Hey. I'm not gonna kiss you if you keep swatting me. [ he means like for the rest of the day, and flicks john on the forehead with his fingers as he pulls back. ]
That is definitely the biggest lie I have ever heard you tell? [He's snickering though even when Dave flicks at his face.] You like kissing me too much.
[He pulls a face.] I know better, duh. The fact that there is zero context for whatever that bullshit was worries me a lot. [But back to the photos...] Some of these look like a party of some kind?
I've noticed. Why is that anyway? Coincidence? [Still flipping through pictures, lingering a bit on the ones of Jade and himself and comparing them with the ones of himself and Dave.]
Time to see the fancy hat? [ at least john missed anything awkward so dave puts it out of mind as "things john will literally never notice". ] Are we takin' bets on the type?
Probably a jester hat if my memories are anything to go by? I remember putting one on Jack once. [He's busy pulling out the second ticket, but there's another ticket also wrapped around it.] ...oh yeah, I forgot about that one, too. [It goes back in his pocket.] But definitely jester. Or maybe a bowler hat? Those were part of my ridiculous disguise once.
Oh, uh. Special edition movie poster if I remember right, I just have not picked it up yet. [But he'll shove the second ticket in and turn to Dave while he waits.] I guess I can grab that, too?
In my defense, I grabbed the ticket and kind of glanced at it and put it away because I got busy. And anyway nothing is going to top the Ghostbusters poster? [There's a grin and he turns back to the mailbox--
--and pauses.]
...hey. Come look at this. [And whenever Dave gets over there, he'll notice that John's staring at what looks like a real crown of some sort from a now-familiar picture.]
[Eyeing it curiously, he's going to allow Dave to reach out for it and take it out of the box. The mailbox should allow that and he's not entirely sure what to do anyway.]
[ WHO CAN SAY!! anyway dave catches john's hand and bows over it like a dork, bushing his lips over john's knuckles mostly to antagonize john with dumb. ]
[ how the turntables have turned fINALLY. dave just grins, still bent over john's hand and looking at john over the top of his shades before he straightens again. ]
Nah. Already was that, so it can't be a "now" thing, y'see?
[This is cruel and unusual punishment? But he's briefly transfixed by Dave's eyes before Dave stands up and he doesn't quite let go of that hand either.]
Oh, so that's how that works. I see. [He'll step closer but the crown's still balanced on his head anyway.] My bad.
[...] Doesn't that mean we should get you a noble steed or something? [He's trying to take this seriously but come on. Knights. Swords. Dave being Dave. This just makes sense.]
[ no this is a 100% deserved punishment for how often john's managed to fluster dave. eat ur own medicine, john. dave doesn't step back but he doesn't step forward, either. ]
My feet work just fine. Why, you only interested in knights with steeds?
[Rude. He'll step closer again just to see what Dave does.] I cannot really say since you are the first knight I've ever really met officially. But I like you even without a steed, so.
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