First beat

[toocoolforthis]

Well, I can't say I've ever been this late to school before.
Unfortunately, I can't claim to be awesome enough to have played hooky for half a year.
Maybe next year.
In the meantime, I'm back.
I'm sure you're all either completely ecstatic or completely disgusted, so please, contain your looks of horror and/or joy.
A simple "Sup, Dirk" will suffice.

Comments

[strideallknight]

[Dirk and everyone else will never fucking know how happy Dave is to see his second oldest bro back. Nobody.]

sup dirk
howd it go

[toocoolforthis]

Sup, Dave.
Mission accomplished, knowledge acquired.
I return filled to the brim with scholarly vigor.
Et cetera, et cetera.
I might even be glad to be back at school.

[strideallknight]

i wouldnt be surprised if you just set an example for ravenclaws to follow
hell knows its hard enough getting a good portion to put the book down and socialize or do any of the things necessary to continue living
good to see youre back by the way
it got way too damn quiet without you around

[plushaeusrumpified]

[Holy shit talk about a surprise. He'd known Dirk was planning on coming back soon, but with everything going on lately, he hasn't really had time to prepare much for it, nor did he have a specific date for it either. So it's safe to say he's really fucking unprepared for this. But despite that? He's happy. He's missed Dirk a whole fucking lot, so seeing that orange ink is like eye searing happiness.]

Dude, you should've let me know you'd be coming back today. I didn't have time to organize the castle-wide surprise party that I would've under normal circumstances.

[toocoolforthis]

[Surprised and happy is better than surprised and about to give him a lecture.]

This may not have occurred to you, but that might have been exactly the reason I didn't tell you when I was coming back.
How can you have a surprise party when I have already surprised you?

[plushaeusrumpified]

[No lectures, only happiness.]

Oh come on, surprise parties are the shit. But touche. If surprising me was the goal, you kicked a touchdown.

I hope you're not tired, because I'd say we have some catching up to do.

[arrogantalloy]

Wait? You left? Huh.

[toocoolforthis]

I did.
Shocking, I know.
I was gone for a while.
You can admit that you forgot of my existence, my emotions can take it.
I won't even cry.

[arrogantalloy]

Let's just keep it between us then, I know how much it hurts for people to realise I don't notice them all.

Do I even want to know what you got up to all this time?

[wwistful]

I will reserve my look of horror until I see you in class next, Mister Strider. I can only hope the rest of the students join me so as to make you feel welcomed.

[toocoolforthis]

I'll take a picture of it and hang it in my dorm.
It will remain one of my most cherished school moments for the rest of my life.
And it will all be thanks to you, professor.

[wwistful]

You would do well to. A portrait of myself can only increase in value over time.

You will also need to catch me up on what it is you've been studying so I will know whether or not to assign you extra work.

[seeringlight]

Sup, Dirk.
I imagine your studies abroad have been fruitful then?
I'm partially jealous of the chance you've gotten. Please do not skimp on the details next time we speak in person. I must know everything you had done, Dirk. I'm at the edge of my seat with anticipation!

[toocoolforthis]

'Sup, Rose.
My studies have, in fact, been fruitful.
As for how I got to do it- it's not so much that I was given the opportunity as it is that I created it for myself, rather insistently.
Careful there, don't fall off.
I'd be perfectly willing to give you the exact itinerary of my time away.

[seeringlight]

It is lucky that my balance is so tip top. I think if it were anyone else, they would have fallen. Right off the edge and that would be most embarrassing. Regardless, I am safely seated upon my chair!
I am looking forward to that. Oh yes. The dreamy sighs are coming out and I cannot stop them any longer.
Did you bring anything back from your trip? Anything of interest? I really must know.

[bubblingover]

so, no welcome back parties t)(en? D83

[toocoolforthis]

You're welcome to throw a party.
Whether or not I show up to it is a different question entirely.

[patrioticspells]

Welcome back, Strider.

Glad you could make it before the year ends.

[toocoolforthis]

A genuine welcome. I'm touched and amazed.
The plan was never to miss the entire year, even if I didn't make it back before the holidays ended.

[mo_cara]

Yo, MoThErFuCkEr, WhErE yOu BeEn KiCkIn It?
:o)

[toocoolforthis]

Yo.
I've been around.
Took some time off from school to do some studying on my own.

[marshall_lee]

So one more for our dorm then. Cool.

[toocoolforthis]

You seem so enthusiastic about it.

[shitknickers]

[Nope, you don't even get a text greeting, Jake is just seeking you out and barreling toward you with little more that a drawn-out whoop that sounds suspiciously like your name, Dirk.]

[Prepare for impact in 3...]

[2...]

[1...]

[Wham.]

[toocoolforthis]

[There is literally no way Dirk can stand up to a full tacklehug. He's going to stumble back a few steps and try to catch his breath now, because he kind of lost it when Jake slammed into his ribs.]

Holy shit, Jake.