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DAVE STRIDER

consider this your warning about stairs. itll just keep happening bro. im telling you man

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[Still holding the camera, he reaches for his phone and he starts fucking around with it until Dave's phone chimes.

Whenever he looks at his notifs, he'll find:

"-- ectoBiologist [EB] began pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 14:17 --

EB: well! now you can, i guess. haha."

That's all he says and he holds his phone in one hand, cutting a semi-curious and semi-nervous glance at Dave instead. So...there's that.]

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[ dave like...pauses when john fucks with his phone, and hears the chime and. doesn't know what to expect? he's set so many different sounds up, and he fingers twitch and he stares for a moment before he dips his hand into his pocket to pull out the phone.

it's been about half a year since he's had pesterchum. the entire time every single name has been grayed out, every single time he's pulled the program up by muscle memory that lets him down.

ectoBiologist is online, and pestering him, and dave can't decide if he wants to stare at the screen or at john.

eventually he replies?

TG: hey
TG: sorry about this
TG: the bullshit which is about to occur
TG: its messed up

which is like all the warning john gets before dave does exactly what he did to dirk in another life: simply throws himself at john in an ungraceful and ridiculous hug, not bothering to explain further. ]

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[The thing is that they're on ice and ice is slippery. Not expecting Dave's reaction there's no time for John to brace himself or dig his toe into the ice and so to compensate he reacts as best as he can. One hand grips the camera tighter so he doesn't lose it, but the other drops his phone on the ice in lieu of grabbing Dave instead.

Which is fine, really. The phone isn't important and his arm snakes around Dave's shoulders to pull him closer since this is still, again, not entirely expected. Dave usually has to barter his way for any kind of physical affection so to openly take it...well, he's happy about that even if he's a bit puzzled.

All he can really do for right now is hug him back and wait to see what Dave does because like hell he's going to be the one to point out Dave acted first.]

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[ it's fine? dave can catch them before they fall probably? but john's strong enough to stop them falling probably and while dave's a little briefly worried about the phone he doesn't snap out a hand to grab that but just clings kind of like he did at the party. he can't remember if he's actually initiated some kind of hug so far without john starting it or without trading for it but whatever.

NOW people probably think they're crazy. at least there aren't too many people around yet, and also dave doesn't actually care right this second as he just presses his face into john's shoulder and pretends he isn't weird as fuck. or fails to care enough to pretend. ]

We need to get you a drop proof phone case. [ - OKAY THEN. ]

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[Okay then. He doesn't particularly mind right now either and he keeps them upright and still and lets Dave cling since this is getting to be normal by now. People eventually stop staring and he looks at Dave for a second.]

That is probably not a bad idea. Maybe we can go get one later. [Since this is definitely a thing that is still occurring.]

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[ okay. breathe in, breath out, let go. dave's actually not half bad at hauling himself together quickly when he has to or thinks he has to, and he dips to grab the phone and check it over for damage, careful.

he does not mention or acknowledge the part where he was clinging to john for a minute or so there. ]

They have ones that are waterproof, too.

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[He still doesn't care that Dave was clinging and there's a slight frown when Dave pulls away all together. The phone's fine with a little bit of ice dusting it but otherwise it's undamaged.]

I am not throwing my phone into another body of water. I think drop-proof would be fine.

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[ well he pulls away to hand john his phone and then waits for him to pocket that? and then will reclaim the arm and hand he'd previously been hanging off of. ]

There's drop plus water proof ones, and I don't see why we can't get you one of those?

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[The phone immediately goes on his pocket and he sort of holds out his arm and waits for Dave to reclaim it. Once he does, he turns the camera to catch some of the snow and better ice skaters.]

You are really worried about me destroying my phone again somehow aren't you?

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I like being able to get in touch with you. [ THAT'S NORMAL, JOHN! ]

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I think Retrospec sent me another computer. [So there's that.]

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Doesn't mean we can't try to protect your phone. I spent time helping you pick that out??

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[There's a snort.]

Yeah, okay. Do you want to do that before we go home?

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You get to pick the agenda for the rest of the day, remember?

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I know. I was thinking hot chocolate and shitty movies. The snow does not look like it's going to stop anytime soon. But we can get a case on the way back, everything is really close together in Tisse.

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I'm a fan of this plan. Can we get apple cider packets too? [ ...why is he so one-note about apples sometimes ]

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Yeah, sure. And I'm hungry so I want to get lunch anyway. But like I said this was...really cool of you. I liked this a lot. [So you've said, John.]

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I've been havin' fun, too. You're using the past tense, though. Are you done skating? [ an eyebrow raise. ]

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Maybe for now. I could stay out here for hours but I have a feeling that is probably ill-advised.

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...I can manage hours if you want?

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I would rather you not. [A grin?] I appreciate it and this is really awesome, but Saturday's for both of us. I don't mind coming back another time.

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...Presumably without me and with someone better suited? [ is what he is guessing john means here, which he figures: fair. ] If you're done we can be done.

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Not what I said. I mean I will call in another Saturday to come back before winter's over. Also your hands are frozen. [HE. Can definitely feel that through his jacket.]

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They're not frostbitten yet?

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If that is your standards for being comfortable I have so many questions and concerns.

[The camera turns back to Dave though.] Favorite birthday and Christmas present you've ever received?