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[necrowmantic]

[Is he going to mention anything that happened during the power failures? Definitely not. Not when he could distract himself with something else. Anything else. And his voice now is as cheerful as it's ever been.]

Hey-o, Asgard! Super quick poll time. How many people here would skin me alive if given the chance?

[No reason. Actually, several reasons, but. He follows it with a laugh.]

Not that I'm volunteering... yet. But hypothetically. No consequences, no turnabout, just a good, straightforward flaying of Henrys!

...Or anyone, for that matter. If you could slaughter absolutely anyone here with absolutely no backlash, would you go for it? I mean, it's not like anything you do is gonna follow you back home, so you might as well go wild with it! Doesn't even have to be for any reason, though you can imagine one if you'd like. Maybe you're just curious as to how it feels! --It feels great, by the way.

I've asked before whether anyone had murdering experience, and was kinda surprised at the answer- but I'm wondering if that's changed at all for anyone, just from being here. A lot of folk haven't been in a war before, and I see a lot of people asking or offering lessons in fighting. Which is great and all, but how many have experience in killing? It's a totally different field! And it's kinda the one that counts when it comes down to it.

But getting back to the important question here: skinning of Henry, yes or no? I'll even return the favor, if you want, though I'm a little out of practice. But if anyone wants a gory death for any reason, I'm your guy!

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Voice

[necrowmantic]

If I made anyone angry, it's clearly not angry enough! I don't have a single person lining up for the chance to make their own Henry-coat. Or at least a pair of shoes.

[There's a laugh in his tone, and it's as friendly a response as he ever gives- but he'd spoken to Davesprite enough that it was distinctly odd to hear that same sort of voice from someone else.]

--You're the other Dave, right? The real one?

Voice

[knightime]

For some reason, I feel like you're pretty disappointed in this turn of events. Just a hankering.

And yes, I'm the other Dave. No, I'm not the real one. I'm not the fake one, but there is no such thing as a fake Dave. There are only real Daves. There are Daves that are slightly different, but not fake. You probably are referring to feather bro. He's real. He's just also got the bird motif going on. Honestly, I don't think I can rock it as well as he's rocking it.

Voice

[necrowmantic]

See, that's what I've told him, but crowkid insists he's just a stand in for you. But I have a GREAT idea on how to fix that! It just involves cutting you apart enough times so you don't come back anymore. Then there'd be only one Dave left, and it'd be the guy with feathers. Hard to get realer than that!

--Except he asked me not to kill you, which kinda puts a damper on my plans. But if you agreed, he couldn't argue with that, right?! Help a crowkid out!

Who knows if it would stick back in your real world, but it's worth a shot here.

Voice | threadjack

[timaeus_testified]

No. [His voice is hard on that no. It resumes its usual cadence and tone after that.]

You're not going to touch him even if he tells you to do it. Dave and Davesprite started as the same individual, but over the course of their development they've become separate people. One isn't more real and the other and killing one will not change which one 'dominates' because neither fuckin does.

It would be like murdering twin brothers and saying they're exactly the same because of their looks.

Voice

[necrowmantic]

Mm, I don't really think it makes a difference either! Crowkid is crowkid! With everything Davesprite's said, it sounds like they're totally different people by now. But he seems to feel otherwise, sooooooo... I thought I could fix things!

Are you sure a bit of murdering wouldn't help?

Voice

[timaeus_testified]

Murder isn't going to do shit to solve what he thinks. Only he can decide what he is and where he stands. We can't fix this for him.

Voice

[necrowmantic]

Oh. If you say so!

[What do you mean you can't solve problems by killing something. What is this.]

So what can we do about it? He says he's okay with it. but I don't really believe him.

Voice | Private

[timaeus_testified]

It's not something we can do anything about. He and Dave aren't the same person and he'll come to see it in time. This incarnation of Dave and he are vastly more similar than the last one. It might help all on its own.

All we can do is listen and be ourselves, minus trying to murder people.

Voice | Private

[necrowmantic]

How does it help to have someone even MORE like him around? I mean, I don't really get why it bothers him to begin with, but to be reminded that you're just like this other guy, except with a bigger wingspan sounds like it would do the opposite of help.

I can be good at listening, I think, but it's hard to be myself without a bit of gratuitous carnage.

Voice | Private

[timaeus_testified]

When you have someone that looks like you, talks like you, once was you but does bullshit you can't quite wrap your head around...

You have a bit more problems than when it's someone you can get along with.

Voice

[knightime]

Oh. [That went in ways he wasn't expecting at all. On one hand. He doesn't want Davesprite to think he's just a stand in. It's been three years since SBURB. Davesprite had his own life. He couldn't take Davesprite's place. He didn't know what the other has gone through or how he feels. It would be presumptuous of him. On the other hand, he's not gonna let some whacko he just met try and kill him. Definitely don't wanna meet Henry in a shady alleyway.

