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Oh, we never picked a night I guess? I completely forgot about that. The last movie marathon I went to was that whole...romcom dealio, and I barely remember what the fuck we watched there.

[ he prefers his movies more bad, absurd, or comedic. ]

Also the main point of that was just to give you a hard time because you minded so much?

[splinten]

I got that part of it.

[He realized, eventually, that he was indeed being wound up.]

One day you'll understand.

[Dave can never understand Dirk's hatred because while much of that hatred is actually really reasoned and fair, part of it is being jealous that Jake wants to bang an alien furry.]

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It would've been more fun if you'd agreed to watch, too.

[ not an attempt at manipulation: just an honest statement of facts, said deadpan neutral. ]

[splinten]

[Sorry, Dave, but it strikes an emotional mark. Dirk shrugs, his shoulders curling in naturally at the end of the movement.]

Maybe some time.

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[ an eyeroll as he turns to face dirk this time. ]

I didn't mean it like that. I think most movies are more fun when we watch them together, is what I meant. Which isn't to say we ever gotta watch shit we hate just for the sake of it?

[splinten]

We still need to watch The Last Airbender and Sharknado.

[Possibly, that answers what Dave is saying.]

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Ok. [ it possibly answers it but he wants to try to explain himself again. just a bit. ] I think I mean that it would be cool if someday we watched shit neither of us had watched together, and hated it or loved it. The temporal disparities means that usually doesn't happen one way or the other, and we just go into everything media-related full of opinions or havin' already made up our minds about what it'll be like? Or. Somethin' like that. I'm not sure what I meant it like, but I didn't mean force yourself. Just...yeah. I do like the guided tour through post April 2009 to the extent you're willin' to give it?

[splinten]

[Oh. Hm.]

Do you want to watch more movies with me?

[Ugh he is so awkward and embarrassing but at least he managed to ask.]

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Uh. Yes.

[ leT'S GO WITH THAT IT'S LESS EMBARRASSING THAN WHATEVER VAGUE EMOTION DAVE IS TRYING TO CONVEY HERE. ]

Sure?

[splinten]

[Okay, not quite that.]

Do you... want to share totally new experiences with me, not burdened by the baggage of our pasts?

[help him here]

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I...yes?

[ that is also a thing that is true and sounds less embarrassing and pathetic. good job. ]

I just...it's the uniquely bullshit experience that you have like, a shit ton of the time, and it's really stupid on my end. It's not a huge deal, dude. Actually I think it is best we not explore that particular avenue of our shared issues because at least your side has reasons that aren't dumb.

[splinten]

Wait. [He feels like he's not getting this.] What is the thing that's happening here that you aren't telling me?

[This was just a conversation about how much Avatar sucks. He needs help.]

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Nothing?

[ #super convincing. ]

It's like...hats.

[splinten]

You don't like seein' me wear hats.

[So he is. Not following.]

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Ok, that was a bad example, or maybe an example of why it is less stupid on your side for this kind of situation?

[ howwwwww does he put this. ]

I'm not upset? I don't know if you get upset about it, even. I'd classify it as a weird feelin' and leave it there, personally.

[splinten]

I... don't know why it's weird. Or what you're seeing on my side?

The second one may help at least a little.

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No, no, like -

[ he's moved onto vague hand gestures. ]

Isn't it kind of like a weird bummer moment for you when there's just a thing you don't get to do with me, ever, because I already have done the thing and there's bad connotations? Shit that's one of the things we shouldn't talk about okay fuck I can save this give me a minute. [ he's gonna fix it. alternately: he will just continue to ramble with more emphatic and less clear hand gestures as he goes. ] I think it happens with everyone and it isn't a bad thing it's just a weird thing and it's one of those weird things you're socially not supposed to comment on because it's not a thing that is actually a bad thing or even a weird thing even if it feels weird, it's a perfectly normal human being thing in literally every perfectly normal human being relationship. So I am not sure why the fuck I felt the need to bring it up, except for the part where I apparently cannot follow the social cues of normal shit that happens and never gets mentioned and go ah yes that's the fuckin' ticket, that's the good shit I absolutely gotta bring up right fuckin' now, whereas the stuff that society would be like yo maybe you wanna discuss it I just kind of look at and then slide off the table and dump it underneath for the family dog to eat. Fido always sits by me because I am stellar at givin' him all the table scraps.

[splinten]

[He. Filters out part of that.]

I won't argue that it is some degree of a 'bummer' when we can't do things because of our past histories.

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Anyway I'm done talkin' for the day holy shit yeah so.

[ THUMBS UP. ]

Time to bail and save yourself, dude.

[splinten]

It would feel like we left on unfinished business if I went now.

That, and I don't want to go yet.

[at least Dirk is super losery also]

United Passions. It's about a soccer thing. I've never seen it but it's supposedly terrible.

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Never heard about it, but I have a hard time seein' us like any sports movie beyond Space Jam, so. Y'know. Sure?

[ how does soccer even WORK ]

[splinten]

I assume we'll find it heinously boring at best.

[There's a pause. He is. Still trying to figure it out.]

I still want to eat nachos with you.

[So he just comes up with the dumbest thing in his head right now]

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[ honestly no one should be expected to parse what dave had said and what he means. give it up, dirk. ]

I'll give you a shoppin' list before you go. I don't keep copies of everythin' on the base kitchen here.

[splinten]

Did you get yourself a fridge here? [Or Dirk will need a fridge. One not for swords.] We can do one of the ones that opens like a treasure chest.

[You know. So swords can't fall out on you from it.]

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My to do list currently has dishwasher and laundry shit re household necessities so I've been doing whatevs by hand. I mostly got the kitchen done.

[ it is

way down on the base level because that seemed like as good a place as any for a kitchen shut up ]

I kind of like having one that like, opens normally. But just has...normal stuff inside. That was always nice on base.

[ sometimes he would just like go and open it and look inside? for no reason? just to see food in the fridge.

not like. A LOT. but sometimes. ]