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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]

Because you're totally not biased at all. [He leans forward to give him a Look.] Give me a hint anyway.

[parodeity]

I'm not! [ he might be but. dave sits up again, retrieving his sandwich to examine in apparent seriousness. ] A closet for a darkroom, I guess?

[windeity]

[Ah. It was a present for his last birthday but then Carmen disappeared from the app. So he's not surprised, but... ]

...we always said you'd have a dark room and I'd have a music room whenever we got a place together. And we do technically have an extra room. That's really all?

[parodeity]

Well, like... [ hm. ] I don't need anything big or fancy. The night for just us?

[windeity]

No party this year. [Its a question but said more like a statement.] Your birthday is on a Monday anyway. I wouldn't mind just us if that's what you're okay with.

[parodeity]

I don't mind one, but definitely nothing that runs late. [ he's tearing his sandwich into tinier pieces. ] I sort of like having you to myself at night? And also it will be my birthday.

[windeity]

And since the next day is our date night anyway maybe we should just skip Tuesday. I'm not doing anything in class that is that important. [Hopefully dave is eventually going to eat that sandwich. ] Maybe a small party the weekend after or something and Monday is just a family birthday.

[parodeity]

Like, visit my family then drag you back home? [ he does in fact eat one of the smaller pieces although he's probably just dancing around something. ]

[windeity]

[...] If you want. But I kind of meant us...since we're family, too? [A shrug. He can play the long con and be patient until Dave feels like actually explaining himself.]

[parodeity]

It's more than kind of. Make me dinner and let me pick the movie?

[windeity]

Of course. [He tilts his head, trying to puzzle that out. He has a few weeks at least, but he's already planning for Dave's birthday based on all of that.] Any requests for dinner? Or am I making it a surprise?

[Still gently pressing. What are you stalling about, Strider?]

[parodeity]

[ dumb shit, undoubtedly. ] Something with fruit. [ descriptive but he generally eats whatever john makes so... ] Think we can get a sitter?

[windeity]

[Ffs, Dave.]

I can do that. But I'm also making a real meal. [...huh. He really just wants to be alone for his birthday, doesn't he?] For Mewpac? Yeah, probably. You know Shuji, right? He'd probably be ecstatic to watch her. Or Elliot and Eren if they're not busy.

[parodeity]

Shuji was a vampire the other month too. Or...demon. Same wheelhouse? But yeah, I'd say we're friends. [ he dips one of his sandwich slices in his soup and eats that. ] And obviously Eren and Elliot can be trusted with our child...you got any requests?

[windeity]

Hmm...Elliot lives with a couple of people who have cats, too, I think, so maybe keep that in consideration. I'll message a few people and see who can take her. I guess we could ask Eleanor, too. We have options and it's just for the day. [At least Dave's eating his sandwich.]

...Casey might be a bigger problem though.

[parodeity]

...Kids make certain things hard?? [ who can lizard sit is a good question though. dave does another soup dip with some sandwich. ] Not that I don't enjoy our ridiculous menagerie.

[windeity]

[He lifts an eyebrow, eventually assuming Dave's implying he wants to fool around on his birthday which is, like, way more than fine.] You have a point. I'll see what I can do. I might be able to bribe Shuji with both.

[parodeity]

[ it's a fair guess since he tends to talk himself in circles about that kind of thing and he's studiously avoiding the eyebrow via finishing another sandwich piece. absolutely gonna be twenty. ] We can make pancakes for her beforehand? Do lizards eat pancakes.

[windeity]

[Idiot. But that's fine, John will just deal with that as it comes.]

I have no idea. I have a feeling Casey will eat everything? I remember her being on the ship with me and Jade and Nannasprite when Nannasprite kept making cakes so I assume so. I can make pancakes and leave them with her when we drop her off.

[parodeity]

I meant more what's healthy for them but yeah my consorts ate whatever too I think? [ including (?) almost him (????) ] So...hey. Are you happy?

[windeity]

I'm pretty sure they really run on a separate kind of biology. [Shrug. But he's going to shelf that topic.]

Anyway, of course I'm happy. Are you?

[parodeity]

I'm with you, or course I am. But I meant about like...where things are with us?

[windeity]

Yeah. I knew what you meant. [He's finishing his soup at least before continuing.] We have been together for eleven months. If I wasn't happy, I would think we'd talk about it but I am. I'm happy with you and I'm happy with us and the life we've been making for ourselves.

[parodeity]

So you don't have anything else you wanna do or anything? [ not like dave can think of much himself.

or he can, always, but it's never anything more than a progression of everything they are. ]

[windeity]

...baby, why don't you just tell me what exactly you're thinking about and I'll say yes or no. [Dave seriously what are you doing.]