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Okay, so I've got flat scrap metal rigged up to some ropes and a basic overhead view of the area we're going to be working with. We should be good to go.
[You know Dirk researched 'how to make crop circles' pretty aggressively for this. And now he is READY! to MAKE THIS HAPPEN.]
[You know Dirk researched 'how to make crop circles' pretty aggressively for this. And now he is READY! to MAKE THIS HAPPEN.]
[ yeah see dave was just going to completely wing it. and or he assumed dirk would just do that thing he does where he aggressively researches things and comes up with the solution at a later date, which, hey! it worked out. maybe he should have attempted to research some shit himself or even plan what they're going to be drawing beyond "sweet bro and hella jeff" but dave is a firm believer in just letting art happen rather than planning it out way in advance. he barely ever sticks to his artistic plans when he makes them. ]
Sweet. I have...my stunning artistic mind?
[ yeah!!!!!!! okay look it was never a secret which of the striders is more ridiculously prepared for any situation. ]
I'll help haul the shit there, let's do this thing.
Sweet. I have...my stunning artistic mind?
[ yeah!!!!!!! okay look it was never a secret which of the striders is more ridiculously prepared for any situation. ]
I'll help haul the shit there, let's do this thing.
[ INTERNAL SCREAMING
Roxy doesn't have any problem approaching people normally, but the stakes are real here, and she needs to know just how much shit should be in her pants at the moment. Are we talking a shit the size of Rhode Island, or planet fucking Jupiter? She needs to know.. There is just too much at stake...
But she's also afraid of finding out the answers to her questions. Maybe she should leave the mysteries alone and just roll with it? No, no, that would just. She would still obsess over these dumb feelings and ultimately just kind of bottle them up, only to find them again at the bottom of a Vodka bottle.
Frankly, she is trying to avoid becoming an alcoholic again, kay. ]
Hey yo, Davey Cockett. Sorry to barge in here all of the suddenly like, without warnin' and I am totes neck deep in the understandings if this catches you off guard, but.
[ Deep breath. You can handle the truth, Lalonde. Suck it up and just ask him. ]
What are your thoughts on the yaois?
[ THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE NEEDS AN ANSWER TO? But okay, let's start with that. ]
Roxy doesn't have any problem approaching people normally, but the stakes are real here, and she needs to know just how much shit should be in her pants at the moment. Are we talking a shit the size of Rhode Island, or planet fucking Jupiter? She needs to know.. There is just too much at stake...
But she's also afraid of finding out the answers to her questions. Maybe she should leave the mysteries alone and just roll with it? No, no, that would just. She would still obsess over these dumb feelings and ultimately just kind of bottle them up, only to find them again at the bottom of a Vodka bottle.
Frankly, she is trying to avoid becoming an alcoholic again, kay. ]
Hey yo, Davey Cockett. Sorry to barge in here all of the suddenly like, without warnin' and I am totes neck deep in the understandings if this catches you off guard, but.
[ Deep breath. You can handle the truth, Lalonde. Suck it up and just ask him. ]
What are your thoughts on the yaois?
[ THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE NEEDS AN ANSWER TO? But okay, let's start with that. ]
Edited 2016-06-03 04:59 (UTC)
[ what
luckily for roxy dave is almost always willing to talk about any topic presented to him, although he isn't a fan of like. feelings and shit. he's...well, he's done a lot of that with dirk but that's sort of requisite to not fucking up the best fraternal relationship he has any chance of ever having, so he deals with it. but.
he squints into thin air, trying to figure out where the hell roxy is going with this. ]
Shit, frying pan time again already? I don't know that I have like, comprehensive thoughts on the yaois except that yaoi hands is a weird ass meme and I'm not sure why it's a Thing. Like, is it somehow appealing to people to see dudes with huge ass hands gently tenderly caressin' one another? I'd have to say I don't see the specific appeal in it. Also I don't really read the yaois, sorry, you might have polled the wrong kid here.
[ rose has probably read at least one yaoi. ]
Are you tryin' to write a yaoi or something?
luckily for roxy dave is almost always willing to talk about any topic presented to him, although he isn't a fan of like. feelings and shit. he's...well, he's done a lot of that with dirk but that's sort of requisite to not fucking up the best fraternal relationship he has any chance of ever having, so he deals with it. but.
he squints into thin air, trying to figure out where the hell roxy is going with this. ]
Shit, frying pan time again already? I don't know that I have like, comprehensive thoughts on the yaois except that yaoi hands is a weird ass meme and I'm not sure why it's a Thing. Like, is it somehow appealing to people to see dudes with huge ass hands gently tenderly caressin' one another? I'd have to say I don't see the specific appeal in it. Also I don't really read the yaois, sorry, you might have polled the wrong kid here.
[ rose has probably read at least one yaoi. ]
Are you tryin' to write a yaoi or something?
[So they're floating along in dreamland, a bit nearer to the Void mostly because Dirk wants to keep an eye out in case Roxy has some sleepwalking going down. Dirk has managed not to subconsciously wish up Cal, so they're doing pretty good!]
Okay.
Drop me some verse that uses 'broadcasting,' 'bat,' 'code,' and 'Justin Timberlake.'
