[this is fairly in line with the sort of climate Dave's used to, too. well — Vista Virs is probably somewhere in between the sweaty stink of Houston and the dry, angry magma heat of lohac.]
[both of which Dave managed just fine in — even though he's opted to bring along a few of Bender's patented Endlessly Spawning Breadsticks in favor of the local fare. now, Vista Virs feels a lot more familiar to him, too.]
[though, that's not really important. since they got back from Wonderland, he's been watching Ryuji carefully, following his lead on figuring out things to do, and whether or not he's up for talking, when it makes sense. it's a mixture of feeling like that's the right thing to do, and ... not really being sure if there's anything else he can do. how do you begin to make sense of losing yourself? Dave still hasn't figured that out for himself, after Lyrabar.]
[undoing each other's hurt isn't an option. they've already hashed that out over the past 15 months.]
Yeah, I'm game.
[working through it instead, no matter how hard it might be, is the direction they'll have to start walking next. and Dave, with all the love he's got for Ryuji, has strapped on the hiking boots.]
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[both of which Dave managed just fine in — even though he's opted to bring along a few of Bender's patented Endlessly Spawning Breadsticks in favor of the local fare. now, Vista Virs feels a lot more familiar to him, too.]
[though, that's not really important. since they got back from Wonderland, he's been watching Ryuji carefully, following his lead on figuring out things to do, and whether or not he's up for talking, when it makes sense. it's a mixture of feeling like that's the right thing to do, and ... not really being sure if there's anything else he can do. how do you begin to make sense of losing yourself? Dave still hasn't figured that out for himself, after Lyrabar.]
[undoing each other's hurt isn't an option. they've already hashed that out over the past 15 months.]
Yeah, I'm game.
[working through it instead, no matter how hard it might be, is the direction they'll have to start walking next. and Dave, with all the love he's got for Ryuji, has strapped on the hiking boots.]
[lead the way, Ryuji.]