[Dirk reads through the first one, and it's a shame he's an open book to Dave. There are a few reactions in there—a frown for the selfish as bro comment, a twist of wanting to call Rose out when she calls him a people pleaser (she has a point in that specific way but hey), and then something heavier towards the end, a little closer to a flinch. The second he's a little calmer throughout, since it's nothing new, and only reinforces points that he hasn't fully internalized but has started to notice and work with.]
Maybe we should just make a ritual of forwarding relevant conversations with Rose from now on. [They're such idiots.] If nothing else, the Lil Cal debacle was important to me in establishing the tenacity of our relationship despite ourselves.
[He doesn't close the conversations because he thinks it might be helpful to have exact wording to look back to going forward, but he does look up.]
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[Dirk reads through the first one, and it's a shame he's an open book to Dave. There are a few reactions in there—a frown for the selfish as bro comment, a twist of wanting to call Rose out when she calls him a people pleaser (she has a point in that specific way but hey), and then something heavier towards the end, a little closer to a flinch. The second he's a little calmer throughout, since it's nothing new, and only reinforces points that he hasn't fully internalized but has started to notice and work with.]
Maybe we should just make a ritual of forwarding relevant conversations with Rose from now on. [They're such idiots.] If nothing else, the Lil Cal debacle was important to me in establishing the tenacity of our relationship despite ourselves.
[He doesn't close the conversations because he thinks it might be helpful to have exact wording to look back to going forward, but he does look up.]
Which part do you want to start with?