[Sadly, Dirk's proposition for Strider Family Rap-Improvisation is interrupted by a painfully familiar voice behind him.]
Skip the singing. Let's get straight to me wrecking twice the shit as last time.
[He knows Dave won't hear the voice the same way he does. He's grateful for that. But its low, quiet rumble, uninflected but still so smug, sends a coil of pure hatred straight through him. Dirk's head tilts just enough that he can see for sure: the massive dreaming Reaper behind him is marked by a scar around its neck.
Dirk quickly shifts so he's between Dave and the Reaper.]
Sorry, bro, but we're gonna have to pass on that.
[He leaves out the this time. He is hoping he can still save this.]
Okay.
Drop me some verse that uses 'broadcasting,' 'bat,' 'code,' and 'Justin Timberlake.'
[Sadly, Dirk's proposition for Strider Family Rap-Improvisation is interrupted by a painfully familiar voice behind him.]
Skip the singing. Let's get straight to me wrecking twice the shit as last time.
[He knows Dave won't hear the voice the same way he does. He's grateful for that. But its low, quiet rumble, uninflected but still so smug, sends a coil of pure hatred straight through him. Dirk's head tilts just enough that he can see for sure: the massive dreaming Reaper behind him is marked by a scar around its neck.
Dirk quickly shifts so he's between Dave and the Reaper.]
Sorry, bro, but we're gonna have to pass on that.
[He leaves out the this time. He is hoping he can still save this.]
[ yeah, that voice isn't familiar in the least to dave, because unlike some people he doesn't go off seeking fights with bosses they couldn't beat. while they had been floating around just shooting the breeze dave had fully relaxed, and he'd even started thinking up a verse for the challenge, but he's immediately shifting into a more defensive posture at the sound of that voice.
there's no way he's allowing the whole dirk between him and a fucking reaper thing to continue, though. he shifts forward so they're side by side because fuck that noise?
last time doesn't escape his notice and while it's not certain whether or not it's the reaper who got into shit with them their first day there, dave...
figures the issue can be addressed when they aren't in immediate - well, not danger. they can't fucking die like this. but he feels like "dying" in their dreams might catch up to them someday and this is hardly good news. ]
Not super into random encounters. It's a big ocean, we'll just swim somewhere else.
there's no way he's allowing the whole dirk between him and a fucking reaper thing to continue, though. he shifts forward so they're side by side because fuck that noise?
last time doesn't escape his notice and while it's not certain whether or not it's the reaper who got into shit with them their first day there, dave...
figures the issue can be addressed when they aren't in immediate - well, not danger. they can't fucking die like this. but he feels like "dying" in their dreams might catch up to them someday and this is hardly good news. ]
Not super into random encounters. It's a big ocean, we'll just swim somewhere else.
[ like, dave was already detouring from what he was doing (idly staring at the contents of the food storage place in the kitchen. is it a fridge. do you call a future food thing a fridge? important questions) to head towards dirk even before the clarification. because vague demands he go places from his family members are always met.
...though admittedly they're usually way more positive than they used to be. rose and dirk and roxy have never called him out for strife-related reasons and it's nice.
but on "turntables" he goes flashstep speed and doesn't bother to respond until he makes it to the observatory.
he doesn't immediately jet to dirk, but instead stops at the tank and fistbumps the glass lightly (the magister of course is ready and willing to fistbump back HI MOM HOW ARE YOU TODAY it's been an entire hour or something since i saw you last) because you don't ignore your alien fishspawn when you enter a room.
but then he will jet over to dirk. ]
Dude, for serious?
...though admittedly they're usually way more positive than they used to be. rose and dirk and roxy have never called him out for strife-related reasons and it's nice.
but on "turntables" he goes flashstep speed and doesn't bother to respond until he makes it to the observatory.
he doesn't immediately jet to dirk, but instead stops at the tank and fistbumps the glass lightly (the magister of course is ready and willing to fistbump back HI MOM HOW ARE YOU TODAY it's been an entire hour or something since i saw you last) because you don't ignore your alien fishspawn when you enter a room.
but then he will jet over to dirk. ]
Dude, for serious?
Explain what? Is this a call about the birds and bees, or do you wanna know how my beats got so ill? Because I'm afraid that my beats are a mystery science simply cannot solve. They're too sick to be dissected, 'cause if they were, everyone would be inflicted with the motherfuckin' radical plague.
[ no but seriously what's up ]
[ no but seriously what's up ]
She gave me a robotic cat.
[ dave gets to play the pronoun game but really who else would give rose a robot cat and is a she. and of course, there's the tone of rose's voice which is pleased while sounding exasperated in a "how do I top this shit" sort of way. ]
[ dave gets to play the pronoun game but really who else would give rose a robot cat and is a she. and of course, there's the tone of rose's voice which is pleased while sounding exasperated in a "how do I top this shit" sort of way. ]
[He waits until Dave comes by to the tech lab because he doesn't want to ask during something fun like music mixing. Dirk's work is a time when Dave can easily leave if he likes. So, after a bit of conversation, he steers into it. He hates beating around the bush when it comes to Dave so he tries not to here.]
I've been thinking about your criticisms on my fighting style and talked to Jake about ways to train with them in mind, but ultimately he isn't a swordsman and can't offer that kind of feedback on my mistakes. I wanted to ask if you'd be interested in watching me Strife with him? To give feedback after.
