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[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

eVERYONE, uH, nEEDS TO STOP FIGHTING,
iT IS MAYBE, kIND OF RIDICULOUS, iF YOU DON'T MIND ME SAYING,
aND UNTIL YOU ALL DO, i AM JUST GOING TO, uH, sTAY OUT OF IT,
fAR, fAR AWAY AND OUT OF IT,
tHAT IS, uH, aLL i HAVE TO SAY, oN THAT PARTICULAR MATTER,

iN OTHER NEWS, aND A LOT MORE CHEERFUL,
i AM REALLY EXCITED FOR SUMMER,
i THINK THAT, iT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME!

i ALSO GOT A NEW, cARD GAME FOR MY BIRTHDAY,
dOES ANYONE, uH, mAYBE WANT TO PLAY WITH ME, bEFORE WE ALL LEAVE FOR THE SUMMER?
i DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO PLAY IT, bUT, i HAVE THE RULE BOOK,
aND PLENTY OF, uH, cARDS TO GO AROUND,
i THINK WE COULD, fIGURE IT OUT, }:)
iT WOULD BE FUN, i THINK,

Comments

[givesyouaboner]

Summer is going to be epic.
Are you still going to come visit?

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

oF COURSE i AM!
tHAT NEVER STOPPED BEING, sOMETHING THAT i PLANNED ON DOING,
i MEAN, iF YOU STILL WANT ME TO ANYWAY,
dO YOU?

[givesyouaboner]

Yes, of course!
I've been excited for it this while time.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

oHH, tHAT'S A REALLY GOOD THING TO HEAR, bECAUSE, i HAVE BEEN TOO,
i'VE ALREADY OWLED MUM, aND, uH, aSKED HER TO BUY LEGOS,
eVEN THOUGH IT WAS JUST MY BIRTHDAY,
i PROMISED TO, uM, dO A LOT AROUND THE HOUSE,
tO MAKE UP FOR IT,

[fuckmackandme]

do you know how hard it is to have two friends that hate each other's guts?
it's hard.
very hard.
it's hard and nobody understands.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

i THINK THAT i CAN, sORT OF UNDERSTAND THAT,
sO AT LEAST ONE PERSON DOES,
tHAT, uH, hELPS RIGHT?

[selfhatred]

YOU COULD TEACH ME IF YOU WANTED.
I NEED TO GET MY MIND OFF OF THINGS.
I GUESS A CARD GAME COULD HELP.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

i COULD DEFINITELY, uH, tEACH YOU!
wHAT ABOUT THIS SATURDAY, uH, oUTSIDE ON THE GROUNDS,
tHAT WAY THERE IS, pLENTY OF ROOM TO SPREAD OUT THE, uH, cARDS,
eVEN THOUGH, i GUESS WE DON'T NEED THAT MUCH ROOM,
uHH, i MOSTLY JUST LIKE THE GROUNDS, i GUESS,


[filtered to Karkat, unhackable]

dO YOU, uH, mAYBE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
eVEN THOUGH i SAID THAT, i WOULD STAY OUT OF IT,
i DON'T MIND, uH, lISTENING AND TRYING TO, hELP IF i CAN,
bUT IN A NEUTRAL, sORT OF WAY,

[selfhatred]

SURE. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
IT FEELS TOO COOPED UP IN HERE SOMETIMES.

[filtered to Tavros, unhackable]

THERE'S NOTHING TO REALLY TALK ABOUT.
...
I COULD DO WITH THE COMPANY THOUGH.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

i THINK i'M GETTING USED TO, uH, fEELING COOPED UP,
iT'S HARD TO NAVIGATE THE GROUNDS, wHEN YOU'RE IN A WHEELCHAIR,
sO i AVOID IT, aS BEST i CAN,
bUT i HAVE A DUEL DISC AND, i DON'T THINK THAT IT WOULD WORK SO WELL INSIDE,

[Filtered/Unhackable]

aRE YOU OKAY, kARKAT?
i DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW, mANY OF THE DETAILS,
sINCE i DIDN'T THINK IT WAS ANY OF, uH, mY BUSINESS,
bUT i DID SEE YOU, uM, yELLING AT THE STRIDERS,
uHH, ANYWAY,
yOU SAID THERE WASN'T MUCH TO, sAY ABOUT IT,

bASICALLY i GUESS,
wOULD YOU RATHER NOT WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY?

[notapigeon]

Right, Tavs. You and I can have our own club, and we won't invite those jerks.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

wELL i DON'T THINK THAT, uH, tHEY ARE ACTUALLY JERKS,
jUST THAT THAT NEED TO, sTOP FIGHTING,,, lIKE JERKS, i GUESS,
wHICH IS NOT ME, uHH, sAYING THEY ARE JERKS,
bECAUSE, tHAT ISN'T TRUE,

oKAY i'M GOING TO, uH, sTOP TALKING NOW,
aBOUT THAT, i MEAN,

dO YOU MAYBE WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THAT, uH, cARD GAME THAT i MENTIONED?
iT COULD DEFINITELY BE, a CLUB ACTIVITY THAT WE DO TOGETHER,

[notapigeon]

They're jerks. End of story.

Sure. It'll be our first order of club business.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

[Just going to ignoooore that because no they're nooot. Okay maybe a little but shhhh.]

yAY! wE CAN PLAY THIS SATURDAY,
oN THE GROUNDS, aS LONG AS IT DOESN'T RAIN,

[doctorkishitani]

Do you know what you're going to be doing this summer?
My father hasn't told me what we're doing yet, but we're probably just going to stay in Glasgow.

