what he comes up with after a few seconds is a cd, and he goes over to his laptop to start fucking around there. it takes a few minutes because he doesn't touch time at all; he just starts pulling some tracks off of the cd, and some off of his hard drive, and throws together a tracklist.
it's all instrumental, and most of it shit he did on his own or with rose, because none of it is from a past life. some of it is better than other parts, and a lot of it is techno, but he chooses tracks that are slower and quieter.
then he hits play after making sure things will loop after it gets through all the tracks. ]
[He doesn't budge but he gets the hint, shifting again to lay on his back and stare at the ceiling. Given there's space between them, he also folds his arms behind his head.]
[ i mean that's a huge lie but it's delivered in dave's even, casual tone and maybe there's a reason he actually needs to take his shades off to make sure people know he's telling the truth, sometimes. there's a reason it can even be a gesture.
his arms cross over his chest, and he lets his eyes shut even if he knows he won't sleep again tonight. ]
[He doesn't reply. But he's quiet for a few moments as he tries to think.]
...I liked it a lot whatever it was. [He doesn't remember, but he knows that much at least by proxy of who he is and who Dave is.] Don't. Take what I do and don't remember as a sign of our friendship. I would remember everything if I could, but I know I am missing huge pieces and that is really shitty.
It doesn't what you remember from here on out, as long as you don't forget me. Even if you did I'd still want to be friends. That wasn't why I asked, I just...wanted to know if you remembered that or not.
[An affronted noise.] I did not know I lost it, but probably? Jade said I went through a lot of trouble to get it because she saw it in the clouds or something.
Yeah, you completely lost it. She said that was fine because you'd find it when you needed it or whatever though. She was talkin' about the clouds over Skaia - it's a whole...thing.
Did you ever learn what was in the letter? She told me about the dreams and how she saw everything and how she'd been awake on Prospit for a long time. Like longer than the rest of us were awake in the dream planets or whatever.
And Jade said I was asleep for a really long time. I still don't entirely get the whole Prospit and Derse thing or our dreams and stuff but how were you always awake?
Yeah, okay. So you and Rose were Derse and me and Jade were Prospit, I guess. There are a lot of game mechanics I do and do not remember. I remember a handful of terms and things but it's sort of like being given a bunch of puzzle pieces, being blindfolded and then kicked off a cliff and being told you have thirty seconds to solve the puzzle.
You keep saying that and someday I am going to have to worry about something and you'll tell me not to. [But there's a small smirk. Yes, he's shitty at sleeping when he's lowkey freaked out.]
...mm. [Well.] The first tip-off was that I remembered you always wrote in red even back then. I remember your nerdy raps while you apparently didn't believe a meteor was going to crush my house, so thanks for that. I remember part of the letter from you, I remember talking to Davesprite, I remember you taking my money? We talked on my birthday about a present I got, we talked about the beta and how Rose kept hitting on you which is really hilariously weird now that I think about it.
...that was also a conversation that sort of tipped me off to what kind of friendship we had. It made things easier to get. [There's a low hum in the back of his throat then as he thinks again.] And I remember your bedroom. You were in a red outfit with a cape, and I was floating, and one minute I was somewhere else and the next I showed up behind you. You were laughing at something so hard you started crying and I think maybe it was the first time we ever saw each other in person? I am not entirely sure, but I couldn't stay for long. Something big was happening.
[...] I turned into the wind. [It's mumbled a little, like he has a hard time believing that.] And I am pretty sure the words "slippery motherfucker" were used, so. [...there's a pause.] Also why was there a dismantled toilet in your room?
Because Jade did shit while asleep, I think? [ because he sure does remember tricking her into hitting herself. um. ] And that wasn't the first time we ever saw one another in person. It was the second.
[ this is said with the absolute certainty of someone who remember the first time (dumped on the planet in a heap in front of john) and who has a very good understanding of chronology. ]
...And I needed the money. You weren't gonna use it, anyway.
