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March 8

[splinten]

[Anyway Dirk finds Dave wherever he is when he has speech back and goes]

Dave, dude, it's back.

[IT IS BACK]

[parodeity]

[ he finds his brother weeding at the farm because that's a practical use of time. non-sarcastically. dave blinks, looks up, and does a double take.

yeah he

understood that one??? ]

Oh. Shit, URSULA finally fixed it? [ he knew she was working on it, but he hadn't heard anything about her fixing it finally. obviously. or he'd be, like, talking to people.

people, right.

dave pauses to shoot a text to rose, before standing up. ]

Hey?

[splinten]

Hey.

[Dirk takes a step forward and then stops. Shit. Dave got awkward and didn't want contact. Now he has no idea what to do.]

I missed talkin' with you like you wouldn't believe it.

[parodeity]

Yeah, well.

[ well. ]

Same? I'll...maybe see you at home tonight I guess?

[ ??? he's not for sure what dirk's plans are ever. it's wednesday. ]

Uh, after you talk to everyone else. Unless you stay out, in which case I'll see you tomorrow?

[splinten]

Do you... not want to hang out now?

[Nnnrgh. Kill him.]

[parodeity]

Oh. Did you...want to?

[ haha fuck ]

There's a bunch of other people I figured you need to check in with? And anyway I should probably, like. Say something to Rose beyond "sup". That kinda thing.

[splinten]

I do. [Say that clearly. Make sure you can get that out.] We can do whatever you want. If you aren't up for it, that's okay. I'll wait until you do want to.

[Yeah.

Fuck.]

[parodeity]

Uh, we can if you want? But, like.

[ vague hand gestures. ]

You should probably check in with everyone else first? And then if you want we can hang out for like, idk, an hour or whatever before you go hit up everyone else again?

[splinten]

[This is.

???]

Why are you, like, sending' me out on rotation like I need to hit every corner of the block and come back to you with ten grand or I'll get the beatin' of a lifetime?

[parodeity]

B...ecause we both missed all of our friends?

[ this feels like a trick question shit ]

[splinten]

Yeah, but I missed you most.

[It was hard not talking to Jake and Roxy, and Dirk is excited he can again. But it wasn't scary and upsetting the way it is with Dave. He and Roxy get each other, and Jake and Dirk were able to find ways of communicating. It's Dave that he felt furthest away from.]

[parodeity]

[ hnnng. ]

My previous answer wasn't entirely honest.

[splinten]

[Well. Not surprising.]

Which one, specifically?

[Because again. Not surprising.]

[parodeity]

Can you go and spend time with everyone else first?

[ that part. that part wasn't honest. or the reason he gave for it wasn't. ]

I don't really care how long that takes? Even if it's into tomorrow. I really do have to talk to Rose probably, and whoever, so I can waste time.

[splinten]

You... want me to?

[Okay. Okay. Try not to get hurt by this.

No he's hurt by this.]

Can you tell me why?

[parodeity]

[ it's going to sound stupid. ]

So...I can monopolize your time after?

[ he didn't want to like, say it. because it sounds stupid. but. ok.

shit can he go back to not being able to speak english. ]

Without. Worrying about you having to go off and do whatever. Since you will have already done it?

[splinten]

[Oh. Hm. Okay.

Now he is not hurt, but he is a little baffled. It's following Dave's logic.]

Okay. So if I'm following this, you want us to do everything we need to do, so we can spend even more time together after than we would if we hadn't already done our due diligence on other fronts.

And you'd prefer that to me hanging out with you right now for as long as you want because you'd still feel worried about it.

Right?

[parodeity]

Yes?

[ or, yes, dave will sit here worrying the entire time about when dirk will need to abscond to go talk to everyone else. ]

Or. I'm gonna be that annoying kid on a family roadtrip. Are we there yet? What about now? Now? Except the destination is just you, uh, needing to leave to go talk to people who aren't me.

[ so he wouldn't be focused on talking to dirk. ]

...Granted, I'm not sure Rose will have time to talk with me too much since she wasn't the same language as, uh, Kan? But I will check in with her anyway. And John I guess?

[splinten]

[Okay. Well. Okay.]

Okay.

[He will accept that for Dave's peace of mind.] I'd rather monopolize your time anyway, so. [that's fair on both ends?

a pause]

Can I hug you first?

[parodeity]

What? [ blankly, before the response comes immediately after: ] Sure.

[ at least it isn't a reminder of anything now. ]

Uh, no one else is really interested in monopolizin' my time, you realize? Like. Not full-time or generally even frequently.

[splinten]

[Well Dave gets a hug now. Too bad. Also no response? Just the hug.

Hi Dave he missed you.]

[parodeity]

[ dave will hug back, though his grip is loose and not. clingy? he's being careful and a little awkward.

he has no idea how long dirk plans to do this for. ]

[splinten]

I missed you most.

[A dumb thing to repeat, but. Dave's being awkward so Dirk will let go.]

Ok. So you'll text me when you're done with Rose and John and Jade, and I guess Hotaru or whoever else?

[parodeity]

[ it takes him a second, but: ]

I missed you most, too.

[ he kind of shrugs at the question. ]

That won't take me too long. I'll just head home whenever I'm done, and...see you tomorrow or later tonight?

[splinten]

[This is the second time he hears 'tomorrow'.]

You're expectin' me to stay the night with Jake.

[Dave.]