halfcocked | ITP: MOST AWKWARD NOAH

[Later that evening, someone is looking for Devit.]

[SHALL THE TWO MEET? yeah probably. in fact--]

--Jasdero?

[has a bag in his hands]

...Devit! Hee!!

[He's... glittery. And he's holding a card in his hands.]

[ . . . smiles at him, sort of relaxing] Hey, uh--what's that? Come on, I got you something!

[He smiles, but he doesn't really seem relaxed. There's something a little fearful about his stance as well.] ...Card! Card for Devit! Hee!! And something for Dero?

Yeah, something for you. C'mon, let's sit down . . . you got me a card?

--Hey, uh, I'm sorry.

Dero didn't get it. Dero made it!

...Dero is sorry too. Dero's fault! Hee!!

Eh? It wasn't your fault! You didn't do anything! --You made it for me?

Dero did! It's Dero's fault, for being nice to Cross! Hee!! ...Dero made it for Devit!

It wasn't that. It was him, not you. He was being a dick to me in my own house and preventing me from taking care of you because he thought he fucking knew better and he had to be the hero. And-- [sighs, rubbing his face]

--I brought you food.

[He just goes quiet again, he doesn't know what to say about that. But food perks him up, he likes food.]

Food! Hee!! [Pushes the card over to him, it's glittery and covered with chickens and has both 5 and Dero is sorry on it.]

[ . . . d'awwwww]

You got nothing to be sorry for! It's okay! I'm sorry, I'm sorry I stormed off!

[pushing over the bag of food! it's curry. so spicy!]

[It's cute, he tried!]

Devit was right to be mad. Cross isn't nice to Devit. Hee!!

[Oh god curry. So happy!]

[leaning on, comfortable and comforting]

We fucking hate each other. Blackrom . . .

[Cuddles against.] Dero wants to hate him. Hee!! Dero should hate him...

. . . I don't get why he's all nice to you. That's why you like him, because he's all nice to you and shit. And I don't trust him. But we can take care of ourselves, so if he tries anything we'll take him down then. Until then, whatever. I'm not gonna stop hating him, but--I'm not mad at you for not hating him.

Maybe he likes Dero because he likes Dero. Hee!! [It's how he sees it, personally. But he actually hugs Devit at that, he's so glad he's not mad at him.]

[hugging back] I--but I--I mean yeah, you're awesome, but--what the hell, he never liked us before!

...Cross never talked to Dero before. Hee!! [This is a lot simpler for him. If someone's nice to him, they're nice to him.]

No, I know . . . ugh, fine, whatever . . . just be careful! I don't trust that guy! I don't like him! I don't think he's on the level! And I don't want him making me look bad in front of you or--or making you hate me!

...[Thinking for a moment, very carefully. It's times like these when he wishes he could work through his cluttered up mind a little easier, it's not easy to say what he wants to say how he wants to say it.] ...Dero could never hate Devit. Never. Hee!!

[leaning harder] Good . . . good.

[Clinging to.] Dero doesn't know what to do. But... But Devit has friends. And Dero has friends. Hee!! And Jasdevi is still Jasdevi.

. . . Yeah. Yeah, we do. And it's okay. 'Cuz--we're not the same. We're the same but we're not the same! And it's okay!

It's okay! Okay, hee!! [His attention is going back to the curry now.]

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