[PDA] Seventh Beat in Text

[knightime]

right
so that asl stuff
i talked about
like last week
meeting up at the park
in town
wednesday
so you know
you cool kids from conquest can chill
and get your sign on
itll be afterschool
so no one tries to repent for missing class or something
itll be
shit
fuck why do i always forget their names?!
...
itll be my best bro and myself
well bring books too
and i guess start with the basics and shit
no biggie


[Private to Vriska]
four days is a pretty fucking long time
aint it
im like
gagging as i type this
vomiting
all sorts of gross things
but
when did you want your next lesson???
if you so much give me sass right now
i will let you beg him to teach you instead
or let you learn on your own
also
i should probably give you the heads up
my sis
is not happy
and before you call me an ass for squealing
she practically beat it out of me
which is pretty counter productive
but whatever
so yeah
this might be me trying to make up
for whatever the fuck she decides to do

Comments

[wakingsavior]

eeeeew, dave!
t-m-fucking-i.
and stop being such a baby, i hardly kicked you.

[knightime]

i just wanted to make sure you knew
know what youre getting into
and honestly
just seeing your face made it so worth it
heh

[wakingsavior]

you are such a jerkass.

[ But he's laughing a little even as he tries to glare ]

[knightime]

an irresistable jerkass
you swooned for me
and now were married
so youll have to live with it now

[wakingsavior]

damn my youthful decision making skills!
it's like the beginning of every good country song.

[knightime]

dude
no one listens to country

[wakingsavior]

...you're from TEXAS.

[knightime]

[Oh. It's kind of easy to tell when Dave is annoyed now. Oops.]

whats that supposed ta mean???

[wakingsavior]

no, i just
i figure you're from texas, so it's much more likely for you to know at least SOMEONE who likes country.
than, like, me up in washington.

[PUPPY EYES, DAVE. PUPPY EYES.]

[knightime]

[He runs a hand through his hair. Oh stupid idea. Now he just knocked his sunglasses off onto the bed.

But he isn't admitting any of this on the network for Karkat to see.]

<<'Spoiler. And you better not fucking peep to anyone about this. Because its not something I like to talk about. I don't really know that many people back at home. I didn't really make friends.'>>

[And Sis liked good music. That was definitely not country.]

[wakingsavior]

[John's eyebrows shoot up a little in surprise - sure, he didn't figure Dave would have a LOT of friends - too cool for that, but he figured at least a couple... But then, that was made back home, on the assumption that Dave could talk.

He smiles a little, crookedly.]

<<'Yeah, me either. I couldn't really talk to anyone, people would get bored of waiting for me to finish writing...'>> [shrug] <<'But your secret will go with me to the grave, O captain my captain!'>>

[...and now he's showing that sometimes he loves movies that are not shitty romcoms or action movies - Dead Poets Society has a spot in his DVD collection. He always cries at the end.]

[knightime]

[He shifted a bit, before folding his arms. It was kind of childish, but it was like admitting he wasn't as cool as he made himself. Well...he really isn't that cool, but shut up.]

<<'Gog, I wish they just got bored of me, I was just Grade-A bully material to those assholes. Oh hey, let's just try to fuck with the kid who can't talk with the freaky, fucking eyes. Lets forget the fact that he's put major beatdowns on our asses already and has a Sis who would hang them from the flagpoles for fucking with him.'>> [Whoops, he got carried away. On the brightside. Sis Strider made for a fucking badass sister.

Dave would still make fun of John crying. But it's nice to see that his tastes in movies isn't completely terrible.]

[wakingsavior]

[ That... really pisses John off, actually. That people would bully Dave, even if he and Sis could handle them in the end. Grrrr. ]

<<'Well, I didn't really get much of a chance to get bullied for it, I guess. I've been homeschooled from third grade, and first and second grade I spent at this fancy boarding school for deaf kids. I probably would've been even more deliciously bully-bait than you.'>>

[knightime]

<<'Naw. You're probably that kid everyone can't get enough of. The derpy nice guy. No one can hate the derpy nice guy. At least the teachers would like you.">> [Dave wasn't exactly a problem free child. He didn't go to class and he hated doing homework along with a bunch of other things.]

[wakingsavior]

[ John rolls his eyes a little - yeah, sure, everybody would love him in someplace normal. Someplace normal, he would stand out like a sore thumb. It's possible John underestimates the appeal of his derpy self. ]

<<'Yeah, if you say so. You know school better than I do.'>>

[knightime]

<<'It sucks, so let's stop talking about it.'>>

[Because school wasn't exactly happy memories. Mostly a lot of fighting and getting into trouble.]