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[Ah. Yes, she has a point about the whole Jacked thing, and he is going to acknowledge that point by running as far away from that topic as he can in the least possible amount of time, which means not addressing it at all. You win, Jade. You win.
The Miltank is getting bored, so he swings his legs down and leans forward from his perch a bit, letting his feet dangle.]
Man, if we could add extra letters in we could be Team Jim-jam Kiddos. Apt and adorable. Or maybe we could make the J's be I's, like weren't they the same letter back in Latin. Team...I Kidded. JKJDD. That sounds dumb.
The Miltank is getting bored, so he swings his legs down and leans forward from his perch a bit, letting his feet dangle.]
Man, if we could add extra letters in we could be Team Jim-jam Kiddos. Apt and adorable. Or maybe we could make the J's be I's, like weren't they the same letter back in Latin. Team...I Kidded. JKJDD. That sounds dumb.
[Frisk giggles with delight, one hand going over their mouth to try and stifle it. It's not very effective.]
I helped with clearin' th' roads again! They let me help carry water out an' make sure ev'rybody's not workin' too hard. I still didn't see any cows, but I'm lookin' real hard!
I helped with clearin' th' roads again! They let me help carry water out an' make sure ev'rybody's not workin' too hard. I still didn't see any cows, but I'm lookin' real hard!
Okay good, with everything going crazy like this I was worried. And we're
I'm fine.
I think.
But everyone else, Ruby and Weiss and Yang, they all
Everyone but me remembered things. From home, that they didn't before.
Things got
Yang, she
Did I ever tell you about the Vytal Festival, Dave
I'm fine.
I think.
But everyone else, Ruby and Weiss and Yang, they all
Everyone but me remembered things. From home, that they didn't before.
Things got
Yang, she
Did I ever tell you about the Vytal Festival, Dave
[What, no, clearly this can only mean good.]
Yes.
Kind of a lot of things, but
I don't remember any of them. Everyone else does, and I
It's this big bienniel celebration of the unity between the four kingdoms, people come from all over Remnant to take part. The part everyone looks forward to the most is a tournament between trainee Huntsmen and Huntresses from all the academies. We were all going to participate, but
someone was manipulating things.
They made it look like Yang attacked her opponent after he'd surrendered. And my match in the singles rounds
I got matched against a girl named Pyrrha Nikos. She was a four-time champion of the Mistral Regional Tournament, I was so excited to get to fight her, but
Her Semblance was control over polarity, magnetism. I don't know what they did, but something scared her or startled her into using it to a much higher degree than normal. I don't remember it, but
They told me I died, Dave. Or I'm going to, I don't know.
Yes.
Kind of a lot of things, but
I don't remember any of them. Everyone else does, and I
It's this big bienniel celebration of the unity between the four kingdoms, people come from all over Remnant to take part. The part everyone looks forward to the most is a tournament between trainee Huntsmen and Huntresses from all the academies. We were all going to participate, but
someone was manipulating things.
They made it look like Yang attacked her opponent after he'd surrendered. And my match in the singles rounds
I got matched against a girl named Pyrrha Nikos. She was a four-time champion of the Mistral Regional Tournament, I was so excited to get to fight her, but
Her Semblance was control over polarity, magnetism. I don't know what they did, but something scared her or startled her into using it to a much higher degree than normal. I don't remember it, but
They told me I died, Dave. Or I'm going to, I don't know.
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[Ohhhhh no. He knew it. He knew it was going to come to this.]
penny
[Man, this is such shit. He doesn't even know what to say. "I know," seems pretty fucking insensitive, even if it's true. Thanks, Ruby and Weiss.]
shit
im sorry
im so sorry you dont deserve that
or to have it hanging over you like this
you dont deserve any of it youre such a sweet kid
penny
[Man, this is such shit. He doesn't even know what to say. "I know," seems pretty fucking insensitive, even if it's true. Thanks, Ruby and Weiss.]
shit
im sorry
im so sorry you dont deserve that
or to have it hanging over you like this
you dont deserve any of it youre such a sweet kid
[It's fine. Everything is fine.]
Thanks, Dave.
But that's not
After I
After our match, there was a Grimm attack. A really bad one. That's what they wanted, manipulating the tournament to scare people and attract the Grimm.
A lot of people got hurt because of
because of what they did. And I wasn't there to help.
I know it's not my fault, everyone keeps saying that, but
Yang lost an arm, Dave. During the attack.
When we woke up back here, it was just gone.
Thanks, Dave.
But that's not
After I
After our match, there was a Grimm attack. A really bad one. That's what they wanted, manipulating the tournament to scare people and attract the Grimm.
A lot of people got hurt because of
because of what they did. And I wasn't there to help.
I know it's not my fault, everyone keeps saying that, but
Yang lost an arm, Dave. During the attack.
When we woke up back here, it was just gone.
[Frisk thinks about that for a moment, then shakes their head by the tiniest amount, still careful about their passengers.]
Nuh-uh, I don't think so. S' she your friend?
Nuh-uh, I don't think so. S' she your friend?
Yeah, she's great. Real nice and super smart, like the smartest girl I know, probably. And I know a lot of crazy smart girls.
[And smart girls who are crazy. Like, exclusively. The Venn diagram of Dave's friends who are girls, smart, and crazy is a circle.]
If you see her, ask about dogs or something, she'll go nuts.
