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[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

Can we lock him in a room with a book and not let him out until he reads it?

[Voice]

[callbacks]

I dunno, dude. When John gets it into his head to be an inexplicably intractable jackass about something, he doesn't normally let up unless drastic measures are taken.

Like, he maintained that Con Air was a good movie for, like. Thirteen years.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

... [Sigh.]

Right, right. Teenagers.

[Voice]

[callbacks]

If it helps, I'm pretty sure he reads book sometimes, or else his face would be a lot dumber than it already is. But you didn't hear that from me.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

All right, all right.

It's just weird for people to hate reading so much. Or at least say they do.

[Voice]

[callbacks]

I'm not a big reader, either. At least, comparatively. I dunno.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

I read more nowadays than I used to. People keep coming up with more imaginative ways of telling the same thing.

[Voice]

[callbacks]

I like real-time media better. There's a lot of fuckin' artistry that goes into film and music. ...Not that that's what John's got his briefs in a twist about, his taste in movies is shit.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

I admit that it's got its own art, but... well. There's some things that just don't come across in sound or video as well. Depending on the situation.

... Though I generally prefer book versions of things over movie versions of them.

[Voice]

[callbacks]

You'd like Rose. She's kind of a purist like that, too. Loves her some words.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

From what you've said about her in the past, she does seem like someone I'd enjoy talking to.

[Voice]

[callbacks]

She's the only one missing, now. Well, out of us four human kids, anyway. So maybe she'll turn up soon.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

Maybe.

[He's quiet for a few long moments.]

You'd like Kazuya, I think. He has a generally quick wit and is about your age.

[Voice]

[callbacks]

...Your cousin.

[The last syllable ends halfway between his normal tone and a rising, questioning intonation.]

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

Mm. Kazuya Minageshi. He... well, he seems to like pretty much everyone.

[Despite his efforts. Despite explaining why he should hate him, screaming that he should hate him... he didn't.]

['I don't hate you.' 'I won't... I will not acknowledge this, Abel! You are my younger brother!
Now... Hate me! I won't allow you to go back to God!']

[He didn't. He couldn't. Even with everything... was it Abel or Kazuya? Which was the one who cared? Or was it both?]

[Voice]

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[Dave feels that there's a lot not getting said, here. That there's a lot packed into the silences around the words. But maybe he's just projecting.

He's been thinking a lot about family, lately.]

Sounds like a good guy. John's like that, too, mostly. When he's not frothing about books, apparently.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

Mm. Everyone has their obsessions, hm?

[He's not blind to his own, at least.]

[Voice]

[callbacks]

[...He can't help but think of Bro.]

Mm-hm. Seems like it.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

... Are you going to see him soon?

[Voice]

[callbacks]

[For a crazy second, he thinks Bro?? But then logic sets in.]

John? Yeah, that's the idea. We've spent way too long trying to get reunited and shit.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

Good. At least you'll be able to catch up soon.

[Voice]

[callbacks]

Yeah. It'll be sweet. ...I'm gonna shove his face in a pie.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

As long as it's not a berry pie.

[Voice]

[callbacks]

I've heard whipped cream pies are traditional for that shit.

[Voice]

[crouching_sin]

If you can't get some from work you can always stop by here.

We'll call it a 'business expense'.