we all fall down.

[smupette]

Characters: Sis Strider (AU) and Dave Strider AU
Format: Prose is pretty sweet, but I'll follow.
This log is: Closed.
Location: Rooftops of the dorms.
Summary: Siblings talk about Sis dying. After
Warnings: Talk of character death.

Shortly after a text conversation with Dave, Sis is sitting on the edge of the dorm rooftops waiting for him. She had a lot to discuss with him, and he had a lot to discuss with her. They both know this is going to end with either a resolution and a good talk or something way worse.

Her death was not going to be something to take lightly. She had avoided telling Dave this whole time that she had undead status here, and she was really pinned to the ground dead back where she had come from.

There was no better time to have this conversation than now.

Comments

[knightime]

There's the creak of the door as Dave ascends to the roof and goes through the door. He's got his hands shoved in his pockets and it's hard to tell whether he's looking at her or the ground or anywhere else for that matter.

He doesn't really want to say he's upset. It's not technically her fault that he forgot. But he is kind of upset. Probably more at himself than anything else.

Dave just stands their quietly, not sure how to start this.

[smupette]

Sis doesn't really know how to start this either. A subject like this is really hard to even bring up to a child you consider your own.

"So you want to talk about me dying." Sis will just be blunt as usual. There wasn't any reason to beat around the bush. "If it's confirmation you wanted, then I can definitely say that I have undead status here, and back home I died in battle." But what depth would Dave want to take this? How far was he willing to go? How may questions does he have left unanswered, was certainly a bigger question.

[knightime]

i didnt come here to talk about it
ive known for over a year now
well i should have known but i didnt
but i do now
i just wanted to see you
is it really that big of a deal to just be like
hey sis
we havent talked in a bit
we should hang maybe
sounds cool

He can't outright say he really fucking missed her. It would be uncool and he didn't know how. And if Dave were honest, if he tried to articulate that, he might just lose it. He can't even sign right now. His hands are shaking.

[smupette]

"You're right. We haven't talked in a long time." She puts her hand on his shoulder. Patting it a good few times. She didn't know why he was getting so worked up all of the sudden.

His hands were shaking, she holds out her knuckles. Come on, don't leave your sister hanging. "I missed you too, Dave."

[knightime]

He gives her a fist bump back, but his hand is shaking a little, so it isn't as great as a fistbump as it could have been. Still, it was a fistbump nonetheless. Because the stakes are suddenly even higher. The place can easily take Sis away at anytime. He'd never see her again if that happens.

its been over a year

And he still isn't over it. Now he's scared to meet her in the new session. He's not ready for it. He doesn't think he'll ever be.

And he really fucking misses her.

:U hi there.

[smupette]

She grabs his hand, rubbing her thumbs over his knuckles. It was going to be alright, it really was. She left his other hand free to text thank goodness for that. She sighs pretty loudly, it's just a bit frustrating she guesses.

"Over a year?" Sis is almost silenced by that. Here she's been learning step by step how to deal with things like this- big and terrible news that is. But she didn't expect this at all.

"I'm sorry, Dave. I know I can't fix anything right now. But we need to enjoy what time we have here. Shit dude, it might not be much longer- it could be for the rest of our lives. Who knows."

[knightime]

He visibly relaxes a little. Sis was still pretty good at calming Dave down at the very least.

ive been on a meteor for a year with rose and a bunch of trolls
apparently im going to meet an alternate younger you
that isnt you

And Dave doesn't know if that's going to end so well.

i know you cant
i just dont want you to go

What if Sis disappears like everyone else that has been?