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[ the fact that even one of them's not a joke already puts her ahead of him, so. ]
next time you need to reach the top shelf, call me.
emotions, huh.
next time you need to reach the top shelf, call me.
emotions, huh.
i guess it's a good thing you got my number.
depends on what you're asking for
[ high shelves, he's there for you. how dare you ask him to quantify his ability to deal with anything else ]
time we went out drinking, that wasn't so bad, was it?
[ high shelves, he's there for you. how dare you ask him to quantify his ability to deal with anything else ]
time we went out drinking, that wasn't so bad, was it?
we could
[ ...he might regret this later ]
i figured everyone was bothering you about it. didn't wanna press.
[ ...he might regret this later ]
i figured everyone was bothering you about it. didn't wanna press.
yeah. i know.
[ dread, dread, dread, and yet--after a pause-- ]
you wanna give it another try sometime...
[ dread, dread, dread, and yet--after a pause-- ]
you wanna give it another try sometime...
when you wanna, i wanna
long as i'm not working, anyway.
long as i'm not working, anyway.
[ It's a deliberate choice not to probe, not to press her into giving away more at once than she feels comfortable with. She's volunteering it all just fine in bits and pieces, as long as she doesn't shut down they're doing pretty well. ]
Wait... So, just to make sure I'm understanding this right... Your dad made a deal with an evil spirit that sucks life forces, so he's been feeding it people?
Wait... So, just to make sure I'm understanding this right... Your dad made a deal with an evil spirit that sucks life forces, so he's been feeding it people?
["Feeding it people" is accurate, but she still makes a face.]
Yeah. That.
[And maybe she should feel worse about that, but it's just a... distant thing. She hadn't seen her father in years. How could she have possibly known? At least she isn't dragging around guilt for that. It's easy for her to power through this part because it's easy for her to keep it at arm's length.
It's the rest that fucks her up, and so she goes quiet, sitting up again. She scoots close, settling her head on his shoulder, arm looping through his.]
If I tell you the rest, do you promise not to call me an idiot?
Yeah. That.
[And maybe she should feel worse about that, but it's just a... distant thing. She hadn't seen her father in years. How could she have possibly known? At least she isn't dragging around guilt for that. It's easy for her to power through this part because it's easy for her to keep it at arm's length.
It's the rest that fucks her up, and so she goes quiet, sitting up again. She scoots close, settling her head on his shoulder, arm looping through his.]
If I tell you the rest, do you promise not to call me an idiot?
I promise not to call you an idiot for the duration or about the context of this conversation.
[ His very specific solemn vow, because. You know. He's reserving the right for the future.
But actually he mostly thinks the levity might help.
He curls his free hand around hers where it links through his arm. Offers up a supportive squeeze. ]
[ His very specific solemn vow, because. You know. He's reserving the right for the future.
But actually he mostly thinks the levity might help.
He curls his free hand around hers where it links through his arm. Offers up a supportive squeeze. ]
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