( purely scientific curiosity and not mockery, of course. )
Rubbing against something you want isn't exclusive to felines. ( why is she like this? humor is more practical than screaming into a pillow. ) But fair enough.
I'm trying to figure out which of the four people I know and can relatively stand ( *not care about ) I should be worried about. I'm glad you're okay, other than some cosmetic changes.
[ learning that he's categorized as "can relatively stand" almost makes him a bit proud. with her, that feels like it might be a hard club to get into it. ]
[ reality altering isn't really the kind of thing that's in his experience, so that's a big thought to process. ]
yeah but for that they could just send their swamp zombie army back out
besides i think they mostly want us to have sex not kill us
[ blunt, but — never mind the aforementioned swamp zombies. but even the robots were trying to fight those off. somehow, he's not even sure them showing up was on purpose. ]
Relax. I didn't think you meant the robots were rooting for the two of us to get naked together.
( william isn't here to tell her to be a person and not a gremlin, so no, she doesn't let it go like she should. secondhand embarrassment, what's that? )
[ because, duh, of course. who would even be thinking that's even a slight possibility anyway? he sure isn't. ]
i think it was right before you showed up these water zombies came out of the beach along with a giant tentacle monster thing couldn't even kill them with regular bullets but they just headed to the hospital and knocked it down that's why it's been in repair lately
( can he tell she's picking on him? it's a pattern. )
Did they hurt anyone? ( what do they have against hospitals? ) Sea monsters that we can't injure or slow down are the nightmare fuel I've been waiting for. Thanks for that.
[ shoot, he was supposed to be trying to make her less paranoid, wasn't he? he does a great job at this. ]
well they're gone now a bunch of their treasure had shown up on the beach and i think they just got mad or something when people tried to take it that's what i heard
people turned out fine though i tripped and twisted my ankle
[ which ... he realizes retroactively sounds pretty pathetic. ]
they knocked me down cause they were really strong
I'd be pissed if a bunch of freeloaders robbed me.
( would she knock a building down in retribution? maybe. don't knock it until you try it. )
You got off lucky with a twisted ankle. It sounds like they could have turned you into roadkill. ( you know.... if they did, in fact, push him down. hmmmmm!!! ) Thank god they missed the face.
Have people really said that to you? To your face?
( he needs better friends, regardless of her dry humor and the fact that her flirting is mostly harmless. she’s a kid with a magnifying glass is all, seeing what happens. )
[ sometimes it's hard whether or not to classify murphy as a "friend" considering their very complicated history, but they've traveled so long, on and off, it's hard not to these days.
( being nasty to someone that doesn't deserve it isn't difficult to master, but that's not who she is now. on a good day. she's lacking the good days here. )
[ he can tell she tries to go for a tougher edge sometimes, but whether it's on purpose or not, she doesn't actually seem like a mean person. but he'll let her go with whatever she's trying to go for. ]
i've almost killed him a few times might still do it if i ever go back i told him i would and i like to keep my promises
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i didn't grow claws or a tail
[ never mind that he still did grow those ears. or something. he doesn't know how it happened, and he doesn't want to know. don't look at him. ]
yeah cats would i guess
but i'm a person
i'm not going to rub on your rub when i want something
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( purely scientific curiosity and not mockery, of course. )
Rubbing against something you want isn't exclusive to felines. ( why is she like this? humor is more practical than screaming into a pillow. ) But fair enough.
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And I saw a guy full-on grooming himself in a patch of sunshine today, so I'm not ruling out anything.
omg rub on your leg not rub on your rub, thanks typo
[ is that what she's talking about?
but — geez, she's not wrong, but does she need to call him out on that? ]
i think rubbing on anyone for tuna is exclusive to felines
[ rubbing for other things, that's — not a direction he's going to steer this conversation. ]
but no i'm not grooming myself or spitting up hairballs if you're trying to take a survey on my cat hobbies or something
shhh i know what you meant
I'm trying to figure out which of the four people I know and can relatively stand ( *not care about ) I should be worried about. I'm glad you're okay, other than some cosmetic changes.
Would you tell anyone if you weren't?
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probably not if it's really embarrassing
[ at least he's honest about that. ]
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What about if it was dangerous?
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[ is she ... worried about him or something? ]
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Doesn't it make you wonder what else they're capable of?
( also: no. )
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they didn't replace my hand with a chain saw or something
[ he knows to be cautious about things, sure, but these seems more on the side of paranoid. ]
but what about you
have they done anything
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No, but in my experience, those that can alter reality, will.
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yeah but for that they could just send their swamp zombie army back out
besides i think they mostly want us to have sex not kill us
[ blunt, but — never mind the aforementioned swamp zombies. but even the robots were trying to fight those off. somehow, he's not even sure them showing up was on purpose. ]
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not you and me
specifically
or anything
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( william isn't here to tell her to be a person and not a gremlin, so no, she doesn't let it go like she should. secondhand embarrassment, what's that? )
Swamp zombie army?
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[ because, duh, of course. who would even be thinking that's even a slight possibility anyway? he sure isn't. ]
i think it was right before you showed up
these water zombies came out of the beach along with a giant tentacle monster thing
couldn't even kill them with regular bullets but they just headed to the hospital and knocked it down
that's why it's been in repair lately
and then they just disappeared
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( can he tell she's picking on him? it's a pattern. )
Did they hurt anyone? ( what do they have against hospitals? ) Sea monsters that we can't injure or slow down are the nightmare fuel I've been waiting for. Thanks for that.
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well they're gone now
a bunch of their treasure had shown up on the beach and i think they just got mad or something when people tried to take it
that's what i heard
people turned out fine though
i tripped and twisted my ankle
[ which ... he realizes retroactively sounds pretty pathetic. ]
they knocked me down
cause they were really strong
[ smooth. ]
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( would she knock a building down in retribution? maybe. don't knock it until you try it. )
You got off lucky with a twisted ankle. It sounds like they could have turned you into roadkill. ( you know.... if they did, in fact, push him down. hmmmmm!!! ) Thank god they missed the face.
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8 years and i'm still doing okay
[ probably more credited to his skills than just luck, but he's actually the bragging type. ]
most people would say it's a shame they didn't fix my face
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( he needs better friends, regardless of her dry humor and the fact that her flirting is mostly harmless. she’s a kid with a magnifying glass is all, seeing what happens. )
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guy's a pretty big jerk though
[ sometimes it's hard whether or not to classify murphy as a "friend" considering their very complicated history, but they've traveled so long, on and off, it's hard not to these days.
it's not like 10k doesn't give him crap back. ]
they aren't as nice as you are
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( being nasty to someone that doesn't deserve it isn't difficult to master, but that's not who she is now. on a good day. she's lacking the good days here. )
Did you break his nose? I would have.
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[ he can tell she tries to go for a tougher edge sometimes, but whether it's on purpose or not, she doesn't actually seem like a mean person. but he'll let her go with whatever she's trying to go for. ]
i've almost killed him a few times
might still do it if i ever go back
i told him i would and i like to keep my promises
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( no reason. )
Admittedly, I was giving you crap for specifying about the sex thing but you aren't hard on the eyes.
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i called dibs
[ not that she'd have a reason to, but he's making that clear, just in case. ]
what so
you think i'm nice looking?
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