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DAVE STRIDER

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...why is Minato...never mind. [He's also just staring at this image for a moment while his soul evaporates and disappears entirely.]

Which one of you created this and why did you make me see it?

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He did. Isn't it great?

[ the true way to dave's heart: SHITTY CLIPART CREATIONS ]

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It's something. [But he's finally getting out of the car and letting Dave out as well, gesturing for him to follow to the museum entrance.] Come on. They're running on holiday hours today.

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[ dave just sits still to let john open the door and slides out, following along after him at a casual pace. ]

You seem weirdly into this?

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You think? I just thought it was something we'd both probably like. [As long as John can deal with the actual art museum itself and not just the fun part that they added for the holiday. He's paying their admission fees before Dave can say anything and he heads inside.]

So...where do you want to start? The full museum? Or the holiday displays?

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Which would make it easier for you? Holiday stuff to look forward to, or to bolster you through the full museum?

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[Eheheh...]

Probably holiday stuff to look forward to. But the rest of it will probably be fine.

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Then full museum first followed by holiday stuff it is.

[ ...although he feels bad taking john. accordingly he stops fucking with his camera and holds out his hand. ]

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[John definitely knew what he was signing up for, so he takes Dave's hand almost happily and begins to head into the museum itself.]

The full museum shouldn't be too busy today, at least. It's Christmas Eve.

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It is not the usual dating locale, admittedly.

[ but he walks in a familiar direction, taking john towards newer (normal, non-holiday) exhibits so he can look at them. ]

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Probably not. Is Christmas Eve really considered a date evening anyway? [He's mostly letting Dave lead since he doesn't really know where he's going.]

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I think so? I was talkin' to Kit about spending Christmas Eve and Christmas with you and was informed it was a date.

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[A raised eyebrow.] Was this before or after we started dating though?

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... [ a mutter that sounds suspiciously like "before" as he drags john over to the newest photography shit. ]

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[An eyeroll. But he follows along and even asks a few questions about some of the displays because John doesn’t know how art works. Tell him how things work, Dave. ]

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[ well. dave starts out a little slow about his answers as he gauges how actually interested john is, but he'll relax and ease up if he's sure he's not boring john, casually explaining things with an actual good grasp of what he's talking about but also just editoralizing and giving his actual opinions on the artwork. ]

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[John doesn’t seem too bored. He’s not as actively engaged and excited like he is with music or movies but it’s a quiet kind of interest and he’s letting Dave talk and explain. The museum itself is pretty large but he doesn’t seem to notice while seemingly actually enjoying himself a little. Like his threshold for being still and not being too active is reaching its limit but he’s doing decently.]

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[ good job, john. dave's voice is just steady and quiet and his thumb traces circles on the back of john's hand as they walk and while he could clearly stick around the museum for hours without getting bored he's trying to go faster than he otherwise would so john doesn't...get bored... ]

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[John can luckily entertain himself but there's also Dave's hand in his and Dave talking more than Dave usually talks about anything with interest like this and it's endearing. He at least feels like he made the right choice and so he's content for about two hours, almost three.]

Wanna know a secret? I have never been to an art museum before. [Gasp. Shock. Etc.]

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Yeah, gotta say the fact we popped your art museum cherry was not super secretive babe, but I appreciate the sentiment. Is this the part where the art museum equivalent of pillow talk occurs? We’re looping back to the holiday shit, by the way, the seasonal stuff tends to be in the same location...

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Cool, lead on. And I don’t know, maybe? What do you even know about pillow talk? [It’s not a serious comment but he follows after and seems to brighten as they head for holiday stuff. ]

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Plenty. [ mildly, though he drifts away from the topic immediately. ] I think the last time I went to a special exhibit here was the start of the year.

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[Let's definitely ignore the topic as they head for the holiday exhibit.] That's almost surprising. This one should be worth it though, I promise.

[And as they approach, it will become clear what John was excited about. It's a large winter wonderland inside the open area of the exhibit hall, giant ornaments on display and scattered sculptures spread out. There's Christmas music playing in the background but it's low and kind of jazz-y to give a calm vibe.]

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[ ...there’s another laugh, quiet, and he will probably never laugh this much in one day ever again? ]

Okay, this seems way more your speed.

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[Yeah this is basically John's Christmas present to himself: an openly happy Dave Strider. But he grins and yeah, this is definitely his speed and there's a light shrug.]

They even have a giant set of bells you can play with. But I thought it'd be cool to walk through and see what they have, um. Some of these are sculptures, some are paper machete, some are stained glass? It's all kinds of stuff.