( sheep ) overflow

[featherduster]

too powerful

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Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ From here ]

How do I put this...

[ There's some (genuine) very dark amusement, but it's kinda slipshod slapped over considerable Actual Horror ]

He's already done basically everything he possibly could already. It'd just be a rehash if he tries something here. He might as well not bother.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

[mentally reviews all of the stuff Styx told him that he definitely wasn't supposed to tell him

help he's not a qualified therapist he can't unpack all that]

Do you...want to talk about it...?

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ No water in No Man's Land means Styx never learned 'loose lips sink ships.'

The bleak humor kind of ticks up. ]

No one should ever hear about most of that, Lethe.

[ --Still. A little flicker of... gratitude? ]

Thank you, though.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

[dryly, with the calm certainty of a guy who has seen and experienced a lot of horrors,]

Nothing you could say would remotely surprise me. The offer stands if you ever change your mind.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ YOU KNOW THAT'S CONCERNING TOO, LETHE, RIGHT???

Repeats, vaguely, ]

He's got boundary issues.

[ Just leaves it there since it does sum up a lot of the horrors that are more personal than just 'genocide.' ]

Anyway, it'd just make you pissier at him and I don't want you actually getting in a fight with him -- ever. [ A PAUSE, and then, ] Please.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

[it's relatable???? obviously?????]

I'll do my best to avoid him entirely. I'm not eager to pick fights either. It's easy to avoid picking fights with someone even if you don't care for them, you know.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ NAM FLASHBACK MONTAGE OF EVERY FIGHT THAT'S EVER PICKED ITSELF WITH HIM FOR NO REASON ]

... I'm sure.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

[he cannot see those flashbacks but he can feel the emotions they elicit]

.......None of those crazy guys are here so it's fine, you know? I haven't seen anyone pick fights for no reason here!

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

Yup. Just Hannya.

[ kinda amused ]

He's a good time though.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

Is he any good at fighting? He looks kind of weak...

[he doesn't even mean it badly he just cannot look at normies and think they're tough]

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ Tries not to laugh, but like, yeah... normies... ]

... I'll give you three bushels of berries if you say that to him and let me watch.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

[mentally calculates how many desserts he can make with that]

Deal.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

Deal.

[ BANGS METAPHORICAL GAVEL then cocks his metaphorical gun ]

Now . . . I'm feeling pretty exposed spilling my guts all one-sided . . .

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

Ah. Well...what do you want me to spill my guts on...?

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

I dunno... something that's been on your mind? Something you're worried about?

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

That narrows things down so little.

[that's just a pile of grief and worry waiting to explode]

I'm worried about Lily, I'm worried about my family back home, I'm worried about all of the teenagers here who are never going to get therapy, I'm worried about Charon, I'm worried about you...

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ God that's so fucking relatable. He hates it. Stop it. ]

Well, let's start with the easy ones. Why're you worried about me and Charon?

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

You don't take care of yourselves.

[GRUMPY. ...drinks more]

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ Is it worse that his genuine reaction to that is ? ]

I dunno what metrics you're using.

[ Mental checklist like: eats. Drinks. Sleeps SOMEtimes. Clearly we've got the entire Maslow's Hierarchy here. ]

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

[yes that's worse]

You said I could kill you for points like an hour ago.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ hey ]

It's not like that kinda thing is every day.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

[THE BALLS ON THIS GUY TO SAY THAT LIKE IT'S NOT A PROBLEM!!!!!!]

Doing it at all is bad self care!!!

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ stones... glass houses.... ]

So you're not gonna engage with any of the 11 pointers in this ritual, right?

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[mykidisthebest]

[is intentionally annoying about it]

Hey, we're talking about my feelings here, that's irrelevant to the topic at hand.

Re: Day 69 (nice), emotionshare

[featherduster]

[ BOTH HIS FACE AND EMOTIONS RADIATE: BITCH ]