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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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[parodeity]

Yes. You owned a huge piece of me even before you sent me these. [ he flicks the frames on his face. ] After that...well.

[windeity]

I wish I had realized it much sooner than I did. I think about that sometimes. But I know we've talked about this...it would have been different timing.

[parodeity]

Like only catching on once I wasn't the me you knew and also was in a relationship?

[windeity]

...yeah. That. [A pout.] I don't even know like...I think maybe even back then I didn't realize I had feelings for you and just got stupid and weird about it. Who knows?

[parodeity]

I'm pretty sure you could have gone an entire lifetime without noticin'. You've leveled up.

[windeity]

And now it's been six really, really awesome months I wouldn't trade out. I think I like leveling up.

[parodeity]

...I do, too. I wouldn't have told you ever back then.

[windeity]

I know...I sort of thought you wouldn't, given. We maybe weren't ready that time around, but this time I knew better.

[parodeity]

Given I was convinced it was pointless? ...yeah. In 99% of the universes out there, you and me are probably halfway a tragedy. Except there's always the friendship underneath, so not really.

[windeity]

So what would you call this universe instead? [He's still eating, but he pushes a piece of steak toward Dave.]

[parodeity]

My favorite one. [ he automatically eats the steak. ]

[windeity]

[A bright grin.] Like yeah, obviously. [He pushes over another piece of meat and focuses on the veggies and rice instead.] Retrospec might have fucked up a lot of stuff but this is maybe the one thing they got right. Letting me remember you, I mean.

[parodeity]

[ dave eats whatever is shoved over to him...he's simple. ] You were super late.

[windeity]

To the city? Or to remembering how you and me are supposed to be? [Predictably, he's still feeding him...so that's fine.]

[parodeity]

To both. [ but he's sitting close enough their thighs are pressed together so he's clearly content. ]

[windeity]

What would you have even done with me if I showed up sooner than I did?

[parodeity]

I can think of three times off the top of my head I would've run away to you.

[windeity]

I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner. [His hand's under the table and lightly squeezes Dave's knee.] I would have let you.

[parodeity]

It's okay. I think it worked out better this way.

[windeity]

I think so, too. I probably would have choked this time around, too, if it had been sooner.

[parodeity]

I do at least understand why.

[windeity]

And what did you understand?

[parodeity]

Just the why. You haven't had any noodles.

[windeity]

Smooth segue. [But he's taking his noodles and also giving Dave some of them.] Anyway it doesn't matter. All that matters is the current situation which is you being the best part of me.

[parodeity]

Yeah. [ brief and with a shrug, in the way that says they've run up against one of the things that makes dave second guess himself. he takes the noodles though. ] So how was the rest of your day?