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[windeity]

JOHN EGBERT | BLUE | #0715CD
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[windeity]

[He still doesn't look that convinced. He'd do whatever it took to keep Dave grounded but simultaneously he doesn't know what that is. So he sits patiently and nods a little.]

It's still kind of scary though. I don't think you ever said anything like that back home when you were timetraveling.

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It never happened like this before. But I've seen all of us die a lot. So. It's not new. I'm being dumb.

[ right. seeing it again isn't a big deal, and this time if he's ready for it, maybe it won't be quite so terrifying? if it happens again. ]

Anyway. [ he sits up properly, then rolls up to his feet, cracking his knuckles. ]

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That doesn't mean. [He stops himself then and just kind of bites at his lip. It doesn't mean it's any easier though. So Dave sits up and John watches, hands flexing in his lap as he waits.]

...are you sure about this?

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Yeah. Yeah, I'll be fine. [ he still kind of wants to ask john if he can hold his hand but dave...

doesn't do that. instead he calls up his timetables, and forces himself to make the records scratch and skip.

from the outside it looks like he's pretty much frozen in place, mind a million miles away, so whatever. ]

[windeity]

[He's not entirely sure what to look for and he's nervous, sitting upright and tense as he watches Dave for a moment. He doesn't say anything at first but he keeps his eyes on Dave's back to make sure he doesn't disappear immediately.]

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[ he definitely doesn't disappear at all. really, dave doesn't react a whole lot. he pales, maybe, and his breath catches in his throat, but after a second he forces his breathing even wherever (whenever) he mentally is.

he doesn't even really need john to call him back, or maybe never expected john to really manage that. if john's still frozen up in a minute or so dave manages to break it off himself, even though he won't really say a word after. ]

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[He's still for about 20 seconds before he's up on his feet, moving so that he's in front of Dave and watching him carefully. He's not sure if touching him will help or hurt, so a hand reaches out to hover in front of Dave just in case.

When he breaks out of it, John's still standing with his hand hovering and he blinks, unsure if he should speak first.]

[parodeity]

[ not much to see with his shades on; behind them his eyes are tracking things unseen, but with them - it's just dave, pale and clenching his teeth and then startling back a hair when he seems to snap out of whatever it is.

he apparently did not expect john to be anywhere near to touching him, and even if that was a thing he'd wanted (did want?) he doesn't complete the gesture.

probably he should talk about whatever that was, but instead he chooses to do what they have been doing and ignores mostly everything emotional he's putting himself through. he told john as much as john needs to know, probably, for the time being.

so he focuses on the practical. ]

I need to check outside of the town.

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[That's not really a good sign either. He lets his hand drop slowly.]

I'm coming with you. What happened? What did you see? [He doesn't ask "are you okay" because it's too easy for Dave to say yes and John not knowing if that's the truth.]

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[ dave swallows for a second, then just shrugs. ]

Same theme, slight variations. Lots of death.

[ it's a neon warning sign not to time travel, maybe, and yet. ]

Faster if we fly?

[windeity]

[Yeah okay, what if he never lets Dave timetravel ever again?]

Right. [A nod.] Right. We can fly to check on things. Whenever you're ready.

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Let's go. [ ready is relative and dave just lets himself lift off because he'd rather be doing something even if it's something stupid.

he's brilliant ]

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Wait for me! [Dave's already in the air and John moves back just a bit to kick off into the air to follow.]

[parodeity]

I'm not goin' all that fast. [ he COULD go faster maybe - but in the air he can't really flashstep, so...? ] Let's just...head out wood-wards?

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[Once he's up in the air he can keep up, but he nods and looks toward the woods by Flavo.] Okay...you have something in particular in mind?

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Not really. Just...leaving the town, seeing if I get anything different in the forest. Let's not go in too deep, though? [ towards flavo works. ]

[windeity]

We won't. So what you are saying is you still want to try time travel again, but in the forest where it is probably even more dangerous than in town. Got it.

[parodeity]

...Are you saying no, or. [ but yes he does want to try it again. ] You'll be there. Right?

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No. I'm not saying no, I just want to make sure that is what is happening. I'll be right there though. [Like hell he's leaving now.]

[parodeity]

Then yeah that's pretty much the summation of the whole thing. [ dave will be a little quiet until he touches down. ] You're...

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[He follows, landing on the ground next to him and giving him another worried look.]

I'm still right here. [In case Dave thought otherwise.]

[parodeity]

...yeah. Yeah, I know.Sorry, I was just...thinking.

[ being distracted. ]

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About? [Yeah, he's getting that. He's just going to keep talking to keep Dave grounded for the time being.]

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Nothing important. [ he shakes himself, withdraws a little, and refocuses on the task at hand. right, time travel.

there's half a second of hesitation before he calls up his time tables again, but this time when he forces himself to love he does disappear. ]

[windeity]

[He jumps a little when Dave disappears, a hand reaching out to grab at nothing before he grasps the air and...waits...

...time travel is the worst, he thinks.]