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[headup_stickontheice]

...

That went...better than you first planned.

I guess I'm glad it came out that way. And that you're gonna be looking for...other things to help me.

I guess I'm glad I'm not dead. ...That's sort of nice.

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[stuffclaresays]

That's good.

[headup_stickontheice]

Someone else thought the same thing you did, and she'll be looking out for me, and a bunch of others too, and, it's. Not gonna be easy, but...

You know, I'm kinda...hopeful, for the first time in awhile.

[stuffclaresays]

I'm glad to hear it.

[headup_stickontheice]

No... I told you so? With the, hope thing.

[stuffclaresays]

What?

[Yeah, she never even thought of it. SHE'S JUST THAT NICE.]

[headup_stickontheice]

You said it was, uh, good to be hopeful. I didn't really believe you... Thought it was kinda, you know, natural for you to wanna...

[stuffclaresays]

[She raises her eyebrows.

What?]

[headup_stickontheice]

[Oh god stop him from BABBLING.] I- you, you were right, so. Like, whenever my brother's right back home, he, rubs it in my face, so, you, uh--

[stuffclaresays]

Why would I want to rub that in your face?

[headup_stickontheice]

[ . . .

. . . . . . . ]

It made sense in my head.

[stuffclaresays]

[Welp, okay. If he insists. She places her hand on his shoulder and says, deadpan:] I told you so.

[headup_stickontheice]

[He stands quiet and awkward for a moment, and then just. Look, it's weird, he just starts laughing, okay.]

[stuffclaresays]

[NO THAT'S OKAY after a moment she starts cracking up, too.]

[headup_stickontheice]

[Losers.

He ends up laughing pretty hard, and by the time he's finished he's rubbing little tears away from his eyes and fighting back chuckles.] I...needed that.