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[ He's already falling deep into contemplative thought, mumbling to himself about worldlines, when she tells him to forget it. He startles a little bit, shaking his head, and frowns at her. ]

You can't tell me not to consider something that vast and unexplained ...!

[ He does, obligingly, drop it for now. ]

That does explain why it's harder to get a read on Junghyeok, however. I thought just knowing how the story went would allow me to adjust how I handle him, but I've already influenced him more than I thought.

[ Just the Demon King scenario alone.... ]

[omnipotentwriter]

Yeah. I don't have a handle on how much he knows.

[About the novel? Yes. About the 1863rd? She has to figure he'd act differently around her than he currently is. Angrier, maybe, if nothing else.]

There's definitely been a lot more than you know. Maybe admit that to him. I think he'd like to at least hear that you understand that you DON'T understand a lot of things. Even if he doesn't admit it, of course.

[That sentence needs to be added to literally every discussion about that man. Groaning, she slaps her face with both hands twice, lightly, like she's trying to knock herself back on track.]

[And then prods him again.]

I'm gonna give you a special forbidden taste of a little actual honesty as repayment for the lying and deceiving you. You guys being at odds is absolutely killing me. If you won't do more to fix things for your own sake, then consider me a little!

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[ Dokja makes a face like he's tasted something particularly sour - or tomatoes. He doesn't like admitting when he's not sure of something, and only readily does so with Suyeong. He knows she's right, though, and heaves a sigh. ]

I'll think about it.

[ Which is as good as a promise that he will do it, honestly. ]

Killing you? Aren't you the one always insisting you don't care what we do?

[ The lilt of his lips indicates he knows she does care. ]

[omnipotentwriter]

And it would sure be a lot EASIER for me not to care if you guys would get back to normal.

[He got all the emotional honesty he's gonna get, and even that might have been too much.]

It's hard enough getting you guys to manage anything when you're working together.

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That's not my fault.

[ Yes it is but he's still offended. He's not as stubborn as Junghyeok! Right??? ]

[omnipotentwriter]

[Again, if looks could kill.]

You still avoiding him even though the main issue right now is that if he's just a character, he doesn't matter, which avoiding him just proves in his mind?

[If she doesn't have to pretend she's not just after Dark Castle, then she's not going to pretend she'd not absolutely sick of these two and their crap. Which considering how she was acting before goes a LONG way towards saying JUST how sick of it she was.]

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I'm avoiding him to give him space! He's avoiding me too, you know!

[ But he supposes that does put the issue in his court to resolve, if he's just reinforcing what Junghyeok thinks.

(For someone who professes to understand the character, he often gets his train of thought wrong a lot.)

Grumble, grumble: ]

I already said I'd talk to him about it.

[omnipotentwriter]

Yeah, and you could technically wait a hundred years to talk to him and still technically not be lying.

[Not that she thinks he'll go that far, just...]

[This is driving her absolutely crazy. This rift.]

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[ Offended because he resembles the remark: ] I wouldn't wait that long.

[ Says local man who would rather die than admit secrets. ]

[omnipotentwriter]

[Because that claim offends her deeply, she sticks a finger out to prod him right in the forehead.]

You say that, but tell me you won't think 'this isn't a good time, there'll be a better one soon' for ninety-nine years and three hundred sixty-five days. I'm assuming that last year's a leap year, by the way!

wrap soon? they're probably jus gonna banter from here

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[ He WOULD wait around for 'a perfect time' so he just glares down at her despite the finger poking his forehead. ]

That's a gross exaggeration!

As they do! o7

[omnipotentwriter]

Okay, okay, the leap year thing was a bit much. I take that part back. Three hundred sixty-four days. And 16 hours.

[She can't hold back a laugh no matter how she tries, prepared to tease him on this subject for quite a bit. Just because it's a little hollow doesn't mean it isn't worthwhile. Like a chocolate bunny, it looks like a lot more than it is, but it is still something.]