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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]

...anything I can do to make it a little more believable even so?

[parodeity]

You already do that. [ it's said softly and reassuring. ]

[windeity]

[It helps. It helps and he shifts to pull him closer to hug instead.]

Cool. I am glad to hear that. [But there's a small sigh.] ...what do you think? Bed?

[parodeity]

[ for a guy who frequently tensed up or paused when john hugged him previously (usually followed by clinging), dave has come a pretty far way. he immediately leans into john to hug back. he's still awkwardly clingy about it, but john has never complained about dave holding on too hard or tight so whatever. ]

Mm, yeah. Unless you really want to do somethin' else.

[windeity]

[It'd be weirder if he hadn't caught on that Dave's been pretty touch-starved recently. Instead, he holds him for a brief amount of time, letting Dave cling before he pulls back to gesture toward the bed.]

I'm pretty beat. Bed isn't a bad idea.

[parodeity]

[ dave debates making john actually carry him back to the bed but instead lets go and bounces up to his feet, abandoning john to his own devices. ]

Works for me, then.

[windeity]

[He would have truth be told but Dave's up before John can think about it and John gets to his feet, resting a hand on Dave's lowerback to push him toward the bed.]

Do you want to set an alarm for the morning or leave it?

[parodeity]

Leave it. I'll be up before you anyway. [ will he... ]

[windeity]

Yeah, probably. But it's okay even if you're not. [To bed then. He's also turning down the covers and sheets so they can get back into the bed itself as Mewpac launches herself up onto the foot of it.] Breakfast tomorrow and then whatever?

[parodeity]

Maybe. Depends on what breakfast is? Gourmet cereal or what? [ what is even gourmet cereal...dave sides into the bed for the position by the wall, though. ]

[windeity]

It is winter. I could make you oatmeal if you want? [But John follows and he turns off the bedside light, putting his glasses on the table near the bed and immediately pulling Dave back against him again.]

[parodeity]

Whatever you feel like is fine with me, babe. [ he lets himself be drawn closer and automatically shifts to share john's pillow. ] John?

[windeity]

I'll think about it. [But they're sharing a pillow and John's eyes are mostly closed even when Dave says his name.] What's up?

[parodeity]

Love you. [ it's very quiet. ]

[windeity]

[There's a very minor shift while he moves to stretch and kiss Dave's cheek.]

Love you, too. Try to sleep, okay?

[parodeity]

[ a less minor shift on dave's side as he pushes at john enough so he can rest his head on john's chest for the reassuring measure of a heartbeat. it's the quickest way to drift off, keeping time. ]

[usurpers]

[ and you get a ping ]

2/1, text

[feistytrader]

Hey, Dave.
Can I ask you something about

Actually, I'm making the executive call to ask you anyway.
I know plenty of people don't want to remember a thing, but do you ever feel the the opposite?
Like everything would be a whole lot simpler if you just woke up one morning knowing everything and you could figure things out from there.

[parodeity]

yeah
for a long time now
i mean especially back when i was still remembering the shape of things and not just filling them in
it seemed like the more i knew the more
in control?
i could be of things
even if that was sort of false

[feistytrader]

It is control, or at least some control.
I'd know how many of my monster friends I should be expecting.
Or if I ever made it past my teens.
Or if, I don't know, Aoi has some sort of deadly peanut allergy.
That's something I'd want to learn about in advance, not as it's happening.

(He doesn't have some sort of deadly peanut allergy.)

And I get off easy. I don't have anything weird coming my way as far as my body's concerned.
Well, I probably don't, anyway.

[parodeity]

so theres something youre worried about not knowing
is it that statement about if you made it past your teens
or smth else

[feistytrader]

I'm worried about the day that my mom's going to end up with third degree burns because she suddenly turned into a vampire while grabbing some groceries.
Or that one of my closest friends is going to remember something new and awful and resent himself even more for it.
I won't pretend that I didn't get a shitty memory last night or that I'm not upset about it, but I'm more frustrated at how much it caught me off guard.

[...He never talks about this stuff this openly, after all. No pretending in the world is going to make that normal.]

[parodeity]

yeah
im worried about what other people will remember too
more than what i will remember
or what theyll get back
and when

its kind of like
suddenly youre having to learn to ride a bike
every single day
from scratch

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[recollecters]

[A text comes to you in the late afternoon of February 3rd. The sender's name has been encrypted and errors out and there are no signs of who the message belongs to. Clicking on the profile of this Retrospec user brings up a picture of the Retrospec symbol.]

How would you like to help us help you out? Your observation period's up and I want you on this particular assignment. You'll be fine, you're probably not going to die, and we'll be able to monitor you from here. We need help. You've got the skills needed even if you don't know it yet. I know it and that's what counts.

You'll be working with a group (wish I could give you the names, still putting the lists together), but your assignment partner is Byakuya Kirigiri. Should you choose to accept this assignment, you will need to meet at the Recollé Zoo and Aquarium and we'll go from there.

You'll be rewarded for your success, of course, but this is only if we have an agreement. Do we have an agreement?

[No other messages will be sent from this account at this time.]

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[windeity]

elliot weighs almost the same as you do which is weird.
i am guessing we need more tgif nights.
nat's here. souji, minato, yato and some others, too.
we'll be fine.