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[aliveandticking]

[ Aradia is sitting on the roof of building 8, swinging her legs off the air conditioning duct. Sometimes you've just got to spread your wings! (she's trying to ascertain where the ticking is coming from, too, but that's not all that relevant right now.) ]

Hey, does anyone want to play a game? I haven't done this since I was a wriggler, but for some reason, it seems like it would be fun today! It's called truth or dare, but I'm warning you... I never, ever turn down a dare. [ she grins at the camera before turning the feed off ]

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[hashrap]

Hold it, it's your turn now. Truth or dare.

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[aliveandticking]

Dare! [ she's still got hold of his arm in case he tries to flashstep his way out of this, but isn't actively tugging him ]

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[hashrap]

[ oh good he was hoping she'd choose that. OUT COMES ONE OF HIS MANY, MANY SUITS, the red plush tux. look they can match. ]

Put this on.

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[aliveandticking]

[ she's one of those annoying players who never ever chooses truth. She takes the suit, her other hand on her hip ] That's easy. Turn around so I can change!

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[hashrap]

Damn.

[ totally in a joking tone, he isn't that skeevy. TURNS AROUND. ]

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[aliveandticking]

[ OH YOU CARD. She changes quickly, and when he turns back her wings will be gone, and she'll be rolling up the ankles of the pants ] Oh my God, this is so comfortable! It's like pyjamas!

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[hashrap]

Hella sweet action pyjamas.

If we're gonna do this right, I'll need some slutty shoes.

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[aliveandticking]

I don't have any slutty shoes, but something tells me I should trust your fashion sense! Do you think anyone else would?

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[hashrap]

In my size? Probably not.

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[aliveandticking]

Then unless you feel like bothering Vriska for the alchemiter, we're just going to have to buy some!

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[hashrap]

... Yeah, let's not wake the spiderbitch.

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[aliveandticking]

We're even for now, so I don't think she'd try anything, but that doesn't mean I want to deal with her. Going out is just easier! [ offers arm like a true gentleman ]

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[hashrap]

You and me both. [ taking her arm like a perfect lady!! this is a little humiliating. ]

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[aliveandticking]

[ yeah but you won't give in and stop because you are dave. into the hallway we goooo ] Oh, so you've talked to her? I really didn't keep an eye on the others trolling in the lab.

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[hashrap]

[ striders don't give up ] In the game we didn't talk much, but I heard a lot about her from TZ.

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[aliveandticking]

I thought that might be it. We had a rough sweep or so before the game started-- but she probably told you about that!

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[hashrap]

Heard she killed you.

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[aliveandticking]

She did. I'm over it, though! I had to be dead for us to have any chance of making it through the game in one piece, I understand that now. If she hadn't done it the way she did, I think we could have reconciled eventually. Well, I think we maybe could have.

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[hashrap]

How do you get over someone killing you?

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[aliveandticking]

Like I said, it needed to happen! There's a lot that I understand now that I didn't want to understand back then.

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[hashrap]

Right.

[ nope you're still weird ]

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[aliveandticking]

[ THE WEIRDEST ] It's okay, you don't have to get it! I don't think anyone else does, either. I said it to you in the dream bubble, but that wasn't this you... I couldn't grieve for a long time, and then once I could, I realized there wasn't anything to grieve about! But you're not really at ease with that yet, and that's okay too.

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[hashrap]

[ what ] I'm not dead.

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[aliveandticking]

I know, but talking about dying makes you uncomfortable, doesn't it? We can talk about something else, it's okay.

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[hashrap]

Nothing makes me uncomfortable, it's fine. I don't care.