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[parodeity]

DAVE STRIDER | RED | #E00707
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[parodeity]

I figured I'd make them for you on your next birthday instead of cake. Or the one I made up for you.

[windeity]

I'd like that. Shouldn't I know exactly when my made-up birthday is?

[parodeity]

I keep plannin' it and then like. Werewolves????

[windeity]

Do werewolves impede on having fake birthdays?

[parodeity]

Well, if I want a party.

[windeity]

[There's a snort.] So there's the motivation. I see. I think something is always going to happen to us though. It has been a monthly thing.

[parodeity]

I mean, I think you deserve a party. All the parties?

[windeity]

I think you just want to plan a party. [Amused.] I cannot object that much.

[parodeity]

No, like. [ a pause. ] You've had three birthdays without like. A party with anyone more than Jade? And some sprites. I just...thought maybe you'd like one with like. People. And not cake? Planning parties is not like a secret hobby of mine, I just...figured. You know?

[windeity]

[Good point.] ...it'd be fun, yeah. There are a lot of people here that would make a party fun. You had fun at yours, didn't you?

[parodeity]

At the family dinner? [ and now john knows why...dave wanted one... ] Well, yeah. I like that we get to have them nightly, too.

[ it makes eating almost worthwhile, for all that he sometimes just chats through dinner. ]

[windeity]

Dad and I used to have them all the time. It sort of made sense to keep it up here. So I'm glad we do them together, too.

[parodeity]

[ ... ] Yeah, well. It's the first time I've been around family besides Rose.

[windeity]

No I know. But like I said, it is a thing I am happy about.

[parodeity]

You know I mean you, right? [ and not, like, dirk. who is family. but. ]

[windeity]

I mean yes, I figured that out. And you're family to me, too. It's why living with you has been great.

[parodeity]

Just checking. [ he's basically given up on eating his pastry. dave leans his elbow on the table and props his own chin up on his hand. ] We're basically living out my thirteen-year-old dreams. Not exactly, but near to.

[windeity]

We are missing movies and the girls, but it's cool, right? We can stay up however late we want, and we have dinner together and we get to hang out all the time. I like it.

[parodeity]

Of course it's cool. [ ... ] Is there anythin' else you wanna do? Like. To make it feel more like a home.

[ he knows that he likes what they're doing but john's the one with actual experience in like. home-homes. ]

[windeity]

...decorate more maybe? I don't know how though with the resources we still have here. But making it a blend of stuff we both like would be cool. I like the pictures in the living room though.

[parodeity]

We can raid some shops together? Find stuff we both enjoy.

[windeity]

You think they would have stuff we can grab and bring back here? The shops are usually hit and miss given we are in an abandoned town.

[parodeity]

I think it'd be a fun way to spend a day either way.

[windeity]

Let's go whenever you want then. I am always here to explore stuff like that.

[parodeity]

Tomorrow? It's getting late.