It's fine if you'd prefer not to. I can ask around base to see who can help.
[That's only half true, Dirk doesn't really know any of the swordsmen on base well enough to trust them with feedback. But he's trying very hard not to put Dave in a situation he wouldn't be comfortable with.]
I've been thinking about your criticisms on my fighting style and talked to Jake about ways to train with them in mind, but ultimately he isn't a swordsman and can't offer that kind of feedback on my mistakes. I wanted to ask if you'd be interested in watching me Strife with him? To give feedback after.
It's fine if you'd prefer not to. I can ask around base to see who can help.
[That's only half true, Dirk doesn't really know any of the swordsmen on base well enough to trust them with feedback. But he's trying very hard not to put Dave in a situation he wouldn't be comfortable with.]
[ huh. oh yeah, he'd never actually...suggested they specifically do anything about dirk's style. though thinking about it dirk's style makes sense for him? robots don't really give you feedback on how to stay alive and they're predictable in a way human beings just aren't.
dave's pretty sure he's just putting off answering so he stops staring into space (the space that is dirk's hair) and pulls himself back to the topic at hand. ]
Nah, it's fine, man.
[ he's not sure anyone else offering criticism would actually work, anyway. there's no way that the other alpha kids didn't tell him to chill the hell out.
...right?
actually dave isn't sure they did or not. sometimes he's pretty sure everyone he knows has a death wish. ]
Actually, I - hm. [ nnnnnnnnnot sure if he wants to say the thing or not, so dave veers into a joke instead. ] As long as the strifes are not full of lots of ust at least, because that would be awkweird.
[ he picks the thing he thinks will make it least likely for dirk to pursue whatever dave just decided to not say, which means he deliberately attempts to fluster his brother. this tactic works on like. karkat and john all the time? ]
dave's pretty sure he's just putting off answering so he stops staring into space (the space that is dirk's hair) and pulls himself back to the topic at hand. ]
Nah, it's fine, man.
[ he's not sure anyone else offering criticism would actually work, anyway. there's no way that the other alpha kids didn't tell him to chill the hell out.
...right?
actually dave isn't sure they did or not. sometimes he's pretty sure everyone he knows has a death wish. ]
Actually, I - hm. [ nnnnnnnnnot sure if he wants to say the thing or not, so dave veers into a joke instead. ] As long as the strifes are not full of lots of ust at least, because that would be awkweird.
[ he picks the thing he thinks will make it least likely for dirk to pursue whatever dave just decided to not say, which means he deliberately attempts to fluster his brother. this tactic works on like. karkat and john all the time? ]
[Like maybe Dirk shouldn't just come out with these questions out of nowhere whenever a conversation topic ebbs out? Maybe he should work on it. And maybe doing their laundry time isn't the ideal choice.]
I want to check that you're sure you're willing to train me.
I want to check that you're sure you're willing to train me.
[ dave honestly can't judge anyone for weird non-segued topic changes, though. he's dave. he makes those all the time. that said, the first thing he says is: ]
It's not that hard, dude, you just have to sort by color and make sure you employ proper folding technique when you take shit out of the dryer.
[ but then: ]
I already said I was.
It's not that hard, dude, you just have to sort by color and make sure you employ proper folding technique when you take shit out of the dryer.
[ but then: ]
I already said I was.
[ sometime before this, karkat definitely both tried calling dave and contacting him via telepathy before suddenly stopping after saying like half a word. any attempt dave would have made to get in touch back would have been ignored and now finally he is getting this. ]
OK SO FIRST OF ALL I NEED TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING I DID NOTHING WRONG.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS FACT, DAVE AND REPEAT AFTER ME:
KARKAT VANTAS DID ABSOLUTELY *NOTHING* WRONG.
ONCE YOU ACCEPT THIS AS THE COMPLETE AND UTTER TRUTH WE CAN MOVE ONTO THE REST OF THIS CONVERSATION WITHOUT WASTING TIME BICKERING ON SHIT THAT DOES NOT MATTER.
AS WE TEND TO DO.
NOT THAT I DON'T ENJOY OUR LITTLE SPATS. YOU'RE ATTRACTIVE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY TRY TO WIN INSTEAD OF JUST SHRUGGING YOUR UPPER ARM GUARDS IN THAT NONCHALANT COOLKID WAY OF YOURS THAT IS OBVIOUSLY STAGED.
WAIT SHIT I AM GETTING OFF TOPIC HERE. I'M ACTUALLY NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW TO APPROACH THIS SUBJECT? I MEAN OBVIOUSLY I HAVE ALREADY APPROACHED IT.
THIS IS ME, KNOCKING VERY HARD ON THE ENTRANCE OF THE SUBJECT'S HIVE, WAITING TO BE LET IN.
OH MY FUCKING GOD ALRIGHT THIS IS JUST GETTING STUPID. STUPIDER THAN THE USUAL LEVEL OF STUPID, WHICH IS NORMALLY ALREADY PRETTY HIGH.