That is almost a really cool trick. Or it would be if throwing a toilet around was at all useful. [He raises an eyebrow, curious about the first time but he won't ask.] Second then. I didn't get to stick around and I zapped away somewhere else.
Also it was still my money! [Is he arguing for the sake of arguing? Yes.] How do you know I wasn't going to use it?
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what he comes up with after a few seconds is a cd, and he goes over to his laptop to start fucking around there. it takes a few minutes because he doesn't touch time at all; he just starts pulling some tracks off of the cd, and some off of his hard drive, and throws together a tracklist.
it's all instrumental, and most of it shit he did on his own or with rose, because none of it is from a past life. some of it is better than other parts, and a lot of it is techno, but he chooses tracks that are slower and quieter.
then he hits play after making sure things will loop after it gets through all the tracks. ]
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He still doesn't move, but he lays still and lets himself listen for a little while.]
…I like it.
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[ ...but john's in his bed so he'll just go back to sit on the edge, eventually at least kind of laying on his back way off to the side, but. ]
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We'll see. Like I said, I am pretty awake and trance usually doesn't work on me.
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[ ugh.
he reaches up and tries to pull john back down. john's kind of still stronger, so? does it work? let's stay tuned. ]
...lay down and zone out for a little, will you?
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Are you going to do the same?
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[ i mean that's a huge lie but it's delivered in dave's even, casual tone and maybe there's a reason he actually needs to take his shades off to make sure people know he's telling the truth, sometimes. there's a reason it can even be a gesture.
his arms cross over his chest, and he lets his eyes shut even if he knows he won't sleep again tonight. ]
- do you even remember what I got you?
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...I liked it a lot whatever it was. [He doesn't remember, but he knows that much at least by proxy of who he is and who Dave is.] Don't. Take what I do and don't remember as a sign of our friendship. I would remember everything if I could, but I know I am missing huge pieces and that is really shitty.
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[ ... ]
It doesn't what you remember from here on out, as long as you don't forget me. Even if you did I'd still want to be friends. That wasn't why I asked, I just...wanted to know if you remembered that or not.
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I don't. [...] But I did receive a letter from Jade? So I am sure I will remember other stuff soon, too.
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[ asked without even thinking about it. ]
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[ illuminating. ]
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[ he remembers that. ]
Jade didn't.
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[ .............he's presumably joking. ]
Game mechanic you apparently do not yet remember.
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Yeah, okay. So you and Rose were Derse and me and Jade were Prospit, I guess. There are a lot of game mechanics I do and do not remember. I remember a handful of terms and things but it's sort of like being given a bunch of puzzle pieces, being blindfolded and then kicked off a cliff and being told you have thirty seconds to solve the puzzle.
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[ so. ]
What else have you remembered about me that I don't know about?
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...mm. [Well.] The first tip-off was that I remembered you always wrote in red even back then. I remember your nerdy raps while you apparently didn't believe a meteor was going to crush my house, so thanks for that. I remember part of the letter from you, I remember talking to Davesprite, I remember you taking my money? We talked on my birthday about a present I got, we talked about the beta and how Rose kept hitting on you which is really hilariously weird now that I think about it.
...that was also a conversation that sort of tipped me off to what kind of friendship we had. It made things easier to get. [There's a low hum in the back of his throat then as he thinks again.] And I remember your bedroom. You were in a red outfit with a cape, and I was floating, and one minute I was somewhere else and the next I showed up behind you. You were laughing at something so hard you started crying and I think maybe it was the first time we ever saw each other in person? I am not entirely sure, but I couldn't stay for long. Something big was happening.
[...] I turned into the wind. [It's mumbled a little, like he has a hard time believing that.] And I am pretty sure the words "slippery motherfucker" were used, so. [...there's a pause.] Also why was there a dismantled toilet in your room?
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[ this is said with the absolute certainty of someone who remember the first time (dumped on the planet in a heap in front of john) and who has a very good understanding of chronology. ]
...And I needed the money. You weren't gonna use it, anyway.
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Also it was still my money! [Is he arguing for the sake of arguing? Yes.] How do you know I wasn't going to use it?
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