As much I love my bird bro, I'm gonna have to politely decline. I've kind of kicked the bucket before, and you'd be surprised that it doesn't make either of any more real or fake. It just kind of makes one of us dead.

I'm not really fond of the idea of getting cut to pieces. I might be allergic to it.

Voice

[necrowmantic]

Have you ever even tried a bit of casual dismembering? 'Cause I'm reeeeally good at it, you won't regret it- not for long, anyway! Or is that how you bit it last time? I can try something different in that case! But if you're absolutely sure, and Davesprite would be mad at me too... geez, I really thought this would work.

[He sighs, though it's still more friendly than at all exasperated.]

I'll just have to come up with something else!

Voice

[knightime]

No, not really. [They set off a bomb. So maybe he blew up into pieces? That...is a thought he isn't going to humor. Goodbye thoughts. He is going to move on.] As much as I'd love to help him out, me dying probably won't actually change how he feels or thinks.

And from what I can guess from the nature of this place, even if I personally died permanently, that doesn't stop another Dave to get pulled in.

Don't worry, man. I believe in you. It sounds like you really know how to think out of the box.

Voice

[necrowmantic]

Aw, thanks! But I'm just trying to help out a crowkid. I kind of owe him for the fantastic death.

[Also the whole 'being friends' thing but that's weird and emotion-related.]

So how'd you die, huh? I love death stories, they give me great ideas! But don't worry, I won't try to use them on you.

[Probably.]

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[knightime]

[Dave isn't even gonna ask. He is under the impression that death is positively Henry's favorite thing. Like, that's what his craigslist ad would be. Must like death or talking about it.]

I appreciate that. I'm not a fan of dying the same way more than once. I'm not really a fan of dying though. Blew up. I think. [He assumes it was a bomb. Man, who even knows.] And then I came out of a sun. That probably was one of the most nonsensical things I've said in awhile.

Voice

[necrowmantic]

Do you remember much about it? Did you see pieces of yourself flying off? 'Cause blowing up sounds awesome, but then I started thinking that maybe it was too quick. Unless someone recorded it for ya, you might miss out on the whole thing!

But coming out of a sun- how does THAT work, are you horribly burned? --Can I see??

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[feathery]

oh my fucking god
henry
what the fuck

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[necrowmantic]

Hey-o, crowkid!

Are you suuuuuure you don't think a bit of murdering will fix things right up?

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[feathery]

i already told you murder was not a thing that was gonna happen
and regardless of how much truth there is to any of these issues i may or may not have
i sure dont need a motherfucking audience of wannabe psychoanalysts
im afraid none of you have a license for that shit

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[necrowmantic]

If you're sure. I just want you to be happy! And I thought making you the only Dave would do that, but... I guess not! Especially since it wouldn't carry over into your world anyway.

Don't worry about me analyzing anything. I'm no good at that, so I leave it to other people. I just think you should be happier!

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[feathery]

oh
uh well
look dude dont worry about it ok
im good
just do me a favor and dont spring this stuff on people

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[necrowmantic]

Okay! I have to admit I'm not up to date on when it's okay to ask someone if you can kill them. Just going for it has worked well for me before!

But I guess it's okay that I'm not allowed to dismember any other Daves. If he's anything like you, he's got to be a pretty cool kid!

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[timaeus_testified]

I was just stating the obvious.


[Ie what Henry would get. He's a bit touchy about people trying to 'fix' others.]

Since you popped up, I need an extra pair of hands for a project. You free?

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[feathery]

[Unfortunately for Dirk, Davesprite is a bit touchy about other people presuming they need to speak for him. But at least he manages to not reply with a super childish ask Dave.]

the supposed obvious really did not need to be stated
like ever
henry wasnt going to actually try it i think that was well established
unless you think dave is stupid enough to accept a solicitation for a beheading
which i would find embarrassing as fuck because if one of us has to have a death wish im the more likely candidate based off everything thats been stated here
so clearly ive been slacking off
ive slacked off so much you wouldnt believe this pile of shit ive got to take care of
if i dont get on at least one of these previously promised activities ill probably get jumped by a ravenous pack of wild animals who havent gotten their daily quota of crow
its not every day you promise to help
i dont know
transport an eclectic collection of the recently deceased across a district or something
im not totally sure what shes making me do

[Evy is making him watch an animated movie about a fish. Which he's kind of grateful for at this point; he does not want to follow up on this conversation right now.]

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[timaeus_testified]

Considering recent events, I was making sure he didn't try it.
But whatever, fuck it, I'll stay the hell out of it from now on.


[He can read a fuck off when he sees it.]