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[parodeity]

DAVE STRIDER | RED | #E00707
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[windeity]

You know it's been a while since we got here, right? It is sort of a big deal.

[parodeity]

I can do cat naps?

[windeity]

Doesn't count. Why haven't you been sleeping? Are you worried about the shadow monsters or whatever?

[parodeity]

[ there's a faintly incredulous look but since he can't really say to john "i keep dreaming about dying, and that has always fucked me up and made sleep hard when it occurs and it's worse every time it's a real death" he just goes with: ]

No, I mean, I guess they are maybe a worry but they didn't kill us so they're whatever in the end?

[windeity]

[He gives Dave an equally incredulous look back.]

...I'm taking first watch tonight and you don't get to say no.

[parodeity]

[ well. incredulity fades to confusion. ]

Tonight?

[windeity]

Unless you have other plans?

[parodeity]

Don't you????

[ he had to trick john into this wtf ]

[windeity]

You can't answer a question with another question.

[parodeity]

I clearly just did. [ boys......... ]

[windeity]

Why are you being so difficult about this?

[parodeity]

Because I don't have anyone I can actually talk to that about, okay? So...yeah.

[windeity]

Okay, then what am I exactly? [It's not even angry it's just. Confused. And a little uncertain.]

[parodeity]

My best friend. That doesn't change even if you can't handle certain topics.

[windeity]

[A long pause.] Do you think I'll ever be able to? Whatever those are.

[parodeity]

...I dunno? Not really up to me. I kind of assumed "no".

[windeity]

...you didn't even ask me. [It's quiet, but he concedes finally.] It's okay. Just...maybe consider trying?

[parodeity]

...Because whenever I edge near the topic you kind of freak out a little and ignore it. It's fine, Eggs.

[windeity]

I wanted to talk last night and you said no and then tricked me into falling asleep. This is not all on me, Strider.

[parodeity]

It kinda seemed like an anti-best friend move to talk to you about somethin' just because you got so exasperated you were willing to force yourself to?

[windeity]

Okay, well, I am not forcing myself to right now and you're still saying I don't want to so...I don't know. I just want to help and I don't know how, okay?

[parodeity]

So, what. You want to talk about what happened before we woke up here?

[windeity]

Is that why you can't sleep? [Since we're doing questions for questions.]

[parodeity]

It's...a chunk of it.

[windeity]

And the rest is what? Something else?