[boy, Rion has got a hell of a way of disarming him. sort of like Jade did, once upon a time, before she got bit by the kind-of-evil bug and they had one of the biggest arguments to ever grace their side of paradox space.]
[i'm not playing in the snow, he'd said once. he wound up in the snow anyway.]
[that is to say, ultimately, his reaction to Rion is probably a lot gentler than what it'd be if it were someone else. which is why he doesn't immediately quip with something funny, or snarky, or on-brand, to brush it off.]
[which is why he doesn't say anything at all, at first. Dave just sort of directs his gaze to some point on the floor past them, the gears behind his eyes turning like mad.]
I mean, shit always heals eventually. [it's unclear whether he means physically, or whatever else it is that he's missing.]
Look — I had no business dicking around out there like a jackass, like I stood a chance against whatever the hell sort of storm that was. And it was fucked up to drag you into it, too. So.
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[i'm not playing in the snow, he'd said once. he wound up in the snow anyway.]
[that is to say, ultimately, his reaction to Rion is probably a lot gentler than what it'd be if it were someone else. which is why he doesn't immediately quip with something funny, or snarky, or on-brand, to brush it off.]
[which is why he doesn't say anything at all, at first. Dave just sort of directs his gaze to some point on the floor past them, the gears behind his eyes turning like mad.]
I mean, shit always heals eventually. [it's unclear whether he means physically, or whatever else it is that he's missing.]
Look — I had no business dicking around out there like a jackass, like I stood a chance against whatever the hell sort of storm that was. And it was fucked up to drag you into it, too. So.
[so. he's sorry.]