[Dave's six months removed from the fact that everybody he personally knew and cared about back home, with the exception of John, had met some sort of violent end — and, well, right now, he's stuck wondering if John was able to use whatever bizarre powers he'd blustered himself into to escape what finally took their universe. it's easier not to think about it.]
[to that end, that immense sense of loss didn't really hit him until much later — maybe around the time Dirk disappeared from the station, and he realized that everything about his timeline really was gone. and maybe it didn't actually hit him. it's more like it manifested as a shadow so desperate not to lose everything again that it was willing to resort to violence.]
[they were going to address that. it'd be hypocritical of him to let it slide now. but the only thing he's getting out of this particular thought process right now is that the same sense of loss he felt is probably really going to hit Ryuji later on, maybe when he isn't expecting it. and he's terrified that he, another discarded Dave plucked out of the bargain bin, another Dave who wasn't good enough to make it to the alpha timeline, but charged with saving the universes anyway, won't be good enough to help him through it.]
[that's not to say he won't try, though. he gently closes Ryuji's injured hand into a fist, trying to get a sense of mobility. he doesn't really think there's much that can be done for it; he'll just have to tough it out.]
[he doesn't let go, though, even after reaching that conclusion.]
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[Dave's six months removed from the fact that everybody he personally knew and cared about back home, with the exception of John, had met some sort of violent end — and, well, right now, he's stuck wondering if John was able to use whatever bizarre powers he'd blustered himself into to escape what finally took their universe. it's easier not to think about it.]
[to that end, that immense sense of loss didn't really hit him until much later — maybe around the time Dirk disappeared from the station, and he realized that everything about his timeline really was gone. and maybe it didn't actually hit him. it's more like it manifested as a shadow so desperate not to lose everything again that it was willing to resort to violence.]
[they were going to address that. it'd be hypocritical of him to let it slide now. but the only thing he's getting out of this particular thought process right now is that the same sense of loss he felt is probably really going to hit Ryuji later on, maybe when he isn't expecting it. and he's terrified that he, another discarded Dave plucked out of the bargain bin, another Dave who wasn't good enough to make it to the alpha timeline, but charged with saving the universes anyway, won't be good enough to help him through it.]
[that's not to say he won't try, though. he gently closes Ryuji's injured hand into a fist, trying to get a sense of mobility. he doesn't really think there's much that can be done for it; he'll just have to tough it out.]
[he doesn't let go, though, even after reaching that conclusion.]
Leotard and all. Where'd you even get that?