[Closed] Day(care) Dreamers

[knightime]

Your name is Dave Strider. Usually you'd start this by saying how cool you are, but that's not actually true. You aren't actually all that cool nor do you actually care. You're old enough to have graduated college but you never went. You just can't really do this people thing, which is why it's so surprising as to how you got your job. You're a daycare worker at some place in the richer area of the city. Kids love you. You have no idea why. It's really weird, but you're not going to try and make a big deal out of it. You get paid well after all. Even though it's your main income, you actually do fairly well with your website. You DJ and you release original music on it and it makes pretty good money. Enough that if you ever lost your job, it would still support you.

You kind of grew up as this really tall, skinny shit. It's your damn metabolism and the only reason you aren't as skinny as you are is because your Bro made sure of it and you actually work out when you have time. That doesn't help with you being paler than any Twilight vampire and being assaulted by freckles. Also your hair kind of freaks people out or everyone thinks you dye it or something. Whatever.

It so happens that you're waiting for the last kid to get picked up. You're still trying to figure out how on Earth Rose somehow became a mom, but whatever. Apparently someone else is picking the kid up today and he's waiting for that person to do so. Seriously, it would be nice if they weren't so late.

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[knightime]

Just sign here. [Dave stifles a yawn. His hair is tied up in pigtails today! Courtesy of all the little girls who decided that he needed a new hairdo and him being too tired to take them out.

Lily holds out her arms to John, a big grin on her face. She is also sporting pigtails, although she probably looks a lot better than Dave with pigtails.]

[longwinded]

[He signs his name, and then picks up Lily. Putting her right on his hip.] Hey girly, I'm glad to see you too.

[He turns back to Dave and just smiles.] I love the look Dave. The girls really did a good job on your hair.

[knightime]

[She just squeals and clings to John.]

They took advantage of me. They knew I didn't have the fight in me to fight back so they went and attacked my hair with scrunchies, hair ties and clips. [He starts shooing them both.] I got to go clean now. One of the kids accidentally knocked over the box of Legos and there are marbles everywhere. Being a daycare employee is suffering.

[longwinded]

[What an adorable child.]

Alright Dave, just remember I'll be coming to your house whenever I drop her off. I'm only like thirty minutes earlier than I usually would be. So I'll be at your place in a jiff.

You're a saint for putting up with them. [And out the door he goes.]

[knightime]

[Dave just cleaned up the place before locking up and heading home. He passed by to pick up groceries and food. Well...that wasn't apparently the best idea.

But hey. John can find out why when he arrives at Dave's place. In the meantime, Dave is at least cooking. He assumes John hasn't eaten and cooking something would at least be a decent thing to do.</small.]

[longwinded]

[John will be awhile, he had to get Lily a milkshake for the way home. She insisted she just needed on or she would just fall over in deprivation of milkshakes.

They also had to listen to her favorite CD. So there was that. Finally after he returns her home- he rushes back to Dave's house. Being careful to go ahead and go atleast 3 whole miles over the speed limit.

By the time he pulls up, Dave will either be almost home, or about to head home.]

[knightime]

[Dave is heading to his apartment door as he speaks. He's got a few bags of groceries and he's fishing out his keys from his pocket.

He hasn't noticed John pull up yet. He's too busy finding his stupid keys.]

[longwinded]

[So John will just walk upstairs and to the apartment door. He sees Dave walking up them.

So he'll follow. Oh rad, he got groceries.]

[knightime]

[Dave found his keys and he's about to unlock his door.

It's a little harder to see at night, but his skin is pretty pale, and the dark underneath one of his shades is larger than the other...now that's odd.]

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[John is sorta standing behind him now, but he saw the dark ring when he was walking up the apartment complex stairs. Hm, that was really odd.

He will save the questions for in a moment.] Hey Dave!

[knightime]

[Dave turns to look at him. That is definitely a black eye under one of the lenses.]

Sup? You were a lot quicker than I thought you would be.

[longwinded]

I thought I took time man, Lily demanded a milkshake and to listen to her favorite CD. You know I can't say no.

[Black eye confirmed.] You alright man?

[knightime]

Maybe I got caught up in the cereal aisle. [Or maybe he lost track of time getting in a fight with some noname asshole.]

I'm fine. [Nope. Not talking about this. nopeeee.]

[longwinded]

Find any good cereal? [Loooooooking into the shades again, hm.]

Are you sure? Dave, something looks odd about you.

[knightime]

Captain Crunch is always fucking amazing. [He unlocks his door and makes his way in. In the apartment, with the lights on, the black eye is even more obvious than it was outside.]

My pasty ass self is still pasty. Either you're making fun of me or you're seeing things.

[longwinded]

True that. [he walks in behind him, yup checking him out still too.]

Take off your shades for a minute, I mean. We're not outside or anything. I'm just being all kinds of worried about you.

[knightime]

No. [The reply was automatic as he headed to the kitchenette. Obviously, asking nicely wasn't going to get anywhere with Dave.] I'm fine. You don't even have to worry about it.

[longwinded]

[So he had to be blunt?]

Dave, who hit you. That couldn't have been a kid.

[knightime]

[He just continues to shuffle around the small kitchen, putting away groceries.] It's just a black eye. I got it handled. The guy looked like hell compared to what he left me.

[longwinded]

[John sighs. You are the most difficult to deal with, Dave. Jesus fucking dicks.]

What happened, exactly?

[knightime]

I didn't like him and he didn't like me. Why is this such a big deal?

[Dave is not talking about this. Try harder.]

[longwinded]

Because you don't get into fights because you don't like someone right off the bat. Who was he? I'll kick him into next week!

[OH HE IS.]

[knightime]

I don't like getting made fun of for my looks. You're making this a huge fucking deal. Just drop it.

I have a black eye. Big whoop. Someone punched me in the face and I bruise like the most sensitive peach. [Leave him alone. He's pulling out cooking utensils.]

[longwinded]

People need to get the fuck over it then, you're still a person even if you look different. [Personally. John was pretty sure he thought Dave was smokin'.]

That's not a big whoop. Did someone at least call the police?

[knightime]

[Dave doesn't say anything as he starts preparing to cook.] You like fried chicken?

And no. Look. It's not that big of a deal, alright? People get into fights all the time.