YOU WOULD THINK LEAVING THE GAME AND ENTERING AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT UNIVERSE THAT'S SET TO DIFFERENT RULES WOULD SOMEHOW LESSEN THE STUPID METER BUT OH NO. IT'S STILL RISING. NOTHING CAN STOP THIS TRAIN. CHOO MOTHERFUCKING CHOO.
UGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
RIGHT SO DAVE. I JUST NEED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT WEDDINGS TO JUST IGNORE IT? IT'S NOTHING.
IT'S JUST A JOKE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EITHER OF US.
ALSO REMEMBER THE FIRST POINT THAT IS THE FACT THAT I DID NOTHING WRONG EVER.
OK SO FIRST OF ALL I NEED TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING I DID NOTHING WRONG.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS FACT, DAVE AND REPEAT AFTER ME:
KARKAT VANTAS DID ABSOLUTELY *NOTHING* WRONG.
ONCE YOU ACCEPT THIS AS THE COMPLETE AND UTTER TRUTH WE CAN MOVE ONTO THE REST OF THIS CONVERSATION WITHOUT WASTING TIME BICKERING ON SHIT THAT DOES NOT MATTER.
AS WE TEND TO DO.
NOT THAT I DON'T ENJOY OUR LITTLE SPATS. YOU'RE ATTRACTIVE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY TRY TO WIN INSTEAD OF JUST SHRUGGING YOUR UPPER ARM GUARDS IN THAT NONCHALANT COOLKID WAY OF YOURS THAT IS OBVIOUSLY STAGED.
WAIT SHIT I AM GETTING OFF TOPIC HERE. I'M ACTUALLY NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW TO APPROACH THIS SUBJECT? I MEAN OBVIOUSLY I HAVE ALREADY APPROACHED IT.
THIS IS ME, KNOCKING VERY HARD ON THE ENTRANCE OF THE SUBJECT'S HIVE, WAITING TO BE LET IN.
OH MY FUCKING GOD ALRIGHT THIS IS JUST GETTING STUPID. STUPIDER THAN THE USUAL LEVEL OF STUPID, WHICH IS NORMALLY ALREADY PRETTY HIGH.
YOU WOULD THINK LEAVING THE GAME AND ENTERING AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT UNIVERSE THAT'S SET TO DIFFERENT RULES WOULD SOMEHOW LESSEN THE STUPID METER BUT OH NO. IT'S STILL RISING. NOTHING CAN STOP THIS TRAIN. CHOO MOTHERFUCKING CHOO.
UGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
RIGHT SO DAVE. I JUST NEED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT WEDDINGS TO JUST IGNORE IT? IT'S NOTHING.
IT'S JUST A JOKE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EITHER OF US.
ALSO REMEMBER THE FIRST POINT THAT IS THE FACT THAT I DID NOTHING WRONG EVER.
[ oh good karkat's finally following up on whatever the hell he kept contacting dave for, dave was somewhat concerned though he was pretty sure it wasn't too serious ]
we both know you think im always attractive even if i just shrug my shoulders at your nonsense
anyway
whatd you do wrong
whos getting married
im obviously not gonna ignore it have you met me
this sounds like pure comedy gold
especially considering it took you what
over five hours to work up to this
thats a rhetorical question btw i know exactly how long its been since you started prank calling me
by the way dude i would have gone with is your refrigerator running or something but thats just me
we both know you think im always attractive even if i just shrug my shoulders at your nonsense
anyway
whatd you do wrong
whos getting married
im obviously not gonna ignore it have you met me
this sounds like pure comedy gold
especially considering it took you what
over five hours to work up to this
thats a rhetorical question btw i know exactly how long its been since you started prank calling me
by the way dude i would have gone with is your refrigerator running or something but thats just me
[He didn't expect his antivirus efforts to lead to these discoveries. He doesn't contact Dave directly, but the moment he bumps into him on base he greets him with:] Dude. If you do not ask me to be best man I'm gonna make you let me give Karkat away.
On consideration, giving Karkat away might be a position best given to Karkat. Maid of honour is taken by URSULA, so I'll do ringbearer if you want John for your best man.
On consideration, giving Karkat away might be a position best given to Karkat. Maid of honour is taken by URSULA, so I'll do ringbearer if you want John for your best man.
[ dave's been texting his ridiculous boyfriend so he just kind of glances up in confusion for a second (best man? what?).
LOOKS LIKE HE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO OVER KARKAT'S HEAD TO URSULA AFTER ALL.
he immediately starts laughing. ]
Dude, what, this is total bullshit where was my hollywood proposal? I didn't even get a ring pop out of the deal? That totally does explain why I've been prank called like fifty times though.
LOOKS LIKE HE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO OVER KARKAT'S HEAD TO URSULA AFTER ALL.
he immediately starts laughing. ]
Dude, what, this is total bullshit where was my hollywood proposal? I didn't even get a ring pop out of the deal? That totally does explain why I've been prank called like fifty times though.
Edited (going from texting to action is rough) 2016-08-02 03:24 (UTC)
[He feels less sick. Not much better, but not as terrible. The hurricane is quieting down, and Dirk doesn't feel right keeping this a secret any longer than this. He put it off for as long as possible but now he has to talk to Dave.
He still spends a long time sitting there in the Magister's room. No one else is around. He'd prefer to go somewhere private but it's fine. Cal is tucked away in Jake's room, but once he has Dave's okay he can go get him. And burn him.
