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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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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.

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

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[ 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 ]

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[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.]

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[ 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. ]

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[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?

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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.

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[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.

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You’re very manly. Probably with all the chest hair and lumberjack skills and like...predisposition to facial hair and pipes? [ what does he consider to be manly here??? dave loops his arms more securely. ] We can work training into our schedules.

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Haha, shut up. [He turns his head back just a little to nudge at Dave's face and okay, maybe there's a tiny but of stubble he needs to shave off. Whatever.] I don't smoke anyway. I've never even seen a pipe. But I'd like to for sure. We have enough time.

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[ dave is. always clean shaven? he doesn’t seem to acquire stubble all that fast either but also: super fine super blond hair so he is at a disadvantage here. his (living icicle) fingertips brush over john’s cheek, pointedly against the stubble? ] I do try to do a session a night.

[ looping is frequently involved. ]

You can join me whenever. It’s...better to be prepared.

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[He doesn't flinch or shiver when Dave touches his cheek but there is a sound that basically conveys "I know, I know" in reply. He's been busy, shaving wasn't on his list of to-dos.]

I think so. Maybe before dinners on Tuesday or just whenever we decide to? I'm not sure how much offense work I'll need but I am pretty sure my defense isn't great.

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Like I said: you can join me whenever. If you want to work on your defense more we can. I think you mostly did defense via offense until you got the ability to jet when shit got rough.

[ turning into the breeze... ]

I’m not objecting to the stubble for the record even though it’s also chill if not?

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That sounds about right. I remember using the wind a lot in different fights, like with Jack. I want to be better prepared than I was last time because I cannot help other people if I don't know what I'm doing.

[There's a grin.] It's fine. I usually don't let it get like this but I have been busy. [Stressing about fixing things with Dave, mostly, but whatever.] Pretty sure I'd never do a full beard or anything though.

[His expression falls a little flat then as his mind wanders.

"speaking of which you might want to crack into one of my metric fucking tons of shaving cream i have for some reason and bust that nigh invisible teen stache before it starts to become a problem. egbert men dont cotton to whiskers as you know good and god damn well."

But he ignores it and settles for adjusting his grip on Dave to hold him more securely.]

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You’d look good either way. [ since dave has also told John he would look good in a dress so far today maybe he should just be on record as generally thinking john looks good always? ] And I can teach you more traditional defense shit. Did I say somethin’ wrong? I wasn’t like trying to tell you what to do about whatever.

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Teach me whatever you think I should know. I have no idea how training works. [But he shakes his head.] You're fine, it's nothing. I guess I am just a little more tired than I thought.

[But he moves to turn his head enough and smile a little to try and sell that point.] Glad to know you think I'm hot though.

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You’re not that great a liar. [ but that’s all he says on the matter because he doesn’t really have a right to press. ] And I’m still hotter.

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You're definitely hotter, yeah. [May as well be up front about it.] And I'm not lying. [...sort of.] It's not a thing we need to worry about right now, okay? I just kind of want to go home and be happy you exist.

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You’re kinda not obligated to tell me jack shit, dude, so that’s fine. [ he is not sure how to take the hotter agreement thing but wonders if this means John would agree with Dave’s jokes about having better legs than Rose now.

he doesn’t ask. ]

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I know that. I want to tell you stuff just maybe not right now. [Just to clarify.] ...it's just stuff I learned about earlier today. It's not you. I promise. [At least this time he's not lying.]

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Okay. But you don’t have to if you don’t want to. [ like dave sometimes...does not ] I like your smiles best when you’re actually smiling, is all.

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Stop being cute and distracting me. [But it gets a genuine grin so there's that, good job, Dave. At least the car's ahead of them.] ...I know I don't have to if I don't want to. But I want to once I fully understand it myself. Does that make sense?

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We had a whole conversation about how I didn’t want to broach things about the past until I was ready and sorted out? [ so like. ] It’s seriously okay either way, dude. Just don’t fake your smiles for me. It never works and like, don’t think you have to? I’ll leave shit alone if you ask. So don’t wear yourself out?

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[The smile drops and they get to the car and it takes John a moment to decide what he wants to do. It's maybe a little quick but he turns to pin Dave to the car, shifting so that he can face him and basically hold him up by the hips/waist.]

...you know I love you right? [Which would maybe seem a little #intense for the situation and given they just decided they wanted to be together, but they've said this to each other before and nothing's changed about that.]

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[ uhhh. honestly it’s more the positioning that seems a little #intense john why are you pinning dave to the car? this is awkward and he’s eighteen and fuck off.

but he’s used to matching john’s pace when he can and he’s pretty sure John doesn’t mean anything by it so he just adjusts to get a grip on john’s shoulders, and he lets his feet drop to the ground since yeah.

hm. his left hand brushes some of john’s bangs aside, pointless and soothing. ]

Yeah, I know. You don’t have to reassure me about that. [ ...maybe. he’s forever less certain john wants him on levels other than best friends. ] Seriously, it’s okay.