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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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[windeity]

[They have to fly a few canopies up in the jungle-forest, but they'll probably hear 80s music first before they see another cut-out.]

Think that's it?

[parodeity]

Oh my god. Dibs on the blond.

[ HE'S ALREADY GOING OVER, THIS CUTOUT PASSES MUSTER. ]

[windeity]

I don't know if I'll look good with a mullet. [But he's heading that way!] You're a cute blond though so I guess that makes sense.

[parodeity]

Flattery will get you basically everywhere. [ this is going to have to be a crude selfie... ] Ready, babe?

[windeity]

About as ready as I'll ever be. [He sticks his face through the mullet cutout and waits.] One, two...

[parodeity]

Three. [ AND NOW they are ready for the 80s. ] ...What if we just go home like this.

[ dave why ]

[windeity]

[He just. Stares at him???] I like the clothes but I definitely could do without the mullet. Are you going to cut my hair again if we do?

[parodeity]

I mean, yes. [ hm... ] But we should probably find the end of this phototrail. I suppose I will have to give up my dream of watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure like this.

[windeity]

You could stay that way and I just take the rest, but that also sounds like a bad idea so never mind. We have to be somewhere close to the end though right? We have already done three of them.

[parodeity]

Three's supposedly the magic number? Maybe the next one will creepily be just us and that's how we go back to normal. God, that would be the most ironic shot? Like, cutouts of ourselves. ...we could swap.

[ stop this ]

[windeity]

Don't be me, I just got used to being in my own body again after James took it. [NO THANKS.] You'd be a cute brunette though.

[parodeity]

I think it is unfair I didn't get a turn??

[windeity]

[And because he knows Dave will fluster, he says:] If you really want inside me that bad we can probably figure something else out.

[parodeity]

[ fuck you john??? predictably dave goes red, mouth working soundlessly for a moment. ] Dude!

[windeity]

[Nah he just starts cracking up, sorry.] You walked right into that one.

[parodeity]

So you're fighting fire with fire? [ a reluctant smile. ] I could have made you regret that one you know.

[windeity]

Somehow I don't doubt that, but you didn't so I still win.

[parodeity]

[ john gets an exasperated slash mostly amused look before dave darts over to
press a kiss to his mouth...

and then pulling away before john can deepen it or respond. ]

Do you really?

[windeity]

[Hey!!! He frowns, but he shakes his head.] I win enough. Besides having a mullet, I mean. There has to be some kind of challenge we're missing though. This seems way too easy.

[parodeity]

Maybe the universe decided we deserved a break? [ FOR ONCE. ]

[windeity]

When has it ever actually been nice to us? [Wait.] You know. Besides bringing me back to you. Maybe that was our break.

[parodeity]

...okay that may win the award for the cutest thing you've ever said? Damn, Egbert.

[windeity]

[He laughs and gestures for Dave to follow. To the peak of the waterfall!]

It's true though, you know? It has been a good year even with everything else that has happened lately.

[parodeity]

Have I told you today that I love you? Who cares, I'm saying it again. Just for the record.

[windeity]

[He stops briefly, grabbing Dave's hands to hold him still and popping up on his toes briefly to kiss him.]

I love you, too. A lot.