DICK;

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Comments

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Zero? Yeah. I checked her myself after my last conversation with her. Think she's mad that I didn't outright ask her but then told Beck instead. [SHRUG. He does not particularly give a fuck.]

...people listen to you more than they listen to me sometimes. Could work out fine.

[unpredicktable]

[ dick thinks about the four people who knew he wasn't possessed and still demanded answers out of him during trial and frowns a bit ]

Somehow, I don't think that's accurate. [ he shrugs ] But it'll be easier to cover everything if we don't have to talk around any points.

[crashout]

[A shrug.]

Yeah, you're right. We can start from the beginning and work our way down. There're only four people left who can inherit Shiraishi's role. At that rate, we may as well just tell everyone everything. The only one who might not know about the roles period is Catra. Higekiri, Tamamo, and Tonbokiri know as far as I can tell.

[...but he stretches his arms over his head, letting his hands dangle a little.] But we can start putting everything together tomorrow. Not tonight.

[unpredicktable]

[ dick hums in agreement ]

Right. We've got 'til Monday to plan a course of action. Might as well take whatever break we can get.

[crashout]

Yeah. That's still plenty of time to review the notes. [...hm.] So what do you want to do on our break until then?

[unpredicktable]

[ dick tilts his head a bit, raising an eyebrow with a shrug ]

Didn't plan anything out. Why? You got something in mind?

[crashout]

For once? No. [His mind is kind of empty in that regard for now, but maybe it's because he's been thinking too much otherwise.]

[unpredicktable]

[ he laughs a bit at the "for once" ]

We could just... relax.

[crashout]

Think we're allowed to do that? [It's mostly a joke, but also like...are they?]

[unpredicktable]

Who's stopping us?

[ their own anxieties ]

[crashout]

[He turns his head and gives him a Look. It's a Look that says they both know exactly who and what is stopping them and that this is the dumbest question ever.]

[unpredicktable]

[ dick is the one who hits him with a pillow this time ]

Yeah, yeah, I know, I knew when I said it.

[crashout]

[He instinctively hits the pillow with his hand.]

Uh huh. You can admit it, we both really suck at this.

[unpredicktable]

For once, this isn't a come on, but you made it too easy-- not the only thing we suck at.

[crashout]

[He tries to reach up and push at Dick's face.]

Stop...[But he's grinning.] You're right, but you don't have to say it.

[unpredicktable]

[ he lets him have that one because he deserves it ]

I don't, but you practically handed it to me. Couldn't resist.

[crashout]

Guess I deserve that then. [He rolls his eyes, but he turns his head to face Dick again.]

...it can be a come on if you want, by the way, but it doesn't have to be.

[unpredicktable]

[ dick looks surprised for a second before he smiles a bit ]

Yeah? I guess it is one way to relax.

[crashout]

It is, yeah. [Which is usually their default method.] There're other ways that I could be open to though. We have a whole...couple of hours before tomorrow.

[unpredicktable]

[ dick leans his chin on a hand, mock-pensive ]

Yeah? What other ways are you thinking?

[crashout]

I don't know. This is actually kind of okay, if I'm honest. [Wow.] The movie theater isn't tainted even if the selection sucks. Beck badgered me into picking up a couple of books. I'm boycotting the arcade still but Wei Wuxian sucks at foosball and I don't.

[He's been doing dumb bullshit to entertain himself sometimes.]

[unpredicktable]

"Kind of okay". Should I feel insulted?

[ and, because he's not done snarking: ]

I can't believe Beck taught you how to read.

[crashout]

If I said I liked it you'd just make fun of me so I went for the less-obvious route. Except you're making fun of me anyway so never mind. [GOD.] She got incredibly offended that I haven't read a real book since maybe high school. So I checked some stuff out to read when I can't sleep and don't feel like leaving the room.

[unpredicktable]

[ dick's snark turns into horror ]

You hadn't read a real book since high school?!

[crashout]

Oh my god, not you too! I read stuff for class, it's not that bad! [It's bad, it's fine.]