☼ [IC Contact@Rakuen] ☼

[knightime]

[It's silent for a moment...]

why the fuck do i even have an answering machine???
ok dudes and dudettes
this is dave fucking strider
you obviously wanted to come in contact with me but hey
looks like im not answering
just leave a message or something
i might get back to you
...
alright im kidding
ill get back to you whenever i get to noticing your message

beep beep motherfuckers

Comments

[knightime]

[Dave just shakes his head. Not really. It wasn't something he liked to bring up in general, so having it forced out was a little nerve wracking. He liked to just keep it tucked away and let everyone think he was ok. He much preferred that.

He did appreciate Dirk trying though. He just wasn't really prepared to talk about it.

He doesn't know if he'll ever be. Dirk might not know, but Dave still blames himself for not being able to do anything about it. In control of time was a heavy burden when you have to know when sacrifices had to be made to keep the timeline going. Sis' death or any of the other guardians shouldn't have had to be a casualty they had to accept.]

[fracturedsoul]

[ Okay. They don't have to talk about it. He'll just hold Dave until the kid decides to pull away.

He doesn't have much experience in comforting people -- a little more now than he did before coming to Rakuen, but still -- so he doesn't know what to say or do here. ]

[knightime]

[Dave kind of just awkwardly moves away after a bit. Uhm.

He kind of wants to think of a happier subject, but he's drawing blanks. This is fucking awkward. Fuckkkk. Dirk probably thinks he's the lamest fuck right now.]

[fracturedsoul]

[ He lets go and sort of scoots over to put some space between them. Awkward. He doesn't regret it, but. Yeah.

He actually thinks Dave is pretty damn cool right now. ]

Anyway. How many more do you need?

[knightime]

[Dave holds up seven fingers. Yeah, Dave surprisingly isn't very far into collecting his charms for being here the entire time...]

[fracturedsoul]

[ Wow, hasn't Dave been here for fucking ever? Dirk kind of frowns a little. ]

Okay. I'll get you some more.

[knightime]

[Been here since the start.

Dave just shrugs lightly. It doesn't seem to bother him that much.]