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Dirk's Bro (Alpha Dave) [BRO] joined chat.

carcinoGeneticist [CG] joined chat.

BRO: ...

CG: UH

BRO: ..do i know you?

CG: NOPE

BRO: yeah didnt think so

CG: YEAH. YOU LOOK LIKE SOMEONE I KNOW

BRO: hm? who would that be?

CG: SOME HUMAN DOUCHE

BRO: what's his name?

CG: STRIDER. DAVE STRIDER

BRO: nah, that cant be his name, that's my name.

CG: ...WHAT

CG: OH FUCK

CG: NO MORE TIME SHENANIGANS I BEGGED.

CG: AND HERE YOU ARE.

BRO: i dont think its time shenanigans lil man

CG: FATE REALLY LIKE TO SCREW WITH ME

CG: YOU DON'T?

BRO: yeah, i think i might be dead.

BRO: which sucks

CG: OH, HM. WELL AT LEAST LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HERE TO JOIN YOU

CG: WAIT WHAT YEAR IS IT FOR YOU?

BRO: hmm...2043?

BRO: i dunno.

CG: I THINK THATS IN THE PAST. NOT TOO SURE. IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, JUST DETERMINES HOW MANY DEAD PEOPLE WILL BE WITH YOU

BRO: yeah. so whats your name lil dude?

CG: LITTLE? I AM NOT LITTLE! I AM SIMPLY NOT AS TALL AS THE OTHERS! KARKAT VANTAS FOR YOUR INFORMATION

BRO: *chuckles* haha well karkat youre little to me, so there

CG: HMPH!

BRO: well whats up with you then lil man?

CG: NOTHING MUCH. SOLLUX DIED AGAIN, DON'T KNOW IF FOR GOOD. IT HAPPENS LIKE EVERY WEEK. A FEW MORE PEOPLE DIED TOO. I'M USED TO IT..

BRO: that sucks then. sorry about your friend.

CG: I THINK I'M SLOWLY LOSING MY MIND. WOULD YOU RATHER SLOWLY GO MAD OR GO INTO FULL INSANITY WITHIN A MOMENT?

BRO: hmm. well dont go mad lil dude that would be terrible.

CG: YEAH. I'M THE LEADER, THE ROLE MODEL. IT WOULD BE TERRIBLE IF THAT HAPPENED, IF THEY ACTUALLY DID TREAT ME LIKE THEIR LEADER.

BRO: *ruffles his hair playfully* well you seem like a pretty good leader lil dude.

CG: THANKS ADULT NOT A DOUCHE AT ALL DAVE

BRO: thank you for those wonderful words of encouragement

BRO: ill cherish them forever

CG: HEHE. I KINDA HOPE IF WE FINISH THE GAME MY DAVE WILL BE LIKE YOU

BRO: *shrugs* who knows. knowing myself i can be pretty unpredictable.

CG: TELL ME ABOUT IT

CG: NOT LITERLLY

BRO: yeah yeah i know its an expression

BRO: so whats lil dave like?

CG: THANK GOG. MY DAVE WOULD JUST TELL ME ABOUT IT, FOR 'IRONIC' PURPOSES. HE'S A DOUCHE USAULLY. ACTUALLY HE'S A LITTLE LIKE ME

BRO: tell me about it *grins*

CG: DOUCHE ON THE OUTSIDE, UTTER LOVABLE IDIOT ON THE INSIDE, ACTUALLY NOT LIKE ME, I'M A FUCKING PANSY ON TEH INSIDE

CG: *THE

BRO: totally a pansy

BRO: prettiest damn pansy ever

CG: WHAT? PRETTY? ME?

BRO: i was referencing to the pansy you were talking about

BRO: it seemed like a nice little pansy

CG: YEAH...SURE..OF COURSE.

BRO: yeah.

CG: AWKWARD

BRO: totally.

BRO: so what have you been up to then?

CG: KEEPING MY SANITY IN CHECK, KEEPING THE OTHER'S SANITY IN CHECK, THE USUAL. HERE IN THE DREAM BUBBLES I TALK WITH OUR DEAD COMRADES AND AVOID KANKRI

BRO: *ruffles his hair* well you seem to have been keeping up a good job of what you do. thanks for visiting me, now that you mention it.

CG: YOU'RE WELCOME.

BRO: well what kinda stuff do you even do in these bubbles?

CG: TALK WITH THE OTHERS, EXPLORE YOUR AND A FEW MEMORIES OF OTHERS. ITS A BIT LIE BEING ALIVE

CG: *LIKE

CG: I'M ALIVE THOUGH, SO I DON'T GET TO DO EVERYTHING HERE

BRO: ah well being alive is pretty fun

BRO: enjoy it while you can

CG: LIFE FOR ME IS STRESS MOSTLY. ANY TIME OF THE DAY WE COULD BE ATTACKED AND I HAVE TO WATCH WHAT WE DO. IF WE MAKE EVEN THE SMALLEST MISTAKE WE CAN BECOME A DOOMED TIMELINE

BRO: doomed timelines suck too.

BRO: good luck not getting in one.

CG: YEAH. I ALREADY SAW ABOUT TEN DEAD VERSIONS OF EVERYONE AND A COUPLE OF ME. THANKS

BRO: ooh, dead people

BRO: well now i guess you can add me to that list

CG: YEAH. YOU KNOW ABOUT TROLLS?

BRO: hmm sorta. i just know the batterwitch is one, and that she needs to be brought down

BRO: are you a troll?

CG: SO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HEMOSPECTRUM? YEAH I'M A TROLL

BRO: hmm not really.

CG: ITS A CASTE SYSTEM BASED ON OUR COLOUR OF BLOOD. WE HAD 12, LIME WAS WIPED TO EXISTENTION. WE HAVE A MUTANT BLOOD THOUGH. FUSHIA IS THE TOP WHILE BYRGANDY IS BOTTOM, MUTANT THOUGH IS THE VERY BOTTOM

CG: I'M THE MUTANT, SO I'M THE BOTTEM

BRO: hmm. well i guess being a mutant isn't all bad.

Dirk's Bro (Alpha Dave) [BRO] disconnected.

CG: NO IT'S BAD. I LIVED MOST OF MY LIFE LIVING IN FEAR, THINKING THAT ANY MOMENT THE IMPERIAL DRONES WILL COME KNOCKING AND WILL CULL ME AND... I HAD THE DREAMS. DREAMS OF EVERYTHING THAT EVER WAS, THE PAST OF MY ANCESTORS, OF BEFORUS. I SAW FALSE HOPE IN OTHER UNIVERSES WHERE EVERYTHING WAS BETTER. IMAGINE THAT. LIVING IN FEAR AND BEING IN SUCH DREAMS. ITS AWFUL

CG: AND NOW I'M ALONE AGAIN

CG: TYPICAL

CG: I DIDN'T TELL YOU THIS, I'M THE LAST ONE ON MY ASTORIOD. I'M IN A DOOMED TIMELINE

CG: I'M ALIVE

CG: AND INSANE

CG: BUT WORST OF ALL

CG: NO ONE KNOWS THAT EXCEPT ME