It's the best thing to do. He knows it is. Dave needs to know that he is more important to Dirk than any puppet could be. He needs to know that Dirk will always put him first, and he needs to know that Dirk won't lie to him. All of that is true, and Dirk wants to prove it to Dave.
In a sense it wouldn't really be meaningful if killing Cal didn't feel like cutting off his left hand.
Dirk closes his eyes, and he listens through a full three of Dave's remixed tunes, the ones he made on the very turntable that Dirk is leaning against. He lets his mind flicker through the memories like video files, Dave's happiness getting his tables, the two of them sitting together in headphones while Dave mixed. He doesn't need a left hand if he can have that.]
Let me know when you're up for what is likely to be another patented Heart-to-Heart Strider Bros Conversation. I'm chilling with the Magister right now.
He still spends a long time sitting there in the Magister's room. No one else is around. He'd prefer to go somewhere private but it's fine. Cal is tucked away in Jake's room, but once he has Dave's okay he can go get him. And burn him.
It's the best thing to do. He knows it is. Dave needs to know that he is more important to Dirk than any puppet could be. He needs to know that Dirk will always put him first, and he needs to know that Dirk won't lie to him. All of that is true, and Dirk wants to prove it to Dave.
In a sense it wouldn't really be meaningful if killing Cal didn't feel like cutting off his left hand.
Dirk closes his eyes, and he listens through a full three of Dave's remixed tunes, the ones he made on the very turntable that Dirk is leaning against. He lets his mind flicker through the memories like video files, Dave's happiness getting his tables, the two of them sitting together in headphones while Dave mixed. He doesn't need a left hand if he can have that.]
Let me know when you're up for what is likely to be another patented Heart-to-Heart Strider Bros Conversation. I'm chilling with the Magister right now.
[ dave...feels sick still but he has yet to mention it to anyone. he's perfectly used to dealing with being ill on his own and it's not like it's the worst he's ever been. despite the fact he's used to this kind of thing he's been studiously avoiding allowing anyone to touch him so he can't be caught out on a fever, which.
is a dumb plan.
but it's not like dave's plans are often not dumb.
he is dead certain the whole sickness thing is what this talk is about, even though that 100% is not the case, and so the answer is pretty reluctant: ]
I mean, I'm not that busy right now. Just got back from checkin' the farm.
[ because swimming out to do farmwork when sick was another #good idea? he's pretty sure no one else has noticed a thing, since it's not like he's the most sick person on base (he thinks dirk got it worse but hasn't bothered comparing and contrasting his symptoms with anyone) but he just automatically assumes a serious request for a talk must be because he did something wrong and it occurs to dave eleven days late that maybe not mentioning he was sick too is Something Wrong. ]
is a dumb plan.
but it's not like dave's plans are often not dumb.
he is dead certain the whole sickness thing is what this talk is about, even though that 100% is not the case, and so the answer is pretty reluctant: ]
I mean, I'm not that busy right now. Just got back from checkin' the farm.
[ because swimming out to do farmwork when sick was another #good idea? he's pretty sure no one else has noticed a thing, since it's not like he's the most sick person on base (he thinks dirk got it worse but hasn't bothered comparing and contrasting his symptoms with anyone) but he just automatically assumes a serious request for a talk must be because he did something wrong and it occurs to dave eleven days late that maybe not mentioning he was sick too is Something Wrong. ]
im not losing this one so if you arent prepared for fucking cheating back the fuck down
im a dick news at eleven
[ and he is entirely prepared to cheat by making himself not worth the fight if need be so
you know
he's prepared to be a gigantic dick in dirk's direction for dirk's own good? he knows he can annoy people really well when he puts his heart into it although it takes him a second to commit to the new avenue of attack ]
its almost astonishing it took you this long to work that one out
im a dick news at eleven
[ and he is entirely prepared to cheat by making himself not worth the fight if need be so
you know
he's prepared to be a gigantic dick in dirk's direction for dirk's own good? he knows he can annoy people really well when he puts his heart into it although it takes him a second to commit to the new avenue of attack ]
its almost astonishing it took you this long to work that one out
I received a message from our dear put-upon father to check on you.
Care to share why you've casually temporalized yourself to the past to "gather supplies"?
Because I assume that the reason is not, of course, to gather supplies.
[ she will try to straight find him but presumably he'll ninja away like an asshole. ]
Care to share why you've casually temporalized yourself to the past to "gather supplies"?
Because I assume that the reason is not, of course, to gather supplies.
[ she will try to straight find him but presumably he'll ninja away like an asshole. ]
Sorry this took a few days. Personal experience suggests that my texts post-separation are desperate at best and counter-productive at worst.
Hope isn’t really my thing. I tend to function more in terms of necessity and impossibility. Despite that, I’d like to hope that we haven’t completely ruined our relationship, and I want to take this step towards working on repairing it.
I’d like to talk to you again. The reason I haven’t approached you is that I’m pretty sure it’d be a fuckin’ disaster just now, so I’ll wait. As much as it would make it a Hell of a lot easier for me, I can't exactly take full responsibility for either causing or fixing this when it's on both of us.
