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[crossmyheartandhope]

Hey, what's up? It's me, do the message thing.

[BEEEP]

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Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Just... looks down at the pocky for a couple of seconds. This huff of air might be trying to be a laugh.]

...man. You must not know a lot of people.

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

I like to think I'm a good judge of character.

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Shrugs, a little awkward, and finally eats the half-pocky.]

...tastes fine, by the way.

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

[ shifts a little to curl an arm around his shoulders, but mostly so she can reach his hair to pet AND hug him at the same time. ]

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

[I mean. He's not going to say no to hair pets and hugs. It takes him a second to get an arm up for a counter-hug, though.]

[And eventually:]

...it's fine. For real.

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

[ squeezes him, briefly ]

It's okay for it to be not fine too. M'not gonna think bad of you no matter what's going on, 'kay? Just want everyone to be happy, when we can.

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah. I get it.

Just... I kinda want her to be happy more than anyone. Y'know?

[He's just kind of leaning on her more than hugging, honestly.]

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

[ that's fine, i'm a tall girl and am a comfortable pillow. probably.

she hums a bit, gently petting. ]

I know. ... I get it. Way I see things, though, as a third party? ... think she's happiest when you're happy too.

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

I am, though. I mean... happy as you can get somewhere like this, I guess?

[May or may not be leaning into the hair pets a little, unconsciously.]

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

[ that's fine, petting is soothing for the petter and the pettee. ]

As long as you're both okay, I can't complain. ... but you can always push for more happiness, if you need to. 'Kay?

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

...kay. If I need to.

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

[ ...

Pops a pocky stick in his mouth ]

Promise I'll help. Where I can.

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

[For a moment there's no reply, just the quiet munching of the pocky stick as he works through it. Then:]

Just - no more surprise dates. Kay?

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

Totally no more of those.

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

Thanks, dude.

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

[ ... ruffles his hair a bit ]

Sorry.

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

Hey. Don't be.

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

Nah, s'worth apologizing for. I think.

[ finally releasing him and sitting back again. ]

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Sits back, too.]

You were playing around, is all. No harm done.

Re: day 94ish or something

[stakesthesame]

[ offers him the rest of the pack of pocky ]

... thanks for coming by.

Re: day 94ish or something

[crossmyheartandhope]

[...takes one more stick and pops it in his mouth.]

Dude. Anytime.