[ 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
[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.
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 ]
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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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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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[ 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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[Important for putting them on their sash.]
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[ wHY IS THE GAME SO STUPID ]
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[The effect of. Apparently letting them interact with people non-awkwardly, or some other stupidity.]
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[ 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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[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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[ 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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[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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[ 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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[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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[ since the 31st is, after all, a tuesday. ]
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[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 know, as...a prize? or just because dave doesn't want to? it's hard to say. ]
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[It's probably bad and it will be new for both of them?]
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[ 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 ]