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[splinten]

Same here, only Roxy talked less and drifted to commune subconsciously more. I was not a fan of those guys.

[horrorterrors are unsettling and he'd rather have prospit]

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[ this earns dirk a stare, which dave physically pulls back from leaning on dirk to deliver. ]

You...did not like the elder gods.

[splinten]

Infinite monsters is not my favourite thing to look up at every day, no.

[He doesn't know why Dave is so surprised. Horrorterrors are creepy.]

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Huh. [ all right then. he slides off the desk, tilting his head up towards the ceiling. ]

Glow in the dark stars.

[splinten]

[Without Dave leaning on him anymore, Dirk pulls his legs up off the desk. Crosses them, folds his hands in his lap.]

We can do that.

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I always kind of figured you'd try to understand them like she did. I never wanted to listen.

[ to the horrorterrors, he means. he'd done his best never to look at them shades off until rose had basically told him he needed to do so. ]

Well, I guess Rose was probs right about "not all bad", but I can't say I was a fan of their methods.

[ he's meandering now, going to put the book on the dresser designated as his and then rummaging through a drawer. ]

[splinten]

Maybe fondness for creepy horrorterrors is just a Lalonde thing. We instead carry the bizarre genetic trait of finding monstrous beings beyond human comprehension mildly unsettling.

[Dirk will. Just sit there. Watching and not moving. Don't want to risk jostling the metaphorical knife wound!]

I don't know. It would be an interesting idea, but most of my time on Derse was occupied trying to understand the evil fish queen and plan against her. That and dragging Roxy down whenever she wandered off again.

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I was-wasn't supposed to realize I was awake first. I don't think I would have done much with it anyway, though. You're more productive than me.

[ no stutter: a weird phrasing instead, half-muttered before he comes up with the digital camera he hadn't shoved in his sylladex earlier, dave turns, leaning against the dresser, and thumbs through his latest shots. ]

[splinten]

The Dersite Queen was more of a threat to our group than yours was, and I had the opportunity to understand exactly what kind of problem she posed. Calliope was a little more free-flowing with the spoilers, and our circumstances inclined us to trust her when she talked crazy shit about a video game.

Do you not want me to understand you?

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What about?

[ one previous shot is deleted, and dave flips his shades up in order to better see through the lens. he takes a picture of the bunk bed, then examines the picture. ]

You already do better than most people. We've covered that. Rose is good at gauging what I mean, or what I don't mean, but there's context she doesn't and can't have.

[splinten]

Implying you don't want me to understand you.

[Cool. He will just adapt to that knife permanently settled into his flesh, then. No big deal. He'll work something out and walk ginger around it from now on.]

Do you want the stars on the ceiling to be authentic constellations, or should we be going more abstract than representative?

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I didn't say that.

[ he didn't not say it, but he didn't say it. it's one of the things dave is still unsure about. he was-wasn't supposed to be awake. he does-doesn't want dirk to understand him all the time. ]

Which would you prefer?

[splinten]

You avoided saying the reverse.

[And Dirk has a negative turn of mind. Dirk said, I want to understand you better. Dave said, You can try and slammed a wall in Dirk's face. The door is shut and Captain Snoop is barricading it, and sometimes you just have to learn how to walk around weird statues in your hallway.]

Accurate representation of constellations using cartoonishly abstracted stars and galaxies.

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Sure.

[ to the constellations. he takes a picture of his left shoe. ]

It's not as easy as yes or no. You're terrifyin'.

[ the left shoe picture does not pass muster and is deleted. dave attempts a picture of his right shoe, instead. ]

[splinten]

This would be a great time for a sarcastic 'thanks,' but mostly I'm feeling uncertainty.

[There's a pause.]

It doesn't make me want to move in with you any less. That's still happening unless you say it isn't.

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[ oh. okay. the right shoe picture is allowed to say. rather than examining dirk's expression closely, dave takes a snapshot of dirk on the desk and then examines that instead. ]

Ditto that. [ to which part? ] Although a front-row seat to the Strider blurtscapades doesn't really have much of a payoff, in general, beyond a lot of foot for dinner. The kind with gnarled yellow fungus and callouses a mile thick.

[ enticing. ]

[splinten]

Our foot fungi are probably related species. I've got the antibodies to handle it all.

[the photograph gets one of Dirk's neutral expressions, which isn't really a matter of masking things than it is a retreat into acceptance of the situation as it is]

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[ a pause. ]

I feel like I should at this point state my feet have no fungi and are in fact awesome lookin', but that sounds like a foot fetish which I do not have???

[ too late to take it back now. ]

I'm not there yet.

[splinten]

You do not need to tell me about any fetishes you may or may not have ever.

[Is. Probably not what Dave is talking about, but Dirk will clarify that.]

I wouldn't object, generally, as that isn't actually a thing that disturbs me the way it bothers you, but it is an area that can comfortably be determined unnecessary for a healthy and open relationship between brothers.

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Not what I meant, but I'm perfectly happy to never acknowledge any fetishes or desires I may or may not have, ever.

[ "sincere compliments" "handholding" "genuine open love and affection" honestly he would be better off taking a good hard look at bdsm, probably. ]

BDSM would be so much easier. [ ok he didn't mean to say that out loud and grimaces. ] It was kinda had to see the constellations back home.

[splinten]

Wow. That was some impressive toe fungus you just shove in our mouths.

[WOW DAVE]

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Yeah I'm just gonna go find a convenient volcano now?

[ or not exactly that but he will head towards the stairs. ]

I know of one, but maybe I should like, find a second option just in case. There has to be one nearer at hand. Or maybe I can make one. We made an island, why not a volcano?

[splinten]

[He does not follow Dave's attempt at a flight]

Because volcanos require seismic activity for the lava. Dave, I've never learned or come to understand a single thing about you and afterwards loved you less.

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[ it at least gets dave to pause on one of the lower steps. ]

Yet. I'm not...there yet. Where I believe that. Or where I can take another free fall when I'm still not sure how the current ten are gonna pan out. I still want you here.

[ the last statement doesn't really have a whole lot to do with the other ones but he feels like he should at least more clearly confirm that. ]

You can stay down here if you want, but I'm going to go feed the fish.

[ so, not actually seeking a volcano. ]

[splinten]

Do you want me to come with you?

[There's the thing. Dirk is stubborn and persistent and pushy. He nags and he holds on and he tries to get his grip on everything he can when it comes to the people he loves.

But he is very, very sensitive to the notion of not being wanted. After all, he hates himself. Every sign that someone may likewise want to avoid his company is confirmation that he should stay put and inflict himself on other people less. That the best thing he could ever do for the people he loves is stop bothering them.]