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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[The tentacles can attempt to do whatever they like because as soon as they enter the alley, Intensity grinds the motorcycle to a complete stop. No matter how hard they or anything else presses the accelerator.]

I'm not asking you to trust them. I'm asking you to trust me.

And this---

[He points to the Heart Weapon poised at the tentacles]

Can't be your first line of defense.

[420blazeit]

[ they do try, the blades flaring up to signal their irritation when nothing seems to happen as a result. eventually they ease their grip on the handlebars and start to recede, giving up on their supposed joyride. ]

[ she just buries her face in his back. is she crying? ye- no, no not at all. ]

I do,
I do trust you.

But what if they try to hurt you too?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Keyword in this equation is try.

I don't need you to protect me. Least of all from you.

[420blazeit]

[ she doesn't say anything and, instead, just drops her heart weapon. ]

[ her first response probably shouldn't be mutilating herself, especially because they hadn't actually done anything to her. it was a dream. a nightmare. and she'd overreacted and hurt them... but she still can't shake all the bad feelings that are plaguing her brain because of it. ]

...what then, do I do...

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You let other people take care of themselves. And you. None of us are without abilities to defend ourselves.

...

Barring that, certainly there are less drastic means to stun them or yourself.

[420blazeit]

[ and you. ]

Alright.
A- Alright...

Well it looks like they...
they're not doing anything... now..

We're good then.
I'm good.

[ sighs. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Crosses his arms and leans over the handlebars. He's in no hurry to start up the bike again]

You really think you couldn't pull yourself together in the 11th hour?

I find that hard to believe.

[420blazeit]

...no. I know I'd be able to pick myself up eventually. I just didn't think I'd be having this much trouble, and it's frustrating. [ something like this she should be able to do on her own, but it seems like she's just making things worse off for herself. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You catastrophize sometimes. You know that, right?

[420blazeit]

If I stopped to think about it, probably.

[ swings her leg over the bike to sit 'sidesaddle' for a moment. ]

In, like, some instances I definitely know I need to slow my roll, but sometimes it's just so hard not to get caught up in... everything... [ especially feelings. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

How did Kohime take it? You said you were going to talk to her.

[420blazeit]

[ she lifts up her hand to show off a ring on her ring finger. ]

She knows I like you, and that I'm actively interested in you... nerdboy.
But that doesn't take away from the fact that I really like and care for her too... because I do, a lot.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He pauses for a long time as he looks at the ring, wheels in his head obviously turning.

But then he shakes his head and raises his eyes to look at D.Va]

I meant about the hallucination.

We can talk about that later. It's less... relevant.

[420blazeit]

...ah, that. [ there are too many conversations she had to have, ok, and she's still kind of drunk. ]

We talked about it at length. It helped.
Talking about it helps... kind of...

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Is she worried you're going to hurt her?

[420blazeit]

She said if she got in the car with me she understood the dangers of it. [ ... ] But, no, it didn't seem like it...

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And do you trust her?

[420blazeit]

I do, yeah.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Kohime is extremely capable. If your tentacles did try to kill her and by some small chance they managed to succeed, she'd take them down with her.

[420blazeit]

And the same goes for you?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You think I'd spare you to spare your feelings? It's like we don't even know each other.

[420blazeit]

You think you could take me out. Pft. In your dreams, maybe.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Maybe not take you out. But definitely take you with me.

You of all people should know about the potential you have when you disregard your own personal safety.

[420blazeit]

Mm, that’s right, Intensity [ she leans into him, grinning from ear to ear. ] talk dirty to me~

You know I love going toe to toe with you, even when the stakes aren’t that high, so if and when that happens... I’ll be looking forward to it.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

A pity.

I only like playing with the stakes are high.