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[splinten]

I'd do apple pie but Jane's the baker in our crew. I'll have to beg it out of her whenever we meet up with her again. [Which makes him wonder if orange pies are a thing? He'll have to check.]

Fish, apples and oranges respectively, bread and randomly chosen legume?

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I'd rather save that for a time I'm like, actually hungry, anyway. Although I guess I might be hungry for it whenever? Never had any.

[ since

apples were hard to come by on the meteor and he's not sure they even owned a pan at home before that??? ]

Sounds fine, though, dude. I'll help with the fish.

[splinten]

Cool.

[He starts leading them out of the Monolith. This path is becoming annoyingly familiar.]

Anything pointless, stupid, and fun you want to do together? [Since. You know. He thinks at one point they agreed to just hang out in a non-emotional way?]

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Um.

[ he can always think of a dozen pointless things. ]

Can we watch somethin' somewhere besides the base?

[ or are movies and television out. ]

[splinten]

I can steal a projector and set it up anywhere around here.

[movies and television are NEVER out]

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Starsky and Hutch and...

[ nnnnngh ]

[splinten]

Dave. We have the same tastes in virtually everything. I'll even do Snakes On A Plane with you.

[There is no movie choice that Dirk will not jump at.]

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I thought you thought it wasn't funny because it tries too hard?

[ eyebrow raise. ]

[splinten]

It'd be funnier if I was with you.

[dirk is a loser txt it]

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[ ... ]

You've never liked the kind of film that's hilarious because it's so bad and the point of it is watchin' it with other people and mockin' it, have you.

[splinten]

I like some movies that are so bad they're funny, but when watching and mocking as a social activity is required, I've historically not had much opportunity to get the proper experience.

[so: no]

[parodeity]

I guess I've never done it in person as such, either. Rose was a little busy with other shit and I never get to pick movies with other people, so - uh, streams with John? Or other people. Online chat style.

[ but he likes distractions. anyway. ]

Snakes on a Plane, then, but that wasn't the "and". [ just give him a moment to stumble his way through a presumably stupid request.

any second now

it'll happen

haha jk ]

[splinten]

Okay.

[He's waiting for the end, Dave. He is looking at Dave. Waiting.]

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[ he has to wait a few more minutes of mental keysmashing and false starts towards actually using words. sorry dirk. eventually it gets him: ]

Hands???

[ nghhhhhh ]

[splinten]

[Dirk tries to think of a movie called "Hands." He cannot.]

You mean, like... [Dirk holds a hand out to Dave to demonstrate the question.]

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Yeah I dunno. [ the words run together. dave is now looking at the tops of his shoes like that will make this question any less stupid. ] For a while? Maybe? Is that weird.

[ it's probably a little weird, and he might want to let go eventually, but despite not wanting the contact - he wants the contact. a movie and hand holding counts as "stupid things". ]

[splinten]

Yeah, for as long as you want to, or can. I'd enjoy some hand-holding efforts.

[beat]

I think we've moved past the point where the weirdness of anything we do is in doubt.

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Hey, no, united front, we agreed to that. No one else has to know how absolutely stupid we are?

[ a pause. ]

I'm aware they already know but we can pretend.

[splinten]

My bad.

[He schools himself deadpan.]

No, Dave, it isn't weird. This is normal. Let's go grab some movies to watch while he force ourselves to consume basic sustenance and make efforts towards comfortable physical contact, like everyone else does.

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[ whyyyyy does that make dave laugh. ]

Is it ironic or just sad that it's way closer to normal life than either of us ever got?

[ genuine question. ]

But ok. Food and bad movies and other stuff.

[splinten]

[Because it's super funny.]

How about both?

[Flying outta the Monolith now because they have such stupid plans]

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[ it is unfair that dirk can crack him up with dumb comments, even though dave possesses. the same power. rude? ]

Yeah, ok. Thanks, by the way. For - showing me. Um. For serious lettin' the emotional shit go now for the movie plan. But. Yeah.

[splinten]

It goes both ways. It's... important to me. You, and us understanding each other, and our relationship. So thank you for showing me your stuff, and for wanting to see mine.

[They are so awkward, and bad at being ironic. But still, Dirk wanted to say it.]

Okay, yeah. Comedy hours with the Strider Bros, let's go.

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[ dave said he'd quit the emotional stuff for the day so he lets it go, opting to go with: ]

Be ready to add Snakes on a Plane to your favorite feature films list.

[ and then presumably they went and did that ]