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[And he was doing so good saying 'by the way' in real words and everything. Dirk is quiet because proud of sword is one thing but proud of emotional progress is another thing. A heavier thing.

Maybe he's hugging Dave a little tighter now.]

We're doing pretty decently, both of us. It feels that way. We're better.

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[ well at least dave has yet to really ever protest being hugged tightly. if anything, he always reciprocates. ]

Good to know there's still an echeladder to painstakingly climb, although gotta say I'm disappoint with the lack of confetti and neon sign titles with this particular route. [ ... ] The hugs are nice, though.

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Good, because they're a requisite to levelling up as long as there aren't extenuating circumstances. [Like Dave desperately not wanting to be touched. Since those are no longer a factor, they have to have this.]

When do I get the badge for having non-awkward personal relationships? I've definitely been putting in the time on that.

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That badge actually fuckin' exists, doesn't it. Shit.

[ why is his life SO STUPID ]

Maybe the sashes which may or may not exist know we're still kind of stupid? Maybe we have to trick them. Or, like, maybe we should just make our own damn badges.

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Would the badges we make be things that maybe or maybe don't literally exist?

[Important for putting them on their sash.]

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Legitimately unsure. I'm still not sure we can even touch these hypothetical sashes we supposedly definitely have?

[ wHY IS THE GAME SO STUPID ]

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Making our own tangible sash would just not have the same effect.

[The effect of. Apparently letting them interact with people non-awkwardly, or some other stupidity.]

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Yeah, so, well. I guess we're stuck waitin' on that bein' a thing.

[ the whole. earning the badge. ]

I'm ok with never earnin' it, personally. Maybe the kiddy camper sashes don't matter so much as how we feel about whatever we're doin', although don't quote me on that since it makes me sound like an afterschool special.

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I could literally hear school kids deciding not to do drugs as you said it.

[Being sarcastic cool kids probably works better for them when they aren't hugging like losers.]

So... you feel okay about what we're doing? [Dave says that's what matters. Dirk agrees. If it's what matters, though, he has to confirm.]

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Then it was a shitty afterschool special 'cause I'm pretty sure they never manage to do that.

[ they're there to be mocked? ]

Do you mean what we're doin' re: bumbling our way through a fraternal relationship together orrrr standin' here hugging awkwardly like losers? It technically doesn't matter which you meant since the answer is "yes" either way, but you know, for clarity's sake.

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I meant the first one, but it's good to know you have no objections to raise against awkwardly standing around hugging.

[They do do it a lot, after all. Quietly, and after a pause] I'm good with how we're doing too.

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Well, I'm kind of used to the latter at this point. Case in point.

[ THEY SURE ARE. AWKWARDLY STANDING THERE HUGGING. he kind of laughs. ]

Good to know? I think I feel...better. In general. Lately. So.

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Me too.

[The proof of it is in the little smile at the corners of his mouths and eyes. And of course, Dirk doesn't fake it.]

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Yeah, well. Ready to head back and let Tuesday really commence?

[ since the 31st is, after all, a tuesday. ]

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Sure thing.

[He will free Dave from a hug now? He is the Liberator. He is content and happy and he gets to eat food and watch a movie with his brother, so everything is good.

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You can pick the movie today.

[ you know, as...a prize? or just because dave doesn't want to? it's hard to say. ]

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Flight World War II. Never seen it before. It's the same people that did Sharknado.

[It's probably bad and it will be new for both of them?]

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Never heard of it, obviously, so that works for me. C'mon, we're havin' my best attempt at enchiladas today.

[ so they need to like. stop awkwardly hugging, but after that dave will reach out for dirk's hand so they can like. hold hands back to the tower i guess?? where they will watch a terrible movie after cooking with the striders. wow ]