I'm asking you to do that by talking honestly and openly with me. Or trying at least. I realize there’s a genetic predisposition to closing off.
I don’t want that to define our relationship. It follows a bad precedent on both our sides of prior fraternal experiences, which is to say absence and closed doors. Neither of us deserve to repeat that.
I’m going to keep trying to be open and honest with you while we work this out. Obviously I didn’t do phenomenally with that towards the end of our last argument, but I don’t think it’s unfair to ask to try again.
I want to continue trying. I want to continue talking to you and working through this until we can be okay again. I’m willing to go through with this as many times as it takes if it means repairing our relationship.
Don’t worry about replying to this. I can wait, and I'd prefer to wait in real time than in looped time.
Just please try to think over what I’m offering.
You owe me a lot of hugs whenever we work this out.
I love you and miss you, Dave.
Hope isn’t really my thing. I tend to function more in terms of necessity and impossibility. Despite that, I’d like to hope that we haven’t completely ruined our relationship, and I want to take this step towards working on repairing it.
I’d like to talk to you again. The reason I haven’t approached you is that I’m pretty sure it’d be a fuckin’ disaster just now, so I’ll wait. As much as it would make it a Hell of a lot easier for me, I can't exactly take full responsibility for either causing or fixing this when it's on both of us.
I'm asking you to do that by talking honestly and openly with me. Or trying at least. I realize there’s a genetic predisposition to closing off.
I don’t want that to define our relationship. It follows a bad precedent on both our sides of prior fraternal experiences, which is to say absence and closed doors. Neither of us deserve to repeat that.
I’m going to keep trying to be open and honest with you while we work this out. Obviously I didn’t do phenomenally with that towards the end of our last argument, but I don’t think it’s unfair to ask to try again.
I want to continue trying. I want to continue talking to you and working through this until we can be okay again. I’m willing to go through with this as many times as it takes if it means repairing our relationship.
Don’t worry about replying to this. I can wait, and I'd prefer to wait in real time than in looped time.
Just please try to think over what I’m offering.
You owe me a lot of hugs whenever we work this out.
I love you and miss you, Dave.
[ the reply takes one second - from dirk's perspective. ]
im locked into some shit here and cant accommodate your pref for at least a few days unless i pull some more bullshit
involving more loops
which i can do but we at dave incorporated dont feel like adding more loops atm
so i guess shut out of this if thats an issue
anyway
ill be honest if we discuss this again i am 100% sure youre just going to get mad again because i havent changed my mind
i assume you havent changed your mind
im ok with talking about most shit but im still not going to talk about bro with you anymore
tbh i knew it was unfair to tell you anything about him on the roof that one time
and anything else after
even though you disagreed
but now its just really unacceptable
so were done with that shit
im done talking about him with anyone period end scene curtains can now be closed
if you wanna talk about the cal thing or whatever else ill let you know where im available
are you going back on the month thing
love you too
im locked into some shit here and cant accommodate your pref for at least a few days unless i pull some more bullshit
involving more loops
which i can do but we at dave incorporated dont feel like adding more loops atm
so i guess shut out of this if thats an issue
anyway
ill be honest if we discuss this again i am 100% sure youre just going to get mad again because i havent changed my mind
i assume you havent changed your mind
im ok with talking about most shit but im still not going to talk about bro with you anymore
tbh i knew it was unfair to tell you anything about him on the roof that one time
and anything else after
even though you disagreed
but now its just really unacceptable
so were done with that shit
im done talking about him with anyone period end scene curtains can now be closed
if you wanna talk about the cal thing or whatever else ill let you know where im available
are you going back on the month thing
love you too
[ The Strilondes are a passionate family. When they do a thing that is worth doing, they tend to overdo it. It's just kind of their thing. So she knows that it'll take a lot more than a spat with his bro to keep him away from his farm for long, because when Dave Strider cares about a thing, he cares about it an awful lot. He's bound to show up at some point to fuss over and baby the crops, probably sooner rather than later, and probably more than once a day. The perfect place to leave him a gift, because she knows he'll get it eventually.
When he opens the package lovingly wrapped in purple wrapping paper and accented with a beautiful bow of pink ribbon, he'll find a couple of jars inside. The jars contain some of the very first and most embarrassing of her experiments so far while they've been here. Creations that sadly did not live very long; a morbid reminder of what it means to play God, and also that some gene combinations result in some pretty freaky mutations. Yikes.
It's pretty fucking cool, and she knows Dave will think so, too. He said as much! But even though she was confident while jarring the mutant corpses, knowing for sure he'd love the gift, she is second-guessing herself when the time comes to leave the package at the farm.
