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DAVE STRIDER | RED | #E00707
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[windeity]

I know I don't have to. [He doesn't know Dave means pretending and assumes it's "you don't have to bring me", which is fair. He knows he doesn't but simultaneously it makes sense to ask Dave. There's a lot that needs to be said, but he's fairly certain neither of them are really ready to say it. He always thought that they'd get to have all kinds of adventures and hang out and just be best friends in real life once they got to the new universe. Somehow this feels awkward even if he keeps trying.

But whatever. He lets Dave do that while he hums to himself.] I like the idea of back-ups in this case. We might need it if we end up staying longer than we think, or if more people come someday or something. It would be nice to be more prepared than the town was when we showed up.

[parodeity]

...Yeah, sure. [ his shoulders slump as he toes at what might have been a chair once. gross. ]

Probably we should make more of the houses habitable for other people, too. A lot of 'em look like they might fall over in a strong wind, so like, keep your aspect to yourself, bro.

[windeity]

Yeah. I do not plan to really use my aspect unless I have to. [A sigh.] Habitable houses is a good idea though. Ours still has a hole in the stairs but it should be okay. Some of the others I've looked at are less stable though, you're right.

[...] Yours is still in one piece?

[parodeity]

'Course, why wouldn't it be?

[ it's. a place. he shrugs, and as usual offers zero information on it otherwise. ]

I think everyone seems all right about their places so far.

[windeity]

[Sigh.]

I guess so. It's still kind of weird living with other people, I guess, but it's doable.

[parodeity]

I mean, I figured you were enjoyin' your roomies? [ dave goes further into the room, trying to find anything of use but so far coming up with nothing. ] You did want to...y'know.

[windeity]

...I wanted to what? [He stops moving solely so he can face Dave again.]

[parodeity]

Live the pseudo-dorm life with whoever...? [ he's not sure why this topic necessitates john stopping moving around, but dave doesn't seem to find it important enough to stop trying to pry open a cabinet door that is decidedly stuck. ] Jesus christ what did they DO to this??

[windeity]

That's...[A shrug. Okay, you know what whatever, he'll shelve that topic for now.] It might just be jammed. Or glued? Have you ever seen those houses that have fake cabinets so that they match the rest of the room?

[He'll wander over there.]

[parodeity]

Okay, if this is a fake cabinet I'm burnin' the entire thing to the ground because that is a useless feat of architecture that should not be allowed to exist. What next, false doors? What a waste of space.

[ it's probably jammed, and he stops tugging to peer closer to try to see if he can figure it out without having to kick it open or use his sword or something stupid. ]

If we're going to be gettin' into stupid household things, why not secret passages? I could get behind that. We could have an entire Scooby Doo sequence openin' and slamming doors while jazz plays in the background. Presumably with one of us finding a monster who is actually some adult weirdo in a mask who brought us here or yadda yadda yadda.

[windeity]

A waste of space but also it would fit in with the rest of the weird bullshit here.

[A beat.] I could definitely provide the background music on that one, at least. But where are we going to get a dog?

[parodeity]

Yeah, Okuyasu mentioned your piano. [ he gives up on the cabinet after a minute or two more. ] And I only know where to get a cat or a bird?

[windeity]

Yeah. Not sure what it's doing here, but I have it. [He squints at the cabinet.] Do you think Jade would be Scooby if we ever felt like it?

[parodeity]

Ughhh I am not sure I want to ask her to play a dog part. The whole evil barking thing kind of sticks in your head??

[windeity]

Good point. [Yikes.] Jokes aside, if this is locked now maybe you're onto the Scooby Doo idea. Like a hidden latch or something?

[parodeity]

You want to give it a go? [ he steps aside enough so john can though jOHN CAN PROBABLY POP IT OPEN ]

[windeity]

[...shrug.] Why not? [He'll approach the cabinet, fingers around the door and digging in to pull on it. The cabinet door doesn't budge much, but just a little.] If it's stuck like this, maybe that means there is something really cool inside.

[parodeity]

Okay, now you're just getting your hopes up only to inevitably be let down by like, mold-ridden clothes.

[ but maybe there is something really cool inside! ]

[windeity]

Not sure how I feel about mold-ridden clothes. Can we even get rid of mold? [Pryyyyying. Let him be hopeful!!]

[parodeity]

Uh...wash them and pray for the best? That said, none of the clothes I've found have been any more tempting than magically comfortable and clean pajamas. So like.

[windeity]

Yeah, the stuff Minato and I found were kind of lame, too. I like the whole self-cleaning part of the pajamas. [Pullling! And the cabinet pops open!] Dude, I got it!

[parodeity]

I loosened it for you. [ he definitely did not. ]

[windeity]

Yeah, I know. Thanks for that! [He definitely knows Dave did not, but whatever. He'll pry open the cabinet and out falls...

...a bunch of clothes. But at least they aren't moldy? There's also a small tool kit.]

This is definitely not that exciting.

[parodeity]

[ thanks for humoring him, john. ]

What's in the kit? [ he knows fuck all about most tools but ] I feel like the clothes are useless when we're not gonna do a fashion show.

[windeity]

Uh...[Give him a second to pry it open.] It looks like a hammer, a screwdriver, and some rusty pliers. Not bad I guess. [Not that he knows how to use some of these entirely but whatever.] Did you want to do a fashion show?