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[awakenerd]

Who: Rean, Crow, and Randy
When: day 28
Where: the garden

[Rean's been passed out since princess maker, so a good 40 hours at least. When he wakes up... well he's immortal but here's never been in a position where there's no ambient mana he can use to even function basically. He feels fuzzy and almost like he's sick for over an hour, and he runs into more than one wall and that's all so absolutely unreal to him he finally texts Randy and Crow a simple word Garden. It takes him three tries to spell it right before hitting send.

And he'll be there next to a chalk circle full of symbols.]

Comments

[awakenerd]

[Well Rufus wasn't wrong. Rean's oblivious and that can make him pretty cruel on accident. He just doesn't know how to fix it except to try harder.]

He was trying to protect someone important to him. I think it was... Brave.

[bad_crowmance]

So then try to be more self-aware. But you're not a bad person, and I hope you realize that.

[awakenerd]

[Haha]

I don't think he thinks I'm a bad person.

[He looks out the windows as they walk, thoughtful.]

But I did hurt someone he loves by not being careful. Anyone would be frustrated.

[Whether or not Rufus or Crow or anyone else thinks he's a good or bad person is really not the issue.]

Anyway, look at you trying to cheer me up. You big softy.

[bad_crowmance]

Hey, who's soft?! I'm just making sure you don't end up moping because some jerk threw a tantrum at you.

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[awakenerd]

[Laughing a little.]

You're soft. But... Thank you.

[awakenerd]

I won't say it doesn't sting a little, but that's because it's true. Someone had to say it. He might have been lashing out, but he wasn't being random or making anything up.

Rather than mope I'd like to try to take his grievances seriously and fix the problems. I don't know how successful I'll be, if this is also an issue I had as a human, it might be so fundamental in me that change is hard. But giving up without trying to improve isn't my style. I'd rather some jerk throw a tantrum at me so I know what I'm lacking than be taking advantage of people's good will in excusing my failings.

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[bad_crowmance]

Well.... if you know what you want to do about it, that's what really matters. The rest of it's details-- but I'm sure you'll get there if you try.

[bad_crowmance]

Now lets go play some poker~!

[awakenerd]

[He smiles a little, gently indulgent. Crow's sweet, and he'll accept the conversation ending there. After all Crow got dragged into all that on accident. And Crow was even fired at tangentially.]

Yeah, that sounds good.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow doesn't even know what to do with the shot that was fired at him. He just knows he didn't like it. ]

Got enough sparks to gamble yet?

[awakenerd]

No way. I'm saving for something.

[bad_crowmance]

The hot springs?

[awakenerd]

Exactly.

[bad_crowmance]

Alright, fair enough. But you won't get out of it forever.

[awakenerd]

You really like gambling huh?

[bad_crowmance]

It's a lot of fun!

[awakenerd]

Playing with you is fun.

[bad_crowmance]

[ There's an flustered doki there, Crow's pleased but embarrassed at the same time. ]

Yeah yeah, same to you. Now get ready to get your ass kicked. I'm not going easy on you.

[awakenerd]

[Cute.]

We'll see about that.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Wow not cute?? ]

I'm looking forward to it.

[ Prepare to get your ass kicked, Schwarzer. ]

[awakenerd]

So am I.

[He'll give as good as he gets.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ So it'll be a fairly even number of wins versus losses, but Crow enjoys every minute of it. ]

[awakenerd]

[Rean's having a good time and seems, well, energetic. At least the distraction is enough to keep his mind occupied from thinking about Randy and Rufus for now.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ In the end, that was the real goal-- though playing cards is obviously fun on its own, too. ]

[awakenerd]

[Eventually he sets down his cards and stretches, flopping over.]