And if you're still looking for people to play cards, I'd like to join you!

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

i HAVE A FEW IDEAS,
tHE ONE THING i KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT, uH, i'M GOING TO DIRK'S HOUSE,
aND WE ARE GOING TO BE, bUILDING THINGS,
wITH LEGOS!
iT IS GOING TO BE, uH, vERY AWESOME i THINK,

aND YES!
pLAYING CARDS WOULD BE, rEALLY FUN,
i THINK THAT IF i COULD, uH, pLAY CARDS WITH EVERYONE, tHEN i WOULD,
bUT i DON'T THINK THAT, pLAYING CARDS IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO DO,

[doctorkishitani]

Really? Who is Dirk? I don't think I've met him. And I don't think I've heard of Legos either, but they're presumably a sort of building material.

And when were you wanting to play cards? I don't have many plans this week, so I could join you whenever you're free.
What kind of card game is it? I haven't played many myself, but I'm sure I could pick it up soon enough.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

dIRK IS, uH, a NEW STUDENT,
oR, wILL BE NEXT YEAR,
hE IS THE ONE WITH THE ORANGE INK,
hE'S REALLY AWESOME!
i DIDN'T THINK IT WAS, uH, pOSSIBLE FOR A STRIDER TO BE, sO AWESOME,

[That is such a lie, he thinks Dave is the shit.]

aND HOW HAVE YOU NEVER, uH, hEARD OF LEGOS?
tHEY ARE, tINY LITTLE THINGS,
tHAT YOU PUT TOGETHER, aND THEN YOU CAN MAKE BIG THINGS,
tHEY ARE, vERY AWESOME,

aND THE GAME IS, uH, cALLED YU-GI-OH,
iT'S A MUGGLE GAME THAT, mY MOM BOUGHT ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY,
bECAUSE SHE KNOWS THAT i LIKE CARDGAMES, aND THIS IS ONE THAT,
i HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE,
iT CAME WITH SOMETHING REALLY, uH, aWESOME,
cALLED A DUEL DISC,

[dou8letrou8le]

Everyone is stupid.
What kind of cards?

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

i DON'T THINK THAT,
i JUST THINK THAT, uH, eVERYONE SHOULD JUST COOL OFF,
aND STOP BEING SO MEAN TO EACH OTHER,
eVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T, uH, aCTUALLY ANY OF MY BUSINESS,

aNYWAY,
tHE GAME IS CALLED YU-GI-OH,
iT'S REALLY FUN!
eVEN THOUGH i HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO PLAY, yET,
iT CAME WITH THIS REALLY COOl, uH, tHING CALLED A DUEL DISC,
i LOVE IT ALREADY,

[dou8letrou8le]

They are oversensitive and, yes
Stupid.
8ut what do you expect from children?

Yu-Gi-Oh?
How many people do you pl8y with?

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

i GUESS,
bUT YOU WERE, uH, sORT OF IN IT, wEREN'T YOU?
i MEAN,
i SAW WHAT HIS BROTHER SAID TO YOU,
aND THEN HE APOLOGIZED,
uM, aRE YOU ALRIGHT?
i MEAN, iF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING,
i GUESS i WAS A LITTLE WORRIED,
aND NOW WAS THE BEST TIME TO ASK,
iT WAS SOME, uH, rEALLY UNPLEASANT THINGS THAT HE SAID,

wELL i THINK IT'S MAINLY, a TWO PLAYER GAME,
tHE RULES SAY THAT YOU CAN HAVE, uH, tHREE AND FOUR-WAY DUELS,
bUT i ONLY HAVE TWO OF THE DUEL DISCS,
aND i WOULD, nOT HAVE ANY IDEA HOW TO, uH, dO THOSE ANYWAY,

[animalmagnetism]

{>Have I mentioned that you are the most wonderful little brother a man could have?<}
{>I'm proud of you!<}
{>And I hope you've got a week or two to spare this summer.<}
{>I was hoping to invite you to Skye for a visit.<}

{>I love new games. That is if a teacher is invited.<}

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

i,

wOW, uM,
i DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, tO THAT STATEMENT,
bECAUSE THAT WAS REALLY NICE OF YOU,
wOW,
dID i DO SOMETHING, sPECIFICALLY TO EARN THAT FROM YOU?
bECAUSE i DIDN'T MEAN TO,
uHH, i MEAN, nOT THAT i MIND,
i ACTUALLY AM THE OPPOSITE OF MINDING,
bECAUSE IT MADE ME REALLY, hAPPY,
uHHH, tHANK YOU!

aND, tHAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL!
i'VE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE,
i THINK i HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO, uH, sPARE THIS SUMMER,
iF YOU REALLY WANT ME TO COME, aND IT WOULD BE OKAY WITH MUM,
i THINK i WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT,

a TEACHER IS DEFINITELY INVITED,
bUT YOU WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK THOUGH,
bECAUSE YOU'RE MY BROTHER AND, uH, tHAT MEANS YOU'RE ALWAYS INVITED!

[animalmagnetism]

{>Nothing specific!<}
{>But standing up and trying to get people to stop fighting is a good thing.<}

{>When would you like to come?<}
{>I have nothing big planned for the summer so I'm free.<}
{>We can ask her together.<}

{>Excellent!<}
{>Where will you be playing?<}