Don't trust the ocean, are you insane? I - [ grew up different, he knows. similar interests but different, less fractured, and sometimes he misses that kid. ] - got into things differently but I still liked most of the same crap I guess. Dance was new?
[ he wouldn't have thought it was chill back then. ]
I think before that kind of shit never occurred to me because it wasn't, like, "manly" or whatever. Hard to give much a fuck about that kinda thing when you've got two sisters and they both like to dress you up.
[Okay but consider: Dave giving an implication he wouldn't flip out if John told him he wasn't as straight as Dave thought.]
What's wrong with trusting the ocean? I already told you I want to try scuba diving someday. But yeah, dance seemed new. It seems to make sense though. It's time and music combined, dude. [At this point they're just lazily skating around.] I kind of think being manly might be overrated anyway, considering I spent a lot of hours baking with my grandmother. And also Anya conned me into a manicure. [A shrug.] What does that even mean? Manly.
[ ok look if john wants to date guys he can??? dave would still assume it was for guys like...who weren't dave strider, but there u go ]
Okay, clearly you have never watched any deep ocean documentaries. We're marathoning some tonight so you realize how stupid you have been to trust the ocean. [ dave...no one wants that ]
And I don't know what it means. I've always fuckin' sucked at living up to the expectation of pretty much anything. But I think I got masculinity confused with something else.
Yeah. [ his hand has warmed up a little but it would be a stupid lie to tell? he's always pale. his cheeks go red in cold easy. he's literally obviously cold to touch? ] But it's okay for now. What all else are you tryin' to understand? You can't rain man the universe.
I can do whatever I want to the universe. [What if he doesn't tell Dave everything he's trying to understand???] ...I really like this. But if you're too cold we can always come back another time?
No, keep that on. That's not what I meant, please stop tryin' to freeze yourself to death. [ SUPER DRYLY. and dave follows the spin easily, camera still clocking john, before he tilts it up to see the snow. ] I think I'd prefer to be a tortoise. They live for ages, you know, and go...a really long way. But they do eventually return to home.
Okay but you just said...[...you know what. Never mind. He's also tilting his head up and catching another snowflake. The music from the Charlie Brown Christmas Special is still playing from in his pocket.]
Like the boomerangs of the sea. [A sage nod.] ...someday I want to see the sea turtles hatch and make their way to the ocean. That is another thing I want.
You said to keep you warm, what else am I supposed to do? [Dave laughs and John sticks his tongue out at the camera. ] I am not! [He’s doing a great job proving that.] I just like the snow.
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Don't trust the ocean, are you insane? I - [ grew up different, he knows. similar interests but different, less fractured, and sometimes he misses that kid. ] - got into things differently but I still liked most of the same crap I guess. Dance was new?
[ he wouldn't have thought it was chill back then. ]
I think before that kind of shit never occurred to me because it wasn't, like, "manly" or whatever. Hard to give much a fuck about that kinda thing when you've got two sisters and they both like to dress you up.
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What's wrong with trusting the ocean? I already told you I want to try scuba diving someday. But yeah, dance seemed new. It seems to make sense though. It's time and music combined, dude. [At this point they're just lazily skating around.] I kind of think being manly might be overrated anyway, considering I spent a lot of hours baking with my grandmother. And also Anya conned me into a manicure. [A shrug.] What does that even mean? Manly.
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Okay, clearly you have never watched any deep ocean documentaries. We're marathoning some tonight so you realize how stupid you have been to trust the ocean. [ dave...no one wants that ]
And I don't know what it means. I've always fuckin' sucked at living up to the expectation of pretty much anything. But I think I got masculinity confused with something else.
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Do you mean in general, or a specific something else?
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Are you?
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[He's still worried about that.]
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Yeah. [ his hand has warmed up a little but it would be a stupid lie to tell? he's always pale. his cheeks go red in cold easy. he's literally obviously cold to touch? ] But it's okay for now. What all else are you tryin' to understand? You can't rain man the universe.
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I can do whatever I want to the universe. [What if he doesn't tell Dave everything he's trying to understand???] ...I really like this. But if you're too cold we can always come back another time?
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[ there's an eye roll. ]
Would you rather be a sea tortoise or an octopus?
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Also, definitely an octopus. Who wouldn't want multiple arms to do multiple things?
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Like the boomerangs of the sea. [A sage nod.] ...someday I want to see the sea turtles hatch and make their way to the ocean. That is another thing I want.
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[ also. why the fuck does john calling turtles "the boomerangs of the sea" make him go "haha that's cute". ??? that's STUPID?
he at least tips the camera back down to track a snowflake falling onto john's tongue, and then laughs. ]
You're such a kid sometimes. [ but who is he talking to. ]
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I'll never understand it, but I can respect it.
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