[he is still curious about what happened, and he still wants to ask. at the same time, joking around instead of admitting you have a problem or are in a mood is pretty standard Strider protocol, so it's all too easy to roll along with it.]
[but that last series of rambling texts sort of gnaw at him, too, because of how relateable he finds them. he knows what it's like to be alone in an entire city of people. hell, he never really even understood what it was like to be around people who actually cared about him until their Sburb session started.]
[he's not exactly quick to trust people here, Ryuji and Terezi, and ... well, maybe even Dirk, aside, but he is at least aware that there are people who care about him. and he'd really rather not lose that the way he lost it back home.]
[because he finds the idea of being alone again terrifying, too.]
something like a buddy system wouldnt be a bad idea if we ever decide to send out an expedition at least that way when you stake a claim on ryussia youd at least have a witness someone to sign and notarize the paperwork you know
no subject
im not embracing any bungs
[yeah. completely absurd.]
[he is still curious about what happened, and he still wants to ask. at the same time, joking around instead of admitting you have a problem or are in a mood is pretty standard Strider protocol, so it's all too easy to roll along with it.]
[but that last series of rambling texts sort of gnaw at him, too, because of how relateable he finds them. he knows what it's like to be alone in an entire city of people. hell, he never really even understood what it was like to be around people who actually cared about him until their Sburb session started.]
[he's not exactly quick to trust people here, Ryuji and Terezi, and ... well, maybe even Dirk, aside, but he is at least aware that there are people who care about him. and he'd really rather not lose that the way he lost it back home.]
[because he finds the idea of being alone again terrifying, too.]
something like a buddy system wouldnt be a bad idea
if we ever decide to send out an expedition at least
that way when you stake a claim on ryussia youd at least have a witness
someone to sign and notarize the paperwork you know