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[splinten]

Not really. All my future plans are in a vague state of 'eventually, whenever.' Most of my things are improvised.

[But Dave seems to like having dates and times locked down for things so Dirk likes to offer them to Dave especially.]

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[ it's because...specific times means it'll actually happen and dirk will be there and not...somewhere else...look bro hated spending time with dave

beyond the whole

monitoring him thing which does not count? ]

Uh, I'm free tomorrow?

[splinten]

Then we just need to know the best hour for finding bugs.

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Or we could just go when the fuck ever and realize different bugs like different times?

[ dirk wing it for once ]

[splinten]

You usually prefer to set times for me.

[DIRK WINGS MOST SOCIAL THINGS. Dave gets chosen times just for him.]

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Oh, I'm a moron. You meant like an hour. Uh. One pm?

[ he MISUNDERSTOOD and thought dirk wanted to just block out a day together. ]

[splinten]

[Was that not the point. Hm. Dirk is considering this now that Dave thinks he is an idiot. Dave thinking he has BEEN an idiot is usually the moment when Dave is in fact in the act of committing idiocy.]

I meant an hour to start. [And then, like, not necessarily end.] How about we begin at 6AM? We can start crepuscular and move through the varieties.

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Oh. I figured, uh, whenever we woke up and ate or whatever we could just...go after?

[ so he wasn't worried about the time when he was under the impression it was a full day thing. which...he wasn't wrong about apparently maybe???? please advise dirk ]

If you mean like a full day thing, and not just an allotment of time thing. Which both things are fine so?

[splinten]

I meant a full day thing. If that's the case, we'll just do when we wake up, yeah.

[This was unnecessary silliness but at least they clarified it?]

[parodeity]

Oh, ok. That's...how I meant it too?

[ before backtracking when he thought dirk didn't mean it that way, because actually asking someone for an entire day might be Too Clingy. ]

So, pretty early in the morning probs.

[splinten]

Sounds good to me.

[He gives Dave an affectionate hair ruffle. This is important in the hug because at a certain point Dirk runs out of ways to increase proximity to Dave so ?? this is it.]

I'll pack food, you handle drinks?

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[ the problem is dave's reaction to hair ruffles is either to take it or to automatically try to mess up dirk's hair sans warning which he does now? dirk? ]

That's a lot of trust you're puttin' in me, assumin' I'll pack oj in addition to aj.

[splinten]

[No he's going to try to catch those hands! even though it's first thing in the morning so who cares if his hair gets messed]

I trust you with everything but my good hair days.

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[ ok then > execute hug command and > initiate sibling wrestling match ig enjoy that ]

You should absolutely trust me with those too? I'm a very trustworthy person, I know how you style your dumb anime hair?

[splinten]

That doesn't mean you'll do it?

[Well this is dumber than before, now.]

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I've fixed your hair before!

[ directly after...messing it up......................... ]

[splinten]

After you messed it up.

[DAVE IS A HAIR-WRECKER!!]

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Yeah. I like that I can.

[ it's actually said with a fond grin. sorry dirk. it's not even a speed thing: he just genuinely likes that he's allowed with little more than mild retaliation. ]

[splinten]

I know. This is why you haven't stopped being the baby brother in literal months, dude.

[Because, overlooking, you know, certain reasons involved in this, it is also a hugely baby brother move.]

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I'd do it even if I were older.

[ but the grin flickers away to nothing as quickly as it came. ]

[splinten]

[A pause: Dirk signals time out.]

Did I say somethin'?

[He isn't sure if the grin flickered away for any particular reason. He would like to be clear if he did something dumb.]

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[ dave will actually honor the time out and drop his hands to the bed? ]

No? [ or, well. ] Not really?

[splinten]

What part is the not really?

[He props his head up for this moment when he is not being attacked with dumb fraternal wrestling matches.]

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[ time to flop back over for dave. ]

Uh. [ it's a buffering "uh", giving him time to consider it. ] I don't want you to take care of me? That is, not just - I want to take care of you, too. I don't actually know what it is? It's not like. A bad thing or really even a thing that upsets me. It's just a thought?

[ so it's unfocused and vague. ]

I don't want you to ever be an untouchable older brother.

[ there we go. ]

[splinten]

[Hm. He gives a nod.]

Settin' aside the very specific reference being made here, I've been told by more than one person that not relying on other people is not actually one of my best habits.

[He decides to flop down also, since the answer has been given, and now he's more contemplative.]

It's definitely something I have a problem with. You're one of the people I rely on the most, but I think even in that I could work to let you look after me more.