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[atypical_echo]

What it says on the Tin

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[atypical_echo]

I have a score more than you?

[heydrb]

You're way better at puns than me.

[atypical_echo]

For a number of reasons. Sometimes all you have to think about when stranded in the past is witty things to say.

[heydrb]

Yeah, I guess so.

[atypical_echo]

I am just glad it could amuse someone.

[heydrb]

I like you and your corny jokes.

[atypical_echo]

Well you can come to the corn dispensary at any time dear.

[heydrb]

[Give him a second, Mark. He's typing-deleting-typing for a second. Debating saying things as he's typing them and trying to rephrase them to sound more casual. Fuck, he hates overthinking every single thing.]

Maybe next time we can do a video call?

[Long shot? Definitely.
Asking for too much? Probably.]

[atypical_echo]

You sure you want that? Me in text is less charming. I'm probably easier to resist without audio, much less video.

[heydrb]

You can say no.
It's okay, if you don't want to.

[Damien hates how right he probably is, either way, though. It would be harder, but he just wants to see him... is that so bad?]

[atypical_echo]

I'll think about it. That's all I can promise.

[heydrb]

See, that wasn't so hard.

[atypical_echo]

You sure about that?

[heydrb]

I thought we established that you get to call the shots on this thing.
It shouldn't be that bad...?

[atypical_echo]

Alright then. We'll try it.

[heydrb]

Wait... are you sure?
That wasn't me trying to press for an answer, Mark.
You can think about it longer than 5mins.

[atypical_echo]

I'm trying to be sure. Please stop pressing me for wanting or not wanting. Please.

[heydrb]

Sorry.

[atypical_echo]

Get some sleep, Damien. Don't let me keep you up.

[heydrb]

[Fuck.]

Talk to you later, Mark.

[atypical_echo]

You know I look forward to it.

[heydrb]

[No, no, no. Don't do this to him, Mark. It aches.]

Really?

[atypical_echo]

[Yeah, go put some ice on it, cowboy.]

You're about the only one that talks to me regularly beyond Joanie and Caleb and Adam.

[heydrb]

What happened to the rest of them?
Wait.
Sorry.
Not my business.
That's shitty, though. Sorry I'm one of your only options for regular communication.



I don't think that sounds the way I meant it?
Just... nevermind.

[atypical_echo]

Chloe, Caleb and Adam are all off at school. Frank went to his family. Rose has her own life.

Don't be so shocked. Not everyone wants to linger around Repressed Trauma Boy