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[clockworkgod]

Have you not learned your lesson yet?

[The answer to that seems obvious.]

Of course I won't cooperate. I have no reason to.

[What a helpful person.]

Playing the games is no excuse to go pulling me away from my work.

...I have no interest.

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[knightlyexecution]

[ I'm so sorry. ]

Aw, c'mon Julius. Could be fun.

[clockworkgod]

[ No- thank you.]

...perhaps for you.

[ He wouldn't doubt it. Nor, if it was possible, would he hesitate to send Ace instead in his place. ]

[knightlyexecution]

You should socialize, though. You're getting old and wrinkly, maybe you'll waste away and start to grow mushrooms.

[ If only, there is no chance of it happening, though. ]

[clockworkgod]

I am none of those things!

[ This is exactly why he doesn't need friends. ]

...I have no interest in making friends.

[ He reluctantly socializes with you, doesn't he? That's difficult enough for him, thanks. ]

[knightlyexecution]

Aw, c'mon. What would Alice think? I bet she'd think this was a good idea. It's not like the Hatter's there, right?

[ Yeah, he went there. if the hatter is there however, he might twitch and suggest poisoning him

Aw, Julius, you know you'd be no where without Ace. :C You're his best friend. :C

why did i think letting ace out was a good idea? ]

[clockworkgod]

...that's beside the point!

[ The point was there and you completely lost-- yeah okay, it's not really such a shock, is it? Though perhaps in it's own way it's an encouraging thought.

It's... true, but it's not something he likes admitting.

because it's always a good idea tbh ]

...I have no way of know what she'd think of it.

[knightlyexecution]

Haha, it's pretty obvious though?

[ Excuse his terrible Alice impression. ] Julius! You need to go out in the sun, when was the last time you talked to someone that wasn't me or Ace?

Probably something like that. [ Kanyeshrug.

tbh, it was between ace, alice and/or gray. ace won out simply because i was already on his account. ]

[clockworkgod]

[ Julius cringes - whether that's because of the terrible impression, or the truth of the statement well... who can say? ]

...I suppose she would say something like that...

[Doesn't mean he likes it.

all really great options either way]

[knightlyexecution]

So you should probably at least make an effort. What if Alice shows up and finds out you've been slacking? I bet she'd be pretty mad.

[ Ace is the best motivator. But, slinging arm around Julius's shoulders and grinning. ] Do it for me too. I'm not gonna be there to look after you. I'd be pretty pissed if you got hurt because you made no friends and had no one to save you from trouble. Or if you pass out from working too much. [ of course that's his reasoning.

it could've also been blood, but that's just asking for a troll off.]

[clockworkgod]

Someone like me is more likely to make enemies than friends.

[ Gloomy as always. And yet, there are a lot of examples he could list to back up that assessment. Although... it isn't as if he wants to trouble others with his affairs. So the idea that it might bother Ace in some way... gets through to him better than some of the other tactics. ]

It isn't as though I go looking for trouble. I assure you, I have no intention of drawing it to me.

[His bad habits are as much about avoiding trouble as anything else. This won't be his world, at least, and that means it should be easier.

AHAHAHA y e p]

[knightlyexecution]

Well, huh. You should try anyways. I'll worry about you. I can't keep an eye on you. Besides, no Alice to make you go to sleep. You might die from forgetting to eat or drink anything but coffee.

[ Looking for trouble isn't his only concern, Julius. He knows you and your habit to work yourself to passing out.

may i add you on aim? i like talking about h/c/j/dnk.]

[clockworkgod]

I won't die.

[ He... knows it can get pretty bad, but, well... Of course it wouldn't come to that...

yes of course! ]

[knightlyexecution]

You'd work yourself to death.

[ Pouting, Ace is only trying to look out for you Julius. ;w; ]

[clockworkgod]

I'm saying I won't.

[ Or at least that he'll try to be more self-conscious of it since it seems to bother Ace so much. He understands what Ace is trying to tell him and... is grateful for it. ]