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DAVE STRIDER | RED | #E00707
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[windeity]

Obviously I would protest, I'm not an idiot. It'd just be, like, you and the girls and it's not really servitude exactly. [He's just. Thinking about something he said to Jade a while ago and decides not to comment on that since that sounds safer and less stupid.]

[parodeity]

What if I asked you to do something you didn't want to do?

[windeity]

Depends on what it is, but if it was something I really did not want to do I wouldn't do it. [But also, he's done stuff he didn't want to do because Dave convinced him anyway so he's assuming it'd be the same thing.] That is not that hard.

[parodeity]

I bet I could talk you into some things? I'll have you know I am extremely charming.

[windeity]

And I will have you know that I will believe it when I see it. I could say no if I wanted to.

[parodeity]

So, what, the base problem is you don't want to say no to me about anything?

[windeity]

What? No, there is no base problem. I'm just saying that even if you are charming or whatever I could say no if I wanted to. That's all.

[parodeity]

[ there's a snort of laughter. ] Okay, but when have you ever really said no and stuck to that?

[windeity]

[...haha. Yeah, about that. There's dead silence.]

I am just saying I could if I wanted to. [So haha never, John's a sucker for his friends, news at 11.]

[parodeity]

[ there's a beat of silence before dave just starts laughing. ]

[windeity]

[WOW???? John's free hand comes up to push at Dave's head but there's not a lot of force and also he's not moving his other arm so like. He's obviously furious. Obviously.]

Shut up! [He's still grinning though because yeah...yeeeeah.]

[parodeity]

You know I'd do anything for you, too, yeah? [ after he manages to quiet down. ]

[windeity]

[A thoughtful look.] Of course I do. That was never a question.

[parodeity]

[ okay. dave escalates by shifting over and resting his head on john's shoulder instead of the floor. he's hesitant as usual but john doesn't usually say no.

right? ]

Dirk is kind of awkward and only like Bro in the most sideways way. It's weird. I kind of know how to read him but he's also a complete stranger.

[windeity]

[...okay well. He promised he'd stay and Dave's actually like less weird so the only thing he does is shift onto his back a little more to accommodate the space.]

Yeah? [He had a totally different experience with Dirk so he can't really compare that.] Everything on the other side of the scratch always sounded weird. Did you guys talk a lot?

[parodeity]

Not...a huge amount. I helped him with Cal and we caught geese. I have him my hex code. But enough to kind of notice all the glaring differences? He's like...kind of dorky.

[ so. ]

I offered to have lunch with him every other day?

[windeity]

[He's about to counter that Dave's also kind of dorky sometimes but like. Not the time to do that.]

That's a good start. Did he agree to that? If things worked the way I think so that means you're like his teen guardian too, right?

[parodeity]

Not quite. He was born 400 years after I died. [ so. ] He agreed and I said I'd ask you. He can cook fish apparently?

[windeity]

Oh. That's cool. [...] I don't mind. Do you want me to stick around while you guys do the lunch thing or do you want me to clear out so you can get to know him? I can go hang out with Jake or something.

[parodeity]

Would you mind sticking around sometimes?

[ it might make it easier not to just be awkward alone?? ]

[windeity]

Sure. I like Dirk so far. [Also yeah he's. Getting better at reading Strider by now and they're both kind of weird, so.] And maybe sometimes we can all hang out? When everybody is ready to.

[parodeity]

I don't mind, but they were both being a little weird about it. [ he's not sure Why but ] I don't think they met up yet.

[windeity]

They haven't. Or at least like they hadn't when I talked to Jake and he was weird about it, yeah. [A shrug.] Whatever. It cannot hurt to ask and they can figure it out from there.

[parodeity]

Yeah, sounds fine. I didn't want to pry. [ but he noticed the whole ??? thing. ] My understanding is they came from battles so.

[windeity]

I got the impression, too. But next time I see Jake I'll mention it and we can talk to Dirk when he comes over. Does that mean Dirk knows how to fish? [That's a safer question than asking whatever they talked about. Dave can tell him if he wants, but he won't pry either.]