holyrelic | It...seemed like a good idea at the time.

[He's now considering shooting him or walking away, but there are words to say.]

Would you stop? Your Auto-Responder has officially killed, maimed, bloodied, and completely destroyed that conversation starter! If you weren't my best friend, I would've upped and left you to fend for yourself because I'm right bloody tired of feeling like you're avoiding me for some friggin' reason lost to me!

[Okay, that's a tiny lie. Even if Dirk wasn't his friend, he'd probably not have given up on him that easily. Whatever, Jake's head is killing him, so he's a tad snippier than usual.]

[At first he was like this. But then...

. . . .]

...sorry. [There is a hesitation, the sort of hesitation that would be lost on people who didn't know him or people who weren't really good at reading stoic Striders.] Been kinda busy.

[Jake sighs.]

Think we've all been that lately. Sorry for rudely snapping like that, but it's a tad frustrating, and I rather doubt the bump to the head helped matters any.

Nah, I guess I deserved it. [Hngh, which is about as far as he wants to delve into personal feelings. Even if it is Jake. Especially since it is Jake.] But what do you mean 'another illusion conjured up by my subconsciousness'? What the hell. I'm some kind of specter haunting your dreams?

[Jake will let it go. For now. He's just happy enough that he's talking to his real best friend.

He chuckles sheepishly.]

Funny story, that! I was meandering down to set the final stage up with the bunny project, and I, ah, took a rather hard tumble to the noggin. Apparently, if our Dream Self dies, then we get sent to something called a Dream Bubble or whatever? I was reliving the memory of when you were telling me about yours and Roxy's ancestors, and then he started doing what you always do, which is troll the living daylights out of me.

[He ain't saying shit about what Figment Dirk told him about the whole knowing him so well that he practically got most mannerisms down to a T. Nope.]

It's like you're everywhere at once and it's getting ridiculous at this point.

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Damn. So were we all there or was it just you and dream me? [Shit, that's flattering. Jake's dreaming about him messing with him.] Because dude, you're saying you're fed up and you're having dreams about me, kinda getting mixed signals over here.

[Like Dirk's one to talk about mixed signals.]

I think it was just you in this particular instance. I don't know about you, but I'm hoping to not make it a habit of knocking myself out just to see if it's true for Roxy and Jane.

[Details, English.]

Shit, come on. We could say hey to them in the flesh, so to speak, at long last. Or at least you could.

[Fuck you, Strider.]

I wouldn't say it's exactly the same thing as seeing them in person. It's more like figments of my imagination and educated guesses on your reactions and thoughts on any matter or situation I come across.

[Jake, please. Patience. We have to draw this out for ten more months while the voyeurs speculate on if we'll do it or not.]

Educated guesses. [Really.] So how accurate was I? Please tell me it was closer than the responder.

[DIRK.]

Surprisingly accurate. If he hadn't specifically told me I was dealing with a conjured version of you, I would've thought I was talking to the genuine article. To be fair, I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not. It seems a little...creepy.

[Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen, will these two fine young strapping specimens of manhood as depicted in my icon hook up, will Jake finally express himself with pelvic thrusts his shout poles and with a gun cocked and ready to fire a load of hot lead, or will it be the Land of Belts and Chastity over here?]

Man, just... [Shakes his head. It's odd, flattering, and very distracting.] Let's head somewhere else.

[It's all up in the air.]

Sure! Where would you like to go? I mean, we could stay in Mac Anu or we could go to a dungeon? Although, the dungeon does require us to form a party, since I don't fancy our chances of going at it alone at this level.

[Granted Jake's pretty sure they don't have anything to heal themselves with, but...uh...it'll be a character building experience?]

[And he thinks about it for a moment.]

Maybe a dungeon, it's kinda [Weird.] getting old just hanging around Mac Anu. You know anyone else here yet? [All he's got is Jake and some random pirate.]

I was greeted by a few people, though I don't know where they've meandered off to. I haven't been able to find Jane or Roxy here, either.

...yeah. Shit. I really wonder what they're up to. I thought I was alone here, but I guess I was wrong about that. [And really glad, though he'd never express it in such blatant terms.] Maybe they'll turn up too. [Hope's not his thing.]

I'm certainly happy to see a familiar face around here. [Which also means that Dirk will be dragged around to various Areas whenever Jake sees him.] They most likely will, seeing as how this place appears to draw in people from various worlds.

[He smacks his forehead.]

Shit, I forgot we have to add each other on these Relic things! Better now than later, I suppose. [Jake takes the Relic strapped to his belt to show Dirk.] From what I've been told, we just hold them at a certain distance for a few seconds, and it'll add us to the friends list. It's apparently the only way to invite people into a party.

Oh, right. [Pulls out his own.] I was checking mine out earlier but didn't really have time to look them over.

[Wait. Who the fuck is Far- oh.]

[Waiting...and...yay there's Dirk! Jake sends him a party invite almost immediately.]

They're pretty handy from what I've seen so far! Has anyone showed you the Chaos Gate yet?

Not yet. I take it you're going to fix that? [This is ~~FUCKING AWE-~~ ...alright. It's ok. Cool, even. Adventuring with his best bro in the flesh.]

Of course! It's the only way to get anywhere outside of Mac Anu, after all. Come on, I'll even show you how to pick out the key words!

[And Jake is going to grab Dirk's wrist and fucking drag him all the way up to the Chaos Gate because how do those warps even work.]

[There's no icons available which would describe Dirk's feelings at the moment, so instead enjoy a picture of a random feral rooster chilling at the side of a bike path, confused at the two wheeled devices and men and women in spandex and unfortunate shorts, and yet minding its own damn business.]

What the hell, English. [Note: he's going along with the dragging.]

[Somehow this is highly appropriate for Dirk.]

What? [What is personal space.]

[Also, all of the above? Canon.]

Dude, how far is it? [Goes along with the dragging still.]

On the other end of the city! [Jake is entirely too cheerful when he says this.]

3/3

You said 2! I can't trust a thing you tell me anymore. Lies and deceit.

Wooooow.

I know! I'm glad you agree with me about your pathological need to deceive.

But you have a pathological need to twist my words. Ruuuuuude.

I have issues and needs. I'm one bad day away from becoming a Batman villain.

Nooo don't join them. :c Then who will troll with me?

It's okay, you'd be a fantastic Robin. We can make this magic happen.

Let's do it. So long as I'm not bitchy like in the Batman and Robin movie.

Or rubber nipped, though if that's your thing I'm not going to judge you.

no thank you

Probably for the best, again, I'm not sure what sort of fashion statement that would make.

An awful one most like.

Likely so.

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/assuming Jake already knows about the Relic shit at this point woo

Works with me.

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omfg

Yup.

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