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[parodeity]

DAVE STRIDER

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

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[parodeity]

[ what if this is a weird one time thing because he’s cold god ].

Obviously. Can survive up to a certain amount of depth so if you toss this one in the ocean you might be able to quickly save it before it is completely doomed? [ he kind of smiles as he says this. or smirks. he’s half teasing? ]

[windeity]

[In 2018 Dave will still be questioning John holding his hand probably.]

Ha. Ha. [He doesn't mind though because he's laughing gently anyway before taking the case with his free hand to review it.] Like I said I doubt I will have to worry about that. At least not for another couple of months since I doubt I will go swimming anytime soon.

[parodeity]

[ that isn’t saving him either ]

But now if you’re warped to an island paradise with monsters you’ll be set?

[windeity]

Oh I see how it is. Looking out for me and everything like always. Thanks. This one should be good enough then. [He'll drag Dave to the checkout then.]

I really hope neither of us gets warped.

[parodeity]

My duty as your best friend. And if you get warped you might have okay company. Not as okay as me, obviously, but like, decent.

[windeity]

Yeah. You seem to get along with your group from what you have told me. And I keep meeting members of it, too. They seem pretty okay. [The case gets paid for and he takes the bag, leading them onward toward the cafe for soup.]

[parodeity]

Who’ve you met so far? Not everyone is still on the network, but I talk to most of those who are. Carmen and Emil and Souji and Pen most often. Well, and Shouto, but he’s been busy.

[windeity]

I talked to Carmen a little, I've met Emil, I kinda know Souji and I definitely ran into the windshield of Pen's skyship the other day. [So there's that.]

[parodeity]

Truly you’re beauty and grace, Miss United States. How much shit have you flown into?

[windeity]

Not that much! [Into the cafe they go and in line waiting to order. John's busy glancing up at the readerboard to decide what he wants.] Just Pen's ship, a couple of windows, and Eren.

[parodeity]

You can’t preface a goddamn list with “not that much”, John, that is the opposite of not that much? [ dave will get vegetable thanks ]

[windeity]

It could also be a lot worse and it's not! So "not that much" still stands. [An order of vegetable soup and an order of potato soup will soon be placed as soon as they get close enough to do so.] It kind of worked out at least since everybody was too stunned that I was flying.

[parodeity]

So by worked out you mean no one took the time to mock you?

[windeity]

I think they all know to leave that for you and your duty.

[parodeity]

Admit it: you’d kinda miss me mocking you if I stopped?

[windeity]

I will say that I have definitely grown used to you doing that, yes. And I would be a little weirded out if you stopped. You’ve been mocking me since we were kids anyway.

[parodeity]

It’s not like I mean much by it. [ well. he means some of it but jokingly. ]

[windeity]

I know. It's just how we communicate and stuff. [A flash of a grin. The soup's ready not long after and he grabs the bag before paying and taking Dave's hand again to lead him to the car.] I remember enough of our chats by now to know that.

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[ okay we're still doing the handholding thing, apparently. this time dave laces his fingers through john's, trying not to focus on that. ]

Yeah? Remember enough of your chats with Rose, yet? She's got a unique way of making people feel dumb. [ he sounds too fond. ]

[windeity]

[His fingers wiggling a bit, tapping on Dave's knuckles but otherwise not pulling away or the like. Instead, it's back outside to the car.]

I remember plenty of chats with Rose and I have been getting that impression, yes. And it is pretty easy to see that she is just like that in this life, too.

[parodeity]

You inspire a certain amount of teasing in us, somehow. It's genetics.

[windeity]

That explains a lot. I think Jade used to tease me, too. [He opens the door for Dave so they can get in and go home.] Still weird how things like that carry over.

[parodeity]

[ and in dave goes. he lets go of john's hand because. yeah. ]

Is it really? Personalities don't differ that much. Not really.

[windeity]

You don't think so? Karkat seems way calmer than I remember him being.

[parodeity]

...Well, he likes you?

[ ergo ]