...Well, you probably have at least one thing you ain't told me.

[ unless he failed to deliberately trigger dirk, but.

dave has been wincing periodically whenever he looks at dirk today, i see. though this time it's more a subtle frown and less at the shirt and he steps forward and actually initiates contact for the first time since...the shadowy dark in the crack where he'd tried to comfort dirk. he hasn't tried to touch him since, has he?

but all he does now is readjust how dirk is holding the sword. there's tension in dave's posture but it's hard to spot, because he's carefully casual even if the sword makes him Slightly Uneasy. ]

No, more like this. Your stance ain't half bad, though.

[ he still nudges one of dirk's feet over a bit more though. ]