network?
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[ MAYBE NEEDS MORE DETAIL THERE, DAVE. ]
Also, strawberry 'cause he's dumb about what fruit is best, I guess.
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eventually this will produce this video and also leave dave seated in his computer chair, one knee drawn up to his chest. ]
This, kinda, although like. This isn't sexy, it's just cute.
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Yeah I cannot exactly disagree with you there. Sexy would need something a touch sultry but you could make it work.
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[ he doesn't make any move to go back to his bed, instead flipping tabs and starting to scroll through instagram. ]
It'll be somethin' to do. You don't have to help if you don't want, but if you want to you can.
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It could be funny actually so...sure. I still think it is one of the weirdest things I have ever heard, but why not?
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[ he sounds a little distracted as he scrolls, but it's not hard to keep up the conversation anyway. his right hand taps out a nervous beat on his knee as he likes a few images seemingly at random. ]
And I don't make a habit of askin' people about their seduction plans. I'm 99% sure it's some kinda gambit to annoy someone else at its base anyway.
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We can do that Sunday before I go to Ayano's, too.
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[ he does not specify which job but he rarely does, whoops. instagram is navigated away from and he checks his website, firing off a few one-handed responses. ]
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