She pauses because she forgot something, too! She forgot to attach the note she typed up to go along with it! It's printed on stationary covered in stars and moons and hearts. The note reads: ]
sup davey!
thiiiink i member u sayin you like corpses preserved in jarts of formaldiddlehyde
i mean its a pretty freakin weird intrest to have by norbal ppl standards
irregardless its pretty unique as far as interests go + kiiiind of difficult to forget someone likin when i juuuuuuust so happen to like it too
anyway its probs STILL a totes lame gift n i owe u somethin way better
i just wanted u to kno im thinkin bout u
n that i love u
so yah lets hang sooon cuz i fuckin miss it :(
shits been all kindsa awkward fuckin turtles lately n it doesnt feel like weve had much of a chance to hang n just yanno
enjoy each others company?
when ur feelin better mebbe we could do a thing together
karkitty seemed ok w/the idea of picnics so mebbes we can do that just you me kar n johnny
it can be a double date ;)
anyhow i have all fuckin sorts of super sekrit lalondey machinations to tend to, metric fucktons of irons in hella fires etc etc
so cya
muah! <3
-roxy
xoxoxoxo
[ They are a passionate family. There is nothing they care more about than each other. She doesn't know the details of Dirk and Dave's fight, only that they hurt each other pretty badly-- she wants to let him know she's here for him if he needs her. ]
When he opens the package lovingly wrapped in purple wrapping paper and accented with a beautiful bow of pink ribbon, he'll find a couple of jars inside. The jars contain some of the very first and most embarrassing of her experiments so far while they've been here. Creations that sadly did not live very long; a morbid reminder of what it means to play God, and also that some gene combinations result in some pretty freaky mutations. Yikes.
It's pretty fucking cool, and she knows Dave will think so, too. He said as much! But even though she was confident while jarring the mutant corpses, knowing for sure he'd love the gift, she is second-guessing herself when the time comes to leave the package at the farm.
She pauses because she forgot something, too! She forgot to attach the note she typed up to go along with it! It's printed on stationary covered in stars and moons and hearts. The note reads: ]
sup davey!
thiiiink i member u sayin you like corpses preserved in jarts of formaldiddlehyde
i mean its a pretty freakin weird intrest to have by norbal ppl standards
irregardless its pretty unique as far as interests go + kiiiind of difficult to forget someone likin when i juuuuuuust so happen to like it too
anyway its probs STILL a totes lame gift n i owe u somethin way better
i just wanted u to kno im thinkin bout u
n that i love u
so yah lets hang sooon cuz i fuckin miss it :(
shits been all kindsa awkward fuckin turtles lately n it doesnt feel like weve had much of a chance to hang n just yanno
enjoy each others company?
when ur feelin better mebbe we could do a thing together
karkitty seemed ok w/the idea of picnics so mebbes we can do that just you me kar n johnny
it can be a double date ;)
anyhow i have all fuckin sorts of super sekrit lalondey machinations to tend to, metric fucktons of irons in hella fires etc etc
so cya
muah! <3
-roxy
xoxoxoxo
[ They are a passionate family. There is nothing they care more about than each other. She doesn't know the details of Dirk and Dave's fight, only that they hurt each other pretty badly-- she wants to let him know she's here for him if he needs her. ]
Edited 2016-08-17 15:42 (UTC)
[Dirk debated this a long time. He's nervous around Dave. Dave isn't relaxed around him anymore, they can't really seem to relax much at all. It might be better to just send a message to Dave. Then Dave can see the thing and tell his opinion from a safe distance. It's probably the better choice.
But Dirk is really very selfish at heart. And he really wants to make his brother smile again.
So he doesn't really seek Dave out, but the next time they encounter each other he offers his comment.]
Check out your communicator and look for Report Card Mode. Toggle it on, then look for the minigame.
But Dirk is really very selfish at heart. And he really wants to make his brother smile again.
So he doesn't really seek Dave out, but the next time they encounter each other he offers his comment.]
Check out your communicator and look for Report Card Mode. Toggle it on, then look for the minigame.
[ if he doesn't seek dave out, it takes him a while to run into dave. it's probably surprising - or not - how much dave had previously gone out of his way to insert himself into dirk's schedule. he shows up to family meals still, and the goodnight ritual even if it's awkward and muttered, but he doesn't stop by the lab or ask ursula where dirk is in order to track the other strider down. dave's time has adusted itself to be spent with karkat and rose and john, mostly, as well as others on the base: loki, occasionally korosensei, anyone else he gets on with...
and his alien posse, of course.
so the next random unplanned encounter probably happens when dave's swinging by the observatory they sleep in for a change of clothes. maybe they should start looking into rooms - karkat's room connects to the magister's tank, dave could get something like that...
he glances over when dirk talks, and it's clear he just came back from the shower. he probably forgot to bring clothes with him for that since he's just in swim trunks. ]
Look for it where? Are we bein' graded on shit now?
and his alien posse, of course.
so the next random unplanned encounter probably happens when dave's swinging by the observatory they sleep in for a change of clothes. maybe they should start looking into rooms - karkat's room connects to the magister's tank, dave could get something like that...
he glances over when dirk talks, and it's clear he just came back from the shower. he probably forgot to bring clothes with him for that since he's just in swim trunks. ]
Look for it where? Are we bein' graded on shit now?
Dave listen i like you but this is gone on far enough and im very tired of this cockamamy bullshit so get your gubbins together and stop.
Avoiding.
Dirk.
Because heres a really fun fact??
The last time someone he loved avoided him he had this HUGE mental breakdown
that he hasnt really recovered from and okay
im spoiling this movie for you to tell you that person was me
and im trying really hard to stop that from happening again but you are making that!!
Really!!
Hard!!
And i love dirk a lot and id really like it if he and his bro could not be dunderheads??
Because this isnt a trainwreck oh no.
