dave transfers his gaze from the bottom of the top bunk to dirk, one of those nearly unreadable neutral expressions on his face, though it's softer than it sometimes is.
he tries to clarify why he brought it up. ]
If I did, though, I'd try to call you. [ he thinks he would? probably? ] I didn't just call for you on the Narcissus because you were there or because I knew I would. I didn't know that the entire time. And I wouldn't have always done that.
[ if he thinks about it, he can probably try to pinpoint the exact moment, but there might not even be one - when his first thought when he was overwhelmed with too many factors in a fight was to reach out and call for help. it wasn't always the case. ]
Oh. That reminds me I wanted to do somethin' you'll totally hate.
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dave transfers his gaze from the bottom of the top bunk to dirk, one of those nearly unreadable neutral expressions on his face, though it's softer than it sometimes is.
he tries to clarify why he brought it up. ]
If I did, though, I'd try to call you. [ he thinks he would? probably? ] I didn't just call for you on the Narcissus because you were there or because I knew I would. I didn't know that the entire time. And I wouldn't have always done that.
[ if he thinks about it, he can probably try to pinpoint the exact moment, but there might not even be one - when his first thought when he was overwhelmed with too many factors in a fight was to reach out and call for help. it wasn't always the case. ]
Oh. That reminds me I wanted to do somethin' you'll totally hate.
[ and then he ruins it but ]