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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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[windeity]

Okay. That means leaving the fort. [Which is a nest. But.] The lights will be easy to pack up at least.

[parodeity]

What are the chances of convincing you to give me a piggyback ride to the car after cleanup.

[windeity]

Pretty high, I think? I am feeling kind of generous right now. [But he sits up a little higher.] C'mon. Time jump us and we can go home.

[parodeity]

I wish I could think of something to take advantage of that break piggyback ride is all I want. [ he’s already touching john so he just. loops them back, no warning. ]

[windeity]

[They loop and John blinks in surprise because again, it's fast and over before he thinks.]

Okay. Do you want to stay up here while I pack up the lights?

[parodeity]

...kind of, but I’d feel bad making you play cleanup alone.

[windeity]

I set up everything alone didn't I? It's okay.

[parodeity]

I’ll help anyway. [ stubborn even when tired but ] Then we’ll be done faster.

[windeity]

And if we're done faster we can go home faster? [He's onto your sneaky game, Dave. Or something.] Okay, okay. If you want to help do you want to start grabbing the blankets and stuff and I'll collect the lights?

[parodeity]

Split duties is fine. You have to tell me the difference between us and eighties couples also?

[windeity]

I think I said I would tell you if you didn't figure it out at the end of the night, but you did. So we're pretty on-par for the eighties.

[parodeity]

What. When did I figure it out??

[ goddamn it john ]

[windeity]

[He just ducks in swiftly to peck Dave's lips again.

Apparently the difference was "the night didn't end on a kiss" but now it did.]

[parodeity]

[ what the fuck!! ]

You could have just solved that yourself.

[windeity]

[His only response is to start laughing.] I think I just didn't, didn't I?

[parodeity]

No, I definitely kissed you first tonight. [ sO THERE tho it was after john asked him to and while half asleep. ]

[windeity]

Because I asked if I could. [He's still laughing sorry Dave. But also:] ...you're kind of cute when you're sleepy.

[parodeity]

Don’t get used to it? You fall asleep first more often than me. [ Why does it Matter ] And you asked if you could because I said I wanted to.

[windeity]

Whatever. [It doesn't. He gives Dave a contemplative look then.] ...do you still want to?

[parodeity]

[ an eyebrow raise. ] We’re never going to get cleaned up if you derail us that much. Later. Cleaning time is now?

[ also consider he’s COLD ]

[windeity]

[Okay well hope Dave's prepared for John to be a total menace when they get home, but he nods.]

Cleaning time then. I'll meet you on the ground and then I'll carry you back. [He's already moving toward the rungs of the structure to climb down and collect the lights.]

[parodeity]

[ yeah fun fact when dave is done cleaning up top he just forgoes the ladders and steps and hops the railing to land on his feet on the ground. tired and cold or not he’s too fucking prone to ninja antics. ]

[windeity]

[The last of the lights go into John's sylladex and he just stares at Dave when he lands.]

Showoff. [But he's grinning anyway and approaching.] Ready to go home?

[parodeity]

Yeah. [ anyway he has to give john the keys to the car since he still has those? he drops them into john’s pocket and drapes himself on john’s back, helpfully. ] And it ain’t my fault you weren’t raised for acrobatics. Not everyone can be raised for dumb mangrit stats. Some of us have to make out on speed and skill.

[windeity]

[He lets the keys get deposited in his pocket and once Dave's draped on his back he shifts to pick him up, hands under his legs to hold him up as he begins their walk back to the car.]

Is that your way of saying I'm super manly or something? I know you called me the powerhouse and I believe it given the hammer thing, but I like that you have speed and skill. It just means we're a good team.

[...] I want to train sometime during break. I got another hammer back.