[And smart girls who are crazy. Like, exclusively. The Venn diagram of Dave's friends who are girls, smart, and crazy is a circle.]
If you see her, ask about dogs or something, she'll go nuts.
[Dave's voice evokes a horrible hiccup and she covers just clutches her face with one hand. Yeah, she would say if she could. I would really like a damn hug right now.
It seems at least Arwen gets that memo, because her feelers wrap around her whole torso. She's so despondent that it doesn't take away the feeling, but it leaves something warm in her stomach. What a glorious contradiction. What a perfect conflicting state of being for this conversation.
She wishes she could offer him something, something... Anything. 'Cause of course, this is hard for him, the associations, the- everything, his brother-- but no, she's a little busy with herself right now. What she can do, however, what she can accomplish is
A little nod.] I-it- it h-hurts but--
[That's really all she can get out, through her tears and through her shallow breathing. Ah, Arwen's feelers, they're holding tighter to try and assist with that. Hyperventilating would be pretty bad, so. Let's try and stop that, please.]
It seems at least Arwen gets that memo, because her feelers wrap around her whole torso. She's so despondent that it doesn't take away the feeling, but it leaves something warm in her stomach. What a glorious contradiction. What a perfect conflicting state of being for this conversation.
She wishes she could offer him something, something... Anything. 'Cause of course, this is hard for him, the associations, the- everything, his brother-- but no, she's a little busy with herself right now. What she can do, however, what she can accomplish is
A little nod.] I-it- it h-hurts but--
[That's really all she can get out, through her tears and through her shallow breathing. Ah, Arwen's feelers, they're holding tighter to try and assist with that. Hyperventilating would be pretty bad, so. Let's try and stop that, please.]
[He gets it. He manages a wavering little smile, because it's good, that but. Dave Strider, he understands a good hurt. The kind of hurt that heals.]
Maybe more like yanking out a loose tooth than a kick in the gut, huh?
[The smile fades, but into thoughtfulness this time. He laces his fingers together, rubs the pad of his thumb against the side of the other hand, then says,]
Will you say it to him? If you see him again.
['I think you should.'
He keeps that part to himself.]
Maybe more like yanking out a loose tooth than a kick in the gut, huh?
[The smile fades, but into thoughtfulness this time. He laces his fingers together, rubs the pad of his thumb against the side of the other hand, then says,]
Will you say it to him? If you see him again.
['I think you should.'
He keeps that part to himself.]
Yes, we're all here.
And she's
I mean physically she's okay
Everything is as healed as it can be, but
she's been really quiet. And angry, I think.
And not like when she got mad at you or Karkat, I mean REALLY angry.
And she's
I mean physically she's okay
Everything is as healed as it can be, but
she's been really quiet. And angry, I think.
And not like when she got mad at you or Karkat, I mean REALLY angry.
Of course I willl! I'm not going to leave any of them alone, they're
They're my friends. They don't deserve any of this. It's just
This is so big, Dave. So much bigger than I'd thought, the first time they told me, when they all came here
We promised to change it, if we could, but I just don't know. And why am I the only one that didn't remember anything new?
They're my friends. They don't deserve any of this. It's just
This is so big, Dave. So much bigger than I'd thought, the first time they told me, when they all came here
We promised to change it, if we could, but I just don't know. And why am I the only one that didn't remember anything new?
[There's a short pause before Penny responds.]
I don't want to, no. But it almost feels like something's wrong, being the only one.
I mean besides the obvious.
And if I did
I mean if I went home, I might
Do you think it would be possible to change it, at all. What happened. Not just
Not just the fight, but what happened after? Stop everyone from getting hurt. Yang and Pyrrha and anyone that got hurt in the attack.
I don't want to, no. But it almost feels like something's wrong, being the only one.
I mean besides the obvious.
And if I did
I mean if I went home, I might
Do you think it would be possible to change it, at all. What happened. Not just
Not just the fight, but what happened after? Stop everyone from getting hurt. Yang and Pyrrha and anyone that got hurt in the attack.
[Have another pause, Dave.]
Why not?
[She isn't going to like the answer, something tells her.]
I know I don't understand them very well, but this seems like a time shenanigans kind of thing.
Why not?
[She isn't going to like the answer, something tells her.]
I know I don't understand them very well, but this seems like a time shenanigans kind of thing.
Edited 2016-07-13 15:25 (UTC)
It's
Yeah. Me too.
You tried changing what happened to Jade, right. Or
Or something. And you couldn't.
I'm sorry. You don't deserve that, you're one of the best people I know.
Yeah. Me too.
You tried changing what happened to Jade, right. Or
Or something. And you couldn't.
I'm sorry. You don't deserve that, you're one of the best people I know.
john fixed it in the end
[Has he talked about this with...anyone? With Karkat, some, but not like this. Never like this.]
theres a timeline where it turned out ok
and we won
and i probably didnt have to save anyone because i was the one who was saved
but that dave isnt me
[It's better than nothing, but it hurts all the same.]
im sorry penny i wish there was something better to tell you
but all i can do is try to make something right while im here
im sorry
[Has he talked about this with...anyone? With Karkat, some, but not like this. Never like this.]
theres a timeline where it turned out ok
and we won
and i probably didnt have to save anyone because i was the one who was saved
but that dave isnt me
[It's better than nothing, but it hurts all the same.]
im sorry penny i wish there was something better to tell you
but all i can do is try to make something right while im here
im sorry
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