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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]

[ a shrug but he taps the area underneath his collarbone and above his left pectoral. ]

[windeity]

...right above the heart huh. [That's a little sweet, he'll admit.] That wouldn't hurt too much.

[parodeity]

My pain tolerance is high. [ he's just watching john curiously now. he doesn't care for pain in the general way of things but he can put up with it sometimes and he's never minded john's teeth. needles are whatever. ]

[windeity]

Yes I've noticed. [He drums his fingers on the steering wheel.] I think maybe the wrist...or the same place as yours. The wrist because I could at least see it while I was playing and most days I think of you when I play anyway.

...trading aspects?

[parodeity]

You got the organ wrong.

[windeity]

Wait what? How?

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Well. Half marks. But if it's breath, lungs seem about right. [ it's one of those things he says mildly. ] I've thought about it before.

[windeity]

[...oh.] ...that sounds about right, yeah. [His voice sounds far away.] ...time is kept in my fingertips. [He plays a bar of something across the steering wheel.]

...were you going to tell me before this?

[parodeity]

I mean. [ well like ] It was maybe more likely I was just gonna do it on my own one day when I felt particularly into the idea and then hide it from you for however long?

[ he at least sounds wryly amused. ]

It isn't like I don't already carry you around, but sometimes reminders are nice.

[windeity]

Why would you hide it from me? [A curious look.] I would have eventually found it, maybe.

[parodeity]

It feels selfish to want, I suppose.

[windeity]

I don't think it's selfish. Why do you?

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...because if I said "hey John get a tattoo for me" you would without any actual argument?

[windeity]

Believe it or not, I can say no to you if I really wanted to. Most of the time I just don't want to.

[parodeity]

I can't even remember the last time you told me no.

[windeity]

I haven't needed to. [No, John's mostly just a sucker.]

[parodeity]

Babe, we're basically mutually pathetic except I tell you no sometimes when it's for your own good.

[windeity]

Like I said, I can totally tell you no if I wanted to. [...] I like the idea of having a permanent reminder I'm yours and you're mine. [Even in a world if they ever broke up, he doubts they'd stop being friends anyway. It makes sense.]

[parodeity]

[ ... ] Why don't we, then?

[ it's the twelfth. they can do something moronic maybe if john doesn't stop them. ]

[windeity]

[Look at least it's not SBaHJ...]

...do you want to do the rest of today before that or after that?

[parodeity]

[ there is unfortunately a slow if brilliant grin. ] Before.

[windeity]

[God. They're really going to be stupid, aren't they. But okay, he'll go ahead and finally pull back to buckle up.]

Okay. Then destination two is on our list, and then...we'll find a parlor and actually do this.

[parodeity]

Mmm...actually, after. [ because: ] You promised I could pay for the next stop.

[windeity]

I said the next thing that would require money. [..] You want to cover both tattoos?

[parodeity]

Please? I have the cash. [ he works too much ]