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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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[ his hand comes up to reach back and tangle in john's hair so that's. helpful. ] You're still not allowed to pin me to anythin' 'till you can beat me.

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[They're doing great apparently and his thumbs dig in a little harder at that.] You do realize that only serves as motivation right? Which is a little messed up but whatever.

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[ that's not an incentive to tease john less. a hum-sigh as dave relaxes back against john more, into his touch. ] Good. It'll inspire you to suck less.

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[Dave is the worst boyfriend, apparently, but John doesn't care since Dave's relaxing and his hands continue working into his shoulders and his neck, smoothing up his skin and into his hair.]

My skills are way better than what they were, thanks.

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Still not good enough to take me down? [ well. he probably could, as long as dave kept to his usual level of careful not deadly serious?? but john needs to plan better and not give dave dumb openings... ]

But patience is supposed to be a virtue.

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Patience is bullshit. [But his hands are apparently patient and slow, careful over bumps and sore spots.] I still train by myself sometimes but obviously you can see the issues with that.

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Are you sayin' you wouldn't wait for me? Lame. Where's my romcom speech about that bullshit? [ but more practically: ] Yeah. Just training by yourself means you aren't used to what other people could throw your way.

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I would always wait for you, but I'm not the one with the speed stats. [So would Dave wait for him? Who knows.] That is exactly it. And I don't really want to do the fight club thing but...I don't know. I like options.

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Mm. I heard about it back when it opened but I'm not...really into the idea. [ he doesn't explain why, although there are Reasons and it has to do with what he's comfortable with. ] Go a little harder, will you?

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[He complies, fingers pressing harder and shifting hard knots to try and work them loose.]

Yeah. ...I was talking to Sorey earlier this month though about the idea of getting together like a volunteer coalition of people with combat skills that we can call on in case the city's attacked again or anything.

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[ cool thanks that helps and there's an actual quiet moan his neck really did hurt. ]

...Yeah? I guess we're not that organized.

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[Cool. Thanks Dave, that's not kind of attractive at all. But he's keeping Dave's back to his chest and continues, moving over his neck and down his shoulder blades.]

I think most of us are still figuring out our powers and stuff. So...it might not be a bad idea to have reserves on stand-by besides leaving everything to the police and stuff.

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Wouldn't leave it to 'em to start with. It's not like the law really applies in matters of monsters.

[ he will stop making soft noises when it stops feeling nice? ]

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Not even the cops on the app? [That won't happen for a while, so good luck, kids. He's pushing Dave forward a tiny bit so he can reach more of his shoulders and back while he moves down.]

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[ well then save john egbert from dave making soft noises ig. he moves forward pliant when pushed. ] I don't talk to many of 'em, honestly.

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["Why is my boyfriend really cute?" A novel by John Egbert. His palms are still heated but he's careful not to apply more pressure than Dave's ready for.]

I haven't either, really. Matt's an attorney but that doesn't count much. And Naoto's a detective technically, but even then that's a small number.

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Naoto thinks we're in the matrix, you know.

[ they argue about it periodically... ]

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[...a snort.]

What? That would be way too easy, first of all, and secondly...well no, that is all. Why the matrix? Has she said?

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It's...somethin' the law enforcement people were discussing I guess...? [ which is, ironically, why he's not sure about going to them if he needs help. ] Honestly, I've been in a computer thing. You have, too. It was way more...you know.

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Glitchy, fucked up, and involved a lot of mechanics and building? On the one hand I can kind of see her point if she's never experienced something like that. On the other hand, yeah, this is way different than Sburb.

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I mean...the main thing we disagreed on was that the shit we're rememberin' is real. Because I do believe that, and you know it.

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I've had this conversation with a lot of people. I believe it's real, too. Nothing else really makes sense. How can you explain the physical changes, the powers, all of that kind of stuff if it wasn't real?

...but our situation is a little unique, I will admit.

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Denial is a drug. [ a shrug. he winces when he shrugs, like an idiot. just let john rub your neck and shoulders moron. ]

[windeity]

I'm not denying anything, babe. [That wince is telling and he lets up a little, changing his strategy a bit and using the heels of his hands more than his fingertips.]

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I like it when you do that. [ randomly. ]