[ he means for. not just doing the footage and focusing, but apparently needing to do the footage and watch dave the entire time and then also watch the footage? ]
Wasn't that counterproductive to your weird goal anyway?
[This has a little to do with the fight, but it also has a little to the other training he and Jake have been doing. After successfully pulling off a ridiculous carnival and seeing that it really does help Jake learn, Dirk has begun to think maybe he isn't actually the absolute worst and possibly, maybe, things might be okay?
Although.]
You should probably know I won't do my best until I'm sure you're fine.
[STILL GONNA WORRY ABOUT DAVE EVEN THOUGH DAVE SEEMED OKAY AND DAVE SAYS HE'LL BE OKAY.
Look, Dave wanted a brother who cared. Now he has one, and this is what that means.]
I'm entirely ok with handing you your ass until you stop being ridiculous.
[ and. probably after that? but whatever he won't pull punches.
except that he will, in the sense dave is not cutthroat in the way of actually causing harm. he'll cheat like no tomorrow and doesn't pull punches tactically, but he won't really be trying to draw blood. it's enough to land light hits and shit, right? ]
[We all know it's Dirk who's going to be really fighting not to beg Dave to make it worse. He will try very hard not to ask Dave to hit him as hard as he can. He doesn't want to suddenly realize he was Edward Norton all along.]
[ okay that would probably freak dave out a little. he refuses to ever even inch close to the territory of what bro did to him in regards to...doing that to anyone else. ever. ]
[It works on so many levels. A root in the name, two different terms for felines, a reference to a delicious chocolate bar—it's a nickname masterpiece.]
Whenever you want. You're the Jedi Master now, bro. I'm just a humble Padawan Learner.
[Dirk's new method of dealing with uncomfortable situations where his obsession with control has caused problems: casually hand all the power over to the person who isn't a colossal douchebag.]
[ no he isn't picking a time until you call him at least one of those titles. have dave mimicking that thing dirk does where he just stares at dave.
HOW'S IT FEEL TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE oh like dirk gives a fuck but dave is pretty sure dirk might crack re: training before dave does since dave isn't as gungho about that shit. ]
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[ he means for. not just doing the footage and focusing, but apparently needing to do the footage and watch dave the entire time and then also watch the footage? ]
Wasn't that counterproductive to your weird goal anyway?
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[This has a little to do with the fight, but it also has a little to the other training he and Jake have been doing. After successfully pulling off a ridiculous carnival and seeing that it really does help Jake learn, Dirk has begun to think maybe he isn't actually the absolute worst and possibly, maybe, things might be okay?
Although.]
You should probably know I won't do my best until I'm sure you're fine.
[STILL GONNA WORRY ABOUT DAVE EVEN THOUGH DAVE SEEMED OKAY AND DAVE SAYS HE'LL BE OKAY.
Look, Dave wanted a brother who cared. Now he has one, and this is what that means.]
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[ and. probably after that? but whatever he won't pull punches.
except that he will, in the sense dave is not cutthroat in the way of actually causing harm. he'll cheat like no tomorrow and doesn't pull punches tactically, but he won't really be trying to draw blood. it's enough to land light hits and shit, right? ]
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[We all know it's Dirk who's going to be really fighting not to beg Dave to make it worse. He will try very hard not to ask Dave to hit him as hard as he can. He doesn't want to suddenly realize he was Edward Norton all along.]
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I'm well-known for it, just ask Rose and Kitkat.
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[It works on so many levels. A root in the name, two different terms for felines, a reference to a delicious chocolate bar—it's a nickname masterpiece.]
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[ HE SEES YOU THERE TAPPING YOUR FOOT, KARKAT. HE SEES YOU!!! ]
Anyway when the fuck did you want to start this shit up.
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[Dirk's new method of dealing with uncomfortable situations where his obsession with control has caused problems: casually hand all the power over to the person who isn't a colossal douchebag.]
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[ don't give dave the power? ]
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[This is a debate worth having apparently.]
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[ APPARENTLY HE REMEMBERED THIS? ]
But also I am obviously Sensei Jedi Master. [ ... ] Commander-in-chief.
[ stop adding titles? ]
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Okay.
So just let me know when and where, Dave.
[Dave picked too many titles, Dirk now will ignore all of them.]
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HOW'S IT FEEL TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE oh like dirk gives a fuck but dave is pretty sure dirk might crack re: training before dave does since dave isn't as gungho about that shit. ]
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The laundry machine buzzes. Dirk takes his stuff out and puts it into his sylladex. He walks away.]
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he is pretty sure he had other things to do. maybe if he goes to bother john he will remember what they were. ]