A/N - Mog I am so sorry this took way too long for me to upload ; A ;! Golly I just reread this chapter gomen for my shitty abilities in writing. Maybe my muse will bring life back to my story. orz
"I told you, you can't beat me mister Strider." You smirk feeling a bit more confident. Dave shows only little signs of fatigue and his mind seems preoccupied. "Hey wwhat's your problem?" You are a little upset, perhaps he really wanted to win? Or maybe you were bragging too much? "Nothin', hey come to my house or hive whatever you want to call it for a drink to celebrate. I think Tav is out for the night with Nepeta and it gets kinda boring alone." His face has a slight half smile to it but his voice sounds slightly pained.
Surprised by the sudden invite, or more a demand in this case since he really didn't ask, you get a cheery feeling but a hint of uneasiness lurks in the back of your mind. In any case you're not one to decline an offer like this especially since the other option is being alone. "Shore, sounds fun!" You let yourself slip an ocean pun out of excitement and anticipation you're instantly embarrassed but you don't think he realized what you said. You happily go over to your pile of clothes and fold them up neatly to carry to Dave's hive.
What will you do?
== Stop being the excited sea-dweller
You successfully stop being the sea-dweller just in time to be a perturbed Dave Strider.
You decided challenging the sea-dweller would be a good way to get him to be more at ease, he looked like the type that got jumpy if someone looked remotely upset with him. You couldn't help but to scope him out a bit too, he a nice build as expected for someone who lived in the water, wait did he live underwater? He'd have to ask later. Back to Mr. Amporas' figure which had broad shoulders and was just defined enough to show he had well-toned muscles, compared to your lean not-so-defined build your body had various scars everywhere from you sword fighting days with your bro which gave you amazing upper body strength. After admiring the trolls build you notice his left arm has a very neat bandage but you assumed at first it was merely an accident living near jagged rocks and whatnot. However, that story soon changed you get out of the water defeated, you glance over his face bears a huge grin you're about to make a sarcastic remark about fish when you notice the bandaged had washed away leaving various straight cuts along his wrist and arm. For some reason you got incredibly vexed by this, you couldn't really place why but you felt somewhat responsible however unlikely that was.
In a sense you supposed it was the fact that you understood. Though it was different, he appeared to have no one while on the other hand you had many who called you friend but you never really trusted them enough and you always felt as if you were at a distance. You hated the fact people loved you so when there was clearly someone more worthy of it right in front of you giving you a toothy grin as he slicked his hair back. You decide you'll try to be that person, you dared to be so bold but after all you are a knight and so shall he be your prince. Ironically of course, can't let yourself get overly carried away. In a mixture of new found determination and bitterness you notice him giving you a perturbed glance, he seemed to really like you and you didn't want him to return to his empty fishbowl so you decide to take action now and you decide to invite him over. He somehow noticed your internal conflict and asks you what your deal is; you're a little shocked but get an idea. "Nothin', hey come to my house or hive whatever you want to call it for a drink to celebrate. I think Tav is out for the night with Nepeta and it gets kinda boring alone." You give a smile to let him know you want him to and that you're not just being polite. You figure alcohol is a great way to break that wall that he has surely put up, not like anyone else would drink with you. He seems uncomfortable at first but happily responds with a cheesy sea pun which you pretend not to notice since you see his face gain the faintest hint of blush.
You both make your way to your individual clothes piles and you decide to carry home your clothes rather than get them wet besides it was fairly nice out, or at least nice enough for alien weather. It's still difficult to believe that there's another species somewhat close to humans but with all the twisted creatures back on LOHAC, you wouldn't be surprised if there was butterflies that spit acid. At least the trolls were somewhat pleasant. Carefully removing your goggles you replace them quickly with your favorite pair of shades only to see in the corner of your peripheral vision a curious sea troll. You smirk "Not so fast there guppy you can't see my eyes unless you buy me dinner." He looks surprised but it turns into a playful smile you see his confidence come back in full force "Noww noww wwho's the one wwho wwon the race? I think I deserve a prize at least. Besides wwhat's the big deal wwith your eyes?" He ponders it for a minute and looks up at you waiting for an answer but he looks worried as if he's overstepped his boundaries.
"Your prize is you get to hang out with me, you should be honored not many get the great privilege." You avoid the last question because you don't think you could ever come up with an answer for it. It's not that you were ashamed; it's just always been this way. You hated your eyes for very different reasons other than their peculiar color. What would the trolls care about color anyway, I mean shit their blood ranged from red to pink your russet red eyes wouldn't phase them. Your eyes had always been the weak point they gave away too much. You felt as a knight you shouldn't have time to deal with such trivial things as emotions. Though they plagued your mind, your eyes bore no guards, nor walls you saw the same shitty story every time you looked into the mirror and it made you crave a drink. "I'll tell ya what, finish a bottle with me and I'll show you my eyes." You consider the possibility of a drunk troll to be a hilariously good decision on your part and you give yourself a mental high five. "Fine, since you have to be so difficult. Next time you're comin' to my hive though." He huffs slightly but looks pleased with himself.
== C'mon skip to the house already
You successfully skip past countless words about the two gentlemen walking in their boxers having mindless chatter. You are now at Tavros' hive and you've stopped being the cool kid long enough to become the other guy.
Your name is Eridan Ampora and wow are things going great for you for a change. You've learned so much about the once ever mysterious Dave Strider, you both shared your stories playing through sburb and sgrub. You both decided you equally hate the game but couldn't live without it. It gave your lives meaning and you got the chance to be a hero, though by the understanding glance you gave each other you knew neither one of you were just that. You both talked about life before the game, and Dave was really interested in your treasure hunting days and called you a 'pirate' and it made you well up with pride as you told the story of your ancestor and the various treasure you found. Meanwhile he'd go on about his days learning how to fight with his older brother, which you learned is not the same as a lusus but a weird offspring which is birthed from a single female lusus, and has the same blood or something. Aliens sure were strange. It was all very confusing, but throughout that you took the time to appreciate the company it was something new and it made you feel alive again.
A/N - wowow! I honestly am honored you guys read this, so a big thank you to you! ; u ; Feel free to message me telling me I need to update because I get lazy and need the kick in the pants.