You see i watched this train careen off a cliff and surely i thought that was the end of that wreck.
But no.
The fucking train kept going after it exploded on the ground. It just became this flaming ball of metal and screaming.
The screaming are the passangers. They're mostly dead.
Actually by now theyre all dead but let me get there. Because see they were still alive at this point.
And then the train ball fell into a petrol station and that all exploded.
So now theyre dead.
There is barely a train!!
There is no trainwreck you have destroyed the meaning of the word.
Anyhoo.
So thats that. It got away from me because i was shooting fish but what i meant was something like um.
Oh right. Stop avoiding the issue. The issue is Dirk. Face him like a man or it will be up mine sunshine next time!
I mean it thats no idle threat!
Now excuse me while i comfort him again because someone is a jesus shitting mary fuck do you know how much comforting i have had to do because of you im a pro at it now though so i guess thanks for that.
Avoiding.
Dirk.
Because heres a really fun fact??
The last time someone he loved avoided him he had this HUGE mental breakdown
that he hasnt really recovered from and okay
im spoiling this movie for you to tell you that person was me
and im trying really hard to stop that from happening again but you are making that!!
Really!!
Hard!!
And i love dirk a lot and id really like it if he and his bro could not be dunderheads??
Because this isnt a trainwreck oh no.
You see i watched this train careen off a cliff and surely i thought that was the end of that wreck.
But no.
The fucking train kept going after it exploded on the ground. It just became this flaming ball of metal and screaming.
The screaming are the passangers. They're mostly dead.
Actually by now theyre all dead but let me get there. Because see they were still alive at this point.
And then the train ball fell into a petrol station and that all exploded.
So now theyre dead.
There is barely a train!!
There is no trainwreck you have destroyed the meaning of the word.
Anyhoo.
So thats that. It got away from me because i was shooting fish but what i meant was something like um.
Oh right. Stop avoiding the issue. The issue is Dirk. Face him like a man or it will be up mine sunshine next time!
I mean it thats no idle threat!
Now excuse me while i comfort him again because someone is a jesus shitting mary fuck do you know how much comforting i have had to do because of you im a pro at it now though so i guess thanks for that.
yeah ok youre right this isnt helping
ill end it
[ by which he means since he obviously cannot offer more than an open house and locked room scenario it's time to call it quits entirely and possibly go live with p diddy and his alien frog army forever??? unfortunately it will be hard to fight dave when he is good at disappearing at the drop of a hat.
he can't talk about bro. he doesn't know how to fix anything. but he does at least realize every iteration of his relationship with dirk strider is fucked up, and dave's just decided "beyond repair" is the qualifier.
it's probable that bro ruined him for functional family relationship. rose lalonde is a miracle, but they were best friends first, after all. ]
ill end it
[ by which he means since he obviously cannot offer more than an open house and locked room scenario it's time to call it quits entirely and possibly go live with p diddy and his alien frog army forever??? unfortunately it will be hard to fight dave when he is good at disappearing at the drop of a hat.
he can't talk about bro. he doesn't know how to fix anything. but he does at least realize every iteration of his relationship with dirk strider is fucked up, and dave's just decided "beyond repair" is the qualifier.
it's probable that bro ruined him for functional family relationship. rose lalonde is a miracle, but they were best friends first, after all. ]
yo. you don't know me, but let's watch whatever a SBAHJ film is when you got the time.
my name's rin matsuoka.
[nice to meet you he lost a bet]
my name's rin matsuoka.
[nice to meet you he lost a bet]
dave strider
if i asked how you heard about the sbahj films would you tell me
gotta be from one of the people from my home
which isnt a no btw
re watching a film
as to time i always have as much as i need for anything
we can make it whenever youre free
if i asked how you heard about the sbahj films would you tell me
gotta be from one of the people from my home
which isnt a no btw
re watching a film
as to time i always have as much as i need for anything
we can make it whenever youre free
Edited 2016-08-23 22:55 (UTC)
[ well, it figures, since karkat probably can't find him in like. the observatory outside karkat's room where he usually sleeps? since it turns out sleep is a thing dave isn't doing tonight. welcome back, dreamscape, he missed you not at fucking all.
his tone is pretty neutral when he replies, though, since it's not like insomnia is a new problem. ]
Please tell me this isn't a romcom marathon call. Jesus, why don't I ever get, like, booty calls or something.
his tone is pretty neutral when he replies, though, since it's not like insomnia is a new problem. ]
Please tell me this isn't a romcom marathon call. Jesus, why don't I ever get, like, booty calls or something.
do any of us ever go to bed on time wtf
though i assume you slept some if you are also up to date on the return of the dreamscape
anyway
can i raincheck you on that
im about to go through some sort of romantic gauntlet if my spidey senses are working properly
though i assume you slept some if you are also up to date on the return of the dreamscape
anyway
can i raincheck you on that
im about to go through some sort of romantic gauntlet if my spidey senses are working properly
[ the reply takes a while, which implies he actually didn't bother to loop back to this. but dirk never seems to appreciate his efforts to be timely, so. ]
see you where
also i ran off to weed
did you know farms need lots of weeding
can you make a robot who weeds
see you where
also i ran off to weed
did you know farms need lots of weeding
can you make a robot who weeds
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